I had to see my gastric doc today even though I've been avoiding her since I had my first colonoscopy 2 years ago, a colonoscopy that was never satisfactorily completed. This was the colonoscopy from hell. It appears that I have an unusually long and twisty colon and the team that was hanging out inside my butt was not at all generous with the kind of meds that are supposed to keep the whole experience light and fun. Anyhow, they never did manage to see the end of my colon even though they made a number of runs at it and kept me in the colon room for a really long time. (I know that they kept me there for an abnormally long time because the recovery nurse told me so.)

The upshot of the failed colonoscopy was that she wanted me to have a barium enema. Her office made the appointment. I cancelled. I was traumatised, you see.

So since my last visit my kid brother has died of bowel cancer and that increases my own odds exponentially and I have an enlarged liver to boot.

I had to see her today and I had to tell her about the lapband. Turns out that I am her first ever lapband patient. She knew nothing much about it. And because I am not morbidly obese, she wanted to know why I didn't just diet and exercise. Why did I spend 16Gs on surgery? She was starting to treat me like a nut. I was starting to feel like a nut and defensive as well.

Then she feels my liver and boy does it feel fat! It seems that fat people often have fat livers. Mine is a monster! It is almost a third over sized. I am horrified by the news about my liver. As for my bowel, I feel kinda casual. This doc is interested in 'em both but more interested in the bowel.

Going to a specialist is always stressful but I guess I found that I was extra stressed by having to both explain and defend my choice of weight loss surgery over simple diet and exercise. To tell you the truth, this left a bit of a foul taste in my mouth. I did let her push my port though. :rolleyes

Re Green the sausage: all that I can say about that is thank God that October and Oktoberfest are over. I have had Germans salivatin' over me ever since I started wearing these jeans! They're chasing me with their giant buns! Ooh....:kiss2:

OH OH, greens getting all erotic on us again!

Sometimes a sausage is just a sausage but I do prefer a man with small buns.:biggrin1:

I like big butts and I cannot lie!

Green sausage and ham. I like them, like them, Sam I am.

But I'm dieting, forget the buns.

:Banane10: :sigh: :rofl:Holy Crap, I honestly can't even breathe!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

hey....havin' Germans salivatin' over me doesn't sound half bad!! I've been to Germany and I'll take some of 'em any day!!!

LOL

Oooooooo, a few glasses of wine and a man with a strong german accent, oooo la la!!! If he's ugly just put a bag over his head. *shakes head* Yes, I truly love my husband, I truly do, really I do. I just have a healthy imagination.:nervous

I'm sure Mr. Cloe would be more than willin' to speak with a German accent.

Now....for me.....give me a man with an Irish or Scottish accent ANY day!!!! (not English though....ewwwww).

As for the bag over his head...ummmm.....you did mean to cover his FACIAL features right? Not the lower head??!!! (hey, some can be pretty downright ugly lookin'!)

ROTFLMAO

I'm sure Mr. Cloe would be more than willin' to speak with a German accent.

Now....for me.....give me a man with an Irish or Scottish accent ANY day!!!! (not English though....ewwwww).

As for the bag over his head...ummmm.....you did mean to cover his FACIAL features right? Not the lower head??!!! (hey, some can be pretty downright ugly lookin'!)

ROTFLMAO

Are you talking about the ones with the German helmet????LOL

*loud snickers from green*

LMOA now THAT was a good one Wheezy!

LOL

Accents, uniforms and alcohol!!!! A recipe for , well I was going to say disaster, but I guess that depends on your situation.

We have a police academy where we live. When you drive by at certain times you can watch the cadets out for there training excersises. Wowza's!!! But since 40 I kinda feel creepy, most of these guys are in there early 20's.:phanvan

A few yrs ago I had to travel to a few various police training centres (including the RCMP Academy in Regina) to do a comparative analysis on their trg programs. FUN FUN FUN!!!!

Oooooooooooooo, people get paid for that job!!!!!!!!!

Are you talking about the ones with the German helmet????LOL

turtle neck or crew neck?:omg: