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Hi, I'm Sara from Mi and getting banded on 6/27/07. Looking forward to getting to know you all here. I've also posted a bit on OH, which is how I found out about this site.

Nice to meet you all :rolleyes:

-Sara

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Hi There!

Nice to meet you all:biggrin1:

Hey Deb,

I'm in Hartland, not too far from Commerce at all!

-Sara

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Thanks Diane,

I'm excited but scared to death also-esp after reading the complications thread...I'm worried about allergic reactions/rejection since I have really bad allergies..

-Sara

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Hello! I am a fellow bandster and a Michigander too! I am from southwest lower Michigan, near Kalamazoo. Welcome! Mary

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Yea, we should-that would be fun!! I'm already on sick leave from having my appendix out a few weeks ago, I'm free whenever!

-Sara

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I don't work, so pretty much anytime is good for me too. just let me know when...any one else want to join us?

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Hi Sara, I'm from the Ludington, MI area. Where are you having your surgery? Currently, I am in the "hurry up and wait" mode. Just finished referral process and waiting insurance approval from BCBS. Keep in touch on how everything works out for you!

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Hey Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around I am rushing to get stuff done in time for Weds. I can't believe it's just 3 more days! I am freaking out!!!

Bought a Magic Bullet yesterday and tried it out today. I like the convienence of the cups etc but it is very tempermental on how tight

you screw on the lid etc. Not sure if I am keeping it or not, I may return and just get a regular blender.

Thats about all here1. Yes, We will stil have to do the meet-up & visit, thought I would have had more time the past few weeks than I have but things have been nuts-as usual!

-Sara

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Hey Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around I am rushing to get stuff done in time for Weds. I can't believe it's just 3 more days! I am freaking out!!!

Bought a Magic Bullet yesterday and tried it out today. I like the convienence of the cups etc but it is very tempermental on how tight

you screw on the lid etc. Not sure if I am keeping it or not, I may return and just get a regular blender.

Thats about all here1. Yes, We will stil have to do the meet-up & visit, thought I would have had more time the past few weeks than I have but things have been nuts-as usual!

-Sara

I was unimpressed with the Magic Bullet, it only has 225 watts of power and a regular blender has at least 450 watts. If you really want a small sized blender, here's a link to one you can get online from walmart.com for about $18 and it's 350 watts!

Back to Basics 3-Speed Brushed Chrome Personal Blender Express, BPE3BR - Wal-Mart

I bought a regular-sized blender (needed a new one, anyway) by Oster that included a free small-sized cup for smoothies. If you look around and buy one that has a screw-off base (from the pitcher) and rings for cleaning, then you can use small canning jars instead of the pitcher and make small amounts at a time, and easier clean-up.

I think I paid $39.96 for my Oster at Walmart and it included not only the free personal sized jar, but a food processor attachment as well. What a great deal!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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