I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

8 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Good morning everyone. I'm focusing on my meals today. Yesterday was a trial and error day. Today, I have a Protein Drink with two green bombs. lunch, cubes turkey and ham and almonds. dinner, sweet potato quinoa chili, that's in he crockpot right now. I'll have to maybe drink a Protein Water in between to make up for protein as well.

I ordered vitamin patches last night. Hopefully they get here fast because I'm literally feeling nauseous just thinking about those giant chewable tablets ? I'm hoping to pass off the rest (2.5 months worth) to a friend who is having wls in 12 days.

Hope you all have a blessed day. It's FRIDAY!!!! Yay! I'll check in later. ?

That chili sounds yummy! Can you post a photo...lol...

4 hours ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Oh yes. Protonix is what I take.

I had a two week supply that my surgeon gave me when we left mexico. I ran out and just bought the same stuff from Walmart. I just got the generic and it seems to be working. I have never had reflux problems so I hope it stays that way,

I am having a pain tonight on my left side. I am wondering if I did too much reaching today at work. I guess theses little aches andpains are normal right now. I may take a Tylenol if it keeps up.

my dh is leaving tomorrow for a two week training exercise with his guard unit to Fort Drum. So I will be flying solo the next couple of weeks. I went shopping on my way home and it was hard buying for just one person for meals considering how much I can eat at a time..lol.. I am so glad it is Friday and I have the next three days off!

5 hours ago, Newme17 said:

So far I have stuck to my plans today. But getting a little hungry. I'll drink Water till I know for sure.

Awful news....My mom is in the hospital with a very large blood clot in her lung. ? It's by the grace of a God that she had a cat scan today to see the progress of her chemo treatments that they found it. I'm anticipating that it gets treated and she comes out fine. We shall see.

Oh I am sorry to hear bout your mom. I am praying that all is o.k. I am really thankful she had the test and they picked up on it. God is absolutely wonderful. Truly amazing.

Good morning y'all. So far so good with my mom. The young ER doc shouldn't be working. He wanted to give her a shot and send her home. Smh. Seriously! My mom told him no, that he will be following orders from her doctor. He had to comply and finally got her admitted in a room, almost 5 hours later. He wouldn't even let her eat or drink that whole time either. She also has diabetes. So my brother showed up with some food for her. Anyhow, they admitted, started her iv, and got the treatment going. Doc says it'll be a slow process, so she has to stay until Monday, at least. Thank you for your prayers y'all. I'm still very hopeful she'll be ok. It pains me to think that if she hadn't had the appt yesterday, she'd be dead this weekend. Not cool.

Sorry @Apple1, I totally forgot to post a pic of my chili! I got it from pinterest. I followed the recipe exactly and it was really good. I had two friends and my brother over last night, they enjoyed it too. Husband and our friend ate two bowls of it. ? but here is the pic (looked exactly the same) and recipe. Throw everything in the crockpot, high for four hours, then low for a couple. Add more liquid if needed. But I didn't have to add anything. I also served with avocados and tortilla chips.

3 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Good morning y'all. So far so good with my mom. The young ER doc shouldn't be working. He wanted to give her a shot and send her home. Smh. Seriously! My mom told him no, that he will be following orders from her doctor. He had to comply and finally got her admitted in a room, almost 5 hours later. He wouldn't even let her eat or drink that whole time either. She also has diabetes. So my brother showed up with some food for her. Anyhow, they admitted, started her iv, and got the treatment going. Doc says it'll be a slow process, so she has to stay until Monday, at least. Thank you for your prayers y'all. I'm still very hopeful she'll be ok. It pains me to think that if she hadn't had the appt yesterday, she'd be dead this weekend. Not cool.

Sorry @Apple1, I totally forgot to post a pic of my chili! I got it from pinterest. I followed the recipe exactly and it was really good. I had two friends and my brother over last night, they enjoyed it too. Husband and our friend ate two bowls of it. ? but here is the pic (looked exactly the same) and recipe. Throw everything in the crockpot, high for four hours, then low for a couple. Add more liquid if needed. But I didn't have to add anything. I also served with avocados and tortilla chips.

I am definitely making this!! It looks so delicious and I know my dh will love it.

thank you for posting the recipe @Newme17. Glad to hear your mom is ok.

Thank you and you're welcome hon. I enjoyed the fact that it was a throw it all in and leave it alone recipe. Lol.

Edited June 3, 20179 yr by Newme17

@Apple1 your pain on the left side still there? I'm wondering if it's the same pain that@Sweet as peaches and I have. Mine is finally getting better even though it's still there. In he beginning I though I had done too much too.

15 hours ago, Apple1 said:

I am having a pain tonight on my left side. I am wondering if I did too much reaching today at work. I guess theses little aches andpains are normal right now. I may take a Tylenol if it keeps up.

my dh is leaving tomorrow for a two week training exercise with his guard unit to Fort Drum. So I will be flying solo the next couple of weeks. I went shopping on my way home and it was hard buying for just one person for meals considering how much I can eat at a time..lol.. I am so glad it is Friday and I have the next three days off!

Hi @Apple1 how are you feeling today? Hope all is well.

3 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Thank you and you're welcome hon. I enjoyed the fact that it was a throw it all in and leave it alone recipe. Lol.

Yes, I love slow cooker meals also.

1 minute ago, Newme17 said:

@Apple1 your pain on the left side still there? I'm wondering if it's the same pain that@Sweet as peaches and I have. Mine is finally getting better even though it's still there. In he beginning I though I had done too much too.

It is still there, but less this morning. Maybe it is the same pain and just a normal process of healing? Sometimes it is hard to know if we are doing too much too soon. I have found myself forgetting about having surgery while I am at work and being super close to lifting something too heavy.

5 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Hi @Apple1 how are you feeling today? Hope all is well.

I am feeling better @Sweet as peaches, thank you for asking. The pain is still there but much less this morning.

i have a question. Do any of you know what a "Snowflake" is? I saw this word in someone's signature stating " if you are a snowflake" ..... I have never heard this term before, but I think it is being used in a derogatory way.

Just now, Apple1 said:

I am feeling better @Sweet as peaches, thank you for asking. The pain is still there but much less this morning.

i have a question. Do any of you know what a "Snowflake" is? I saw this word in someone's signature stating " if you are a snowflake" ..... I have never heard this term before, but I think it is being used in a derogatory way.

It is being used derogatorily. The original use of snowflake is:

A snowflake was a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery,” Brewster said. “They were called snowflakes because it said they valued white people over black people.

But people today (who are so clueless to what it really means) use it this way:

Lately the term has been used as a slang insult, often used in a derogatory way to suggest that people — often, but not always, young people — who take offense to anything from political policy changes to offensive comments are as weak and vulnerable as a speck of snow.

4 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

It is being used derogatorily. The original use of snowflake is:

A snowflake was a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery,” Brewster said. “They were called snowflakes because it said they valued white people over black people.

But people today (who are so clueless to what it really means) use it this way:

Lately the term has been used as a slang insult, often used in a derogatory way to suggest that people — often, but not always, young people — who take offense to anything from political policy changes to offensive comments are as weak and vulnerable as a speck of snow.

I Googled it after I asked. Unbelievable that someone would use such a derogatory term in their signature.

46 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

I Googled it after I asked. Unbelievable that someone would use such a derogatory term in their signature.

Yes I agree, it's uncalled for, along with many other terms/names.