swizzlequeen
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 10 years, 12 months ago
ObesityHelp Conference in October...registration f -
Hello!
Did I miss the announcement about how to register for the special session with Dr Sharma? I look and look, and can't seem to find the info...
Thanks! :)
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years ago
Swizzlequeen... -
Some of you have been trying to reach me...for some reason I am not able to create PMs...also, there are many things going on in my life at the moment, and I have not been recen...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 1 month ago
A drop of kindness, generosity, empathy.... -
Hello my OH Friends!
Today's events in Boston break my heart.
I feel so helpless in the face of such evil. What to do? It seems so overwhelming, so powerful.
But it ...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Body Image...I thought that this was interesting a -
http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2013/04/08/17621833-bad-picture-monday-unflattering-photos-spur-online-movement#comments
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
An April Fool's Day Extravaganza!!! -
For me, April Fool's Day is a time to celebrate the fun and healing that humor brings to our lives...so, telling jokes and funny stories is the order of the day, methinks! :)
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swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
You Asked for It: More Gory Details from Swizzlequ -
You are all so kind in your response to my earlier post about my sleeve-getting adventures! A number of you have insisted that I continue to post "the gory details"...well, if y...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
Swizzlequeen has a Sleeve! (a bit long...) -
Hello My Friends!
My surgery was March 11 – one day after my 55th birthday. What a birthday present!
Thank G-d, I was not at all nervous in the preop area, or duri...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
first week of preop liquids...feeling blah...? -
Tomorrow is end of week one of preop liquids -- with protein supplements, other fluids.
is it normal to feel kinda washed out, kinda blah? Maybe a bit weak?
I can't imag...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Does your sleeve have a name...? -
Greetings My Friends!
I am now 11 days away from surgery.
I have been noticing a quite charming thing -- some of you have given your sleeve a name, and you refer to you...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Insurance uncertainty -- now resolved!! -
I want to share with my Obesity Help family a very good service that I have received.
According to the Plan Details booklet sent to my home by my health insurance, I have co...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 3 months ago
Protein Soup Options? -
Hello Friends!!
I've been experimenting with alternatives to sweet protein shakes.
Unjury unflavored worked well in my morning coffee.
Bariatric advantage makes a li...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
My surgeon's stats...what should I be looking for? -
Recently Elina said that it is important to have a surgeon with good stats...but exactly what should I be looking for?
number of vsgs performed? what number would be desirab...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 4 months ago
LIfe after weight loss... -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/07/life-after-extreme-weight-loss
Hello my friends!
I stumbled on this today and I thought that it is lovely, and interes...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Coping with pre-surgery anxiety -
http://www.healfaster.com/
This is a very lovely thing -- I used it several years ago when I had back surgery. If nothing eise, it helped me to relax and to feel confident.
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swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
So many band removals! why? -
It is so disheartening to see that so very many of our banded colleagues have problems, or are somehow dissatisfied with their band results...
Any thoughts about why that is...
swizzlequeen posted a discussion topic 11 years, 7 months ago
Frisco -- I want to understand as much as possible -
Frisco,
I want to learn as much as I can about your philosophy of "undereating the sleeve". I tried the OH search engine to see if I could find if there is any particular po...