Just had my second fill yesterday so soft food

B: Decaf coffee with cream and sugar from Dunkin Donuts

L: Pintos and cheese from Taco Bell

D: 3oz homeade crab cake, mashed broccoli, sugar free pudding

Wow, Ladies thanks!!!!!

Great ideas, and I am going to try them today!!  I know it isn't going to be a Ben and Jerry's New York super fudge crunch but it will be legal and I won't feel guilty...........those days are gone....

Have a great weekend Ladies............. I need to be careful the football eats!!!! It's football season again!!!!!!!

I am allowed to have decaf

I must admit that at least once a week I have a dunkin donuts decaf with cream and sugar.....

I just allow for the extra calories......... besides I never used to leave dunkin donuts with just a coffee LOL

I guess that could be a NSV!!

I found a lump on my abdomen midway up to the left , approx a little over an inch from my rib.  I don't think it is my port, the PA had a hard time finding and feeling it when I went for my first fill and this is just a little higher then were it was during that fill....... with this lump when I am standing it doesn't take much for me to feel it.........  Do they move? or could I have pulled something? It hurts after pushing and feeling on it for a while and seems to be around the size of a quarter....

I have an appointment on Friday but was wondering if anyone else ever had this.........

I don't teach but adopted two special needs boys one is in ESE classes and one classified as EMH and if it weren't for the great teachers my son in ESE had when in elementary school I don't think he would be doing as good as he is now...he is in 8th grade still ESE but made honor roll all last year, now loves to read even though it is a challenge, and is striving for honor roll this year.

So hang in there, you make such a difference in these childrens lives, it may not show today but it will in the long run.........it does sound though as if you are short handed and don't have much support which is needed.

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers! 

Sorry I didn't write sooner......bunco night!

So far I am happy with the aftercare......I went for a post op visit one week after surgery, (saw the other surgeon in his practice he took out the staples and took all the time I needed to answer my questions). 

I then had my first fill was 6 weeks later........I was told that I can go when I want to....they schedual every six weeks for fills however the PA told me it was up to me, if I felt I didn't need one then I didn't have to go.........I did try to get in earlier because I had no restriction and I got it moved up a few days but they were booked solid.

His nutritionist that came to the pre op visit was very good and is always available for questions if we need it after the surgery.

The PA had a hard time locating my port, but after a semi sit up we had it.......she was very good, gave a numbing shot and I didn't feel a thing....... took time with me......

I will let you know how it goes this Friday, I lifted some heavy tiles and are having some port pain.

I would like it if they would reopen the mandarin office.........but I do love Robert and some of the other office staff.........

I wasn't so sure at first because it took some time to get a surgery appointment and the insurance girl didn't get back with me when I left messages.............but after the preop appointment when I met Dr. Jawad it was on!!!! I felt very comfortable with him.

I agree...........GO PATS!!!!!!!!!

OMG it sounds very simular........I was a overweight baby, child and around the age of 10 started binge eating my Dad has been critical of my weight my most of my life except for the two times I managed to loose some weight......

Well anyway since the surgery it has gotten worse, he is always asking how much I have lost (I am a slow looser) told me I'm not trying hard enough, asking if I am working out. When he is over for dinner he is always scrutinizing what i have on my plate.........I had one small bite of a homeade brownie and he asked "do you really need that" while he had the biggest piece of pie I had ever seen.

Mind you that he is slightly overweight now but always overweight as long as I can remember...he has type ll diabeties and since then has lost some weight.....

You'd think that by having a surgery that it would show how motivated and how bad we want to loose weight.....I thought for sure it would slow down his comments. I try to ingnore them but there is this need for me to have his acceptance and to have his approval.......

it is just so crazy and i could go on and on........... I don't know what it is with Fathers and daughters.

I do know that life is too short so I am trying to focus on his good points.(he hasn't changed in 46 years.......he may not be around much longer and some day I am going to wish I could hear his voice no matter what it was saying........................

Good luck and remember you are doing it for you, it is the only way it is going to work...............

I take liquid fish oil by Barleans.......it is orange flavored and you only need a tsp. so it isn't much I take it with my orange chewable centrum and it isn't bad.......... it has omega 3's , 6's and 9's has to be refrigerated...........

I can't wait to try all of them...........I will be doing the beef burgandy first!!!!!!

Thanks and keep them coming!

I use  My Food Diary but I think they charge 9 dollars a month.......

It has alot of features that I like, it gives a breakdown of all nutritional information for a day, you can set your own goals like how much water in a day ect....... has calories burned counts for various excersises...... lots of charts ect........

Which ever site you choose it is a good idea even if only for a while so you can get an idea of how many calories are consumed in a day.

If you have insurance check with your insurance company, they are the ones that dictate to your pcp what is needed for a referral and can provide his office with instruction on what to do if they don't know.......

Most likely she is thrown about it being for bariatric surgery not so much a referral. I would hope she had done one before....

Bottom line is you want your referral and have the appointment but you also will want the bills to get paid......

Good luck!!