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Hello everyone! 

     It's been awhile since I posted! I'm about 2 and a half months out of surgery and things have been going okay. I'm still not back at work yet due to the internal bleed I experienced the day following surgery. I still have

Hey Everyone! 

    I'm currently 2 months post-op and I'm experiencing a strange pain. Near an incision site there is some swelling and it is very tender to the touch. When anything touches that spot, it feels like someone is poking a really so

Has anyone used Enfamil Fer In Sol for their iron supplement? It's a liquid syrup. My GP said it was okay, but there is sugar in it so I'm not sure it's safe. 

Hey all! 

I just went to the doctor's for a one-week follow up. I have been feeling insanely tired. I can't even get up my stairs without being incredibly light headed and short of breath. I'm normally pretty active, so this was worrisome. Due

My surgery was January 26th at TWH with Dr. Penner. I was extremely nervous before surgery and so the resident surgeon gave me an adavan to calm down. Surgery went well and Dr. Penner told my mom and husband that everything went beautifully. When I cam

surgery was Tuesday and all went well. Yesterday started throwing up copious amounts of blood and am in pain. Not fun. Not going home today but  am being well taken care of. 

Had a good last day at work, got a few gifties from sweet co-workers. Came home, had a good cry. Snuggled with my puppies for a bit. Now I'm getting ready to "enjoy" my second last optifast. 

Make room for me on that bench, ladies and gents :) 

I feel like I'm posting on here so much recently!  I hope nobody is getting tired of my spontaneous ramblings! I have 5 days left until surgery. I find that throughout the entire process I have been so excited to get to the next stage. I was even excit

Hi Everyone! 

    I hope everyone had a great weekend and are staying warm. I'm on my 7th day of optifast and am feeling ok. I'm definitely sick of sweet flavours and miss having different textures to enjoy. I play around with the optifast (mor

I just had my first optifast for breakfast this morning. I'm not at all hungry and I'm not thinking of food... I just can't get over the taste! I tried the raspberry chocolate recipe that was in the TWH textbook. 

Ew. It tastes like cardboard!

I know this is probably completely normal- but- I'm 19 days away from surgery and I'm getting really scared! I'm excited for the results and the opportunity to live my life the way I want to live it, but I keep having these awful "what if" thoughts. Wh

Hi all! 

    I'm looking for calcium citrate + vitamin D chewables for after surgery! What's your go-to kind and where do you get them? 

-Jenn

Hi everyone! 

     I don't start optifast until January 12th, but I'm wondering how you all dealt with optifast at work? When I tasted the optifast during my nutrition class, I thought it tasted absolutely AWFUL! I've purchased a bunch of SF sy

January 26th 2016... Holy moly!!! 

Optifast starts January 12th.

Merry Christmas to me! 

Hi all! 

A couple of weeks ago I posted that I was assigned a surgeon's consult date with Dr. Okrainec on January 29th. I was able to reschedule a consult date for this coming Friday (December 11th) with Dr. David Urbach. I've heard lots of goo

Good evening, everyone! 

     Today I received my much anticipated surgeon's appointment! I'll be seeing Dr. Okrainec. I've heard nothing but good things about him. My ap

I had my last assessment appointment at TWH today! Now, I go to rounds! Here's hoping I get a quick call. The anticipation is already starting to drive me batty! 

Hi all! 

    Just a quick question! Next Tuesday (November 17th), marks my (hopefully) last pre-op appointment. I'll be seeing the dietitian. After that, I'll be sent to round

Hi all!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I'm still pre-op and am continuing to play the waiting game. I've had my social work appointment, nurse practitioner, and n

Hi all! 

   Just a quick question. Has anyone else ever experienced a member of their bariatric team checking them out on social media?? I received a notification that the social worker I spoke to about 3 weeks ago checked me out on LinkedIn on

Hey Everyone! 

    I had my orientation had TWH last night! I'm not going to say it was the most riveting of experiences- but I did use the time to fill out the massive amount of paperwork and questionnaires! My husband listened intently, which

I HAVE MY ORIENTATION DATE! 

I know it's not THAT big of a deal and I still have a LONG way to go, but for awhile I was starting to wonder if I was going to actually hear from

Hi Everyone! 

    As of Tuesday, I've officially been referred to the Ontario Bariatric Network. I'll be 30 years old next month, and am SO ready for this! My weight has been off the chart since I was 8 weeks old, despite being breast fed. I wa