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Broth recipes? - I am not much of a cook by any means and I know that the broth you buy at the stores kinda sucks!  When I'm on Optifast I'd love to have a broth that is a bit better tasting than t...

Friend Requests and messages? - Is anyone else getting bombarded with friend requests and emails from spammers right now?  I've had a bunch yesterday and today.

Surgery Date!!!!!! Woohooo!!!!!!!! - I got my date!!!!  Totally wasn't expecting to since I thought I needed a scope, but nope.. my date is AUGUST 11th!  Woohoo!   Still bouncing!  Kinda shell shocked.. but bouncing! ...

Onehotmom? - Has anyone heard how her surgery went yesterday???

Exercise and Optifast? - Can you continue with your regular exercise program when you are on optifast?  I know your calories are very limited and I just wonder if it would be a good idea to scale down the ...

Advice for spouses when you are out of it after su - Hi, I know it is a good idea to have someone with you after surgery in the hospital.  I've read that they are your advocate when you are out of it and can't help yourself.  Othe...

My shopping trip to Port Huron today - I went to Port Huron today to buy some things.  We stopped in at Walmart and found a few of the things on my "things to buy for after surgery" list.  I see other people have lists ...

Timelines for scopes with Dr. Reed? - Hi! I posted on Friday that I have my appointment with Dr. Reed on July 11th.  ()  Yup - still bouncing about that!  LOL I'm wondering how long it takes for the scope and if ...

Got a call for Guelph surgeon appointment! - Well two of us with Yellow Book dates of December 2nd just got the call for an appointment with Dr. Reed.  It is on July 11th.  Woohoo!!!  They are officially into December people ...

Banana Ice Cream - Just saw this on Facebook and thought it was pretty interesting.   All the veterans probably already know about this, but it's new to me, so thought I'd post it.  One ingredient ic...

Guelph Update - Just a quick update that I thought I would pass on to everyone in the Guelph system that is worried about the surgery delays: I was informed by Audrey yesterday that surgeries are...

Optifast and Diabetes? - I am diabetic and wonder how I will do on optifast.  I know lots of us have diabetes and have been through optifast before and just wonder how that works?  I am afraid of blood sug...

Tortuous Esophagus??? - I normally post in the Ontario, Canada forum, but haven't found anyone else who has had this issue.  If you have, please message me and let me know what happened, how they fixed it...

Any new appointments to meet surgeons in Guelph La - Hi, Disclaimer:  For the past few months I've been bugging everyone on here by posting about once a month hoping to get an idea of when I will get the call to meet the surgeon! ...

CPAP/mouthguard question - I have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine.  Can't sleep without it, but I am having a problem with my teeth.  I guess the way I breathe forces my jaw forward.  This causes my botto...

Got my orientation date! - July 31, 2010 I don't know if anyone else ever reads these things, but I want to keep notes of my progress along the way so that I can look back and see my progress. Well I f...