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Are Straws as Evil as they say? - I know the advice is to NOT use a straw when drinking...BUT...I find it stops me from gulping my drink to quickly.  I haven't noticed any particular problems with swallowing too mu...

Purchasing Vitamins & Supplies in Canada Feedb - Hey all!    Wondered where the best place you have found to buy the latest and greatest vitamins and all the paraphernalia needed for your post op journey? I buy most of mine onl...

Workouts & Gyms - Wondering what gyms (chains) people find are the most friendly for larger folks?  My supermodel body is still hiding and I need to uncover it - so the gym it is! As for work...

Clothing Exchange - Hi all - Just wondering if there are any clothing exchanges that happen here?  My cousin is in the US and the WLS group there has a clothing day where you bring your stuff that'...

PB Thins AMAZING - OMG my cousin brought me a bag of PB Thins (same co as the PB2 people).  They are so good when you need a little salty crunchy goodness!  Anyone seen them in Canada?

I think I had my first DUMP - OMG I thought I was going to die.  I started sweating, felt dizzy, fainty, had to lie down, and my stomach hurt.    I took my liquid tylenol right before my cream of wheat break...

Unjury Protein - Anyone know where/if you can buy it in Canada?  In store or online?   Thanks!

Post op and HOME! - Hi all.....RNY all done!  Dr Hagen was awesome and the recovery in hospital was easier than I expected. The gas pain was hard, but for whatever reason I only needed, and continu...

Surgery Tomorrow - Last post for now - My RNY is tomorrow morning and I just had my past Optifast EVER.  2 weeks of Opti and 18 lbs gone already.  I'm nervous about tomorrow and sad that I have to leave my family for...

Recording the Journey - Anyone have a creative way to record the post op journey?  I'm not a YouTube kinda gal, so no video logs.  I want to do a time lapse photo show over the next year, standing in t...

Opti Day 3 is OVER - Three days down.....I'm starting to get angry hungry!! LOL  I found myself making my son's school lunch and wanting to stuff some of that shaved turkey in my yap!   No, I didn't...

HRRH December Surgeries - Anyone else having a pre-holiday bypass?

Getting Fired Update - Hello! Well I am still employed but with surgery booked in a month I'm still being told I will be deemed to have abandoned my position if I go ahead. Got the surgeon to fill ou...

Getting Fired if I take the time off for Surgery. - I had a surgery date that was cancelled and rescheduled.  My manager gave me a letter today to say that if I take the time off I am deemed to be abandoning my job and voluntaril...