Saturday Roll Call

Hi All,
Carla here using paulettes sign on!!!!!
We are geting ready to come to Pauls.Brocoli
Salad is made and and my Lemon Jello mold is made and chillin.
I got here at 1pm and it was a 1.2 hour early!!!!! Go american airlines!!!!!
any way we are going to have a full day. After pauls we are going to boogy down to the City to Raisas for dinner to meet up with my family.
Then to make this trip short and sweet I have to leave for the airport at 4am.....
maybe the storm will make me stuck in Atlanta and Ill have to call my cousin!!!!! i hope not cause I have to work on Monday.
Carla 

Hi Christine and everyone!!

Have a wonderful time in the Quad Cities Christine, and everyone going to Paul's surely you will have lovely day.

I do plan to come to a get-together someday so I can meet all you wonderful people!

This weekend I am doing all the heavy stuff around my house in anticipation of not being able to after surgery.

I just came home from shopping trip to Sam's, we stocked up on water, paper goods and detergent etc for my house and my daughter's dorm room. My daughter and I are off to buy college books and art supplies for her school, I know it will be costly but I am so happy to see her home this weekend.

Tonight I will be moving furniture around and maybe painting.

Enjoy the 3 day weekend everyone.

Cathy

Thank you Dawn, Chris and others for the welcome.  DWs foot is ok again and she was at Harvest this morning.  Have fun in whatever the Quad Cities are.  I would have liked to have made the meet and greet today.  Just now learning how to get around the board though and do not know what PM means.  Is that like IM?  I also have not been out as far NW as Cary.  A real adventure for us when we go somewhere new around here.  It might be best if I lose some more before I make such treks anyway.

Randy

Welcome Randy-a PM is a personal message, basically an e-mail sent through OH.  You click on a member's name or pic and it will  take you to their profile wher eyou click on  "Send a Message" and just e-mail tht person.  I have BCBS if IL and I had quite a time w/them, others have been approved on the their first try.  I would advise to get their requirements in writing and follow them to the letter.  The staff at the Kane Center is top notch and they also will guide step by step.  Before you know it you'll be on the loser's bench and your way to a healthy new you.  Congrats on your loss so far-you're already getting the basics and getting the mind set to start a new way of life and we are all here to support you!!!!  Keep on coming back-Hugs-Janet K

P.S.  Isn't Chris B the best-she got me grounded when I was waiting for my surgery and helped through a really rough spot when I was ready to cave in.  She and Christina are my OH angels!

Thank you, Janet,  I am BCBSIL HMO and the Kane people do .work with my group.  I enjoyed their seminar though and have them do my surgery if they did.

Chris had given me some basics that really helpful over the phone and then the nutritionist and I worked with Chris had told me and what she wanted.  The RD wanted me on four protein Slim-Fast and two small meals a day.  Chris had mentioned Ensure and SF Instant Breakfast.  Some of these things were had to find or expensive or just limited in flavors so I have gone with a mix of yogurts, regular Instant Breakfast, regular Slim-Fast and two small meals.  I know I will have to switch that because of the sugar post op.  I am also sensitive to soy so I have to take it slow when I use products with soy.  I need to set up another RD appointment soon, renew my referral for Madura and go see him as well.

Randy

Welcome to the Iiilnois Board Randy.  A  "PM" is personal message from another OH member, you go to My Oh and then to messages to read and reply or send messages kind of like email but on herr.   Paulette