Susan,

This is not cast in stone, but I believe I read somewhere that we need 70 grams of protein, 40 grams of carbs, and 30 grams of fat in our post-op diets.

That being said, it would be better to get the info from your NUT.

HTH, Fred

Don't panic kid,

 Just remember, when you are up to your ass in alligators it's difficult to remind yourself that your initial objective was to drain the swamp!

At a medical supply store you can get one of those air filled doughnuts to sit on.  They're also useful for hemmeroid sufferers.

HTH,

Fred

Well, I think I got a lot of my courage by reading other folks posts on OH.  I figured if they can do it, and have the successes they are describing, I should be able to do it too.

And, as mentioned above, the alternative is to watch my co-morbids get worse and worse until I am no longer a surgical candidate.

I think that once you commit to a decision, the fear abates, and you reach a sort of peace with your inner being.  Not to say you won't question yourself if you read about somone elses complications, but the odds are way in your favor with surgery, and somewhat against you if you don't get it done.

Am I making sense?  Or just confusing you?

Fred

I'm not really sure, it kind of groaned when I got on it, then the arrow went around the dial three and a half times.

Maybe I should get a new one, or stop using the damn thing, all it does is p**s me off anyway.

Fred

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 Three Men on a Hike

Three men were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large raging, violent river. Needing to get to the other side, the first man prayed: 'God, please give me the strength to cross the river.'

Poof! .... God gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across in about 2 hours, having almost drowned twice.

After witnessing that, the second man prayed: 'God, please give me strength and the tools to cross the river.'

Poof! ... God gave him a rowboat and strong arms and strong legs and he was able to row across in about an hour after almost capsizing once.

Seeing what happened to the first two men, the third man prayed: 'God, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross the river'

Poof! ... He was turned in to a woman. She checked the map, hiked one hundred yards up stream and walked across the bridge.

GO AHEAD, SEND THIS TO A WOMAN WHO NEEDS A GOOD LAUGH AND TO ANY MAN WHO CAN HANDLE IT!

'If at first you don't succeed, do it the way your wife told you!'

 

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Oh, thank God, Gael,

I thought maybe I was going blind!

Bless you for responding,

Fred

Lisa,

Don't forget to pay your exorcism bill, or you'll get repossessed!

Just a word to the wise,

Fred

Sherri,

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

Fred