Just want to encourge you... It took me 6 years to finally get approved for surgery. I had insurance through the state and they kept saying NOPE!!!  So trying to get that insurance to approve you is a waste of your time. Stay focused and keep trying to lose on your own until you can find a job that may perhaps cover your surgery.  I know exactly how you feel with your pain.. but take one step at a time and you'll be alright!! 

Surgery went pretty well, I guess. I was out the same night and was feeling okay. Today is another story. I found out Tuesday that my cousin died Monday of a massive heart attack. This comes only after his brother was buried last June from a heart attack and then 30 days later a stroke.  This friday I see the cardiologist for my results. It's been a  whirlwind of emotions for me. To top it off, last night I started coughing and, in the middle of the night had to get up and spit out phlegm - bloody phlegm.  I've been  doing it again today, but haven't called the doctor yet. I'm going to wait until tomorrow. Maybe it is just because of the tube down my throat from surgery. Time will tell. Good news is that the doctor told me that we got the tumor out in time. If I would have waited to have my annual exam, and put off surgery, I would have been much worse. The tumor was beginning to fill with blood, and if that ruptured, I would have had a belly full of infection.  Thank goodness for small miracles!  Thanks everyone for the good wishes and prayers. 

Hi..
  Hope you are recovering well at home and feeling somewhat o.k
I hope all went well. Keep us posted on the findings. Take care of yourself and rent some good movies : ) Daytime T.V is pretty blah.

Hang tough !!!    Shari

 

Thanks so much for the suggestions as well as the recipe. I will check my stores one more time before I make it..

thanks again for the response..

I Have a heck of a time finding it, and it can be kind of expensive when I do, so I make my own:

Ingredients:

 

1 gallon (16 cups) 2% milk

1 cup plain yogurt with LIVE CULTURES  (check label)

 

 

Instructions:
1. In a pan, bring the milk almost to boiling.
2. Pour into a non-metallic bowl.
3. Cover and allow to cool to between 110 and 120 degrees.  (Takes about ½ hour to 45 minutes)
4. Gently mix in the yogurt.
5. Cover bowl top and bottom with towels to retain warmth as the yogurt sets--8-12 hours, or overnight.  (I turn mine in the oven after heating, then turning it off.)
6. Do not disturb until the yogurt thickens.
7. Line a colander with cheesecloth, 2-3 layers.
8. Pour yogurt into lined colander and drain 4-5 hours in refrigerator for thick Greek-like consistency.

 

For yogurt cheese (substitute for cream cheese in any recipe, drain even longer, 6-8 hours in the refrigerator.

 

Nutrition Facts from Caloriecount.com

 

Approx 12 servings, ½ cup each serving

Calories  176;  Calories from fat 61;  Total fat 6.7 g; Cholesterol 27 mg;  Sodium 148 mg; Total carbs 16.7 g; Sugars 17.9 g;  Protein 11.8 g