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The last three weeks - Hey Everyone, It has been a crazy journey over the past three or four weeks.  My wife and moved back to Saskatchewan on 6 April. I accepted a job with Cameco working as a chemis...

TWH Food List -  Hi All, As many of you know, my wife, daughter and I moved back to Saskatchewan. I landed a senior position with Cameco, the uranium producer. As you may also know, I have been...

Gas and upset stomach! -  Hi again Everyone, For the past couple days, I have been having a LOT of gas and an upset stomach with a little bit of nausea. It comes and goes too. Is this sort of thing n...

Anyone want some Optifast? -  I have 9 packets of Optifast to give away. First PM in the pile can have it. Just give me you name and postal address and I'll pack it in a box and send it to you by Canada Pos...

Thoughts on first week. -  Well, It has been just about a week since surgery.  My first thoughts have been that my recovery is going well. The pain is manageable with opiates or Tylenol. It still hurst b...

Wound care -  I was not given instructions on wound care when I was discharged yesterday. One of My dressings came off last night and I was shocked not to find stitches/staples. It seems I was ...

I'm at home sipping cherry something or other Crys -  Walk, walk, toot, toot, nap - repeat! Dave..... Ps - the gas pain in the airplane was stupid bad. More walking for me.

Day 3 at TWH -  First off, Dawn and Tamara are great caring nurses. Anyone that has them is blessed. I slept better ast night but as usual quite poorly. I generally sleep poorly away from home...

Day 2 at TWH -  For those that don't know, I am in Toronto alone. My wife had to stay in the Soo to take care of our toddler. I got a bit of sleep, but the biomedical floks did not like my cpa...

I'm riding the pine! -  Hey everyone, I made it through surgery and I am up on the 9th floor. I am in a bit of pain and a little drowsy but overall I am doing well. I stood up for a bit, but couldn't ...

Just waiting in Pre Op -  I thought I'd just say Hi. i'm waiting in Pre Op for Dr. Urbach. Dave....

Heading for TO tomorrow -  Hello All, I am flying to TO tomorrow for surgery Friday at 9 am.  Looking forward to taking a spot on the bench. Dave....

Optifast Rant with way too much info - Beware - Let me preface this with two statements. First, I will not fall off the wagon so close to my surgery. Second, every person's reaction to Optifast is different. This is just my nega...

Crisis avoided! -  Thanks to everyone for your support yesterday. I did not cheat. The cramps have subsided a bit and I was able to take 4 shakes today. The trots are not better yet, but I am in goo...

Encouragement please?! -  Optifast is killing me. The cramps are nearly unbearable and I'm in the bathroom all the time. I am drinking lots of water too. I just want to devour a line of saltines and qui...

Strange muscle spasms -  OK I'm probably reaching here.  I am on day 3 of 28 on Optifast. For the past day I have suffering from muscle spasms in places I've never had spasms before and in non stressfu...

Starting OptiFast with a stomach bug. -  I am so happy to be starting OF tomorrow with a stomach bug. I'll be fine, but I just wanted to vent. Dave....

OT - Help Ladies Please - OK - Here is the situation. My wife is ~8 weeks pregnant and suffering terribly with morning sickness and mood swings. We seem to have the morning sickness under control. But I ...

Fears - Kinda Long. - Hello All, I've been blessed (or cursed) with a bunch of time lately to think about some of the fears that I have been dealing with associated with WLS. The primary and likel...

Me too! - Well after almost  a year of waiting, I got my date today. 23 Mar 2012 I really don't believe this is going to happen. Kinda Surreal! Thanks everyone for your continuing s...

I'm off to see the Surgeon - I just calld TWH to see if my file had been reviewed at 'rounds'. It turns out that they were just about to call me. I see the surgeon on Friday 9 Jan 2012. Looks like 2012 ...

Where to stay near TWH - After reading some horrible reviews online about the accommodations near TWH, I decided to ask you all what your impressions were. Can someone tell me where to stay? Any help...

First Unsupportive Comments from Family - Over the past two days, i have received my first negative/unsupportive comments from a family member. I kindly explained to my aunt that I was obese, that I had medical conditi...

Newbie Intro - Hey Y`All, I just wanted to introduce myself. I had my Orientation last week. I have been doing my homework and lurking here.