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yogurt - One more food question before I'm out the door to my surgery! I have been looking at yogurt.  I am supposed to stay under 5g of sugar per serving of anything. Is this the sam...

March 27, 2011 - Ugh, the electrolyte mix made me sick to my stomach!  I almost didn't finish it!  And it was not bad coming out at all...just going in! I'm also choking down anti-biotics...I ju...

cheese? eggs? - What is the concensus on cheese?  My food binder doesn't say much about tolerance for cheese.... I know I'm not going to be eating it anytime soon with surgery tomorrow, but, I'd l...

tomorrow is the day - The electrolyte stuff made me sick to my stomach. I have spent the day trying not to throw up, going to the potty, and choking down anti-biotics. I have also been very teary, re...

March27, 2011 - Liquids.  I'm not even hungry.  I have had water and some broth.  I don't want to eat.  Just don't feel like it.  But, I feel very sad.  Like I've lost a friend.  Ok, not quite tha...

March 25, 2011 - So, this is my last day of "normal" eating...I start liquids tomorrow.  I'm ok with that... Of course, I started my period.  I am crampy and have the lower back pain.  But, my b...

March 24, P.M. edition... - Things I want to look back on and see changes: My knees (esp. the right) hurt when I go from sitting standing My lower back hurts when I stand for any period of time I can bar...

March 24, 2011 - My pre-op took all day yesterday.  I saw a nurse, who weighed me and took my blood pressure.  Then, I saw the nurse practitioner, who did a history and physical (quick over-all one...

Surgery scheduled!!! - Monday, March 28!  My born-again date!  Pre-op was today.  Sunday will be fun...4 liters of electolyte drink thingy!  I'll be in the bathroom all day!

March 23, 2011 - So, I got a call yesterday confirming my Monday surgery!  Pre-op was today.  And I started my period.  Ok.  Well, aside from that...it's all good.  I'm excited, nervous, scared, ha...

March 22, 2011 - So, I thought I'd do a journal of sorts...and just start with today.  I am **this close to surgery.  I am awaiting test results from my 3/11 pap, and have a tentative surgery date ...

Tomorrow, psych appointment - Tomorrow is my psych appointment.  I'm not really that apprehensive about it, but, ya know, a little.  I've had some major depressive episodes in my life, but, I'd say I have them ...

Nutrition....protein OH MY! - I had my nutrition class today.  I have kept food journals for most of my adult life.  But, I have never kept track of the actual nutrients, such as protein.  It is NOT EASY to get...

Abdominal ultrasound, being sick.... - I went for my abdominal ultrasound yesterday, in spite of the fact that I've been sick since last Thursday (sinus infecton...I have not been this sick in a long time!)  They like t...

Fast Track to surgery! - I was just complaining last week to my buddy that I had not heard from the bariatrics department, with the exception of having received the packet in the mail and completed their o...