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WTH?!? -  What the hell, so I will be 3 weeks post op on Wed and I have not lost a single lb. How is that even possible?

sugar/sugar alcohol -  I am so confused about what I am supposed to be looking for.  I am finding things with 0 sugar but then like 12g sugar alcohol. Can anyone tell me what exactly I should be looki...

Hello pureed foods - Oh how I adore you!!! So ok I have looked at the recipe section and didnt see too too much. Any suggestions. Marny will totally be trying your sweet potato puree.

When am I allowed -  To ride my bike? My treadmill broke this am F**K!! And all I have left is my bike. Not a stationary one the actual bike. I need to be doing something and walking outside is not s...

suture tape? -  So my tape just fell off the hole above my belly button, is that ok?

Today is a new day -  So I am feeling better. Almost human even. I appreciate all the support you guys have given me.  I am looking better, still like a gross junkie but my haemogloubin is holding...

I am so miserable -  I am sorry to whine I know that I am alive and home and should be thankful, but I am not. This was the worst decision I have ever made.  I am in pain, I feel sick I am still blee...

Home home on the range -  Welp, I am home. Dr Hagen came in this morning and said because I was such a good girl and my hemoglobin had gone up to 83 after the last transfusion and stayed there I could go h...

HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP -  Tomorrow is my day and I want to thank everyone of you who supported my ridiculous butt, to my angels that sent the opti I can never thank you enough. Andy ( the hubby) will be l...

Second thoughts -  So my surgery is scheduled for Wed, but I am having some hard core second thoughts. Do I really want to do this. Do I want to undergo such an operation and change my life foever ...

What floor at HRRH - Does anyone know what floor the bariatric patients are on. My family will be coming to see me and we are just wondering.  

5 days left, so excited. -  PACKING PACKING PACKING  So excited cause I am packing, I can't quite seem to catch my breath. If it is like this for the next 5 days I may just lose all the weight before surger...

PATTS at HRRH finished -  Well PATTS are finished and it only took 5 hrs in the office plus 5 hours of driving.  All was good with the exception of the nurse Analise who was a rude bitter woman. The anet...

Opti fast phase questions -  I am going to begin by saying that I  1. called my centre and left a message for the dietician (no call back) 2. Read through all the information I received from clinic 3. sear...

Day 1 - So first optifast is down...it was a lovely little Vanilla with decaf coffee and ice. I actually dont mind them. I just want to say thank you again to those of you who made this p...

Support group for Huron county. - So I know that there is a support group that meets in Stratford, but for me 2 hours of driving isnt always feasible. So I have been talking to some fellow Huron Countiers and think...

LAX LISHA -  Well hello there, I have been so lax in writing. In my defence I feel like I haven't stopped going in months. All appointments are done and I am staring surgery right in its t...

Question about returning to work -  So my surgery is May30th. I just started my new job..I got laid off 10 months ago and I couldnt turn this job down. So I have booked off the 1st and 2nd and will have to return ...

Holy Crap Moment -  I woke up this morning and was preparing my oatmeal. It hit me like a ton of bricks, my life is going to be forever changed in just over a month. I had to take a seat. I do not s...

What does your name mean? -  I get this question all the time....and I thought hey I wanna know what yours means too. Ok I will start I am 33 yrs old I am 5'10 I have size 10 feet and I have seriously the ...

I got my date!!!!! -  May 30th at 1pm with Dr Huynh. Sart the Opti on the 16th (same days as the PATTS) So excited I may pee my pants!

Surgeons day -  Today is surgeon day, I am excited and worried all at once. I know I get my date today. But what if at the last minute he changes his mind.  Anyway I owe today to all of you for ...

To all of you on the Ontario forum - I want to say thank you to every single one you who read my post and offered your kind words, your extra opti, or a prayer. There is a saying my cup runneth over that I never qu...

Looking for optifast - I am looking for anyone who has any extra optifast lying around. I am to do 2 weeks of the opti. We had to have our furnace fixed this today, it came at a price tag that I was not...

going to have to put off my surgery - I am sooo sad, I have my second surgeons appointment on the 12th.  Supposed to pick up my opti and get my date that day. Here is the problem. The furnace guy just left (we have Ge...