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before and after pics - So I always look at peoples before and after pics and are so happy for them but at the same time a little envious.  I can always notice the progress on others but not so much on my...

Nadine update - Just heard from Nadine that she is in her room resting finally.  Her surgery was scheduled for 10am and by 1pm she was still waiting, not sure what time she finally got into surger...

Nadine W sugery tomorrow morning - Hi Everyone just wanted to wish Nadine W good luck with her surgery in Guelph tomorrow morning.  Her original date was jan but due to a cancellation they gave her this new date and...

OT - OMG this is crazy - Was reading the news like I normally do and came across this  Dutch railway plans to hand plastic bags to passengers in need on trains that lack bathrooms By The Associate...

back and neck pain - for a few weeks on and off I have had some bad back pain always starts when Im sleeping.  Its at the point now that I can only sleep for about 4 hrs till the pain gets me up.  Yest...

how to fit liquids in - Ok so Im through Guelph but I think the basics are the same for the other centers.  Im supost to eat breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, supper, evening snack.  No dr...

3 week check-up - Went to Guelph today for my 3 week check-up with the Nurse and Nut, I see Dr Reed on Tues.  I have lost 18 lbs in the 21 days since surgery and total of 55 lbs since I started so t...

Question abot full fluids from Guelph people - Hi Im wondering on the Guelph diet plan for full fluids it says 100ml oatmeal and 100 ml milk for breakfast.  So is this 100ml cooked oatmeal or 100ml uncooked and you can add the...

TFal Actifry - Just wondered if anyone had tried the TFal Actifry?  It swears it tastes like deepfried goodness with 1 tbsp to no oil.  Read some good and bad reviews online but wondered if anyon...

Home from the hospital - Hi Everyone thanks for the well wishes and Sandy thanks so much for keeping up with how I was doing. Dr Reed let me come home today to say bye to my son as he left for university ...

Day 6 of Opti - Hi All I am on day 6 of my 14 on Optifast and so far its hasn't been too hard, till today.  I work in a group home so have to cook and when I went in today there was pulled pork in...

Optifast questions - Hi All Today is my second day on Optifast, yesterday wasn't too bad but feeling the hunger today. I have a couple of questions not sure if only the Guelph people can answer. On ...

Got a date in Guelph - Went to see Dr Reed today for the first time.  Everything went well and on the way out they gave me my surgery date of Sept 1st starting Opti-fast on the 18th. I couldn't say no ...

Guelph Appointments - Just for those anxiously keeping track, like I was, I just got a call today to meet with Dr. Reed Aug 12.  My start date was Dec 21st so they might be moving into the Jan starts so...

C-difficile outbreak - Sorry really don't mean to scare anyone scheduled for sugery coming up but watching the news tonight and they have declared an outbreak  of C-difficile at Guelph General now and se...

Provincial Wait times - Ok so I wrote a letter to my MPP last week about the wait times in the province for Bariatric Surgery.  My referal for Surgery was sent from my Doctor March 2010 and I hopefully wi...

Wellinton County Area? - Hi Im just wondering if anyone is from the North Wellington County Area?  I am from Harriston and am just hoping maybe to hook up with some others in my area to help get through th...

Guelph surgery times - Hi all Im new on here and was hoping someone could help me out with surgery times in Guelph. My Dr referal was March 2010 and orientation Sept 2010.  First appt Dec 2010 which is ...