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One week out! (long) - Wow, what a whirlwind this last month has been!  I know I posted after surgery, so forgive me if I repeat anything... I started with three weeks of optifast, which went surprisi...

colace gel caps - I picked up my prescription for colace and it is gel caps.  Can I take them?  Should I break them open?  Or should I just go and buy liquid? Tracy

on the bench! - Hi everyone!  I am home (well, at a hotel) and doing very well.  No pain at all.  I had some terrible gas pain the first 24 hours, but it has gone.  Now I just feel like I have don...

Time has flown... - I can't believe it is day 17 of optifast already!  Today I work and then right after school I am headed out of town for a wedding.  Won't be home until Sunday.  Then Monday to pack...

hiccups? - I have heard of a lot of bodily functions that are influnenced by optifast, but I don't recall ever hearing about opti-hiccups.  Is it just me??  I have had hiccups three or four t...

behaviour victory! - Good morning all! Yesterday was a crazy, stressful day...yet I managed to stick to the program!!  I left my house at 6am to head for Toronto (from Huntsville) for my PATTs appo...

1st day of Optifast - Well my first day of optifast was yesterday and I lived!!  I was quite surprised to find that I enjoy the taste of the shakes, although I can imagine after three weeks I will be si...

All seems real now...optifast purchased... - I met with Dr. Sullivan today and went over last minute questions and bought my optifast.  Then I went and got a Costco membership in Barrie and got the last few things I need (pro...

It's official, but still having a hard time believ - I just got back from a very busy two weeks...camping for ten days then four days at a work conference in Toronto.  Had a lot of fun but missed this forum.  Only got online once or ...

Surgery date!!! - I called Dr. Sullivan's office today and they had just had a cancellation for September 27th!!  They still have to make sure they can fit me in to see the internist, the surgeon an...

Megan M? any news? - Has anyone heard anything about Megan M?  I believe her surgery was yesterday...

ID - This might seem like a strange question, but how have you all handled your photo id postop?  I had to show ID for something the other day and was thinking that it won't take long a...

OT:rough couple of days - I've had a rough week.  My dad had two heart attacks on the weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday (his 63rd birthday and Father's Day).  He is now awaiting a triple bypass.  H...

Update on friend of a friend - The other day I shared that a friend of some of my friends had passed away and they were concerned for me because this young lady had RNY over a year ago and believed there was a c...

sad/struggling/afraid - I just found out that a friend of some of my friends (I have only met her once or twice as I live far away from them) died of a heart attack at 32.  She had RNY surgery a little ov...

surgeon - In the email I received from HRRH it says that the surgeon I will be meeting with in July is Dr. Sullivan.  I don't recall seeing that name mentioned on this site.  Has anyone else...

other surgeries - I have certainly seen that other necessary surgeries (such as hernia) have been done at the same time as gastric bypass...but has anyone requested and had (or been denied) a second...

first round of appointments - Wow, I went to my orientation on Monday and someone just called me from HRRH and asked if I was willing to work with one of the surgeon's that operates out of St. Joe's on the Quee...

new member - Hi everyone!  I have been checking out this site and this forum for a few weeks now.  Still not quite sure how to add my picture (says it is too big even after compressing it). ...

Introduction - I am not sure where to start.  I have always been overwieght, as long as I can remember.  However, I really started to gain weight after the birth of my daughter, who is now 16.  W...