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I have a bunch! I'll need to dig them out- and I'm having surgery on Monday so I may not be able to ship immediately (although I don't have to be there until 10am, so maybe I could get them into the mail before them! Let me see what I have and I'll get back to you asap!

If you do the two email thing- Keep in mind! Once you make an order on your second account, your first account will recieve a refferal gift of $10! So you end up with 2 accounts and $20 free (Plus when I signed up, I got a $10 code for sign-up without doing the friend referral! So I've essentially gotten $30 free!)! I got two additional bottles to put away for when I lose parts of the first two (which I no doubt will!).

It sounds like the stent is just compounding your situation at the moment. Is there any way they (and you!) would considering NPO and getting tubed? I know it's not ideal, but with the way you are struggling not to vomit and to stay hydrated it seems like at this point it may be the lesser or two evils. Sorry you're dealing with all of this

YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY at being sleeved. BOOOOOOOO at being in pain!

I'm a Monday sleever too! I've spent the entire day cleaning the hell out of my house so that it won't be too bad (hopefully!) when I get home! I got some Protein shots (2.7oz- Bought 'em at Target in a box of 6) for that beginning post op time when it's hard to get the protein in. I want to be able to get in all of my protein from the very beginning without having to drink full 11oz drinks that may or may not make me want to puke!

I use coupons for pretty much everything. I try never to spend more than $10 a year on things like shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, and deodorant. Every week I try to keep our grocery bill under $50- and that's for a family of 5. There are a lot of coupons out there for unhealthy options but if you really do your homework you'll find that you can find coupons for healthy stuff too! Plus, the grocery store I shop at has Fuel rewards. So for every $50 I spend on groceries, I get $.10 off every gallon of gas. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it's FREE MONEY. I have to buy groceries, and I have to buy gas- so it's a win-win! If you don't get great coupons in your Sunday paper- you can either buy them online from places like ebay or from a clipping service (this can be a great thing to do when there is an exceptionally hot coupon out there) but for the most part you can print enough coupons to really make it work! Most stores now will double coupons up to $.99 (so a $.75 coupon would actually be worth $1.50!) and accept competitor coupons. If you go through the sales ads every week (you can get most of them online, you don't even need a Sunday paper!) and match them up with your coupons you can save a ton. Here are some of the places I print my coupons: http://coupons.target.com/#?lnk=GlobalPromise|&intc=263580|null&lnk=GlobalPromise|&intc=351597|null http://www.coupons.com/?pid=15742&zid=wx86&nid=10& http://www.redplum.com/ http://smartsource.com/smartsource/index.jsp?Link=MKRU3JAAR6CCY Plus- If you have facebook be sure to "Like" the places and brands you love. They often have coupons and discount offers for "Facebook Fans Only"

It can cause lactation. Which is totally awkward when you're out to dinner with friends and all of a sudden your boobs are leaking all over your shirt.

Be careful with places like Big Lots! Their food staple items are usually very close to their expiration date, or even already expired. If they put something in the ad, you can take their ad to either walmart or target and get a price match on items that are not nearly expired or of questionable origin!

2- 20oz Blender Bottles from vitacost.com for $6.93 shipped! https://www.vitacostrewards.com/home/publicHome.pg If you do the 'refer a friend' and use TWO email accounts (one to sign up initially, and the other to 'refer'), you will get $10 off a $10+ purchase. The bottles were $11.94 for both, and after the coupon were just $1.94. Then add $4.99 shipping cost! I got two for less than the price of one!

Yes, just refer yourself! (Thanks for bumping this thread, too! I'll add this to my budget thread!)

I used to NEVER use coupons, ever. Then about 2 years ago my husband and I decided to challenge ourselves to live on less than $75 per week. I was amazed by how many coupons, discounts, free money, and free products are out there just waiting to be stocked up on. I go through times when I can't be bothered to take coupons, and I don't beat myself up about it because the other 90% of the time I get at least 70% off! Gotta pay those student loans off somehow!

Sign up for a $3 off EAS Lean 15 Protein Powder- http://eas.com/lean15-registration At target it goes on sale pretty often for $14.99 so after coupon you can score it for $11.99! Also- with most all of these coupons, if you hit the "Back" button on your browser you can print twice before you can hit the max print limit. And you can print twice from EVERY computer in your house. I'm lucky and have 4- so when a great coupon comes out I can stock up

Great! I'm so glad someone finds it useful! Not sure if anyone uses it- But if you sign up for Pure Protein's newsletter you'll get a $1 coupon. http://www.pureprotein.net/pages/newslettersignup.aspx

Be careful with reglan! It can give you.... uh.... weird side effects.... in your boobage. Especially if you've had a baby before. I speak from extremely awkward experience

My local Dollar Tree has Crystal Light Energy (In strawberry, I believe) boxes for $1. They are typically between $2 and $3 each, so if you have one around you may want to go check it out! If not, walmart.com has a printable coupon for $1 off of 2 Crystal Light items you can use anywhere- http://instoresnow.walmart.com/EnhancedRenderContent.aspx?id=101761

Ever since I decided to get sleeved I have been on a crazy food funeral binge. I've not gained any weight that hasn't gone right back away (ie: 4lbs the week of my period that was gone again by the next week) so I haven't eaten too much more than normal which is good- but something really interesting has happened and I thought I'd mention it to see if any of you have experienced something similar! My surgery is 2/6- A week from Monday- and al of a sudden today I have ZERO taste for food. My husband made one of my absolute all time favorites tonight for dinner.... and I am completely disinterested. To the point where the thought of eating it makes me a little bit queasy. Granted, I was just sick, but yesterday I was starving and wanted to eat EVERYTHING. Luckily my dr doesn't require a pre-op liquid diet because I would totally blown it last week- but all I've wanted today are liquids, aside from a few bites of scrambled egg this morning and a few slices of deli turkey for dinner. I'm not sure what it is that changed! Maybe I'm just starting to get really nervous? Whatever it is I am SOOOO glad because I was so scared I was going to go for my weigh-in on Tuesday and find out I had gained weight and can't get my surgery. Has anyone else had that flip switch into sleeve-mode sort of out of the blue?

You sound just like me! I spent TEN YEARS researching WLS! I would go to info session after info session after info session. But I'd always back out telling myself I can do it on my own. But the truth is- I can't do it on my own. I had to let go of my pride and admit that I need more help than a dietician or personal trainer can ever give me. Now I'm scheduled to have my sleeve on MONDAY! 3 days from today. 10 years of research and I'm finally so close to this I can taste it.

Surgery Monday, on Wednesday I'll be back to my job of stay-at-home mom

I just (literally JUST, like two minutes ago) got 2 of the pink 20oz Blender Bottles from vitacost.com for $6.93 shipped! If you open an account with them, you will get a coupon code in your email for $10 off a $10+ purchase. The bottles were $11.94 for both, and after the coupon were just $1.94. Then add $4.99 shipping cost! I got two for less than the price of one! I LOVE COUPONS!

You just reminded me how amazing, wonderful, and supportive my husband really is. He'll most likely be getting laid tonight because of you. I'm sure he'll send you his thanks.

My surgeon doesn't require a preop AT ALL- just the traditional no food/drink after midnight.

I did my preop stuff today! Its a GO!

Awww thank you! What was going wrong was most definitely the food funerals. I was mourning the idea of losing the foods that I love, so I was wolfing them down. Then all of a sudden a few days ago something finally clicked and I've REALLY gotten my butt in gear! I had my FINAL WEIGH IN at my pre-op today and I lost another pound- So I am cleared for take-off!!!!

ME TOO! ME TOO! By this time next week I should be all hacked up and on my way to a whole new life. It's kind of hard to believe it's really happening.

You seriously look stunning.