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~c~

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    SEX question

    yeah! and i'll cancel my dentist appt and play hookey with my hubby this afternoon...MUCH better!!hehe
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    SEX question

    Well then all the more reason!!! YUM!! new word to use INSTEAD of describing food!!!
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    SEX question

    ok what's the upside down thingy... hehe
  4. I think any doctor in ER could unfill it. My family doctor has taken care of patients who have ports because they have cancer.He beleives it must be the same.I don't know. of course i would never let him touch me but if i HAD to and if you get any worse you could head to the ER?... I just lurk and might have missed it but did you just get a fill recently? It takes me a week or two for the swelling to go down...could that be what's going on?Either way right now you are suffering and it seems WRONG that no one can help you?! Wish i could help!!!
  5. Hi! I would worry about becoming dehydrated,especially since you can't even swallow your own saliva!!Can you drink enough water? Can you call again and tell them how bad it is and ask for their advice on how to get unfilled? Sounds horrible what you're going through... Keep us posted!
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    I miss Donali

    Me too! Merry Christmas! Hope you are happy and well! Chantal
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    Brrrrrrrrrr It's Cold

    I never realized that alot of us are cold! I had to laugh when i read the cold feet on the hubby!! and the finger tips too(on his extra warm back!!extra mean!! ) I too never had a good coat,mostly just worn a sweater vest.but now....today i have an undershirt on,a wollen turtle neck sweater AND a big sweatshirt on...my fingers MIGHT defrost later! This morning though when i got up,the sky was blue with a bright pink horizon.The sun is shinning even though is -30 this am.There is 1 foot of snow on the pine trees near my home.When i opened the door my breath caught,not from the cold but by the amazing beauty.The sun lighting the snow covered pine trees which were backdropped by that pink sky...the snow looks all pink and blue...you need to see it to beleive how incredibly breath taking it is(i wish i had Ryan's way with words to make you guys see it in writting, ya know?) I though of you guys this morning when i saw the sky...
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    Brrrrrrrrrr It's Cold

    ok! imagine stepping outside and the inside of your nostrils freeze together...!that's not even including the wind chill..... Oh well we traded that for huricanes and earthquakes,i think we get off easier and shouldn't complain!!
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    Brrrrrrrrrr It's Cold

    ha! it's going to be -4F (-20 celcius) tonight in Ottawa Darn winter!!! I'm missing 50lbs of insulation!! Anyone seen it!!!
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    Snack Suggestions

    I buy the reduces salt dill pickles.The time i like to snack is in the eve in front of the tv.I slice the pickles in little circles so they seem like chips and crunch away.They are crunchy,salty and oh so yummy!!No calories!!!!!
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    Made me think...

    I am an Employment Insurance Agent.I just met with a client who is applying for sick benefits. He was cutting wood with a chainsaw and had an accident,almost cut his whole leg off.His life was saved by his 9 year old son.His son had the courage and strength to wrap his Dad's leg with a towel and call 911.These actions not only saved the Dad's leg but also HIS LIFE!! How amazing is that!..and they PAY me to do this job!!!! Chantal
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    Is this normal?

    I don't have good restriction yet, but yes i believe we are suppose to feel full(not stuffed) and satisfied.Now your belly being satisfied and your head being satisfied are 2 different things altogether...harder than i thought anyway. You really shouldn't be in pain after you are finished eating. 2 cc is not a huge fill but for a first fill 2 cc is agressive.I think that small increments work better(my opinion only and i am not a doctor) just what i have observed on different sites... Good luck,let us know how you do!!!
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    Is this normal?

    No it's not normal.You should be able to drink water and protein drinks without pain.Of course there is some swelling after a fill but drinking should not be a problem. I noticed you got 2 cc right off the bat!That is an aggressive fill.If i were in your place i would go for an small unfill. Chantal
  14. I called for a fill since i KNOW i need one.I am one fo thoses who is in total denial about it and feel like it's just that i am not trying enough. Sooo, i schedual a fill and call my Mother for a ride to Montreal.it's about 2 hours each way.They offered to bring me for the appts right from the beggining.We have been there 3 times.I am still at 1.8 in a 9.75 band.I can eat a whole burger with the bun,a whole chicken breast with the sides of salad and whatever.I KNOW i need one... She says, oh the 24th sure,when is this thing gonna work anyway!I was shocked into silence and felt like a total failure in about one half of a second.I ate one small diner plate the other day when i was there while everyone in my family ate 2, plus i had a BITE of the dessert, while everyone had a whole piece of the berry cheesecake!! I had the surgery in 2002 but only got my first fill December last year so i count that as my official starting point.I went from 206 in Demember 2003 to 186.I don't care if it's 20lbs in one year IT'S 20 POUNDS GONE FROM MY BODY!!! Yes i could be consistent, i know that,yes i could probably be more vigilent about the choices but heck i am human and it's been very difficult for me to wrap my head around the changes i need to do. Meanwhile my mother is at her heaviest weight ever. she is close to 200 and she is 5'3.In the same breath she tells me she had the worst case of angina to date.She needed 3 shots of nitro and 1 crushed aspirin,then she tells me she made a load of cinnamon buns and she will be eating one for breakfast!!! I don't get it or her and now i am upset and feel like a failure BUT i won't eat any crap or take it.I will suck this up and forget just as always. Oh! for the record after she said that, i said"It is working, it's not the Bypass i had.I won't lose it all overnight" I think they expect me to melt right in front of them!~ Crap!!! now i am pissed!!!!!!!!!!! How can i get my day back!!!???
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    THE moment..

    Sometimes i get discouraged about how long this process is,how hard it can sometimes seem.Sometimes i forget WHY i wanted this so much.Then i think of the reasons why. The thing that i think about is my moment,the moment i knew i had to change my habits and my weight. For me it was in 1999 when my husband and I had a car accident.I was 8 weeks pregnant and we thought it better not to move me because of the pregnancy and i thought i had hurt my neck and back from the impact.It took 5 people to get me on the stretcher.I was totally humiliated and it really brought home the fact that i needed help! When i get down i think of this and reinforce that thought with how good i feel already,how loose my clothes are,how much healthier i am and will be,how i have more enrgy to play with my kids,i can run...me doing all these things,imagine that!!! What was your moment?
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    Pre op Diet

    Stay strong Ryan!!!We are all rooting for ya!! Chantal
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    THE moment..

    Your welcome!!! I wasn't even expecting to be sooooo moved! You guys are awesome!!
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    THE moment..

    What amazing people we all are!!! Your stories touch me so much.We have lived so much heartache as a group!!I am glad that now and in the future we will be living happiness together on this board! I've printed these pages and will keep them with me,in my purse.When i feel a moment of failure and think that it won't matter if i eat this donut(or whatever)i will read your stories to remind me that being healthy is ALOT more important than that piece of food!! I love this place and all you folks!!! Thank you for making me smile and cry and feel... Chantal
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    low thyroid

    I have a low thyroid and a goiter from being undiagnosed for so long. My doctor cannot get a proper level.She keeps bumping the meds up, then it gets hyper,then back down only to become hypo again.For sure it's frustrating but i cannot see why this would cancel you as a candidate? Good luck!!
  20. Good luck you guys!! Don't forget to take 'before'pics!! Chantal
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    THE moment..

    ooooohhh! I love your stories!!! Keep 'em coming!~ It's amazing to me when i read your moment story and then scan down and look at your weight loss stats and think,woo-hoo she's on her way!! :banana and me too! I LOVE THIS PLACE!
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    A Nsv!

    Congrats Deb,that is the BEST nsv!!! If you don't have issue with gently used clothes... I go to a shop called Value Village here in Ottawa.I can get designer clothes for more than half price!! I love people telling me "Really Chantal,you really NEED to get some clothes that fit!"and it's because my clothes are too baggy!! I can pull down all my pants from before my weight loss without unzipping them..I LOVE IT!!! C
  23. Rica TOO funny!!!... 30 minute brisk uphill walk this am. Tonight..NOTHING except my Danielle Steel and a cup of protein hot chocolate,heaven! Have a happy Friday eve!! Chantal
  24. I need the contact info for Don Mills.Preferably his phone # My GP needs to talk with him... Thanks in advance for your help Chantal
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    Urgent Info Required....

    Thanks guys...i knew i could count on you!! Chantal

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