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welcome skboone, my daughters office told me to make sure i had some Gatorade, the little sugar in it helped with the headaches. hang in there, we are all here for support

yippie, jump a little higher, laugh a little more, play a lot harder

i believe we all go through these different dreams and worry, it seems to be normal....its a big change in our lives.I have choose to only tell a handful of people mostly my husband, kids and there spouses...I dont want or need any of the negative or judgmental talk about this...I am working at trying to stay very positive and work hard at this....its a roller coaster of feelings but there is a great supportive group here thats all going through it also

got ya added Amy thanks

Welcome Stephaine/Umi if you want added to our fb group send me a direct link to your page....its a closed group for everyones privacy

Welcome jh5497

ok there is many Sunny Dee account who knew lol not sure which is yours

so happy for you, you have done so great....hope mine gets over soon....omg girl you stay in touch, i am goign to be thinking and worrying for you day of your surgery, contact me soon as possible...sure we will talk before then but good luck on it....and to everyone this week having surgery...our thoughts and prayers with you and let us know soon how it goes for you each

Crab & Broccoli Cream of Soup 1 Can of crab meat ( I used crown Prince fancy pink, rinse it off helps take some sodium) 80 calories, 4 carbs, 14 Protein, 760 sodium Broccoli 3 little stalks About 1/4 cup 7 calories, 1 carb, 1 protein, 7 sodium chicken broth 1 cup (these vary so much, try to use low sodium with the granules or premade) Skim Milk Fat Free 1 cup 90 calories, 13 carb, 8 protein, 130 sodium White Flour 3tbs-1/4 cup ( this will add carbs so use as little as possible or use cornstarch to thicken) 100 calories (1/4 c) 23 carbs, 3 protein but in skillet or saucepan the crab, and broccoli, with pan sprayed with olive oil brown, then add broth, and flour let simmer to thicken, then add milk and simmer some more Put in blender and puree...(I always hold a dish towel over the lid of the blender cause the warmness can cause pressure and want to squirt it out) about 1 1/2- 2 servings it makes 1 serving is 158 calories, 21 carbs, 16 protein, 603 sodium, this will vary depending on the broth kind y0u use. Welcome to all the new August sleevers, wow it keeps growing and growing

sodium is what started getting to me in the cans of Soup and broth thats why i started making them, and the unflavored unjury is good to mix in things, i also found a few muscle milk lites i could stomach. also thats why i started blending shrimp and crab to make a soup they got some protein in them and now fat etc hang in there this stupid preop and little post op is only a season in time and before ya know it we will be looking fantastic

got ya Robyn thanksIf everyone that adds me or sends request could say your from this group and maybe your username here would also help so i can keep straight who everyone is, wow the group is huge but we will be a small huge group soon

ok here is a direct link maybe that will help http://www.facebook.com/klyn.mcmickell?ref=tn_tnmn

I think the problem may be the way my name is spelled and capitals and all should be like this Klyn McMickell hopefully that will get ya to my face book or send me your name and I will try to add also....some have many with that name when I have searched so give me an idea like where your from or something so I can pick the right person

Carlab51, You are in our thoughts and prayers, as I laid going to sleep last night I wondered how you was doing. Sure this must be very hard for you having your mind so set on one thing then finding something else out, Finding this early I am hopeful will help and was meant to be....Take care of your self and stay strong...let us know often how you are we will be thinking of you

way to go shell12 you did great, thats how we do it one day at a time

Yep and i am keeping you *hugs*

aznurse4u, i have tried adding you on FB not sure if yur settings how you have yours set up but not even giving me the option to add you, try adding me to your friends list cause thats what I could not send you (Klyn McMickell) and then I can add you to the FB group, anyone else that wants added do the same of friending me or Jay Bee then we can add you to the FB group cause its private amazing now how many I find with the same name for 40 years hardly ever seen it but that was all meant we was to meet

thank you pronounced (kay-lynn) no one ever gets that from the spelling

Name- Klyn Age- (if you wish)48 Location-Utah highest weight/current weight/ goal weight-379/355/175 Anything else you'd like to share?Married for 31 years, 3 great kids and 4 grandkids, 2 live with me and my daughter and they keep me very busy watching them while she works, I want to be able to keep up with them all and live again and do all the fun things. Not just sit and watch life go by me. Work out of home with a trucking business we own while watching the kids.

but Icandoithis, look at what you have lost, that's more then my 5 year old granddaughter, you have already lost a mini person ya i am kinda stalled right now to, but I been adding in some walking and such, not much mind you but trying to get it in there and i am sure that its toning some and so more like muscle weighs more then fat, I lol when I think of me with muscles lol but its coming....So you have done wonderful and one day it will be there. Sure our bodies is rebelling saying i know this stage and pretty soon she will stop working so hard and I will slam it back on her, well sorry body, not this time when I loose the weight this time its a goner for good. Dang I am turning in to one of those happy people that make ya crazy cause there to happy, but I am right now, been so long since I felt this good and excited about something

Yippie convertible, Thelma and Louise

I love there vanilla to always ask anyone going there to pick me up some, I actually still have some from son going last year. but darn not taking check on luggage this time so not getting anything. I assume it has to go in checked baggage cause its a liquid, correct? I do wonder about if there is medicine we can buy down there cheaper to bring back but then are we alowed to do stuff like that, with new requlatins f flying just never sure now. I have looked the TSA rules up but some times ya still wonder

I thought I had read and watched everything I had gotten or ever seen, but it has been a whirlwind of emotions and decisions and finding the right doctor and all so maybe I better set back down and go through it all again, I do have it all saved and printed out..maybe the second time around I will pick up on all that I didn't catch before...thanks

well Mom_24 I am stealing you as my sleeve buddy to....when I asked Susan about a week ago she said there was someone scheduled but they hadn't paid there deposit yet so not positive there will be any that day with me. I am just all Sunny happy (well and flippity flopping nervous) inside right now....You are all a fabulous group to be going through this with. Not sure I would ever be able to make it to reunions, ya never know, but feel I know so of you pretty good now and couldn't ask for a better supportive group to go through this with

Thats good to know, i had sent susan an email a little bit ago wondering. There is so many things i do wonder on, like I hear they wrap the legs, is that just with ace wrappings or do they use the leg ones that hook to a machine and inflate and deflate?Also was wondering I was told they just do the leak test in the surgery now and not the day after like they had been doing where you drank it and they looked at it go through you, how do all feel about that practice? (Talking on what I know of Dr Alvarez, I know each dr does it different) I mean i dont want to drink the die but sort of felt comfortable knowing it was done twice. Susan did say I could still do it. Not wanting to go against what the doctor feels is best but also don't want to get home and have a leak. Sort of surprised they send you home the day you do get to have some liquids, would think keeping you that day would be the important day to see how you react to everything, I know they give you ice chips the second day to see how it is. Don't get me wrong I feel very good about my doctor just a few of these things wondering about and trying to clarify in my head. I do know they said we wont be catheterized. Does anyone know what they give for pain meds and antibiotics? Also read so many saying they gained weight cause of all the fluid from surgery and such so guess we need to prepare oursleves for that and not be disappointed. Have read lots on women and there monthly cycle, many being on it while there, worry some of that cause I am on mine most the time right now with this menopause but asked Susan on that now in email to..... Wow so excited for all you that start this in the next week.....