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I'm confused. The real Pink Floyd? David Gilmour? Or a cover band? I didn't think Floyd was touring. Hope I'm wrong.

Moderator, can we close this thread? LadiWobs hasn't posted for a few pages now, and it's devolving into a total train wreck. LadiWobs, I hope you find the answers you need, and share them with us in a new thread when you're ready to do so. And ONLY when you're ready to do so.

nikiw714, our troop also will send boxes of cookies to the troops in Iraq or Afghanistan if you tell them to. Just buy a box and say "give it to the troops". We ship a whole pallet over there each year.

I used to reason with myself.... "Half the box of Samoas is air anyway, they don't pack 'em in like they do with Thin Mints, so it's OK eating a whole box of Samoas at one sitting".

I knew this day was coming. My daughter sells the Cookies. She's been a scout for 10 years now. I've always taken them to work, to sell to coworkers. In prior years, I could easily put away a whole box of cookies in one sitting. Now that I'm sleeved, I think I'll be able to refrain ... but it's going to be hard. Especially when I see my coworkers chomping down on THIN MINTS.... Lord give me strength!

I also wanted to point out that going to an AA meeting is NOT A FORM OF WEAKNESS. You will not be seen as weak for asking for help. In fact, it takes an act of COURAGE to do this. A wise scholar once said, "If I am not for myself, who will be?"

I tried starting this post fifteen different ways. None of them was perfect. Just get to a meeting. Just one. You don't have to introduce yourself. You can stay silent the entire time. Just go, listen, absorb, watch. Just one meeting. That's all I'm asking. ONE. Please. There are tens of millions of people who have been helped by AA. Tell me where you live and I will try to find a chapter near you. I'll send you the meeting schedule. That will be one less obstacle to overcome. I can't stress this enough. If you want to do something about your drinking, AA is the place to start. I guarantee it. Contact me with a private message and I will be happy to share my personal struggle, and success, with you.

Can you elaborate? Even the shots that are based on whey?

Can you tell us why it was recommended you not use your CPAP? I'm racking my brain trying to think of a reason. I'm no doctor, just curious.

There are many people involved in this surgery. There's the physician's own nurses, the nurses in the OR, the anesthesiologist, the doctors and nurses in recovery, the nurses and residents on the hospital floors, and even the people who do scheduling. I've found that more than once, their instructions don't always agree. It's understandable, it's a large set of people involved. It happens. It's just strange to hear someone told NOT to bring their machine. CPAP is very important, especially if your pressure is high. I think you should call your surgeon, and if you can't get a hold of him, call your primary (or whoever prescribed the CPAP), or call the anesthesiologist. Ask to speak to the doctor, not to another member of the staff. Get it from the horse's mouth. And even if they all say no? I'd still bring it to the hospital.

Oh, I was there. I was where you are. I was MAYOR of that place. For many weeks, there was zero desire to eat. From sun-up until about 4pm, I didn't want to eat a thing. This went on for a long time. Around 4pm the hunger would peek its head, but it wasn't a monster hunger. I asked myself (and the message board, and the doctors), "HOW can I get these Protein goals if I just don't feel like eating?" The answer: patience. It will change. I sympathize, and it will get better.

You illustrate a great point that I have tried to underscore on these message boards. Too often I hear people use the actual number on the scale as the goal. They get stressed when they lose 4 pounds less than they expected. The number on the scale is TRIVIAL. You just hit a massive goal, the elimination of the need for diabetic medications. That's a bigger goal than any number on the scale, to me. My goal is HEALTHY, not a specific weight. Kick the diabetes, kick the high blood pressure, kick the sleep apnea, kick the sore knees ... those are my goals. Not the number on the scale. Oh, and WAY TO GO!

This is one of my major complaints with the weight loss surgery departments. They make you get so many (necesssary!) tests before surgery (cardio, pulmonary, etc). They really do their best to make sure they leave no stone unturned, they really do a thorough job. And while many (most?) surgeons also require a psych eval BEFORE surgery ... I've found the psych support AFTER surgery to be nonexistent. Any change as large as weight-loss surgery is bound to come with self-image changes, maybe self-respect changes, and a whole lot of other emotional changes. Why they don't prepare you for this, and encourage therapist visits post-surgery, is beyond me. But I'm a strong proponent of therapy. Been going for years. My weekly head-shrink has gotten me through many tough times. These self-image issues you talk about, I had them too, and I had a trusted therapist to talk them out with. It made a world of difference. If you struggle with these issues, or even if you're somewhat curious how your mind works, I recommend you visit a therapist, even just on a whim. We make regular wellness visits with our doctors, dentists, eye doctors .... why not also check into the wellness of our MINDS? The only stigma is the one you hold.

I can't imagine the courage it took to have the surgery done, and not have health insurance for follow-ups, complications, or concerns. If you made it this far, that courage can surely get you through this too. It does get better. Everyone's pulling for you.

Relax. I'm not disrespecting janitors. I'm trying to point out that "I work in a hospital" was used to say that she is an authority and that her opinions are not to be questioned.