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haha thanks :wub: i thought of calling the doctor tomorrow, just to make sure its all ok by him (btw its dr couch in rockingham) nothing against him though, he's an amazing doctor and a really great guy!

i have no doubt in my mind how frustrated you feel right about now! I'm a vet nurse. It's astounding the amount of people you have come in because "there dog is sick, but it only just got sick today", when you know to damn well that this dog couldnt have just gotten sick in the last 24 hours, its severly malnourished and not cared for in the slightest. You always know for a fact that the next question out of their mouth is going to be "And how much is this going to cost me?", closly followed by "Im on consession/health care card/ seniors card, whats my discount?" Never is it, "and will i get a discount?" they just assume that they get one for whatever reason! Then, once they come out of consult, you hand over the bill and one of two things happen! Situation one: (yelling!) You told me that the consult was only going to be $40!, so why is this bill for $100!! Its at this point i pray ide had a voice recorder, so that i could go back and show these people that we never say it is going to cost $40, we say $40 for the consult plus whatever treatment is required, but as usual, these people only hear what they want to hear! They moan and groan about not feeding themselves this week, and then you end up feeling like the bad guy when you take the money from them! Situation two: Again, you give them the bill...but they just flatout refuse to pay it! "Oh! i dont have that sort of money...im not a doctor you know!!" Luckily at this point, we have a credit system where we get many details from them along with two refrences. But, not to my suprise at all, this form is yet another inconvienience to them. "I'll be back tomorrow,"..."I dont understand why you need all this information!"..."You have no right to ask for this information!" We are doing a favour by them and yet they are still complaining! We generally ask for a half payment, but again that never happens. Don't get me wrong, the majority of our clients are lovely people that would do absolulty anything for their pets, but after reading the original post, its just got me so worked up! Some people just dont deserve pets, they forget...pets are not a right, there a privledge!!

Plus! let me just add, if you are going to a wedding there is no doubt going to be people there that your probably havnt seen in a while...dont you want them to see how ravishing you are looking!!!

thanks heaps, i was a bit worried...have had a long talk and weve worked it out, ive just been looking forward to this for so long and been doing optifast religously...so i was just a lil worried - bt thanks heaps!

whos getting excited! i am! plus a little nervous...and anxious...and worried! but all very exciting! pre-op appointment on monday! bloods and ecg....:crying: not too keen on, but then only one week to go!! i have to be @ the hospital @ 5 on surgery day! which means i need to leave home at like 3.30...which means i need to be up at like 2!! :teeth_smile:

this worries me...im 3 weeks in - have a week to go..and there is no way i have lost 7.5kg...and i stuck to Optifast like glue!!! is the pre-op doc going to accuse me of cheating? will they cancel my surgery!? geezzz now im worried... HELP!

i hope not! ive just been having normal miso soup...we have this little japanese sushi shop and they sell it for $1 a cup, and i find it really good when im shopping to have a cup in my hand as im going from store to store.... i dont know if youve tried the deserts yet? i have a week to go :S beginning to get a little petrified actually! anyways i have found that the Desserts have been what are getting me through...i LOVE the choc mousse stuff! YUM!!

haha brandy i wish i had this problem!!! and you get 4 shakes a day!? i only get 3, but i also get 2 cups ove veg a day... im getting there, the hardest thing i am finding is about 4-5pm, too early for tea, but i dont want to have my final Optifast for the day because i just know i will be hungry after tea...ive managed to push lunch out to about 2pm, but it must be physilogically programmed into my, because by 4pm im hungry again...its generally just head hunger and i can push through it with sugarfree gum...but its deffinatly i struggle! but well done to you! and doog luck with your surgery!

add me to that list!! ohhh im so excited....i actually realised just how close it was today...we have this thing here in my town called the crab fest...generally goes off...sounds lame but its really quite awesome...anyway, thats on the 8th and 9th...and my preop appointments on the 10th...and i saw the sign and i was like...ohhh a mnth from then ill be having my pre-op appointment...then i was like, hang on a sec...itll be the next day! and a week after that...surgery!!!! :blushing: I dont think ive ever been so excited about anything EVER before...for the first time in well, ever... im gunna be thinner! (i know not overnight, but you get my drift...)its just hit me...and its just sunk in!!! sorry guys, im just stoked!!

Im being banded on the 17th too!! Cannot wait!! yay!!!

Thanks for all your help. I've become quite partial to the chocolate mousse Desserts... its the best time of the day now! I made a broth last night like you suggested, using all the vegies on the list, Water and a little bonox, and it was really really good...was enough leftovers for my allowance today too! I love your 'opti-yuk'! My family and friends have quickly gotten to calling it optisludge and optispew (charming i know, thats my 12 year old sister for you!) but we'll have to introduce that one! they'll love it! thanks for everyones help! i keep telling myself that its worth it and ill thank myself for it one day! 2 and a half weeks to go!!! Thanks again! dan

Hi all, I joined this forum about a week ago and i love it! The only problem Im having is with the speed. I have a good connection and never have problems with speed of other forums or any other websites, but whenever i visit this forum it can take up to 5 minutes to open up a thread! im really enjoying this forum and really want to get stuck into it! but at the moment i can't. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Danni xox

yes very much so. I got the email for this and just opened it and it took a good 4 minutes to open... any ideas?

thanks very much! i tried adding vanilla esscence to the vanilla one today and just made it a hundred times worse :tt2: but ill deffinatly try adding the diet soft drinks instead of Water...ive been trying to stay away from the stuff but maybe if i just do it every couple of days it might work... ive found the jelly to be a god send!! i have been adding strawberry jelly crystals to the strawberry shake and thats been going really well, and today i discovered the desert mousse stuff, and that i think is going to be my saviour - its fantastic! In regards to the vegies, yes im allowed two cups a day, i have been trying to save them for dinner time and just stirfrying them up by themselves, purely for the reason that i have something to eat when the family sits down for dinner... I wonder if you can verify something for me? With the vegies, is it 2 cups cooked or raw? Thanks again - you have been very handy!!

hi teagan! my initial appointment was the 21st of december, but it took me a little while to get the funds together around that time of the year, so i went back and saw him the 12th of feb and my surgery is scheduled for the 17th of march! all very exciting...however he could have done it as early as 3 weeks, but he wanted me on the optifast for 4 weeks...so im trudging through that at the moment! i dont know if it makes any difference, but i am covered by HBF.