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Malin

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    it's probably too late to suggest this to you now....but I asked my surgeon to prescribe something for me to take for the couple of days before surgery.....he gave me Valium....it was wonderful and did the trick!............the other thing I did was I tried to stay busy ......I had an adult coloring book that I worked on a lot....you'll do fine! No worries!

    OOOOH! adult coloring book is an AWESOME idea!!! I'm getting one to take with me tomorrow!

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    I've had squirrel! I remember we had to eat it carefully to avoid the buckshot. I was just a kid. I've also had rabbit--no lie, bbq rabbit is GOOD.

    Ah, venison! it's SO good. I recently made venison stuffed mushrooms. Hardly ANY fat in that meat. It's some of the most lean meat I've ever cooked with. It's really a shame it isn't commercially available in stores. It's GOOD for you! Unfortunately, the last deer killed by anyone here at Casa Enfuego was the one that hit us (yes, it hit us when it ran out when it was chasing a sexy girl deer) we were coming home from Six Flags last year. It did about $2000 in damage to our car. the good little redneck girl in me wanted to go back for it, but it was 0300 in the morning!

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    @@simpsongrad @@The New Kel I'm mom to 3 kids (2 boys, 1 stepdaughter). And this time of year, I find myself thinking "I HAVE to make this" or "I have to keep Christmas Cookies around" (like those impossibly pretty ones on Pintrest and facebook). It's like a measure of my mommyhood. When I was a kid, Christmas was a whirl of my mom and grandmothers making tons of Christmas candy that would be nibbled on until Christmas Eve/Christmas. (I HATED Divinity, and they always made a ton of it)

    Instead of making food, I'm thinking of focusing on experiences together (Church, charity work, walking and looking at the lights, concerts) than the food part.

    But it's so dang hard. I had an incredibly crappy day Tuesday, and what was the first thing I had my husband do? Go get me a chocolate malt from Sonic (I'm pre-op). I tried to make my day better with a malt. I just felt fatter and the crappy day wasn't any better really.

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    Your father loves you and he is worried for your safety. That is not hard to understand. The hard part is getting past that. I think it is important for him to know that you have listened and considered his concerns. It is equally important that he know that this is your decision, not his.

    Life is full of what ifs. I had two friends die from this surgery years ago, which was a major factor in my putting it off for so long. But, that was years ago, and both of them were in really bad shape pre-op. When your time is up, it is up. Your chances of dying from this are about the same as dying in a wreck on the highway. As for the other complications, yeah, they are there, but there are risks we incur every day just living our lives. You know all this already. Your father does too at some level, but he has to get past the fact that it is his little girl who is going to be in danger, and there is nothing he can do about it. That is hard on a Dad, and I write that as the father of three little girls. Although they are adults, married and with children of their own, they will always be my little girls.

    Talk to him and put it to him this way if you haven't already. It might not help right away, but you will have done all you can to let him know you consider his fears for your safety important.

    My dad died in 1982 after a gastric bypass. I am fairly certain his surgeon was NOT trained properly in the technique--and there was a lawsuit. Despite all that, my mother (who is also a RN), opted to get a gastric sleeve, and now I am getting a gastric sleeve too. Yes, there are risks but honestly there are risks with any surgery and just from being obese in general. Thanks for giving a dad's imput, @@LittleBill

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