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Texas rooster and Sammy just read and re-read,your storys. First thank you both for serving. Without young men like you 2 I'd be bebopping around in a burkah or worse and since I'm already shaped,like a pup tent.... Rooster if anyone tried to get in your face remind thIem Don't mess with Texas! Sammy" oorah son" proud to know you both on Bariatric Pal. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Creek Imp this hits home. I haven't too many,baripals but my l a te husband the Somewhat Lamented chose to die of kidney disease 5 1/2 years ago. Never told me or the kids of the diagnosis. Didn't know for certain until I went through his paperwork after he died. Lab reports, letter from his doctor etc. Wouldn't you have thought he would have shared this with me? We had been,married 44 years. What makes it even sadder, I naturally have 3 kidneys. If I hadn't been a match something could have,been worked out with OSU, they do chain kidney transplants, if you're not a match you still donate a kidney which is given to your match and another kidney is found for your loved one. I could have helped him change his diet to a kidney sparing one. There is still latent,resentment,in my [emoji173] that he didn't care enough to share the news with me. Like you said these are also raw truths. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Amen my Red Deer Bari sister. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Fluffy Chix my life is still,complex and getting complexer (is that even a word?). As I told,you yesterday call from a girl named Trisha at the surgeon's office saying,everything had cleared and I was scheduled for February 15th. Called back to set up a time to go to Columbus for,my presurgical blood work. Woman #2 I don't see you on the surgery list. When i,told her that Trisha had called -hmm I'm not so sure about,that. Hung up the phone and bawled for 5'-10 minutes. Yesterday was also Social Security Day, although i,WAS feeling broken and down I thought a change of scenery might help ,so i left the house with Tomkitten. When I got back home a couple or 3 hours later there was a message from presurgical testing asking that i call them back please. So I tried and they had left early. Turned out they leave at 4 on Friday although they're there until 7pm Monday-Thursday. Now i will stew and fret all weekend until I can call them Monday,morning at 7am. I will set my alarm Sunday,might so I'm up bright and early. Yeah I was gonna lay in a supply of Premier or maybe Muscle milk. My surgeon doesn't require it but I thought. I'd replace one of my meals and see if I couldn't lose some more weight pre surg. Am I having it still in February ??only GOD knows and he hasn't sent me a word of knowledge. Puddycat could yowl her little lungs out. Pray, light candles, call a TV evangelist, I'm marshalling all my forces for good. I WANT THIS SURGERY! Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Welcome home Janet, may you have a smooth and uneventful healing process. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

If you have the least amount of gastritis coffee,makes, it worse. Its one of the f first things a gastroenterologist will tell to delete from your diet. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Fergie71 so glad you're losing in Ohio, where in Ohio,are you located? Thought I had met all the Buckeyes on here but you're one I missed. I'm in Mount Vernon, 14 miles from Ohio's Geographic Center. I'll have RnY sometime this early-mid March in Columbus , i,am anxiously awaiting a definite date. So far I have met Bari pals from Bowling Green, Toledo, Akron, Dayton,Coshocton and Zanesville, oh yeah and 2 from Cleveland. Best wishes on your continued recovery. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm a list maker, have been since I can't remember when. Wait, it might be on one of my lists. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Attention I have now lost a cinder block, still pre surgl, just wait until then & I'll, show you some REAL good weight loss. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Creekimp13 back in the old days say late 50s to early 60s somebody, I think,Alan Sherman was the name recorded a lttle ditty You've got to have skin All you really need is skin It keeps the outsides out And the inside in. Thought you and everyone else needed a little humor. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

@Mattymatt you and i may be paddling the same canoe. I got a call from the surgeon's office giving me a date of February 15th, when I called back,to set up my presurgical blood work the 2nd lady said "don't be so sure you're getting then." went off to pay bills, today was Social Security day, when I got home there was a call from presurgical testing- unfortunately they had left for the weekend so now I have to stew until Monday morning. Wahhh! Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Guess what KatFight- I have a grandaughter that's 21 and she's the younger,of the 2. So Taylor has not only a Bari-aunt she has a Bari- great aunt too. At 72 I wish also I had come to the point sooner but I intend to live the rest of my days thinner and healhier.I hope Taylor knows we all are here for her on this journey. I think it's great we can be mentors for others. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi glamgirl,@fireman in Greenville will be so,happy to see another North Carolinian on here. Where in that beautiful state are you located? My daughter and her husband lived for a short in Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County. I hope your stuggles,with BCBS are small and over soon. I'm in Central Ohio and will,have RnY within the next 6 weeks. I've done a lot of studies and would be happy to be a resource person for you on this journey. Sunny Days and a Bright,Future for you. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Miss Macky, i,am so proud of you. I know you'll make a success of this journey, others are gonna see the cute chick that's been hiding inside soon. Keep walking, keep sipping and you'll beat your monsters soon. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Wish they would authorize us a seat belt retractor for the,loose skin. That said Girl you look so good and a size 8 looks good on you. Congratulations. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Welcome Dee I am your size twin HW355CW323 looking forward to. RnY surgery soon. Lets join together,on this journey. Congratulations to your hubby on his weight loss, doesn't seem fair men lose faster but that's life in the jungle as the lion said. I'm in Central Ohio, will be having surgery,at Mount Carmel in Columbus within the next 6 weeks. I'm not a bit frightened,just impatient to start on a future of better health. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I also have a suggestion, if your high risk on/gun isn't familiar with post bariatric patients get a consultation with a ob affiliated with a hospital which also does WLS surgery. This would be advice I would give my daughter or grandaughters. Take care of that precious life inside you, I will be praying for you. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi Kentucky Kids! I'm in Central Ohio but have been following the story lines of your journeys with great interest. God Bless and keep all of you. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Michigan 3: after the abortive attempts since today was Social Security day decided to go pay bills etc. When i got home there had been a call back,from hospital scheduling. Wouldn't you know they had closed,and won't be back until Monday at 7AM. Now I can screw myself up all,weekend,about what THIS person will say. I might,not,need surgery,if I commit hari kari in the next 3 days.Calgon take me away! Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Called back to schedule presurgery bloodwork, the new lady tried to tell me that 1st lady was in error, to just wait until,i receive paperwork, maybe tommorrow, maybe Monday. I've been bounced a round like a tennis ball and I'm getting dis,-spirited. [emoji26][emoji26][emoji26] Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Ktgirl246, glowing up and camomilelavender I just heard from my surgeon's office. Surgery date February 15th, was my late MIL birthday, hope she's looking down from Heaven and cheering me on. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Brittdlt & anyone else. Just heard from my surgeon's office. I am your surgery twin although I will be having a RnY. Please send happy thoughts my way and pray for me too. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hey everybody, I JUST heard from my surgeon's office. Date February 15th, please be happy for me. Just was certain this day would never come. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Stefanie0804 I just heard from my surgeon's office. Praise God it is February 15th, I just CAN T believe it, it has been sooo long coming. I'll check back in with you a little later, ooh so many,loose ends to tie up. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hey folks am I still going to be successful? I wear dentures,i m gonna have to glue them in better,if I will have to chew each bite 20-30 times. Ah pleases tell me I'm worrying about nothing. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app