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Wow @ Recidivist, a major Blow-out! That is some Scary Larry stuff to happen, get better, get everything fixed up and get back out here with all us! We'll put a small sandbag on the Victory Bench to save the space for,you, but I believe you'll be able to claim it soon!

Don't let your mind write checks your body can't cash. Wasn't a recliner but another comfy living room chair, took my walker and Tomkitten to pry me up and out, I was shaking l8je a half- froze dog before it was all over! Just Warning!

Confidence is not "Will they Like Me?"; Confidence is " I will be still be just fine even if They Don't!"

Let us know how everything goes, if pictures don't lie he looks a very kind and tolerant,person . But Satan and my first surgeon I consulted were pleasant to look upon, it was their inner hearts that were black and evil. Wasn't the first translation of Lucifer "Son of The morning" a shining but fallen angel plotting a take- over from God? But may Dr Pleatman be all you desire in a doctor, you deserve the very best when YOU are deal8by with your life!

Wowsers, you sure it's ALL you? Looks like you snuck some kinfolk' s snapshots in. Hey Guys I do want what she's got, dont you?

Yeah I always hated push-ups where my Boobs hit the floor long before the rest of me. Felt like saying" Houston We Have a Problem Here!" And Downward Dog always meant a whole lot of Upward Rump to me! If I get locked into this position does my local EMTs haul me to the hospital in such a position? Attention, we have middle-aged lady on board, bent at 60 degree angle, our assesment - Major Cramp. ETA 4 minutes or when we stop laughing! HCDFG, hardly can drive for giggling!📉Oopsie!

Applesauce, even the unsweetened tastes sweet now, sugar free puddings, many Jello flavors to choose from although my one dietician groaned h9memade cheesy potato soup, skim milk and lower fat cheese, said not happy with that. Told them okay but my pouch was, and anything that does not puke up is my friend. Also pureed down pears, did you know They are less- allergic- invoking than apples? Never did before, but you learn a lot around here. Weird things I CAN'T handle, bananas, cottage cheese and Greek Yogurt straight although in a smoothie I usually can do okay.

Lady Sin there is nothing sinful about that, you're coming right along good, I would say. Keep on keeping on My Friend.

May it be a Treat for You and never any Tricks happen. Going to be neat telling everybody you want to " I had my surgery on April Fools Day!"

Bariatric Patients as a rule don't retain enough stomach acid to digest carbonate, usually you just pass it,out in your stool indigested, but perhaps it could affect your kidneys also. They along with the g.I. system get wastes disposed of.

You must have got the same model pouch as Fluffy Chix, hers is very cast iron, gave her hardly any trouble. Gosh I wish mine had been the same instead of a more tempermental model but Precious and I will still make our peace. Just had my 2 oz of pureed down "Not so Sloppy :sloppy Joe mix with lean meat. And I think she is going to accept it, happy 6 month Surgiversity to us both. Yeah tomato isn't the easiest thing to handle but if you could do it, Hurray for us both! Going to wait more than 30 minutes to drink anything just in case. See my path has had briars, bumps and twists to,it, in some respects I am 6 months , in others 3 maybe 4 but I will get there to the finish line🚕I'm a jalopy where many of you younger ones are Ferraris, Like the old time Timex Watch commercial " I take a lickin' and keep on tickin': so I guess I'll still be okay.Talked to one of my bariatric nurses today, told me to stop having "diet envy",that I am still doing just fine, maybe I am slower through stages but I have a great weight loss to show for things, can't compare oranges and apples, but sometimes I feel like a gnarled old crabapple. But maybe God likes all kinds of fruit in his Garden,yeah I LIKE that thought! And your restriction may hit in other ways, if not you're still doing your thing, just your way! My Proud moment, down to 242 from surgery weight of 319, n9w that I think is Good! But it has been in fits and spurts although I never really have stalled. Remember, a jalopy, that's me. I guess I chug a chug along.

Wow Jenn, I know you had to work hard to get there so fast, congratulations on such a smooth weight loss. I know you have to be proud of you!

Ah but that would mean insurance was doing something to help us instead of existing only for the frustration quotient. Nice is not in the first name of any plan I ever encountered.

And I like them both, mine still looks like " What happened Man?" but maybe my appearance will settle down soon. If not I have a lot of odd- looking relatives to resemble. Thanks Aunts and Uncles for all those cousins, surely there is at least 1 or 2 I look like. Just hope it's not the polecats, gamblers or felons on the family tree. Almost prefer on of the moonshiners, they were at,least small business- men. 🎐🍺🍙

Sort of like Willie Wonkas Golden ticket only this one reads " Entitles Bearer to 1 (one) Bariatric Procedure to be done no more than 60 days from above date" Just a little Fizzy Lifting Drink and you're through. Then the real work of the Future starts, and that can be the toughest stage of all!

And forward March resolutely towards surgery, because your day of Glory is coming and I am very excited for you. Less than a week, these last few do move fast, but you're ready , steady, forward now!

Ah Avery's Mom I sure do hope they are superior or at least at an adequate level. I had so many weekly blood draws the time my PICC line was in , I think they would have,nearly reached Columbus, and I still don't know what this mysterious iron,level is, I think it's a secret. Am I a whole iron skillet low or more like a I quart warm-up? IDK truly don't know after all, it's only MY BODY but nobody tells me nothing. That's one thing I hate about testing, it's always We'll Tell Your Doctor, why not tell me it's MY BODY I'm trying to live in!

And wishing only the best to all of you upcoming, we always have room,on the Losers Bench of Victory for a few more.

My good friend Violet has Jacob , she has worked with him to the point he may be mainstreamed soon. Went to visit one day, Jacob and I discussed one of his specials interests, we tend to have ones that fascinate us, one of mine is Medicine to the,point some might call me a "geek". At any rate, after I left , Jacob asked if I could come visit again. Violet said that was rather unusual , he seldom asked that, he paid me what I consider a great compliment he said " She likes ME for ME" he could sense my acceptance innately. Well why not, we were in a way -cousins after all.

And talk more, move the food around on the plate, try to tell the others I am enjoying your company, the statement she is doing this to get better is very good, almost everyone I know is on some sort of diet anyway so we don't stick out as bad as one might think. Yes box it up if necessary, I got a card from my facility that states as a post- bariatric patient I am permitted to choose from childs or senior menu. Well I am a " senior" or at least the calender says so, I think of me more as "late Middle Age," my RnY gave me a longer lifespan. And I intend to" rock it" as long as I have breath in this body.

Froufrou , give my love to your little one from a Spectrum aunt, even though I am on the high- end of things I still rejoice with you in each milestone, a Neurotypical world is not always kind to us. Love her for the unique being she is , she has not one of my battles, you know he4 diagnosis, I spent years being,told I was weird, flawed, even had cousins who told me to commit suicide because I would be of no use to anyone now or in the future. And in the 40s and 50s and even into the 60s it was denied Autistics could be female. Help her to reach all her potentials, our motherboard is wired a little differently but we are rich wonderful beings to know. When I got my official diagnosis it actually was freeing, but I was well into late adulthood before it happened. Something odd, when I got my " official" I reached out to my friend Robin, an RN, imagine my surprise when she told me " I've known for a long time, I just thought you didn't want to talk of it!" I'm very happy you do love and accept her, many times my Neurotypical mum could not. One observation I heard her make " its like a hen raising a clutch of duck eggs, your baby starts to swim and all you can do is run up and down the riverbank squawking" that at least had some humour to it. The one that cut me to the quick and still does even these years later " Millions of babies in this world and God had to give me YOU?" When the base person in your life doesn't lovingly accept you it leaves a scar that never heals right. But I am strong, as brave as possible and still believe in ME no matter what others may say. And as she grows up, I pray the same for her, that she finds a place that fits her perfect in life. Much Love❤Frustr8

Amazon is like a large spider, I buy what I can off of Bariatric Pal store, Alex has good stuff, our best interests at ❤, after all he's been there, done that himself, and I believe only stocks the best. And the shipping time is very good, very quick between NY and Ohio. And if I could get to Sam's Club I would buy there or Costco before enriching the Amazon Spider!

You're right, if the past held anything for me, I would have stayed there, so forward, even if small steps they are in the right direction. Thanks Tealael for reminding me of what I forgot for a moment.😝

So glad for your Dr Hipp, so glad he saved you the first time, so trusting April 25th will bring only good results, you have had Hades. on Earth so I will forcast a Heavenly Recovery for you then. Keep us updated as time goes by, okay? ❤😣❤

Oh My, Proud Grammy, I can't scarcely believe it. Yes Life does go on but I think you must be reeling about now, hold tight, remember the love that you had for them and they had for you. My Kevin died the day of our Aunt Ruth's funeral, she was like a " second mother" to my husband. It gave me a little peace to believe Kevin didn't have to be as scared of Heaven with Aunt Ruth there, They had a very close relationship while they both were earthbound, perhaps it will be,like that for Andrew and your. mom, at least it gives me peace to believe it. And remember , you are assured of our love and prayerful support Kathy! Hugs on this difficult day!