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LOL, I'll bet Lanie!!! I'm a Sens fan myself (difficult when I live so close to Toronoto and have to contend with all the Leafs Fans!).

Yup, I'll let you know how the 2nd fill goes. Funny how each doc is different, eh? I hope 6 Jul comes soon for you Elisabethsew!

So, I tried that trick. I put two 10 lb weights on my new scale and it came up as 21.0 lbs (so, one lb over). The other one (the non-digital came up as exactly 20 lbs. Interesting!!!! Oh well, I'll still use the digital one...it is easier on my eyes and I can see more clearly if I've lost .5 lbs etc. It will just have to become my new baseline!

That's a great idea Elisabethsew! I'll do that. Although my guess would be that the digital one is more accurate.

Yeah, I e-mailed unjury a while back & asked if they shipped to Canada and got no reply; so I guess that WAS my reply! lol If you buy a big tub of prot. powder at GNC...ask first if you can bring it back if you don't like it. The lady who worked where I bought mine said that would be no problem.

That would be cool but difficult to get a conveninet time for everyone. But it is worth trying. I have gone to the chat room a few times (not recently) and usually nobody is there. However a couple of times I lucked in and was able to chat with folks. :canada: :canada:

Yup, mosquitoes are alive and well right now; especially at night. BUT, on the upside I do notice they are smaller than usual; but tis early in the season yet! What really bugs me (NO pun intended!) are the June Bugs!! UUUUGH! I was watering the plants the other night (in the dark) and something wacked me hard against my bare neck and I could hear the wings fluterring etc....and it smacked into me. DAMN THING. I'm sure it was a June Bug...I don't know what else could have actually hurt me that much slamming into me like that!!! Oh...and my husband reminded me to say that I also screamed like a little girl! (It was dark and I wasn't expecting to be attacked!!!). Of course he comes running to see if I'm okay (good to know!) and I had to shamefully say it was just a bug!!!

The nausea thing was my big fear too; as a few yrs ago after some surgery I had, I woke up out of it vomiting. Not fun. I explained this to them and they said that they use a really strong anti-nauseau drug and they would keep an eye on top of that. So, it was a breeeeze!! No nausea either immediately afterwards or later on (although I did take liquid gravol for a couple of days "just in case").

Good Luck Betty Boop!!! ps: I love my Betty Boop PJs!!!!

Once again...this may not apply to Canada. We don't have Walgreens in Canada. I'll look to see if Benefibre is in Canada though; although 6 g is NOT a lot!! I'd rather use Protein powder (low carb, low cal etc). It's worth the tradeoff to get a BIG dose of protein (ie. 40 g as opposed to 6).

Got the powder at the GNC store (many malls have them). It is pricey but it lasts a long time. I"m just happy I found one that I liked on the first crack. It is about $40 for 1 Kg or $91 for 2.72 kg.

:canada: :canada: Okay, got my first fill on Thursday. Not bad really. Of course, (as for any type of needle) I kept my eyes closed the whole time and wouldn't even dare look at the needle (so I still don't even know how big it is!). Like everyone said...no real pain, just some discomfort; especially when the nurse pulled it out. The downside: I can still eat at least half a horse....so I hope it merely just hasn't "kicked in" yet; otherwise no doubt I'll go back in about 2 weeks for more. I had 5ccs put into my midband (holds 9). Immediately afterwards, I drank my whole bottle of Water in 10 mins with no problem. Yet others who were also there for their first fill could "feel it" and it took them a long time to drink their water and they had gurgling etc. One guy had to have some removed. So, hopefully I "feel" it soon cause I sure as heck don't now!!! Overall, not a negative experience.

WoodyS, My hubby is a chef too.....doncha just LOOOOVE it?!

Hey Cloe...keep it up! Yup, it got boring alright...but I just kept pluggin' away! I did s alot of Protein powder mixed with milk (or chocolate milk) or even Ensure during my liquid phases (the full liquid phase).

I hear ya Maria; it got boring pretty quickly!!! I just put up with the boring and looked at the bright light!!! (not so much so that I crossed to the other side or anything!!).:faint:

Congrats Jude!!! Take care of yourself and get pampered!!! Glad it went well!

Hi Buffie...I was banded by Dr. Joffe as well and had the same post-op diet. I used the GNC brand Protein powder (from GNC!)...the "double royale chocolate" IS REALLY yummy. In fact I just bought my second "jug" yesterday. It is low carb and high protein. For week one, I mixed it in Water (it reallly wasn't that bad). For weeks two and three I mixed it i milk or chocolate milk or even ensure (I needed the cals) and mixed with those (the milk etc) it is WONDERFUL!!!! In fact, I still have it for Breakfast every morning. Sometimes I add a bananna. I also tried the bananna berry flavour powder; also good but I preferred the choc!. Good luck!

Carol: I don't know it super well but my husband was brought up around Bancroft...we'll stop by for dinner if we're ever in the area! It looks really nice.

Good for you Lanie! OF COURSE you are worth it: every penny!!! We all are! It is great you will have your friend for support. Keep us posted!

Hiya Loriely: glad things went well for your pre-op visit. No, I didn't have any popsicles of any type during my pre-op diet (just yougurt, yougurt and more yougurt!). However, I lived on Delmonte sugar free popsicles (fruit flavoured) immediately after my surgery. They are great because they come as a "single" popsicle stick. Try your hardest to stick to your pre-op diet; it will really be a big benefit in the long run! congrat on your surgery date!

Hi everyone. I'm happy to see that more Canucks are posting and really happy to see some headway made in the Canadian Forum! Just thought I'd share that I'm getting my first fill in 2 more days. I'm not nervous about the procedure at all. I'm really looking forward to it and hope that it won't take me long to feel some restriction and start seeing the scale move again. I've been super "good" and exercising like a mad woman but the scale doesn't move as much as I would like. I think it might be the evil PCOS! But I am losing inches so I'm trying not to worry too much about the # on the scale! Everyone keep up the good work.

ooops, I meant 10 cm!!! LOL.. hmmmmm where must have MY mind! been!! :confused:

Well, be sure to let us know once you hit that milestone, Argon!

Hey Carol...are you near the Peterborough area? Yup, had a big downfall and T-storms here as well. I just heard that the GTA region is under a Tornado warning; a little too close to home! Hey Argon, I don't mind the heat but I really hate the humidity. If it was a dry prairie like heat, I wouldn't mind!