Paula Bee

NO KIDDING! Paula

This will pass!! laffing my behind off! Paula

Are redvines grapes? Paula

Indeed we can! Looking forward to it, Paula

This is slightly off the topic, but I was reading in another forum and found a list of things that were nice to have after surgery. One of them was "toilet tongs." These were old kitchen tongs wrapped with toilet paper to extend your reach when wiping after surgery! I laughed so hard, but after thinking about it, I wished I had known about them the whole time I have been obese. It is kind of hard to reach past my stomach sometimes. LMAO, Paula

Talk to Lori at the center. She told me that she can eat everything she wants to, just in smaller portions. I am sure that some things irritate her stomach, but she is SO reassuring. She is my new best friend. Paula

Okay, I haven't named my band yet. It will be like a new baby and I will think of a name after I know it. I do need a new theme song, though, because there won't be anymore yo-yoing. Paula

You crack me up! I will be there on the 18th.. so no soup for you! mmm.. I mean with you.. See you on the 18th, though, Paula

Yes, I do. It seems awfully small, but I just wondered. Thanks to all of you who have responded, Paula

You can do it! I can do it! I will see you there on the 18th, Paula

You are right... day three is easier than day one.. in fact, day two was easier. Day one is always the hardest. I have three adult children coming over tonight and my husband is cooking steak. The smell will be almost unbearable, but I am saving my lean cuisine for supper and adding a green salad. It won't be physical hunger; it will be triggered by smell. Since I will have to get past this with the band anyway, I will just cope. Not to be offensive, but constipation is becoming an issue. I am taking the metamucil tablets, but I have started stirring benefiber into two cups of liquid a day. Not doing much, yet. I am getting my cashier's check today. Since it is Friday, I will have to fax it to the clinic on Monday. Little by little, one goes far, Paula

Two weeks from today... it seems like time just flew since I made my appointment. I started the liquid diet yesterday... two slim fast and one lean cuisine... the lean cuisine tasted like heaven after the slim fast and metamucil tablets. I stayed hungry from the time I got up until the time I went to bed. I don't think it was physical hunger, but I hadn't expected my abusive lover (food) to rear its head so fast, but i spent yesterday doing positive self talk. Didn't work completely, but I made it through the day. I think I am going to start to go to bed earlier so I stop thinking about food after supper. I spoke to Dr. Miranda on Monday, and she talked about my daily diet and added that I can have green vegetables, sugar free jello and popsicles. I forgot to ask about coffee or fat free coffee creamer, and forgot to ask about all the veggies in general. We are supposed to have asparagus tonight, and I don't know if that is okay or not. If you have talked to Dr. Miranda and discussed these things, please let me know what she told you to do. Thanks, Paula

Thanks so much! I think I might use the closest fill doctor, and if I am not happy, I will fly to TJ for the next. Maybe when I am thinner I won't have so much discomfort traveling. Paula

Interesting.. I read that, too. Someone ought to tell them to update their website. Paula

I thought the same thing.. it is actually cheaper to fly to TJ for the free fills. I have to consider the cost to my body in terms of exhaustion, fibro pain, painful airplane seats, etc. Trying to decide if it is worth it Paula

Reassuring and uplifting! Paula

Me, too! Reality has dawned, Paula

Call the transportation guy and ask him. I talked to him, and we are leaving the hotel at 5:OO am. I am not worried at all about it. Paula

Why don't you call Dr. Miranda rather than worry. She may have some suggestions to help you, and she may be able to ease your fears. Paula

Gotta love a pomeranian! Mine is my comfort, tool His name is Rx for Happiness, but we call him Rex. I was going through a depressive episode, and my little Pom died. I was so very distraught. About a week later, my sister took me to a Pom breeder, and we saw the most beautiful babies! I bought my little guy, so happy to have something to love and cuddle, but I was still grieving for Punkin, and I couldn't think of a name. My brother, who is my vet, suggested Rx for Happiness because he said I needed a prescription for happiness to make me feel better. He was right. I still miss each of my little pets who have crossed the rainbow bridge, but I LOVE Rex. It will be very hard to leave him. Oh well. I deviated from the subject, Paula

My husband is acting the same way. Today the exclaimed, "It is only two weeks away!" He went rushing around, putting a whole CASE of slimfast in the fridge. I asked him if he was going to help me drink all of them... laffing.. He is 6'1" and 150. The other day he mentioned that he couldn't remember when he last took a whole week off from work... We are going two days early.. arriving Sunday. We are going to Sea World and the zoo before checking in on Tuesday. I hope I survive; today Dr. Jimenez told me to stop taking my celebrex until after my surgery.....ugh....arthritis in my knees will probaby flare back up. Someone from Alaska is coming the same time we are there. We will turn our rental car back in at the airport, then meet our ride at Air Alaska baggage pickup, as someone else is arriving from there. I don't think that person has popped their head up here yet. Well, excitement will only build from here. The day we leave will feel like Christmas day. Until then, Paula

Which medications have you found that can be dumped from a capsule, crushed, or cut into small pieces. What is the largest pill/capsule you can swallow? The meds I am concerned about are: 1. Lexcol XL I think the xl means extended release, which means they cannot be cut 2. Nexium the directions say not to crush or chew 3. Celebrex 4. lyrica If you have had surgery and take these meds, please let me know what to expect. Thanks

I am on that list, too, for the 19th. I find that I am not worried, but thrilled. In fact, I am more worried about leaving my precious lil pomeranian with my son than I am about the surgery. I am finding that I am having some anxiety, though, and it is an unnamed type. I don't cognitively feel anxious, but it is creeping into my sleep, and I am sleeping more restlessly. Still, I am so excited. I have had a number of laproscopic surgeries done, and to me, they are a big nothing. I hope to hear from Dr. Miranda today. Paula

I will be coming on the 19th, also! I will be excited to meet everyone. Paula