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Good memories wasnt it CT. Leaner times makes it more memorable I do think. Doris sounds like somthing I would have done for sure. What dont kill us makes us stronger...... just like this surgery.

Quote: Originally Posted by ChristineR Someone in the support group I used to go to was trying to get her insurance to approve surgery to fix her pouch because the pressure from the carbonation stretched it back out to pre-op size. Carbonation in itself won't stretch your pouch. Your stoma is always open, which means the gas will escape rather than stay trapped in your pouch. However, it can bring back memories of what you (over)ate pre...

Geeze. I don't have that problem. Hysterectomy in 1994. Sure hope things settle down real soon for you. Hang in there.

Glad you are home and doing good, yes you will gain some at first from the surgery look at the IV's but you will loose it also right away, just hang in there. Welcome to the loosers bench. Judy

When we lived in South Carolina, we had some friends with 8 or 9 kids (never were quite sure how many - seemed like LOTS more!! ) They would start shopping about March for Christmas - hitting yard sales and flea markets and paying not a whole lot of cash for virtually unused high-ticket "must-haves" from the previous year. Of course, when you have so many children and live in a shoe, there's no place to hide them, so we...

I went to pick up my kids from my husband's cousin's house after I finished a 12 hr. shift. I haven't seen his cousin's since before surgery. She has a 14 yr. old son.... when I got out of the car he says," Aunt Esha ? Wow you're so skinny. Then he turned to my son and said," are you sure this is your mom?" I fell out laughing. i told him who else would I be? He was just so astonished. It did...

good for you msvickie. i had to work. i guess thats for the best. i have a shopping problem i think...

You did great. I also did pretty good at our family Thanksgiving. I had a little bit of dressing, ended up throwing most of it, I only got two bits from that. I then had about two T. of my sisters veg. salad, the salad was made very healthy for me to eat, and a little bit of mashed potatoes with gravy over it.And baked cabbage, about a 1/4 cup. I could not eat the goose becasue it was a wild canadian goose and it was so dry and I just could...

Thanks for sharing the pix! We, too, have spent some Thanksgivings with folks who have no place to go or family around. A couple of years ago we invited all the neighborhood widows/bachelors over, and it was so great. I've also been the invitee a few times by generous people who included me when I was far away from home and alone. It's very touching to be included in people's lives. May God bless you & Peanut for your...

Hi Deb, so glad your sugery went well. I know what you mean, the day I got home from the hospital I was shocked to find that I weighed about 17 pounds more than I did on the morning of surgery. I knew I had a lot of fluid on me from the IV's but didn't think it would be that bad. I am 12 days out from surgery and I feel great. I am probably going back to work next Friday. I haven't had any pain in the last week, I think I took...