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FYI - FREE Deepak Chopra Meditation for Perfect He - Oprah & Deepak's 21-Day Meditation Challenge - Perfect Heath, begins on March 11! Register and participate for free at http://chopracentermeditation.com/.    ...

OT - Sad Day - It is a sad day at our house.  This afternoon I have to have, Choopie dog, my friend of 16 years put to sleep.  He has been blind and deaf for some time but got along well.  Yes...

My Surgeon Had a Cancelllation!!!!!! - My original surgery date was 1/4 and was cancelled due to messed up thyroid levels.  Got it under control and the earliest date was 4/1.  I did not like having this on April Foo...

Has Anyone Made Chili Using TVP "Meatless Bu - I am seeing where some are having issues with ground meat and was wondering if any of you, particularly the vegetarians have made chili using this and was it successful.

Question about Protein Powders v Price - I have a question about a particular protein powder.  Money is a big consideration now and I have to get as much band for my buck, as possible without compromising my health. ...

Well....I got my date. - After losing my 1/4/13 date because of the thyroid business, my new date is April 1st (April Fool's Day yet)  but they will call me if there are any cancellations any earlier.  ...

Finally got Thyroid in the Proper Range!! -   My 1/4 surgery was canceled due to my thyroid being so low.  I had a blood draw on Thursday and it is now fine and I am good to go.  They are going to call with my date on...

Question about thyroid levels for anyone in the kn - I was scheduled for RnY on 1/4. At pre-op on 12/26, surgery was canceled due to incredibly low thyroid levels. I have a old, blind, deaf dog who has me sleep deprived and has ma...

For poetKelly - You have done a lot of study on body chemistry, so perhaps you might have an idea that I have not been able to get answered by my surgeon, pharmacist, nutritionist, lab, nurse, ...

Malabsorption Decrease - I know this is going to sound dumb.  If they remove a good section of intestine to force malabsorption, why does is stop at some point?  The vitamins are never absorbed as we ha...

Today was supposed to be my surgery day. - I was all set, all excited and went to my nutrition class, did all the labs and found out that my thyroid was way off and they cancelled my surgery.   It was my fault for not ta...

They Say It Happens in Threes!! - Hip revision surgery 10/24/12 - Cancelled as I was ready to leave for hospital as tandem ortho surgeons' decided it needed to be done in a bigger hospital with more equipment. ...

Sleeping positions - Now that I have some time while my thyroid rate adjusts, I have some questions.  No matter how I start out, if I am in a bed, I will sleep on my stomach (which I know is not goo...

Devastated!!!!! - We drove 3 hours to my pre-op testing and I went to the nutrition class and did all the x-rays only to find out that my thyroid test was too far off and they cancelled my 1/4 su...

Tomorrow is my Pre-Op - with band to RNY 7 days later, on the 4th!  Time is going so fast right now.  I am excited about seeing the dietician to see what their eating plan is after RNY, as it seems tha...

Flavoring for Protein Drinks - Not wanting to end up with a bunch of protein drinks that I do not like the flavor, I ordered some unsweetened concentrated flavor drops from Capella and they arrived today.  Th...

Aspirin Quandry - I am scheduled for RNY on 1/4.  I have been cleared by my cardiologist and everyone else.  My RNY surgeon says no NASAIDs, ever.  My cardiologist says I need an adult aspirin ev...

Only 17 Days to Wait!!! - I simply cannot believe how fast this happened for me.  I never even throught to call about this until the middle of November but was still so disappointed that my hip revision ...

Small things that I am finding exciting - I had to make a stop at our local thrift store yesterday and found the cutest little squatty glasses that look more like bowls and will make for the perfect portion  sizes I wil...

What do you think? - I was going through mt cabinets the other day and realized I have several cans of protein powder. They are quite outdated, but sealed. I was looking at the ingredient list and n...

Hunchback? - I have discovered since gaining all this weight that not only is bm back extremely fat, I have also developed a kind of hunchback with a definite glob of fat just below the back...

Protein Drink Question - Hi!  I will be having lap band to RNY on 1/4 and am trying to get all prepared.  Everything came together really quickly for me as I was cleared for a surgery that got postponed...