I am glad to hear you have just been BUSY! I know how that goes I will email you today! Hugs to you

Hippie Chick... You are just wonderful!! Here is my email if you ever want to chat.. kdvassar@me.com. I have missed all of you. I did have a serious scare and hope that never happens again or that anyone has to endure that. I have actually been working so much and then weekends were swim meets with my daughter. How about you?

kiddiecakes, pretty woman and kkbrown~ How are you doing? Feeling? Eating? Your welcome... sorry I haven't been on here as much! Please email me so we can stay in better contact ok? I miss you!! kdvassar@me.com sending lots of hugs and blessings!!

Hi KD! I haven't seen you post in awhile, may have missed you too. There are so...many new people, which is great! I think about you often and hope all is well. I am sure you are off enjoying the CA sun and the skinny new body! I know you had that serious scare and was just worried something else had happened. Wish you well!!

Hi, thanks for friending me! I certainly am looking to support and get support! Hope all is going well with you!

Hey KD
Just read your post about twisted bowel... are you the one who was back in the hospital?? "almost died?" I ended up with an OPEN RNY. My surgeon said something about my intestines being backwards...and twisted..he had to be sure what he was doing so did a full incision..wonder if we had the same thing? I was a little unhappy with the scar but figured if he had told me this in advance I would have been ok with it..I think it was the surprise that overwhelmed me.

Hi Kelly!! Today has been a much harder day for me. I found myself asking have I done the right thing. My kids and husband are on spring break, so we have been doing different things this week, and of course everything revolves around food. Yesterday we went to the movies and the movie theater family tub of popcorn that they got smelled so good-they asked me if I minded, and ofcourse I said no - I don't want them to be sad because of me..but I wanted it bad. Tonight we went to a hockey game - they had hotdogs, sodas, and popcorn, and peppermint patties..that's when I started questioning myself, My son came home from college and he walked in with nachoes <loaded> from a place down the street, I almost started crying in the bathroom....what is wrong with me..I know that I will be healther, but I really wanted that food. Tomorrow we are all going to Busch Gardens, dear Lord please help me...
Have you gone through these feelings, or am I just crazy about food???

Hey Kelly! How was your day? I went to the surgeon this morning and everything was fine...just muscular. When I called him he wanted me to come straight in so he could see me before he and his family flew to Europe for spring break...must be nice!!
But I am feeling much better. Tired tonight, I'm always tired - how bout you? I really wanted something different today so I made some really good chicken salad with cream cheese in it, and then I tried a couple of whole wheat baked crackers and they went down great. No problems. My family at at Chck Fil A tonight and I really wanted a real chick fil a sandwich - but I just got some soup. They told me that if I tried white bread, roll, or bun - that it would be like a dough ball in my belly = how bout you? have you tried bread yet? or pizza crust?? I would love a bite of pizza!!

Hey Kelly! My name is Karla. I have a boy in 3rd, a girl in 8th, and a boy graduating from law school in 2 weeks!! I found some protein powder that I mixed at home yesterday with some berries, and that was o.k.
I am very tired today. But also my right side is hurting and achey today. Like if I push it on it around the incision where the drain was, it feels soar inside. I noticed it when I bent over and that incision is like kind of in the bend area??? Hope everything is o.k.

How are you doing today? I had to go back to work today, but it's o.k. I only work 4 hours in a library. I started this job when my youngest went to school. He is in 3rd. grade now.
Today, though, I feel kind of sick. I had my protein shake <Atkins> and I had felt ill every since. I feel like if I had to drink another protein shake I am going to vomit. Do you still drink a protein shake every day. If I do not, I do not get my 60 gm. of protein in????? what do you do??

Hey! So today I had a wedding shower, and I wasn't worried about it, until I hadn't had the chance to eat all day until I got to it. So I was worried about eating there, but I did fine. Of course I really wanted the different chips and dips <I llove that stuff!!!> but instead they had little sub sandwiches, so I got one of those and picked the turkey breast and cheese off, AND I DID GREAT!! Of course I didn't have cake either, and that looked great!!