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I have found the solution to smelly gas at home! - Found this on MSNBC... Better marriage blanket According to the product page, the Better Marriage Blanket "contains the same type of fabric used by the military to protect agai...

~sigh~ More "hurry up and wait..." - So I went to the surgeon's office on Tuesday the 23 to drop off my final paper work (CXR, UGI reports, 6 month diet, etc). We drove 2 hours because I wanted to place it in their ha...

OT: Pictures of the infamous "Puck"..... - Sorry these are so late, but we had 2 minor emergencies at the same time tonight. One is resolved, we are still watching the other. I could not figure out how to post the bunny ...

My turn, my turn! Here's my funny story for today. - So this morning, after only 3 and 1/2 hours of sleep (damn insomnia), a horrendous calf cramp mangled my foot (toes sticking out in every  direction, foot curling up into unnatural...

So my beloved hubby and I had a bet, and he lost. - A little background, we have a couple who we consider our best friends. We all have the same interests, we all belong to the SCA, we do a lot of things together. However, I have be...

Prophylactic mastectomy? - Even though I haven't had my wls yet, I am researching ps. I know that in addition to a tt, I will want a breast lift, and depending on how much is lost in the breasts- implants. M...

Hallelujah!! Oh, happy day!!! - I have struggled, sweated, swore many swear words, stressed (myself and my spouse), cursed the day I started this, and now.... 6 months after I first conceived the idea of surgery,...

Microdermabrasion? (Warning...maybe TMI) - Has anyone had microdermabrasion? How long did it take you to heal? Was it painful? Any anesthesia needed? What were your results? I have these little bumps on my face. They loo...

Trying to pay it forward even before surgery! - I went to a support group meeting last night (required to go to at least one). I started talking to a very pleasant lady who was sitting beside me, and we mentioned what surgeries ...

The little things... - I know that the main reason I want the DS is to (hopefully) put my diabetes into remission and to get rid of my HBP, but oh, the little things that will become easier....! Putt...

Way OT, but I thought it was funny.... - ....of course it may have just been sleep depravation. I was looking in my bathroom mirror just now, and for some weird reason, started making faces into it. One face made me stop ...

Another co-morbidity pops p, and one more month to -     I have one more month of supervised diet with my PCP. And a new co-morbidity has reared it's ugly head, high blood pressure. When I went to my doctor's office last week, it was...

Dehydration even before I got switched! - I've been fighting pyelonephritis for about 2 weeks now and the infection seems to be gone. But with all the nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea I've been having, it was just too much f...

Question about Upper GI's and antibiotics - Does anyone know why you should be off of antibiotics for 4 weeks before getting the UGI that my doctor wants (in leiu of an EGD). It seems to be a standard test for all his wls pa...

Too Funny! I got "the Look" from my doct - I've been having a severe, non-productive cough for about a month, so I decided it was time to get it checked out by my ENT (whom I haven't seen in a long time). After he numbed up...