Rice and I don't get along very well. I can do brown rice or wild rice but only a teaspoon or 2. Fried rice makes me deathly ill This and spagetti are still challenging for me. I tend to avoid it all. Lucky you getting out of Chicago. Have a warm and safe trip Sending hugs, Ronna

Poor Tiffany, how humiliating.............I am so sorry that happened to you............ I don't eat rice much as it fills me up to and fast just like Kristie said one to many bites and you have that painful feeling....If I ever eat it it is brown with lots of butter to slide on through....... HAVE A GREAT EVENING

Hi everyone, I've been a bit of a lurker and am going to be traveling for the next week so I'll be away for a *****eaded to Dallas and Cabo!!) Anyway, I am curious how your body handles rice. It is on the list of 'challenging' foods my nut gave me so I've avoided it until recently. Last week I was at a business lunch and we end up at a sushi place. Yes, also being allergic to fish this was not an ideal choice for me. But I got some veggie sushi and ate it - carefully, chewed every bite thoroughly, and had no water for 2 hours thereafter. Then 2 nights later I am at a greek restaurant and dolmades are ordered - ya know, the rice stuffed grape leaves. Since sushi rice went without a problem I ate most of one dolmades. And I was drinking a bit while eating. Well......about 30 minutes later we are walking to the hotel and I am attacked with this SCREAMING abdominal pain. I had to stop walking, sat on a fire spicket, buckled over, dry heaving, completely white - and all of this is in front of a major tourist attraction in Manhattan with hundreds of people watching - Saturday night at 9pm, the streets were full of people! My (new) boss was slightly horrified and I finally just kept walking so as not to attract a crowd. About 10 minutes later all was fine....like nothing happened. I cant tie that experience to anything but rice and needless to say I am now super adverse to it. But I see it regularly in people's posts here on what they ate. Hmmmm. I am hearing that there is a difference between soft rice - like Uncle Bens - versus brown/whole grain rice which does not swell like soft rice does. (this is apparently why throwing rice is now taboo at weddings, the swelling kills the birds) What are your experiences? What type of rice do you eat? Do you ever drink anything when you've eaten rice? Have you been doubled over in pain in front of a big crowd of people? Hope everyone is doing well, know you are in my thoughts and well wishes. Hugs, ~Tiffany

Did you expect me to stay out of this thread???? LOL!!! Well under my point of view, you should go where you feel confortable enough... - Size... it is not just the size, under my very own thought it is a matter of what is correct under your very own proportions... there are some skinny girls with huge boobs or bigger girls with tiny saggy boobs... for me... I prefer proportion... the most bautiful women are totally proportionated, there is a window there in which you can choose some sizes but you have to be carefull on your decisition: too big will make them look as too much and too small will make them feel like you wanted more... the most importan issue here is you to feel confortable with your own body... - Method: I think it is a matter of your Dr. recommedation. If you were a teenager perhaps the best decisition would be to do the surgery through an incision made in your belly bouton to avoid scars, but under your very own situation, your Dr. should have the best recommendatons for you... Eather way I know you will look spectacular... I hope that you will have the best decisition... Best Regards Alejandro from Guadalajara Mexico -

Hey Renee!!! Have the greatest ever!!! You have done an awesome job!!! You have accomplishsed a lot...!!!! My best wishes for a happy, peaceful life... You are awesome!!! Alejandro from Guadalajara Mexico