Hey guys, I had a trip to Urgent Care & then to ER on Thursday. I wrote about the whole experience in my profile, but I thought I would update ya'll. In short, I had a pain in my gut. Right above my belly button. It had the Dr's all stumped as it was too low to be pouch related, too high to be an intestinal 'bug' and to much in the center to be appendix or anything. (I don't have a gall bladder anymore). And I had no other symptoms. Going to the bathroom like normal, no nausea or vomiting. Just pain. They wanted to do a CT scan (which is why I had to go to the ER, that's where it is), but it was down & so I wasn't able to get one done. But then the pain started receding and I've felt better ever since. Of course I haven't really eaten anything either though. We'll see how I feel once I start doing that. But my surgeon called Friday afternoon (I hadn't eaten anything yet because I was too scared to) and said he wanted to see me first thing Monday morning. Apparently the Dr's were supposed to call him & give him an update and they never did. He was not a happy camper I hear. Anyway, I was told to be prepared to have the CT scan done on Monday. Oh and by the way, stay on a full liquid diet all weekend. !!!! And oh MAN has it sucked!!! It's strange how insidious food is and kind of wormed it's way back into my life like it did. I am really upset and in a bad mood because I can't eat. How dumb is that? So, needless to say, I'll be glad when the weekend is over! I'm just glad it's not Thanksgiving weekend! Take care everyone! Thought I would give ya'll a quick update. Will let you know how the Appt goes on Monday. Been writing about it in my profile, too. Hugs, Lisa

Wow Tammy, you go girl!! I'm jealous, I want one so bad. I keep thinking about waiting til after plastic surgery, but that's still *years* away and I'm not sure I want to wait that long! Looking foward to pics. And to what your DH said when he finally noticed it! Take care, Lisa

Me too Amy! Going to be a good year & have a lot to be thankful for! Going to have DH put a turkey breast in the crock pot before we go have dinner (at my inlaws) so the house will smell good when we get home. Yummy! Take care, Lisa

Hi Andrea sweetie! I respond to folks in my head more than on the computer. I do it in real life, too. How sad is that? Like I just told 'bu, I need to realize that a sentence or two would probably suffice in most cases. I'm just a perfectionist I guess! I agree, we're all getting busy and feeling better. It's a good thing, but I miss ya'll so much! I will try to post a bit more often. Maybe instead of a weekly weigh in, we can do something else weekly? something that brings folks out of the woodwork, but doesn't take a lot of time to respond to. Hmm, any thoughts? Love ya sweets! Lisa

I like that Dave! That was too cute! Lisa