what's wrong with your port? I'm a newbie sorry

Hi everyone just wanted to stop in and let all my friends here know I have a date .Got my leter today going in August-25-2006 getting my New Port in. Kathy Lancaster Dr.Rodriquez 299 lbs March-2006 240lbs August-2006 Norton Hospital

I cannot use my CPAP when I'm stuffed up. It just ends up blowing snot down my throat which makes me cough. I sleep without it when I'm sick. How much weight do you need to lose before the 17th? Right now I'm doing a liquid diet of Carnation Instant Breakfast + skim milk. You could do it for breakfast and lunch which would only be about 300 calories then eat a sensible dinner (low fat protein, little or no carbs, veggies and low sugar fruit). Take a multivitamin to make sure you're nutritionally balanced.

I have to do a 10 day liquid diet and started early so I'll actually be doing it for about 2 weeks. I'm drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast (CIB) with skim milk or water. That's it. Everyone told me day 3 is hard. It is. I'm starting to get a little shaky and tired. I'm also getting a little anxious which I assume it my body getting ticked off I'm only consuming 600 calories instead of my normal 1700. Here are some tips: Avoid "food porn" That would be the advertisements on TV, magazines, etc. Say "No" I've been invited to Happy Hour and a going away party between now and surgery. I've turned both down. I don't need the temptation or the stress and since surgery is so important, I'm not going to mess it up. My friends are having to just deal with that. Also, I really, really want to go see a movie, but I'm feeling really tempted by hot buttered popcorn. The solution? Don't go. I'm watching DVD's like crazy and trying to keep myself away from temptations I have also declared a food-free personal space around me. I work in a cubicle village and we all end up eating our meals at our desks. There is also an abundance of snacks and candy. I've let me coworkers know that they are not to come to my cube while eating anything or with any food in hand. I've asked them to finish what they have and talk to me when they're done eating. Clean out the house I live alone so I don't have to keep anything in the house I'm not supposed to. I thought I would be OK, but even the frozen veggies are looking good. I'm bagging it all up and taking it to my sister's tonight. Get rid of EVERYTHING you're not supposed to have if you can. Especially your trigger foods like snacks. Stock Up Make sure you have plenty of the stuff you are supposed to be drinking. That way you don't have an excuse to cheat. If you've got a kitchen loaded with broth, CIB, milk and water, there's not a really good reason to go for the frozen pizza (which should be out of the house anyway). Try not to complain You got yourself into this and you'll get yourself out. Try and be positive when you can. Recognize when you're frustrated or having other emotions, just don't settle in to them. You could get yourself in a real funk if you do. Get Distracted Sleep. Play video games. Pay cards. Go for walks. Do whatever ya gotta do to not be sitting alone thinking about how you're not eating. You really won't need to be in constant motion the whole 7 days, but you'll want to have something planned to do if you start to get itchy. Good luck!

i dont know about u but i cant hardly sleep im so excited and nervous....also i am feeling my stomach screaming about this liquid diet........praying that all goes well for us tempie