TO MY DEAR FRIEND

I IMAGINE YOU READ ALL THAT WENT ON LAST NIGHT HERE ON THE BOARD. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF MY FEAR FOR YOU & YOUR HEALTH. TALK TO ME (OR, ANY OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT YOU) ... WE CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS ... &, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS! AS YOU SEE FROM ALL THE LADIES HERE ON THE BOARD, DIFFERENT DOCTORS HAVE DIFFERENT DIETS. FROM WHAT MS SHERYL & MS VI (AM I CORRECT?) SAY, IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE ON A DIET SIMILAR TO WEIGH****CHERS WHERE EVERYTHING IS BALANCED AS A WHOLE-DAY DIET. WE ARE ON A 2nd STAGE ATKINS DIET WHERE OUR MAIN FOCUS IS PROTEIN & ARE ONLY ALLOWED LIMITED CARBS & NO WHITE CARBS AT ALL. THE POINT IS YOU CANNOT TAKE A "MIX & MATCH" ATTITUDE & BASICALLY EAT WHAT YOU WANT. EACH DOCTOR HAS SPECIFIC MEDICAL REASONS WHY THEY PRESCRIBE A CERTAIN DIET & EACH DIET WORKS WITH THE POUCH, PROCEDURE & TREATMENT THEY ARE GIVING THEIR SPECIFIC PATIENTS. BUT, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THE DIET YOUR DOCTOR GIVES YOU. IF WE MADE GOOD DIET DECISIONS, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE ... SO, TRUST YOUR DOCTOR; HE'S IMPARTIAL TO YOUR LIKES, DISLIKES, WANTS & DON'T WANTS. HE IS FOCUSED ON GETTING YOU HEALTHY. YOU SAY, "WELL, I CAN EAT IT ... IT GOES DOWN". BUT, THE POINT IS NOT WHETHER YOU "CAN" EAT IT ... THE POINT IS WHETHER YOU "SHOULD" EAT IT FOR YOUR LONG-TERM HEALTH. I "CAN" TAKE A BAG OF CHIPS & EAT THEM ALL DAY BY SOFTENING THEM IN MY MOUTH, BUT SHOULD I? YOU HAVE HAD MORE POST-OP MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAN ALL OF OUR LITTLE GROUP PUT TOGETHER. IS THIS SIMPLY A MEDICAL ISSUE ... OR, IS YOUR EATING PATTERN CONTRIBUTING? AT LEAST FIND OUT BEFORE YOU POSSIBLY DO REAL DAMAGE TO YOUR POUCH THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REVERSED. GIVE THE DIET A CHANCE. I AM STRUGGLING HERE TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS ... ALL I'VE SAID, YOU KNOW BUT CHOSE NOT TO FOLLOW ... SO, JUST KNOW THAT WE ALL LOVE YOU & ARE READY TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN WHEN YOU ARE READY TO ACCEPT OUR HELP. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

I didn't read...what happened??