How did your consult with Dr. Mariotti go?  If he showed you the before & after pictures with the sun tatooed around the belly button & moon & stars on the back, those are mine.  When I look at my before pictures it is hard to believe that I use to look like that.

OMG Nicole,.....how scary that had to be for me. I am glad it all worked out for and you are doing much better. You and cybil will have "bonding" moments 

Keep up the great work.

Luana

Well, yes as you know I am sleeved as of the 18th - and still incredibly thankful for that!  At my 5 day pcp follow up - my pcp wouldnt let me go.  My heart rate was tachy, and my skin was clammy, and the night before had a fever of 102.  She called Dr Li, they spoke and wanted to ensure I did not have a leak anywhere.  Toodled down to the ER, did the CT scan.  YAY NO LEAK!! However, my appendix was getting ready to blow!  I was in surgery again within hours.  So two surgeries in 6 days!!!  Finally released from Kaiser (yet again) on Saturday and doing well.  The appendix hurt more than getting sleeved.  Had my two week sleeve follow up and all is looking good!  I am now on moist foods, and last night Cybil and I had a love hate relationship with chicken lol.  We worked through it, and are plugging along on to another day. 

But all is good now, I am back on track and moving forward rocking my new sleeve!!

Wow  Shelly my sweet eggface thanks for posting.  I love your recipes and so does my DH.  I'm not good at posting on your site so forgive me.  I can't make it to New Orleans but I know melting Mama is going ..I saw that the other day.  Take care dear one Patty

Are you going? http://www.obesityhelp.com/events/
I'm looking forward to catching up with old pals and meeting new ones.
It'll be my first time in New Orleans.
Steering clear of the beignets. I'm an Italian girl so pre-op I ate my share of Sfingi I can pass on the powered sugar coated fried dough.
I am looking forward to some WLS friendly seafood!

Hope to see you there. Find me.
~Michelle "Shelly"