Hi everyone
Well Tuesday will make 2 weeks since I had my RNY.  Im doing well. Not having too many problems at all.  I hate the protein shakes tho..can't seeem to find one that doesn't turn my stomach after a while.  This week Im onto soft foods but find that things get stuck very easily even tho Im chewing the HELL out of everything...even pureed things.  thats a horrible feeling isnt it!  Ive lost 22 lbs since the start of my pre op diet on 6/9. so almost 4 weeks. WOOT WOOT!

The NP told me If Idon't receive my packet in 3 weeks that I should call the secretary.  Am I to assume that they are submitting to the insurance company at this time?  Do I have to wait until insurance approval before I receive my packet?  My appointment was very vague and I have no idea of the whole process. 

 i had my first visit with the nurse on sept 18th 2008 and had surgery on March 17th 2009. Dr. Roye's office forgot to submit my insurance paper work to get approval so that held up the process about 2 months. Once they submitted my paper work, within 3 weeks i received my testing packet from the time i received the testing packet it took about 2 months to go through testing. Good luck on your journey!

-J

WOW Ruth have you come a long way.  WTG.....  I am so proud of you.  With that being said  Nice to see you back on the board.

Hugs
Lisa

I know this may be old school for some of you, but I am just hitting on a new thought. Enjoying and loving smells. All different kinds, esp food kinds. I used to literally hold my breath when something so good and tasty came by, because if I smelled it, I would want to eat it. But then one day I was smelling some roses (the kind from Grandma's garden) and as I was "drinking" in the beautiful scent, I thought...I love this smell so much, but I would never think to eat it.

Well, I started to think about the smells of different food, and testing myself with them. I love the smell of Apple Pie, but do not like the taste...so that is where I started...Apple Pie. I could breathe it in all day, but I would never be tempted to even try it. Then one day I thought, let me try something I would love to eat...a well known hamberger joint  was on the way home and I usually avoided that route due to the temptation, ..well let me tell you, the smell was awful! It was not the pleasant smell I had remembered...it was a greasy and dirty smell, the food had an old oily smell. I did not stop to eat in order to try to convince myself I was wrong.

I have started used other scents to enjoy the world, like fresh bread or toast. A fresh orange peel, a roasted chicken on the BBQ, or maybe just  a pot of sauce simmering,...I can now sit back and breathe in all of these, enjoying the pleasure of the aroma, without diving into a plateful of food just to satisfy my olfactory nerves. Thank God we do not "inhale" calories :) I can't say I always eat 100% healthy, but now I reconsider by smelling before tasting.
Just don't take me into Swenors just yet :)
~Ruth