You never watched Seinfeld?! How did you survive? I just discovered it in the past year when I got cable. I used to work so many hours I never had cable, so I've got to watch it all at once in reruns. What happened was...there was a yogurt shop or something that was selling low-fat frozen yogurt and everyone was just in love with it because it was so GOOD and it was low-fat but even Mayor Guilliani (sp.) was gaining weight. Come to find out, the shop was just ADVERTISING it as being low-fat and it was not. I can't remember the whole story, but it was, as always, pretty funny. I think I've seen most of the episodes by now, but every now and then I will see one I've never seen before and I will be so happy. I love that show!

You crazy thang! I never watched Seinfield, so how did they gain weight, eating yogurt? I know now, I really need to go have my eyes checked and look into those contacts.

Thank you! I will let her know that she doesn't have to do it all on her own. It's so nice to have family here! Love you, Joni

Ok, I need suggestions from everyone on what they ate the first two weeks after your surgery... Since I am going to be in B'ham with Debbie, I am going to have to buy up everything I will need for the however many days I am going to be down there. She can go get the stuff I will need immediately like the hopefully pain meds the doctor will prescribe, the frozen s/f popsicles, etc. since I can't tote the frozen s/f popsicles around with me until I get out of the hospital. I only have 6 protein drinks bought up, but I have tons of Crystal Light, a few packages of instant potatoes, a big container of protein that's about 4 years old, but it's still sealed. I'm going to have to buy enough bottled water to last for the week or so that I'm down there, so that's gonna be $10-$15. I'm scared to try to put city water on my stomach because right now, pre-op, it will tear it up. I have to drink bottled water. Since I'm having my surgery when I am, my check may not make it here in time for me to deposit it until I get home and geez, my money runs out before the end of the month to begin with. And now I've gotta live for another two weeks without my check. It might make it here in time and it might not, but I have to plan for it NOT making it, just in case. So...just how little food can I live on for the first two weeks after surgery? What are those numbers you can call to get free samples of protein drinks? And will they come quick enough? Since I'm on disability, I wasn't able to save any money for this and I never expected to be in B'ham for 1-2 weeks after the surgery. I thought I was going to have someone drive me home the second I got out of the hospital. So what kind of things did you all eat RIGHT AFTER SURGERY? I need suggestions so I can see if I might possibly have stuff on hand here that I can take with me or that I might possibly sneak away from my parents' house if they have it...they always say, "Do you need anything we might have?" I never take anything, but I used to do a little "FREE SHOPPING" in their cupboards on occasion when I was younger and very poor and I know they don't mind. Anything canned? I know they have a ton of canned goods in their cabinets, but they mostly just eat junk stuff....sandwiches, etc. I hate that Aetna couldn't see fit to approve this surgery when I still had my savings. I went through that in about 9 months on co-pays, medicines, etc. After that ran out, I went off most of my medicines, but still, all these co-pays for every danged doctor under the sun is killing me. I'm finding out that I never really expected Aetna to approve the surgery after they denied me the first time. I heard all these tales of Aetna denying people 5 times, etc. and with my hellacious luck in my life, I never expected them to do anything good for me. So, while I have bought a few little things, I haven't bought too much stuff and it never occurred to me that I could be somewhere where I wouldn't be able to deposit my check the first day I could. I've tried to get them to direct deposit my check, but they keep sending it to me. I'm going to call them tomorrow and see why the hell they aren't direct depositing it. If they do that, I can get Debbie to take my card to the ATM and get some money out. I'm going to have to talk to my apartments and tell them I'm not going to be here on the 1st and see if they will let me pay my rent late. It just never occurred to me that I wasn't going to be coming home after the surgery, so it never occurred to me to prepare to not be here when my check gets here. So if you guys can give me suggestions of things I will be eating the first two weeks after surgery, I can look around and see what in the heck I've got on hand. My bank doesn't have a branch in Birmingham. Aha! I can mail it in though...if it gets here before I leave to go to Birmingham. Still, even after I get home, since I'm on disability, I am going to be having to watch my finances like a hawk, so any suggestions of cheap stuff will be welcome! Once I am feeling better, I can put some crap up on Ebay and get caught up a little bit, I think. All these friggin' medical bills are killing me. I have about $800 for my co-pay for the sleep studies, $80 for the co-pay for the sleep study doctor, $141 from Brookwood that I don't know what the hell it is for...I called them and they didn't know what it was for either, then I finally found some dude who said that was wrong, he would correct it and send me a correct bill. This was about 3 months ago. Yesterday I got a nasty letter saying I was seriously delinquent and to send $141 immediately. And god only knows what kind of bills I am going to get after the surgery. And this ain't countin' the foreclosure dilemma that will not end. I could just send everyone $20 each, but then I wouldn't be able to buy the gas to get to B'ham and my appts. in Decatur the next two weeks OR the s/f popsicles, etc. I have got to get my butt back in some kind of working order where I can get two freakin' jobs to support myself again. Disability ain't cuttin' it because I have to go to the doctors too much and I have to take too much medicine. I know the surgery will make me feel better, but I have always had to work at least two jobs to make ends barely meet, except when I was in Florida. And I can't even go to Wal-Mart without coming back here gasping for air and dying from pain. So how in the hades am I going to work two full time jobs again? Disability pays for the bare basics, but it doesn't pay for medical needs. I do have insurance, but the 10% co-pays are adding up quickly. I was paying over $400 a month in co-pays and medicine co-pays at one time, but I had to cut out the medicines, which I need, but when you have a choice of rent or medicines, you have to choose rent. Yet, you have to go to the doctors to get documentation or they cut off the disability. So it's a never ending cycle. Ok, I'm depressed. I just feel like I am going to get down there the day of surgery and they are not going to do it because I owe Brookwood $141. And hell....I have 17 days to go here. That's 15 more days the mailman can bring me more danged bills. But my immediate need is going to be cheap ideas for eating for two weeks. Help! Love you all, Joni, who needs to win the lottery, but oh yeah, I live in freakin' Alabama where the lottery is illegal... Thanks for listening to me whine.

LOL... I was reading the wrong coloumn, STILL the light menu stats still have some good protein choices.