I take prevacid every night before I go to sleep.  However, you may want to ask your doctor what he/she recommends.  This needs to be addressed because the acid will do harm to your throat. 

Remember to Look Forward ... It's important to remember where you've been so that you can make choices that move you forward toward your goals.

Hi there,

That is a good question.  I have been wanting to get some plastics done and face the same issues.  There are a lot of creative ways to raise money.  Fundraisers, sales, bake sales, and I could go on.  I don't know much about you but maybe your church, if you go to one, can have an event to help you raise money.  I don't encourage people to get loans because that is just more debt but it is an option. 

I wish I was more help but life is hard money wise and I think we all struggle with having enough.

I recently was watching a show on TV that had a counselor on the show who was addressing self image issues. They had a couple of women write down the things that they tell themselves about how they look. Many of us might be able to relate to litany of comments they made about 'thunder thighs', 'muffin tops', 'bat wings', 'turkey necks', etc... After writing them down, the ladies where then asked to tell the other person that they had 'thunder thighs', 'muffin tops', 'bat wings', 'turkey necks', etc... Each of the ladies were intensely uncomfortable about doing so and when asked why they were so uncomfortable, they said because they wouldn't want to say such mean things to stranger, much less a friend. Then, the counselor asked them why it was okay to be so mean to themselves, when they wouldn't consider being so mean to a friend or stranger? Both women agreed that they might reconsider before making such disparaging remarks to themselves about themselves. 

Next, they asked them to look at themselves as though they were looking at a friend or stranger and then describe themselves from that perspective. They both provided much more gentle, compassionate, and complimentary assessments of themselves.

I think it's important that we consider that what we say to ourselves about ourselves. What we tell ourselves helps to shape how we see ourselves in literal and figurative terms. How we see ourselves also often makes a difference in how treat ourselves and take care of ourselves. 

So consider who you are talking to... and be sure to be gentle, kind and compassionate with yourself.

Thanks very much nurseredhead. I will try to stress that in my appeal letter. The MGB sounds like the way to go. Keeping my fingers crossed. Will let you know how it goes. Thank you again.  :)