staples club meeting on the 5th

Hey Betsy! Mexico was awsome!! I was really suprised at the level of care I got there. And recovering on a resort wasn't so shabby either.lol......... Thanks for the compliments. Hugs, Andrea

I'm in the I-didn't-recognize-Andrea club too. I should be at the support group meeting on the 5th. Congratulations on your surgery and your amazing progress thus far. Best wishes, Kathy

Thanks Kathy! I hope to see you there. Hugs, Andrea

Hey Kathy, don't forget to bring your favorite dish & recipe. Courtney

Andrea! I'm hoping to make it to the group...depends on work. You're looking great! Keep up the good work! Christina S

Hey Christina! I hope you can make it, I would love to meet you. Hugs, Andrea

Hey Christina don't forget that this month's meeting is recipe/food exchange. Courtney

Courtney- I had no idea! I wasn't at last months meeting! I'm still pre-op and I'll be coming from work! Any thoughts for me on what to bring? I'm looking forward to seeing all of the "options" because this is certainly one area I can see myself doing the bland for a long time.... If you have any thoughts, email me....otherwise maybe I'll just bring water and protien powder! heehee! Christina S

Andrea, I plan on being there. This month's meeting is a pot luck recipe exchange. You are supposed to bring your favorite post op dish and the recipe to go with it to share. Hope to see you. Courtney

Haha, what if all I eat is pureed stuff? I also had some Chipotle a couple weeks back, here is the recipe: Go to Chipotle. Order from the leering man in the shirt that says "I made the guacamole." or "I marinated the steak." Skip the rice, make it a bowl instead of a burrito. Pay. Take home and puree. Eat little bits of this for about a week or until it goes bad (or until you can't stand to look at it anymore.) Does this count?? Seriously, I eat pureed refried beans, pureed corned beef hash (though I'm over this now, I don't like how greasy it can be ), and cottage cheese (my favorite, I eat this for breakfast always and some other meals too). Sometimes some baby food fruit/vegetables if I'm feeling spontaneous (I could puree regular ones but what is the point, baby food is pretty inexpensive). Yesterday I pureed some canned lentil soup (drained the fluid), that was a treat. (please, anyone with pureed food ideas, send them to me. All of them. Now. ) I doubt people who are even a little farther post op would be interested any current post op recipes that I might have. Though I could puree some refried beans and us new post ops could gather and ooh and ahh. Recipe: Open can of Old El Paso.... Julie PS: My sister is 17 months post op, but she doesn't cook.