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I wanted to post the recipe in case anyone is looking for it later...

Black Bean Brownies Ingredients

• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup splenda or mix of regular and brown sugar splenda
• 2 tablespoons strong black coffee (optional)
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

Directions 1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray or lightly grease 8x8 square baking dish. 2.     Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture. 3.     Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.   I’m going to try using no sugar added applesauce instead of oil next time and instead of putting chocolate chips on top I’m going to add in a tablespoon of peanut butter.  

Nutrition Facts
16 servings approx 2" x 2"
Amount per Serving
Calories	104.2
Total Fat	5.9g
Saturated Fat	1.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1.0g
Monounsaturated Fat	1.9g
Cholesterol	34.7mg
Sodium	31.8mg
Potassium	89.9mg
Total Carbohydrate	13.1g
Dietary Fibre	2.9g
Sugars	7.5g
Protein	3.8g

  Without the chocolate chips and the applesauce substituted for the canola oil these become 46.8 calories each with only 1.3g fat and 8.8g carbs, 3.0g sugar.   Then if I add 2 tbsp of peanut butter 58.7 calories with 2.3g fat, 9.2g carbs, 3.0g sugar…  

Glad that your appointments are finally progressing.  Keep the faith and I hope to see you on Tuesday night.

Had my appointment with the NP this morning.  Blood work will be done tomorrow.  Appointment with Dietitian April 30.  Appointment with Social Worker May 1. Waiting for appointments for Sleep Apnea test and Sonography (abdominal ultrasound) with in the next 2 months then on to see Dr Hong in Hamilton.

Just got a call from KB~~RACT.  I have my next appointment with the NP on Wed 25th at 10:30.

 Keeping my fingers crossed she agrees to send me onto Hamilton to see Dr Hong.

I had my orientation Wed, and it was just that, an orientation there was about 16 patients there with two of us being already post -op.

 It was an introduction to RNY, information session with the Nurse Practionor, 2 of the dietitians and the Social Worker.  They stressed several times that RNY was the surgery that they were promoting.

I believe once they get there feet grounded it will be a great team and i'm looking forward to it. Right now everything is very text book but as they gain knowledge I am sure they will lighten up.

They have layed some rules down
*smoke free for 6 months
*Caffine and pop free for 3 months
*below 60 years of age
*attend all meetings~  if three consecutive meetings are missed you are  dismissed from the program and willneed to  re register
*3 weeks of Optifast

They are doing a Bariatric Registry Study
Dr Drover, Kingston and Dr Mehran Anvari, Hamilton are the researchers involved. The database will be done over a 5 year peroid to help improve the patient treatment, the surgery and its outcome and  to help better understand the  effects of the different bariatric teatments.

You bet I vollunteered to be a part of this study.

So once my questionare is reviewed in 2-4 weeks I will get a call with a yes or a no.... if yes I will go to see the NP and then what ever test reqired will be done and then my name will be passed on to Ottawa or Toronto, in my case I am hoping to get Hamilton. It sounds as if most if not all patients will be sent to Ottawa.

They are really stressing 'the team' and that the patient as well as the medical field are a "TEAM".  That makes me feel very good.

So other than the initial meeting with the surgeon and your OR day all other appointments and testing will be done at HDH.
Any issues that come up that need medical attention the staff will contact the WLS surgeon for advise and it will be dealt with at HDH.

As for the surgery being preformed here in Kingston, the talk is possible in 2 years time.