Hi everyone. first carol sue im so sorry you are so upset,ive gone thru similar things and you should see the dr. my back surg took 6 months to heal,i had mersa and the incision opened up, there was ahole big enuff to put a fist in it, they used a wound vacume on me. they put special sponges in the owie then a piece of sp sticky plastic over it and then a port that attached to a small vaume machine.its suppose to heal from the inside out.long story short im ok now. try and stay calm (((hugs)) they have many new treatments now and your dr will help. im going to post the my stew recipe.but i usually dont cook with a recipe so i'll wing it :D busy taking care of dh. he had a miserable nite. we are keeping a food diary,it will help we hope figure out what hes allergic too. dishes and kitchen all cleaned up and stuffed bell peppers in the oven dh is napping so ive got s few to relax. it warmed up and now its raining every things a mess outside and happy to be in. Hoping your evenings great ttfn rosey :wave:

Carol Sue, I'm thinking of you tonight, and sending lots of positive healing intentions in your direction. Please keep us in the loop after you see the doctor tomorrow.

Z

CarolSue-- Good thoughts, prayers and hugs coming to you tonight and make sure you let us know what the Dr. says tomorrow. I would insist on seeing him/her!!

Thank you all for your kind words and welcoming comments. It will take me a while to get to know you all, so I will probably start slow with the posts, and slowly dip my toes into this pool. :)

I have an ipad and decided to do calorie counting and will use an app called "Lose It", because I read it has good reviews. My first step will be to figure out how many calories I am allowed every day.

Carol Sue, I just read about your recent health complications, and I hope you get some good news soon. Healing thoughts are being sent your way.:hug:

Hi everyone! Waiting for our son and his gf to arrive. If they don't get here soon we may not be able to go out to eat! I haven't eaten since breakfast...just had a light frappuccino but amazingly I am not very hungry. Of course when I smell the food I'll probably suddenly be ravenous so may eat some veggies or something before we go esp since we are running so late. I got up late today and the day just seemed to fly by. Had an appt and then a little grocery shopping, then home to quickly clean a bit in the kitchen and that was it.

Isabella...your recipe sounds wonderful! I copied it and hope to try it before long. Have to watch it though as both beans and rice are carbs but sounds like something I'll really like. I'll probably just have the beans and only a bit of rice. That's what I do a lot. Thank you for posting it.

Carol Sue - So sorry for all you are going through. After my gall bladder surgery (the big incision kind) I woke up one morning to a very wet sheet and realized my incision had come open. I called the doc but they weren't very concerned just said it happens. I went in and they opened it even more, allowed it to drain even more and then packed it. I had to pack it for several days but it healed fine. It is scary when it happens though. I agree the doctor should be involved as you said, he's the one that did the work.

Donna - I liked the cat video! How are you surviving the snow? You sure get a lot of that white stuff, don't you? I have forgotten where you are located.

Glynne - Guess that's what I could do, just tell myself I've had the lapband surgery! Wonder if it would really work? My younger son was beginning to gain weight when we were visiting him last winter. I told him he'd better take control of his eating now before he gets any older (he's 35) and he says, no that's what lapband surgery is for! :^: Kids!

Thoughts and {{{{{hugs}}}}} and prayers for you Carol Sue

CarolSue...You are in my prayers and hope that the night passes peacefully and quickly. Time always is the answer but we all want it done NOW! I'm in my seventh month post op and still battling....we will be O K! k3

Carol Sue, Hugs and prayers your way.

Rie

Marie, I just logged in my first day on Lose It! And got really excited. It was so easy and I saw that I was 500+ calories under my goal for the day after logging in every bite. I have never been able to lose weight before, but maybe that's because my idea of portions was a little too generous, or I ate too many calories through mindless grazing, but now I have an easy way to see exactly what is going on. I am so excited and encouraged. If I can just lose that first 5 lbs it will be enough motivation to keep me on track. It was your recommendation of the app in another thread that convinced me Lose It! was the way to go, and I have to say that you were right. Thank you so much!
Carol (gardendiva)

the Blessings of Thursday, may they shower down on us all.
right, because it is raining a cold bone chilling rain here in new York. Give me snow already!
I am wildly impressed by all of the computer skills displayed by the Golden Girls.
i will attempt to give 'shout outs' to my peeps,(tee-hee).
riemontana- my dh plays pool too. He used to play in tournaments for money. so I know how hard it is to stay in the play-offs. So hurray for you.
freda- I have a nick name..it's kale wh0re. i have thrown three handfulls of kale in a pot of cooking oatmeal add cumin and joila! meal time.
its a different twist on two foods normally not served together. It's savory.
carol sue- i hope and pray you will be fully healed soon. surgery is not the same for everyone and your dear dh is probably more scared of your suffering than he can admit too. Hugs.
gardendiva- it's comforting to know that there is an actual program that will track calories. what a great weight loss tool.
karen3- i am new here and still just meeting everyone. but it took almost a full year before my dh felt like his old self after his emergency gall bladder surgery. He has some other health issues too though, and he also suffered some losses of family members that same year.
marie- I had a doctor prescribe me something for pain,(fibramyolgia). funny thing though, I was still in pain but did not care. So I stopped the meds b/x they made me trippy not in less pain.
but and this is a big butt(tee-hee) since I 've kicked sugar to the curb my pain has dissipated. Tremendously.
Any way, my dh is currently battling some new /old health issus and I am the one who schedules all his appointments and drive shim to the doctors and stays in the examination room to make sure my dh answers honestly. he is too much of a stoic and so proud that he doesn't want to bother the doctors with his troubles. oy, men!
i am eating so healthy, and in smart sized portions that drum roll please....
I lost a pound! after 2 weeks of no bingeing, no sugar no empty calories and sticking to plan Hurray.

Zoe...I looked up Qu Gong and am amazed you like it. DH and I took a meditation class last winter and we both hated it. (Not that Qu Gong is about meditation) Instead of relaxing me, it did the opposite. The second session we had a snow storm and I was a happy camper that we could legally miss the class. I'm just too restless to sit with my eyes closed for 30 minutes at a time. It takes a certain personality to meditate, Qu Gong, etc.