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[melaniesuzanne]

I'm not actually feeling tragic, but I hardly ever get to use this icon. :)

All paperwork is settled. Clear liquid diet is underway and I'd maim someone for even just a cracker so I can chew something. I don't know how people who do this for weeks and weeks on end tolerate it, but I guess I'll find out soon enough. On the upside -- because I am

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[fiadnata]

I've been lurking and reading your public LJ for quite a while, and have come to admire your energy and enthusiasm for bicycling. Oh that I could commute to work on my bicycle, but my commute is 24 miles, mainly via Interstate, so that's never going to be an option for me.

I saw this article on ScienceNOW today, and thought you might find it interesting: Microbes May Slim Us Down After Gastric Bypass

Good luck with your surgery, and enjoy your chance to relax as you recover. I'm sure everything will go just fine for you.

[melaniesuzanne]

Hi there and thank you! I'll take a look at that article this evening; I'm bookmarking all the fora and articles people are sending my way. :)

Thanks for the good wishes. :)

[vvalkyri]

Gum's not okay?

[melaniesuzanne]

Sugarless gum makes me queasy and I can't chew regular gum because of the sugar (not allowed during the pre-op period) and my braces. :( Otherwise, that'd be a great idea.

[vvalkyri]

[has an immediate thought about how she used to chew rubber bands and then realizes that was elementary school and she is a mutant]

[melaniesuzanne]

Hahahaha! Ew.

[woodwindy]

Sending lots of good thoughts! I hope it goes as quickly and easily as possible.

[melaniesuzanne]

Thanks so much, hon. :)