Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Great news, we were all so convincing I worried I had chased him away. Mike, I don't have a wrap and have no reflux and take no meds. Mine was VATS surgery though. Congrats. In my research it seems to be better to have surgery sooner than later so any scheduled surgery date is good news, in my opinion. Good luck. Good for you , I bet you've been working on him. To everyone else... have a nice holiday season. I'm going to make an extra prize winning recipe I bet all of us can eat.... It is called chocolate eclair cake. You can find various recipes on the internet. Basically, whole graham cracker crust. Layer of instant pudding mixed w/ cool whip; another layer of graham crackers, another layer of pudding cool whip mixture. Then a can of chocolate frosting. Make 24 hours ahead. Sounds disgusting. I beat about 20 other cooks in our annual block party dessert contest. I added some cream cheese also to the pudding mixture. Also full fat everything (it was a contest!! I get competitive). There are differing recipes if you search on google. I swear it was delicious. Although, there was some left, sitting out in the sun and somehow a food fight started and that was one of the first things to go along with a 7 layer taco dip. The only person not happy was a newer resident with a brand new car. He doesn't have kids and obviously no sense of humor when he came out and I was rinsing off the sidewalk by his brand new car and a few specks of pudding splashed on his car. It is important the cake sit over night and the graham crackers soften. Usually I feel things need to be homemade from scratch and all that guilt trip, but if this is prize-winning and they go back for 2nds, then why work all day on something? This might be easy for many of you to eat compared to cake which to me was not easy. Great news for Mike and happy holidays and family times to everyone here. > Hello Everyone!!! > > > > I am posting this for our pal, Mike (McMike, Rollercoater Mike. what > else do you all call him? ) from NY. He has been reading posts, but > hasn't had time to post. He asked me to update you all! Here it is: > > > > He met with Dr. Cecile Divino on the 16th. She has sent him for a whole > new round of tests, as she wanted her own done. So, Mike went for his > barium swallow this morning, and met with her again. He is now > scheduled for the manometry to be done on Jan 6th. The best part.. > > > > His surgery is scheduled for January 12th!!!! Mike is going to be > having the heller myotomy, with no wrap. She told him that if there is > any muscle action at all, then she does the wrap. Mike has zero > peristalsis, so she thinks he wouldn't be any better with a wrap than he > is now. Dr.Divino is the Chief of General Surgery at Mt.Sinai in NY. > He really likes how thorough she is being, with requesting her own > tests, etc. > > > > He is planning on 1 night in the hospital, and was told to prepare for 2 > weeks of liquid diet afterwards. This might be tough for him, since he > really loves his pizza! We all have to hold him accountable so he gets > the best possible benefit from his surgery!!! He has almost 3 weeks > left to enjoy his pizza, and then that's it for a while!! > > > > Mike will be reading this, and to any replied posts, (maybe he'll even > post soon :-) ) so help me wish him the best of luck over Christmas with > his swallowing, and then with the manometry!!! Surgery is soooooon! > Yeah!!! I am soooo happy he finally started to take care of himself!! > > > > Take care Mike!!! > > > > Love, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 sounds good yummy will have to try it sue toomuchclutter <sandycarroll@...> wrote: Great news, we were all so convincing I worried I had chased him away. Mike, I don't have a wrap and have no reflux and take no meds. Mine was VATS surgery though. Congrats. In my research it seems to be better to have surgery sooner than later so any scheduled surgery date is good news, in my opinion. Good luck. Good for you , I bet you've been working on him.To everyone else... have a nice holiday season. I'm going to make an extra prize winning recipe I bet all of us can eat.... It is called chocolate eclair cake. You can find various recipes on the internet. Basically, whole graham cracker crust. Layer of instant pudding mixed w/ cool whip; another layer of graham crackers, another layer of pudding cool whip mixture. Then a can of chocolate frosting. Make 24 hours ahead. Sounds disgusting. I beat about 20 other cooks in our annual block party dessert contest. I added some cream cheese also to the pudding mixture. Also full fat everything (it was a contest!! I get competitive). There are differing recipes if you search on google. I swear it was delicious. Although, there was some left, sitting out in the sun and somehow a food fight started and that was one of the first things to go along with a 7 layer taco dip. The only person not happy was a newer resident with a brand new car. He doesn't have kids and obviously no sense of humor when he came out and I was rinsing off the sidewalk by his brand new car and a few specks of pudding splashed on his car.It is important the cake sit over night and the graham crackers soften. Usually I feel things need to be homemade from scratch and all that guilt trip, but if this is prize-winning and they go back for 2nds, then why work all day on something? This might be easy for many of you to eat compared to cake which to me was not easy.Great news for Mike and happy holidays and family times to everyone here. > Hello Everyone!!!> > > > I am posting this for our pal, Mike (McMike, Rollercoater Mike. what> else do you all call him? ) from NY. He has been reading posts, but> hasn't had time to post. He asked me to update you all! Here it is:> > > > He met with Dr. Cecile Divino on the 16th. She has sent him for a whole> new round of tests, as she wanted her own done. So, Mike went for his> barium swallow this morning, and met with her again. He is now> scheduled for the manometry to be done on Jan 6th. The best part.. > > > > His surgery is scheduled for January 12th!!!! Mike is going to be> having the heller myotomy, with no wrap. She told him that if there is> any muscle action at all, then she does the wrap. Mike has zero> peristalsis, so she thinks he wouldn't be any better with a wrap than he> is now. Dr.Divino is the Chief of General Surgery at Mt.Sinai in NY.> He really likes how thorough she is being, with requesting her own> tests, etc. > > > > He is planning on 1 night in the hospital, and was told to prepare for 2> weeks of liquid diet afterwards. This might be tough for him, since he> really loves his pizza! We all have to hold him accountable so he gets> the best possible benefit from his surgery!!! He has almost 3 weeks> left to enjoy his pizza, and then that's it for a while!! > > > > Mike will be reading this, and to any replied posts, (maybe he'll even> post soon :-) ) so help me wish him the best of luck over Christmas with> his swallowing, and then with the manometry!!! Surgery is soooooon!> Yeah!!! I am soooo happy he finally started to take care of himself!!> > > > Take care Mike!!!> > > > Love,> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 and Sandy, Both of your posts cracked me up. The pie, the foodfight, the new car and " non humourous new neighbor " ...great first impressions! For just a little bit, I thought the foodfight was between adults!!! The way you slipped in the little detail about kids was perfectly timed to keep me in suspense. I can just see the expression on your neighbor's face as you are hosing his car. My life is so dull...never had a foodfight, ever, not even in Jr. High. And , your comments about Mike and his pizza and finally taking care of himself were prizewinners, too. Ok, Mike...I like roller coasters too, but take it from me, your life will NOT be a roller coaster if you listen to and stay off that pizza for 2 weeks after your surgery. Trust me, pizza will never have tasted as good as it will if you let tell you what to do during those two weeks and you actually do it! I once rode a roller coaster 13 times in a row. Front seat. Squealing with delight. It was a big sucker, too. One of those where you couldn't see the bottom of the first hill because it looked like the track went further back than the car at vertical. That will be a really good test for your reflux. Better not eat pizza before you ride your next roller coaster. Well, take care everyone. Eat some of Sandy's prize winning pie WITH cream cheese, of course. Enjoy your time over the next few days. Despite the hassle of the holidays, get sentimental! Love, > > Hello Everyone!!! > > > > > > > > I am posting this for our pal, Mike (McMike, Rollercoater Mike. what > > else do you all call him? ) from NY. He has been reading posts, but > > hasn't had time to post. He asked me to update you all! Here it > is: > > > > > > > > He met with Dr. Cecile Divino on the 16th. She has sent him for a > whole > > new round of tests, as she wanted her own done. So, Mike went for > his > > barium swallow this morning, and met with her again. He is now > > scheduled for the manometry to be done on Jan 6th. The best part.. > > > > > > > > His surgery is scheduled for January 12th!!!! Mike is going to be > > having the heller myotomy, with no wrap. She told him that if > there is > > any muscle action at all, then she does the wrap. Mike has zero > > peristalsis, so she thinks he wouldn't be any better with a wrap > than he > > is now. Dr.Divino is the Chief of General Surgery at Mt.Sinai in > NY. > > He really likes how thorough she is being, with requesting her own > > tests, etc. > > > > > > > > He is planning on 1 night in the hospital, and was told to prepare > for 2 > > weeks of liquid diet afterwards. This might be tough for him, > since he > > really loves his pizza! We all have to hold him accountable so he > gets > > the best possible benefit from his surgery!!! He has almost 3 weeks > > left to enjoy his pizza, and then that's it for a while!! > > > > > > > > Mike will be reading this, and to any replied posts, (maybe he'll > even > > post soon :-) ) so help me wish him the best of luck over Christmas > with > > his swallowing, and then with the manometry!!! Surgery is soooooon! > > Yeah!!! I am soooo happy he finally started to take care of > himself!! > > > > > > > > Take care Mike!!! > > > > > > > > Love, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 and Sandy, Both of your posts cracked me up. The pie, the foodfight, the new car and " non humourous new neighbor " ...great first impressions! For just a little bit, I thought the foodfight was between adults!!! The way you slipped in the little detail about kids was perfectly timed to keep me in suspense. I can just see the expression on your neighbor's face as you are hosing his car. My life is so dull...never had a foodfight, ever, not even in Jr. High. And , your comments about Mike and his pizza and finally taking care of himself were prizewinners, too. Ok, Mike...I like roller coasters too, but take it from me, your life will NOT be a roller coaster if you listen to and stay off that pizza for 2 weeks after your surgery. Trust me, pizza will never have tasted as good as it will if you let tell you what to do during those two weeks and you actually do it! I once rode a roller coaster 13 times in a row. Front seat. Squealing with delight. It was a big sucker, too. One of those where you couldn't see the bottom of the first hill because it looked like the track went further back than the car at vertical. That will be a really good test for your reflux. Better not eat pizza before you ride your next roller coaster. Well, take care everyone. Eat some of Sandy's prize winning pie WITH cream cheese, of course. Enjoy your time over the next few days. Despite the hassle of the holidays, get sentimental! Love, > > Hello Everyone!!! > > > > > > > > I am posting this for our pal, Mike (McMike, Rollercoater Mike. what > > else do you all call him? ) from NY. He has been reading posts, but > > hasn't had time to post. He asked me to update you all! Here it > is: > > > > > > > > He met with Dr. Cecile Divino on the 16th. She has sent him for a > whole > > new round of tests, as she wanted her own done. So, Mike went for > his > > barium swallow this morning, and met with her again. He is now > > scheduled for the manometry to be done on Jan 6th. The best part.. > > > > > > > > His surgery is scheduled for January 12th!!!! Mike is going to be > > having the heller myotomy, with no wrap. She told him that if > there is > > any muscle action at all, then she does the wrap. Mike has zero > > peristalsis, so she thinks he wouldn't be any better with a wrap > than he > > is now. Dr.Divino is the Chief of General Surgery at Mt.Sinai in > NY. > > He really likes how thorough she is being, with requesting her own > > tests, etc. > > > > > > > > He is planning on 1 night in the hospital, and was told to prepare > for 2 > > weeks of liquid diet afterwards. This might be tough for him, > since he > > really loves his pizza! We all have to hold him accountable so he > gets > > the best possible benefit from his surgery!!! He has almost 3 weeks > > left to enjoy his pizza, and then that's it for a while!! > > > > > > > > Mike will be reading this, and to any replied posts, (maybe he'll > even > > post soon :-) ) so help me wish him the best of luck over Christmas > with > > his swallowing, and then with the manometry!!! Surgery is soooooon! > > Yeah!!! I am soooo happy he finally started to take care of > himself!! > > > > > > > > Take care Mike!!! > > > > > > > > Love, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 , the food fight was adults, the kids wanted to get into it and we could tell we were running out of food and still had some people to " get " so we wouldn't let the kids do it. Sober too for the most part. I had mixed feelings throwing some of the food because it was a few months after my surgery and I could eat everything and hadn't gotten to my dessert or the 7 layer dip yet.... but the food had been out for several hours and we knew it probably wasn't safe to eat. That new neighbor still runs from those of us with kids. Only our group understands the desire to eat and taste enough to chew and savor then regurg it back up just for the pleasure of having the taste even if we can't eat it for real. > > > Hello Everyone!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > I am posting this for our pal, Mike (McMike, Rollercoater Mike. what > > > else do you all call him? ) from NY. He has been reading posts, but > > > hasn't had time to post. He asked me to update you all! Here it > > is: > > > > > > > > > > > > He met with Dr. Cecile Divino on the 16th. She has sent him for a > > whole > > > new round of tests, as she wanted her own done. So, Mike went for > > his > > > barium swallow this morning, and met with her again. He is now > > > scheduled for the manometry to be done on Jan 6th. The best part.. > > > > > > > > > > > > His surgery is scheduled for January 12th!!!! Mike is going to be > > > having the heller myotomy, with no wrap. She told him that if > > there is > > > any muscle action at all, then she does the wrap. Mike has zero > > > peristalsis, so she thinks he wouldn't be any better with a wrap > > than he > > > is now. Dr.Divino is the Chief of General Surgery at Mt.Sinai in > > NY. > > > He really likes how thorough she is being, with requesting her own > > > tests, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > He is planning on 1 night in the hospital, and was told to prepare > > for 2 > > > weeks of liquid diet afterwards. This might be tough for him, > > since he > > > really loves his pizza! We all have to hold him accountable so he > > gets > > > the best possible benefit from his surgery!!! He has almost 3 weeks > > > left to enjoy his pizza, and then that's it for a while!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike will be reading this, and to any replied posts, (maybe he'll > > even > > > post soon :-) ) so help me wish him the best of luck over Christmas > > with > > > his swallowing, and then with the manometry!!! Surgery is soooooon! > > > Yeah!!! I am soooo happy he finally started to take care of > > himself!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Take care Mike!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Love, > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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