Re: Assistance Please: What is a Necessity...

[Guest guest]

Get a Magic Bullet!!! I absolutely love mine. It's great for protein shakes

and everything else!!!

[Guest guest]

What a fun idea! How about:

Gift certificates to clothing stores that she likes -- and will enjoy

shopping in, as she loses weight.

Exercise equipment and clothing

Massage certificate, for those stressful times post-op, when she's

finding transitions difficult to manage

Manicure and pedicure certificates, because we all should be treating

ourself to girlish pleasures

Low carb, high protein cookbooks

Looks like she'll have much to celebrate on this birthday, and also

on her upcoming " re-birthday " !

Melody

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> to have post-op?

>

> A coworker friend hopes our insurance will cover bariatric surgery

> starting in July and her birthday is upcoming and she wants to tell

> her family things to get her that she'll need later.

>

> I recommended the Braun Stick Mixer/Chopper (was the bomb for

> pureeing foods) among other things.

>

> Anyone care to share what else was helpful to them?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

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> Looks like she'll have much to celebrate on this birthday

She is a great person. She has battled her weight (like many of us)

for a lifetime. She has been over 500 lbs and got down under 450 so

she could get MRIed to have her lungs checked. She has severe

rheumatoid arthritis and that may have effected her lungs. To have

the surgery, she'll have to be off her rheumatoid drugs for at least

3 months prior which may put her in a wheelchair for a while. Think

she is at 425 or so now. She figures she'll keep losing between now

and July which should make things all around easier.

Thanks for the idea!

Kathy

[Guest guest]

either a magic bullet or hamelton beach personal blender is

wonderful... a shaker cup and a sippy cup a baby spoon some small

baggies the snack sized the 1/2 cup glad ware bowls with lids...

ummm wet wipes tylenol liquid the sugar free kind... a bit of sf

jello broths ummmm crystal lite a pillow to hold to the tummy....

umm somewhere i have a HUGE list saved... lemmie look around and

see...

hugs

Peach

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> to have post-op?

>

> A coworker friend hopes our insurance will cover bariatric surgery

> starting in July and her birthday is upcoming and she wants to

tell

> her family things to get her that she'll need later.

>

> I recommended the Braun Stick Mixer/Chopper (was the bomb for

> pureeing foods) among other things.

>

> Anyone care to share what else was helpful to them?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

perhaps the tupperware shaker for shakes on the go...

a journal...nice quality bound...one that will last, so on those days when she

needs to 'get stuff off her chest' she can write it down in a book deserving of

her innermost thoughts...

jb-bb

Kathy wrote:

to have post-op?

A coworker friend hopes our insurance will cover bariatric surgery

starting in July and her birthday is upcoming and she wants to tell

her family things to get her that she'll need later.

I recommended the Braun Stick Mixer/Chopper (was the bomb for

pureeing foods) among other things.

Anyone care to share what else was helpful to them?

Thanks,

Kathy

To visit your group on the web, go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-LOSERS/

[Guest guest]

For a newly post op person...

1) a library card with someone to get what she likes OR a few books

that she'll want to read

2) a Blockbuster or Netflix.com subscription. You can pay month by

month and that way if she's into movies, she can get her fix without

ever leaving the house

3) Small plastic containers to put her food in

4) A nice stock of broths, light soups and such for eating. Sugar

free jellos, puddings--stuff that can be put in the fridge as needed

>

> to have post-op?

>

> A coworker friend hopes our insurance will cover bariatric surgery

> starting in July and her birthday is upcoming and she wants to tell

> her family things to get her that she'll need later.

>

> I recommended the Braun Stick Mixer/Chopper (was the bomb for

> pureeing foods) among other things.

>

> Anyone care to share what else was helpful to them?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Kathy

[Guest guest]

2 oz Ramekins. These were my dishes the first weeks post-op. I know you can

get them in plastic in a bag of 500 at either Sam's or Costco's. I got mine at

-Sonoma - they are china, and I use them a lot even at 8 months. I use

them to measure and bake sugar-free custard, for ex.

They are great.

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

Oh, have her sample protein powders/drinks now. Then she will get an idea of

what she will want after surgery and not have to hassle with finding a drink

while she is recuperating.

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

Lots of bottled water

SF jello

SF ice pops (think SF Philly Swirls)

Shaker cup for protein shakes

one ounce calibrated shot glass. This was great. I would make a

protein shake and then drink it one ounce every 15 minutes using

this shot glass

Baby plate and fork and spoon

Books, DVD's for those first few days in bed

heating pad for abdominal pain post surgery at home

Body pillow to hug for a stomach sleeper, which is a non-no post

surgery

Magic Bullet blender to make non foamy protein shakes (think NO GAS

PAIN!) They have some models at $59.99 these days.

Thats all I can think of right now...

Robyn

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> to have post-op?

>

> A coworker friend hopes our insurance will cover bariatric surgery

> starting in July and her birthday is upcoming and she wants to

tell

> her family things to get her that she'll need later.

>

> I recommended the Braun Stick Mixer/Chopper (was the bomb for

> pureeing foods) among other things.

>

> Anyone care to share what else was helpful to them?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Kathy