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[Guest guest]

Char,

As part of my insurance approval a psych. evel. was required. I met with a

psychologist on three seperate occasions. I also had to take the MMPI ( I

don't know what the initials stand for, I'm sorry) it's a true/false test that

has

500 questions. I also spoke to the pyschologist about the life changes that

will occur because of WLS. From my understanding it's just to see it your

psychologically ready for such a life change. I felt the whole thing was quite

painless. I hope this info helps.

Take Care

Open RYN 4-7-03

351/298/???

[Guest guest]

Char,

As part of my insurance approval a psych. evel. was required. I met with a

psychologist on three seperate occasions. I also had to take the MMPI ( I

don't know what the initials stand for, I'm sorry) it's a true/false test that

has

500 questions. I also spoke to the pyschologist about the life changes that

will occur because of WLS. From my understanding it's just to see it your

psychologically ready for such a life change. I felt the whole thing was quite

painless. I hope this info helps.

Take Care

Open RYN 4-7-03

351/298/???

[Guest guest]

" Now all trophies but B and D mixed in. I have been eating almond flour

bread/muffins, chicken, pork, ripened banana with honey and cooked veg so far

but

not seeing too much clearing up of the B & M. "

,

If you are still seeing B, D and M at times, I think it's too early to be using

almond

flour. Try going back to eating foods like squash, well-cooked green beans,

bananas, applesauce, avocados, cooked fruits (no skins or seeds)...

Stay there until the B, D and M clears up.

Look on pecanbread.com on the recipes page for some ideas for some variations on

what to do for things to eat before you add nut flours. There are chicken

pancakes,

chicken cupcakes, sneaky veggie pancakes and different ideas. You can make the

green pudding without the nut butter. That's a sweet and filling snack.

I know the baked goods are sooo yummy and tempting, but give yourself more time

to heal before you add them back again. Once you are considering trying some,

try

making the recipes that call for nut butters rather than nut flours. We've seen

the

kids able to tolerate the nut butter items more easily than items made from nut

flours.

Toss your almond flour into freezer safe bags and store it there until you're

ready to

use it again. It will stay nice and fresh that way.

Jody

mom to -6 and -8

SCD 26 months

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

How long have you been on the diet?

Many have reported that blood is the last symptom to go. If you are

still having d and m then you might not be ready for some of the

things you are eating.

Did you start with the intro and gradually add foods in? Did you

have any relief from the mucous and diarrhea (with solid stool)?

Sheila, SCD 50 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 35 mos

>

> I was looking on the Pecanbread.com website under Food Preparation

and

> saw the chart with the different stages for adding new food. How

would

> one know what stage they can move on to? For instance, my Crohn's

is

> mostly in the rectum now. I have no physical pain but alot of B

and M

> in my stool

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

Thanks for your reply. I started with the intro for 3 days. That was

about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I haven't had any D since the diet. I had

some pre-scd when I ate a little too much cr@p one day.

I saw a little progress in my stool the first week. I then added

some almond bread and bought and had some fruit leather and made the

peanut butter brownies. I guess my problem is that I don't have any

physical pain so my only indication that things are better is with

the B and M.

I think I'll go back to the intro and wait until it is gone. I just

bought some pears so I think tonight I'll be cooking some up for the

next few days to eat.

Is pork OK on the intro diet?

Thanks

>

> Hi ,

>

> How long have you been on the diet?

>

> Many have reported that blood is the last symptom to go. If you

are

> still having d and m then you might not be ready for some of the

> things you are eating.

>

> Did you start with the intro and gradually add foods in? Did you

> have any relief from the mucous and diarrhea (with solid stool)?

>

> Sheila, SCD 50 mos, 21 yrs UC

> mom of , SCD 35 mos

>

> >

> > I was looking on the Pecanbread.com website under Food

Preparation

> and

> > saw the chart with the different stages for adding new food. How

> would

> > one know what stage they can move on to? For instance, my

Crohn's

> is

> > mostly in the rectum now. I have no physical pain but alot of B

> and M

> > in my stool

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Thanks for your reply. I started with the intro for 3 days. That

was

> about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I haven't had any D since the diet. I had

> some pre-scd when I ate a little too much cr@p one day.

>

> I saw a little progress in my stool the first week. I then added

> some almond bread and bought and had some fruit leather and made

the

> peanut butter brownies.

Of these three items the fruit leather is the most likely culprit

(concentrated dried fruit is not great for newbies) and then the

peanut butter and lastly the almond bread. Elaine recommends

almonds or pecans as the first nuts to be tried. Some have to wait

a while until they are ready for them and then try a little made

from blanched almond butter (usually homemade almond butter because

it is difficult to get blanched) or pecan butter.

I guess my problem is that I don't have any

> physical pain so my only indication that things are better is with

> the B and M.

>

> I think I'll go back to the intro and wait until it is gone. I

just

> bought some pears so I think tonight I'll be cooking some up for

the

> next few days to eat.

The intro (as written in BTVC) should be done for 2-5 days max.

After that you should slowly add some cooked peeled fruits and

vegetables. Dried fruit is for much farther down the line.

> Is pork OK on the intro diet?

Pork isn't on the intro put you can add it after.

Sheila, SCD 50 mos, 21 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 35 mos

[Guest guest]

So, I have been fighting this cold (I am just now admitting this-I have been trying to pass it off as allergies for a few days now). My question, how worried should I be about giving this to my brother. He was just transplanted in Dec.

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[Guest guest]

What my transplant team told me was to be careful, but not to let fear

of colds etc. keep me from living my life. I've had one cold now, and

it really wasn't a pleasant experience, but I did eventually get over it.

My doctors did want me to be more careful early on though, since immune

suppression is relatively high then and the body is still recovering

form the surgery (and the illness). So be careful: use hand sanitizer,

wash hands etc. and try to avoid physical contact.. you really can

avoid transmission of colds by taking measures like this. While I've

had only one cold since transplant, my kids and wife have had three or

four colds each. Now if I could just get them to be careful too!

Hope that helps!

athan

[Guest guest]

Ken

has had 1 cold. He caught it from

me – and I am very careful. Unless

you want to lock yourself up and live like a monk, ~^*`~ happens. Because he is on Coumadin, every time he

blew his nose he’d have a bleed.

It took him a little longer to get over it and he was very uncomfortable,

but he’s over it now and looking back it wasn’t as scary as we

thought it would be.

Texas has a new flu bug going around, I advise any Texans to go to the

doctor if you think you’ve caught it. It’s supposed to be awful.

Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

[Guest guest]

my daughters live in the panhandle of TX.. the flu is bad up there..my oldest daughter thought she had the flu but it turned out to be pneumonia..so you all be careful... JeanneBarb Henshaw wrote: Ken has had 1 cold. He caught it from me – and I am very

careful. Unless you want to lock yourself up and live like a monk, ~^*`~ happens. Because he is on Coumadin, every time he blew his nose he’d have a bleed. It took him a little longer to get over it and he was very uncomfortable, but he’s over it now and looking back it wasn’t as scary as we thought it would be. Texas has a new flu bug going around, I advise any Texans to go to the doctor if you think you’ve caught it. It’s supposed to be

awful. Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas Jeanne