FEATUREDThe arrival of the Health & Wellness Study Kit which I blogged & (I believe) Twittered about arrived earlier this week.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
NEWS ARTICLES ON THE PROGRAM
Article One
Article Two
Article Three
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Episode 05 - The Arrival Of My Health & Wellness Kit
FEATUREDThe arrival of the Health & Wellness Study Kit which I blogged & (I believe) Twittered about arrived earlier this week.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
NEWS ARTICLES ON THE PROGRAM
Article One
Article Two
Article Three
Saturday, August 23, 2008
I've Enrolled In A Health & Welless BUT.....
As I indicated in my Twitter Updates, which you can also see to my left, I got a call from some party claiming to be from Medicaid asking if I'd like to be enrolled in a Health and Wellness Nutrition Program. They didn't want any money from me (Which I thought was a little odd), but did ask some questions and offered to send out a kit via FedEx.
But you know what the REALLY odd part of the whole thing was? Medicaid calling me ON THE WEEKEND!!!!
But just for the heck of it, we'll play along with the gag (They needed to send some forms to my both my PCP & Bariatric Surgeon anyway, so they ought to be able to spot what they think might be a fraud case pretty easily) If they actually do deliver on the goods, I'll post a video on my YT channel showing what they sent.
But you know what the REALLY odd part of the whole thing was? Medicaid calling me ON THE WEEKEND!!!!
But just for the heck of it, we'll play along with the gag (They needed to send some forms to my both my PCP & Bariatric Surgeon anyway, so they ought to be able to spot what they think might be a fraud case pretty easily) If they actually do deliver on the goods, I'll post a video on my YT channel showing what they sent.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
How The Lap Band System Works
Lap-Band Procedure
For those who are still wondering how it all works, this MySpace TV video gives a detailed description.
CAUTION - No audio.
For those who are still wondering how it all works, this MySpace TV video gives a detailed description.
CAUTION - No audio.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Online Via Library Only For Awhile (And First Fill Nerves)
As I suspected for a long time now, issues stemming from my surgery which were NOT in any way directly related caused me to lose my Internet access with Qwest (So much for bundling my Internet with cable or, in this case, satellite anymore. Don't even get me started on that! You really don't wanna see me go there).
In any case, I did go in for my first fill. Suffice to say, those of you who said that it wouldn't hurt were right. In addition, they didn't need to do an ultrasound just to find the hole. All Dr. Metz' assistant did was lay me down on the table (I wish they'd use REAL BEDS in those rooms, don't you?) with a pillow under my back. She then had me inhale and then exhale as she put the needle in. After that, she put in the saline.
After that was done, she had me sit up and drink some of my Aquafina to see if it would go down (Afterall if you can't hold filtered water down, what can you hold down?). After some adjustments were made, she then reminded me of the post-fill diet I have to have every time as well as some other nutritional stuff (No she wasn't one of the nutritionalists at CBSI) and then had me make an appointment for my next fill, which will be next month (June 5).
I wanted to do a video of my weigh-in during my first fill, but my cam would only take pictures. If I had thought of it, I'd have snapped a picture and settled for that. But I did do an audio podcast and when I get the chance next week, I'll upload it (I can't upload audio or video from the neighborhood library branch I'm at now, but I can do it from the main library Downtown as long as the file is on a removable storage device such as my iRiver, which I intend to use if it'll let me export video).
Anyway, I anticipate being offline with my PC until at least September HOWEVER I think this will present me with a good opportunity to get a MySpace prescence for my weight loss blog so I can do some real time blogging with my phone (I don't have a Windows-based handset though I'll be sure that the next phone I get will be EVEN IF I have to switch carriers).
Anyway, that's all the news from here. I will get the audio podcast posted and retro-dated next week if at all possible.
Laters...
In any case, I did go in for my first fill. Suffice to say, those of you who said that it wouldn't hurt were right. In addition, they didn't need to do an ultrasound just to find the hole. All Dr. Metz' assistant did was lay me down on the table (I wish they'd use REAL BEDS in those rooms, don't you?) with a pillow under my back. She then had me inhale and then exhale as she put the needle in. After that, she put in the saline.
After that was done, she had me sit up and drink some of my Aquafina to see if it would go down (Afterall if you can't hold filtered water down, what can you hold down?). After some adjustments were made, she then reminded me of the post-fill diet I have to have every time as well as some other nutritional stuff (No she wasn't one of the nutritionalists at CBSI) and then had me make an appointment for my next fill, which will be next month (June 5).
I wanted to do a video of my weigh-in during my first fill, but my cam would only take pictures. If I had thought of it, I'd have snapped a picture and settled for that. But I did do an audio podcast and when I get the chance next week, I'll upload it (I can't upload audio or video from the neighborhood library branch I'm at now, but I can do it from the main library Downtown as long as the file is on a removable storage device such as my iRiver, which I intend to use if it'll let me export video).
Anyway, I anticipate being offline with my PC until at least September HOWEVER I think this will present me with a good opportunity to get a MySpace prescence for my weight loss blog so I can do some real time blogging with my phone (I don't have a Windows-based handset though I'll be sure that the next phone I get will be EVEN IF I have to switch carriers).
Anyway, that's all the news from here. I will get the audio podcast posted and retro-dated next week if at all possible.
Laters...
Online Via Library Only For Awhile (And First Fill Nerves)
As I suspected for a long time now, issues stemming from my surgery which were NOT in any way directly related caused me to lose my Internet access with Qwest (So much for bundling my Internet with cable or, in this case, satellite anymore. Don't even get me started on that! You really don't wanna see me go there).
In any case, I did go in for my first fill. Suffice to say, those of you who said that it wouldn't hurt were right. In addition, they didn't need to do an ultrasound just to find the hole. All Dr. Metz' assistant did was lay me down on the table (I wish they'd use REAL BEDS in those rooms, don't you?) with a pillow under my back. She then had me inhale and then exhale as she put the needle in. After that, she put in the saline.
After that was done, she had me sit up and drink some of my Aquafina to see if it would go down (Afterall if you can't hold filtered water down, what can you hold down?). After some adjustments were made, she then reminded me of the post-fill diet I have to have every time as well as some other nutritional stuff (No she wasn't one of the nutritionalists at CBSI) and then had me make an appointment for my next fill, which will be next month (June 5).
I wanted to do a video of my weigh-in during my first fill, but my cam would only take pictures. If I had thought of it, I'd have snapped a picture and settled for that. But I did do an audio podcast and when I get the chance next week, I'll upload it (I can't upload audio or video from the neighborhood library branch I'm at now, but I can do it from the main library Downtown as long as the file is on a removable storage device such as my iRiver, which I intend to use if it'll let me export video).
Anyway, I anticipate being offline with my PC until at least September HOWEVER I think this will present me with a good opportunity to get a MySpace prescence for my weight loss blog so I can do some real time blogging with my phone (I don't have a Windows-based handset though I'll be sure that the next phone I get will be EVEN IF I have to switch carriers).
Anyway, that's all the news from here. I will get the audio podcast posted and retro-dated next week if at all possible.
Laters...
In any case, I did go in for my first fill. Suffice to say, those of you who said that it wouldn't hurt were right. In addition, they didn't need to do an ultrasound just to find the hole. All Dr. Metz' assistant did was lay me down on the table (I wish they'd use REAL BEDS in those rooms, don't you?) with a pillow under my back. She then had me inhale and then exhale as she put the needle in. After that, she put in the saline.
After that was done, she had me sit up and drink some of my Aquafina to see if it would go down (Afterall if you can't hold filtered water down, what can you hold down?). After some adjustments were made, she then reminded me of the post-fill diet I have to have every time as well as some other nutritional stuff (No she wasn't one of the nutritionalists at CBSI) and then had me make an appointment for my next fill, which will be next month (June 5).
I wanted to do a video of my weigh-in during my first fill, but my cam would only take pictures. If I had thought of it, I'd have snapped a picture and settled for that. But I did do an audio podcast and when I get the chance next week, I'll upload it (I can't upload audio or video from the neighborhood library branch I'm at now, but I can do it from the main library Downtown as long as the file is on a removable storage device such as my iRiver, which I intend to use if it'll let me export video).
Anyway, I anticipate being offline with my PC until at least September HOWEVER I think this will present me with a good opportunity to get a MySpace prescence for my weight loss blog so I can do some real time blogging with my phone (I don't have a Windows-based handset though I'll be sure that the next phone I get will be EVEN IF I have to switch carriers).
Anyway, that's all the news from here. I will get the audio podcast posted and retro-dated next week if at all possible.
Laters...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Episode 03 - What's In MY WHOLE KITCHEN
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