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MD · Jan 15, 2019 8:15

Dried plums and a large glass of water works well. The chocolate I have now is 12.7g of fiber per 100g. That's higher than a lot of vegetables ..... and that's a step down from my favorite .... which seems to be out of stock at the moment. Have a look online for the highest co...

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trix abound · Jan 15, 2019 7:44

LOL....I almost requested mac and cheese but thought better of it....my primary care physician will be getting me a different laxative.....it's really hard to eat with a belly ache.

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MD · Jan 15, 2019 7:30

I'm a fruit and veg fan. At this very moment I have a book by my side that I bought in 1983. Called The F Plan. It's a diet book and it makes so much sense. That was when I started eating Ryvita on a grand scale. I guess you are after the vegetables for the fiber. You also ...

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trix abound · Jan 15, 2019 7:13

I'm having daughter get me tons of veggies today.

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MD · Jan 15, 2019 5:08

Good morning Trix ..... aches and pains could be the after effects of the operation. Plus ..... if you haven't pooped ...... Disturbed sleep wrecks the day. It's 48 here, not raining but it looks miserable.

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trix abound · Jan 15, 2019 3:11

Good morning MD...trouble sleeping...keep waking with belly ache. 2 degrees out today.

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 14:42

My mom died aged 57 years and 186 days. And since I got to 57 years and 187 days .... I've felt that I'm living on borrowed time. That's why I enjoy doing exactly what I want to do.

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 14:18

most of my family made it to their mid 80's.

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 13:53

My paternal grandpa died when he was about 70. The other 3 grandparents lived until their nineties. My paternal grandma was in a care home and my dad was taking her whisky and pork scratchings (rinds) until the day she died. He reckoned she must have gummed them to death becaus...

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 13:01

my grandmother lived to 93.

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 12:27

I'd be damned amazed if I did. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 12:11

I'd be thrilled to live to 90.......

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 11:43

12 implants????? Don't you end up looking like a Kardashian!!!! LOL Seriously ..... that's a lot of implants .... they must think you're worth it. I have a neighbor who had a lung removed in her forties. On the 5th of May she will be 95.

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 11:33

WOW....I just read my medical chart....they put in 12 implants.

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 11:27

I don't know if he knows I had it yet. my next surgery will be removal of the tumor in my lung...thats where the morphine will come in handy!!!!

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 9:55

I remember you mentioning Advil when you had your bad shoulder. Does hubby know you've had surgery?

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 9:52

no....the just tell you to take Tylenol....which doesn't work for me...so this morning I took Advil and the pain is gone....I also have a stash of morphine and codine.

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 9:45

OMG! I just swore. Are your hospitals so short of beds they throw people out before they're ready??? Having said that ..... I'm sure you feel better for being home. Wait until I tell BJ. She was sure they wouldn't be sending you home for days. I don't know about your ho...

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trix abound · Jan 14, 2019 9:23

LOL....I came home yesterday....they sent me home with laxatives and a shot I have to put in my stomach for 30 days to keep from clotting.....a friend of mine had a piece of his lung removed and he was sent home in 2 days and told to take Tylenol for the pain...he was in such ago...

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MD · Jan 14, 2019 9:12

Hmmmm. McDonald's won't provide much fiber ..... unless it comes in a cardboard box! :D I sincerely hope they aren't going to let you go home until you are able to eat and poop ...... those were the conditions for my discharge from hospital. How are you feeling? Are y...