tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post2838958826191537684..comments2023-11-28T16:35:05.948-08:00Comments on Post-it Notes from Hades: Giving thanks from the heart (well, maybe a bit lower down)Persephonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-81248636433504771642009-10-23T12:25:50.407-07:002009-10-23T12:25:50.407-07:00Well, Joe, I figure if simply by avoiding peanut b...Well, Joe, I figure if simply by avoiding peanut butter (remember, it's been a couple of years since I've had an attack and this was a mild warning) I can avoid surgery, I'll just forgo the peanut butter. Remember, I have a special needs kid in the house and my heading out for a procedure is a big complication for her.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-71738083864307966522009-10-23T10:31:36.829-07:002009-10-23T10:31:36.829-07:00I love our Thanksgiving, and I do all the cooking ...I love our Thanksgiving, and I do all the cooking - turkey coming up, yum. sorry about the GB thing, but shouldn't you have it taken care of? they do these durguries now with tiny incisions and almost no worryJoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-49546412558446601752009-10-16T03:13:22.975-07:002009-10-16T03:13:22.975-07:00Ouch ouch ouch, Persephone. Many many commiseratio...Ouch ouch ouch, Persephone. Many many commiserations. I have never suffered from gallstones, but my mother has. She has a fondness fo rich foods like cream and likes butter a lot(probably cos of deprived warhood childhood!). Hers got so large she ended up in A&E as it had broken through the stomach wall which is very unusual. She has to avoid rich foods now and hasn't had a recurrence, but it's a nasty thing. Hope you don't get a repeat attack!Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-61057631115688370432009-10-15T15:10:15.028-07:002009-10-15T15:10:15.028-07:00yes... i usually never enjoy a cadbury's or ot...yes... i usually never enjoy a cadbury's or other "english" style chocolates. not rich enough for me... however, i got some M&S chocolates, including dark chocolate with lemon mousse, and they were absolutely delicious! any sort of lemon thing i had when in england recently sent me over the moon because of the excessive *lemony-ness* of them. anything lemon here in the US is too sweet -- go know. i have a persnickity sweet tooth that likes very rich dark chocolate combined with very tart citrusy stuff...<br /><br />take care of that gall bladder.bonnie-ann blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897963557767227247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-75681579946978712222009-10-15T07:46:13.122-07:002009-10-15T07:46:13.122-07:00It's a bit of a crap shoot, isn't it, c.a?...It's a bit of a crap shoot, isn't it, c.a? I have a friend who is triggered by ice cream. Oh thank gawd that isn't me. Peanut butter I can live without, but ice cream...<br /><br />I guess individual bodies respond in individual ways, b.a.b. I start out much as you describe, then it localizes to my right side just below my rib cage. Fortunately, this is rare and hasn't happened to me in about two or three years. I actually prefer my food to be a little less rich and regularly substitute milk for cream, and reduce the sugar quite dramatically. Particularly if it's an American recipe. Judging the difference between American and Canadian chocolate bars, the average American has a very sweet tooth indeed...Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-80801388570875557612009-10-14T13:31:07.429-07:002009-10-14T13:31:07.429-07:00happy thanksgiving! i actually knew the holiday w...happy thanksgiving! i actually knew the holiday was Monday because i have one of those calendars that tells you all the holidays in the (mainly) english speaking world.<br /><br />sorry about the rich pain. the only trouble being that things call for cream and whole milk for a reason... the chemistry is never quite right when you substitute -- sort of like substituting stevia or splenda for sugar -- it sort of works, but your palette always knows what it's missing.<br /><br />on the other hand -- gallstones! gah! i was curious about the pain in your side because most people i know who have had gallstone attacks get discomfort in the upper abdomen, a very queasy feeling all over, break out in sweats and then have pain in their shoulder right in the back where the shoulder blade is. my doctor says this is because there are no nerve endings in the gall bladder itself, and so the pain is "transferred" or shifted to another site.<br /><br />as for eating the good stuff and getting the attacks, remember the old joke: <br /><br />Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do that!<br /><br />Doctor: Then, don't do that!bonnie-ann blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897963557767227247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-48484370706107373812009-10-14T05:00:03.883-07:002009-10-14T05:00:03.883-07:00OMG, you poor thing. That sounds ghastly, I am so ...OMG, you poor thing. That sounds ghastly, I am so glad that your pain eventually subsided Persephone. That very rich, naughty but nice, repas must've been a little bit of heaven at the time, if a big dose of hell later!<br />Gallstones....absolute agony of a condition to have I know very well,<br />very, very touchy too, sometimes you can get away with the sauces and creams, other times..wow..you can't...in a big way. Horrid.<br /><br />Belated Thanksgiving wishes!chrissie_allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807616619363302625noreply@blogger.com