This is it...

[Green_Fairy]

wow! lol even tho i have pretty much no idea who you are, i'm very glad you're feeling better (read the entire thread...you've been through quite alot!). and you'r belly dancing...which seeing as how it was your belly area that was screwy in the first place, is really funny. you'll have to post videos of a performance ^_^

[Dips]

Thanks for the update. It made me smile; it's good know things are looking up a bit for you.

[Princess-Snake]

Update

Ozzie the feeding pump will be retiring starting tonight. All of my nutrients and hydration shall enter my body orally from now on. I have to go back to the doctor's in two weeks to make sure I'm not losing any weight while Ozzie is in retirement, but if all goes well, the g-tube should be removed in a couple months. They said hospital stay during g-tube removal recovery should be about a week. Of course, that's what they said when I went in last year for my ostomy take down and I ended up staying for three weeks. We'll see what happens when we get to that point.

[AdminAssistant]

Congrats Princess Snake! I hope you have a speedy recovery.

[NotSoInnocent]

*hugs* Glad to hear that you're retiring Ozzy! Here's to no weight loss and good BM's for you. Oh. And farts. ^_^

[Dips]

OMG! Yay!

That is excellent news. Congratulations!

And good thoughts and lot of prayers for a fast recovery and a short hospital stay when they take the g-tube out.

[RavenStarr]

My goodness, you have been through a lot . Sending prayers and good wishes your way.

[iradney]

That is fantastic news!!! I'm doing a little (forbidden) dance of joy here just for you

[JustaCashier]

Glad to hear that you and Ozzie are separating, Princess-Snake!

Continuing to send good thoughts for reaching your future milestones!

Mike

[trailerparkmedic]

Glad to hear that you're losing Ozzie! I hope everything goes well.

*sends lots of junk food to prevent weight loss*

[Princess-Snake]

Update

Ok, it's been over 3 months and I guess you all deserve an update. A month ago, I came down with a cold. Three days later, cold is not getting any better. The doctors told me to go directly to the emergency room. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Unfortunately, the day I had to go to the emergency room was the day I had to take my (optional) final exam in math. Oh, and it was also the day my english professor was going to assign our last essay for the semester which is due two days later (It was an easy essay. The assignment was write about a movie you saw and how the issues in the movie could relate to real life). Thankfully, my math professor basically said, "You got a B in my class, screw the exam." And my english professor said, "Eh. Things happen. I'll extend the deadline to a week and a half for you." So, I spend the next week in the hospital and go home after that with a bit of some sniffles. Bonus: I completed that essay in less than 2 days. I got a B. On the essay and in the class.
Well, things are ok now, right? Wrong. I'm losing weight. My check-up was yesterday and they basically said if my weight doesn't increase within the next three weeks, Ozzie may have to come out of retirement. They actually told me I need to eat more butter. Hell, shove the whole stick down your throat if you have to. So now, I have to put dairy on almost anything and everything I eat. I'll have toast. Better, put on some butter and cheese. I want a baked potato. Put a fat glob of butter on it. May I have some chicken? Sure, just let me get the ranch dressing for you to dip it in. Or, if I get sick of eating dairy all day, I can just put peanut butter on it. That's packed full of calories!
Odd thing about the dairy thing, three weeks before my appointment yesterday, I started craving milk and drank milk, or eat cheese, all day long. Doctor's were puzzled, but aren't concerned. Calcium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin D levels on my blood test look good. If you crave milk, then drink, we don't care. They thought maybe because I'm having some sort of psychological craving because I like the taste of milk, like how a kid might crave chocolate, but I don't think that's the case here. I liked milk before, but it wasn't until recently when I actually CRAVED AND WANTED IT. OMFGINEEDMILK!MILKGOOD! Well, at least it isn't something to be concerned about.

[NotSoInnocent]

*giggles* Sorry... I know that you're having weight-gain issues, but the milk thing was snicker-worthy.

*hugs* You will gain weight. You will keep Ozzy in retirement. You will be feeling awesome soon.

^_^

[tropicsgoddess]

Damn, you've been going through the ringer and back, Princess! Here's more dairy for ya and let's keep Ozzy in retirement!

[AccountingDrone]

hm, odd about your bloodwork looking good, i had serious milk joneses when i was hypocalcemic with a tanked out vit D level.
Did they check your potassium, zinc and magnesium levels? Sometimes a craving for one thing expresses as pika for something else.

You might try taking a calcium/magnesium/zinc suppliment - the one i take is 3 horse pills, so daily it is 1000 mg calcium, 400 mg magnesium and 15 mg zinc, along with 400 vit D, and on the side a 99 mg potassium tablet. Those levels are not dangerous, and no where near overdose levels even if oyu get enough in your diet. You might try also sitting in the sun for 15 minutes a day while swilling your milk =).

If you get tired of peanut butter and dairy, how about nutella? Packed with calories =) If you smear it on wasa crispbread that is loaded with fiber, you get your fiber as well!

[Princess-Snake]

Update

Well, Ozzie has been returned to the company we rented him from, all of my nutrition formula has been thrown out, and my weight has significantly improved. On Thursday, I won't have to worry about another scope for a year after this one is complete, and the g-tube comes out for good. Once that's done, my body will be almost the way I was naturally born.
Unfortunately, I've been ordered to do a 2-day bowel prep. This is just day 1. Breakfast and lunch were fine, but dinner only allows clear liquids. I drank some broth for dinner, and all I will be able to eat tomorrow is broth. I'm hungry. I'll be hungry tomorrow, which is a school day. Hopefully, my professors won't notice my lack of participation.
I still have the dairy thing going on. The cravings aren't as bad as they were, but they're still there. Cheese is my favorite. I'm obsessed with cheese, especially when melted. Milk is a close second, though. Doctor is still mystified, but not too concerned.
The reason you haven't been hearing any stories from me is because, well, all of my customers went on vacation. Of course, there has been some screaming and complaining from their hotel rooms, but right now, I'm too busy with school to post them. You'll have to wait until I get some (rare!) free time if you want to read them.