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All of Len's recipes are superb. My only other suggestion is to follow the advice of J. Kenji López-Alt of The Food Lab, and dust the wings the night before with baking powdee. Air dry overnight in the fridge, and then follow Len's method. Kenji's article is for oven fried wings, but the prep is the same. https://www.seriouseats.com/2010/02/the-best-baked-buffalo-chicken-wings-in-oven-not-fried-appetizers.html

Enjoy!

My week is actually looking up. I've been getting more gigs with the schools, so I should have a little money coming in at the end of next month. And Beorn's father bought Beorn a round trip airline ticket for a two week visit starting the night of the 25th! My roommates and I are going to need to get used to having a fourth person in the house again. But, it's been a few years since Beorn and I have visited, so I'm excited! B"H, my health is currently in a good place, after the issues of the past several years. We should be able to focus on just being together, without concerns overwhelming the visit.

*pout* I don't have that many. I think I have three, because of the forum hiatus I took for a few years. ah, well.

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

And you're not given a hassle about bringing it in?

I love the idea of a folding chair which can be packed up and brought in store. I have no BF support team, and generally just stand while in line, as I don't want to lose my place to put a chair away.

Wow, I'm honored! I received this via the My Chart app from one of the nurses at my reconstructive surgeon's office. I knew my surgeon was really pleased with my results via keto, but didn't expect to become a mentor for others. "Good Morning Pam, Dr. Colohan has a new patient who would like to speak with another patient about their experience with DIEP reconstruction and starting the Ketogenic diet. Would you be willing to share your experience with another patient? If so, please let us know if you would prefer email or a call. Take care,"

May Day! May Day!

Although it's a PITA to do for the two bottles worth of tincture, I have excellent results using BioAllers homeopathic tictures. Two bottles worth prevents me from reacting to tree pollens for about three to eight years. Same with their other tinctures I use. I cycle through the regimen of doing the tinctures as my symptoms start reappearing at the appropriate season. I love the years I'm totally symptom free.

Beautiful!

Home from surgery. This was basically clean up of the reconstruction. I had back fat left behind from the mastectomy and fat and tissue grafts which has hardened due to rejection removed, and areas filled in around the breasts via liposuctuon from my inner thighs. I'm in a lot more pain than I expected, as I thought I would be able to work tomorrow. But, I can barely lift either leg, due to the pain. When I attempt to walk, I'm basically dragging my left leg. Hopefully that will improve tomorrow... Thanks for the prayers and healing thoughts!

Follow up surgery to my reconstruction scheduled for tomorrow. Prayers and positive thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

Early Happy Happy!

Mazal Tov v' Chag Pesach Sameach!(Congratulations and Happy Passover)

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I haven't tried the acv pill. I know posters on FB who say it works for them. But, I'm skeptical if the pills contain organic acv with mother.

Yes, organic apple cider vinegar with mother is necessary!

I learned about apple cider vinegar beverage while I was researching the keto woe. One of the books recommended to me was The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD. Dr. Fung talks about vinegar in the book. I believe he also has YouTube videos, although I have not watched them. I read the book via the library, so I no longer have a copy handy to cite page numbers for you. However, a quick search produced this article, which gives a quick summary. Hopefully it is enough to get you started. https://medium.com/@nathancheng/mind-blown-this-secret-will-eliminate-obesity-from-modern-society-ba451eeb7547 I am also a type 2 diabetic, so the effect on insulin resistance is also a benefit for me. There may be other benefits to vinegar which prompted your mother to start taking it. But this is what prompted me. As far as making it "palatable," I don't think that ever happens. My daddy did teach me as a kid to enjoy pickle juice and sauerkraut juice; that may have helped me tolerate the 2 teaspoons of vinegar in the 8 oz. of water I manage. I have heard others do 2 tablespoons in 24 oz. of water once a day. That I could not do. The 2 teaspoons in 8 oz. of water three times a day is much easier for me.

For those following, it may be time for an update. The last surgical drain (from the reconstruction on January 14th) finally came out on Thursday. Initially, there was still fluid when it came out, but after a couple of saturated bandages, a clean bandage was put on Thursday night and it remained clean and dry through last night. I'm told the area of the drain appears to be healing well. I'm still in recovery mode from the upper GI bleed in late January. Other than acidic foods, such as orange juice (which I don't consume due to doing keto) and the apple cider vinegar beverage I do drink to boost my metabolism, I haven't really felt limited on what I can eat. Taking omeprozol twice a day, an hour before I eat, is a PITA, but hopefully that will be rescinded soon. I'm scheduled for a follow up EGD scope later in the month, to verify no new or further bleeding is happening. I'll ask then if I can resume a normal (for me) diet, including the acv beverage. Otherwise, I have been cleared of all limitations, huzzah! I do have what my surgeon is calling "clean up surgery" at the end of April. This will address issues like the excessive back fat left from the bilateral mastectomy, and clean up the abdomin and flank area. It's apparently similar to the "I did it for me" liposuction reconstructive surgery advertised on tv. It will be done on an out patient basis, and is only a couple of hours, rather than a 10 - 12 hour procedure in patient, followed by an ICU stay. I did ask if my bat wings could be addressed, as long as we were doing clean up "sculpting." But unfortunately, that wouldn't be covered under my diagnosis... After that, further healing for two years and then hopefully I can start applying for the decorative tatoos via P.INK! Again, thank you all for your prayers, good thoughts, and support. It has been sincerely appreciated!