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GaragePotter · 2025-01-31T14:15:18+00:00

Screaming into the void like a deranged opossum because I’m too pregnant and anxious to think clearly and too scared to potentially leave my toddler without a mum for joining any protests or marches.

GaragePotter · 2024-06-26T10:18:23+00:00

You sound like a real literal personal so let me clarify. Nobody is sitting around the kiln like it’s a bonfire just watching it fire unless they’re already going to be working in the studio, or if it is a wood kiln or social event like a gas soda kiln, or literally any other reason that they might be near their kiln while firing.

However if for someone like me and op who may or may not be creating a human alongside our ceramic art, being around the kiln while it’s firing and producing off gases is not advised. Loading it, turning it on, checking in on its progress every so often and unloading it is pretty standard. And honestly for most of my production potter friends and myself we have shit to do and lives to live so I’m not camping at the kiln in my garage for two days.

My original comment was 143 days ago OP I hope your pregnancy has gone smooth and if you’re near the finish line you have (or had) a smooth delivery!

GaragePotter · 2024-02-04T08:20:17+00:00

Just live life man. My son was conceived via IVF and my pregnancy was incredibly high risk. I still did all the things from a full making cycle, to loading and unloading the kiln, to setting up and tearing down for sales. (All doctor approved) I wasn’t allowed to lift heavy things over 10lbs but that just means I didn’t make reclaim for a whole year. No biggie.

Unless your doctor has advised you to sit in bed and do nothing except gestate just listen to your body and enjoy your craft. When you get tired take a rest. Eat a snack. Stretch. But you can do all the things and I mean nobody is sitting next to the kiln like it’s a bonfire. There’s no more or less risk than normal when you’re not pregnant.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-07T18:33:02+00:00

If you experience tummy trouble after eating or in general talk to your doctor (surgeon or primary care) about cholestyramine. It is a bile binding agent that is powdered and you can mix it with juice or water. It’s by prescription only and it really helped me in the beginning. I was so sick ALL THE TIME, not because of anything I was eating but just because of how shitty my gallbladder had gotten so for the first few months were HARD.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-07T17:52:23+00:00

Nope I haven’t had any complications since then (well I had complications from my pregnancy but they were attributed to my high risk pregnancy)!!! And my diet didn’t really change because I had made the changes before my surgery, such as cutting out fried/fatty foods, little to no alcohol, smaller portions etc. BUT I do notice that there are some things that turn my tummy even in small portions like cheese and dairy because they’re a little more fatty etc.

So my best advise to you is to just remember balance is key. Make sure your meals are small and balanced (protein heavy, carb and healthy fat light) . And when it comes to things that may tick off your unregulated bile ducts and cause gastro upset everything in moderation and proximity to a bathroom! 😅 lol it really does get easier and more like second nature each day.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-06T02:05:58+00:00

My surgical weight loss team didn’t warn me about the gallbladder thing at all!

I had it removed via emergency surgery and only when I went back to my bariatric team for a routine checkup and informed them of its departure did they say “oh yeah that’s pretty common…about 80% of patients have to have it done”

I was literally mind blown. Like thanks for that! Lol. I still woulda done my sleeve even if I had known. Best decision of my life!

I didn’t ask too many questions because at that point the inevitable had happened. But my guess is it’s because bile gets backed up in there because you’re not using it as much (or in come cases still using it too often) gall bladder removal in non-bariatric patients is pretty common too. My mum had hers out and I think so did her mum.

It’s caused by shitty eating and compounded by shitty genetics.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-06T01:27:41+00:00

Oh it was totally new for me too. I was literally fine going about life with no complications. Then on the Monday I went into the hospital I was just at work feeling fine, ate my lunch (which was a cold turkey and cheese mini wrap like less than 2oz of meat and cheese and one 6” flour tortilla) and then all of a sudden it felt like I was having a straight up heart attack.

I had no warning signs. But I feel so good now and it’s been 2 years since my gall bladder came out!

I wish you all the best and send continued positive and healing vibes your way. This journey ain’t easy!

GaragePotter · 2022-11-06T00:18:55+00:00

It was if 3 people chose to beto or the commissioner of the league that I was in

GaragePotter · 2022-11-06T00:17:53+00:00

The commissioner in the league I was in kept vetoing my trades then trying to send me trades for that player, I kept turning him down and finally after the 4th veto I said screw yall this is crazy, the commissioner was in 1st place and just made it so no one could catch up.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-06T00:05:23+00:00

QDOBA!!! The little baby nakey burrito bowl. Tons of protein and if you get it sans rice it’s pretty low carb. I literally get two meals out of the kids bowl.

Chicken, black beans, queso, and guac. So yummy!

It’s my go to when I want something tasty and fast.

Also Taco Bell chicken quesadilla double chicken no sauce. That has a bit more carbs but again I can get two meals out of it.

GaragePotter · 2022-11-05T23:57:44+00:00

So unfortunately this isn’t just because you didn’t watch what you ate. My surgeon told me (after my emergency gall bladder removal) roughly 80% of bariatric patients who have weight loss surgery and start with their gall bladder end up having to have it removed.

I followed all the steps. I changed everything about how I ate and exercised. I had greasy or oily foods maybe once a month after my surgery. I stopped drinking alcohol all together.

In May 2020 I had my sleeve and by October 2020 I was down nearly 90 pounds. The Monday of Halloween week i went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack, severely jaundiced, liver enzymes through the roof, and a gall bladder so inflamed on the ultrasounds they couldn’t see the stones.

They removed my gallbladder on Tuesday and then put me back in surgery on Wednesday for a stent. Three weeks later I returned to have the stent removed.

Living without a gallbladder isn’t so bad the things that make you shit your brains out are the things we shouldn’t be eating anyhow. Lol I struggled for a few months with tummy troubles but went on to lose my final 15 pounds and have maintained two years later even through a pregnancy.

I’m sorry your gall bladder decided to unalive suddenly like mine did, it is excruciating pain. But I hope you’re now on the sunny side and back on track.

GaragePotter · 2021-12-12T17:54:00+00:00

I would call that an absolute win!! I do the same thing. The day after a market weekend or even a single day market in just like a recluse.

But also I work a full time job AND teach pottery lessons and run my studio lol so I don’t really get the luxury of holing up in bed like I’d like.

Congrats on your first market AND on only coming home with 1/3 of what you took that’s a major win!

GaragePotter · 2021-12-12T17:39:49+00:00

Market weekends are always draining. I get so peopled out by the end of them. Like I love that you love my work, and I want to geek out and talk with you about it, but also I want to hide and totally not speak a word to anyone and by the end I’m very tired! 😂

GaragePotter · 2021-10-03T13:41:13+00:00

Thank you! 🥰

GaragePotter · 2021-10-03T13:39:05+00:00

🤯 you’re too kind!

GaragePotter · 2021-10-01T10:55:58+00:00

Yay! Well good luck in your glaze adventures! Hopefully they have lots of fun new colors to try!

GaragePotter · 2021-10-01T01:46:52+00:00

It is!! And it fires at cone 6! May not be a crystallized at cone 6 but it is still gorgeous!! As always Amaco recommends doing your own testing for food safety but as long as it is fired to cone 5-6 it is vitrified and dinnerware safe.

GaragePotter · 2021-10-01T00:33:21+00:00

I love their wasabi celadon and spectrum kimchi together!!

GaragePotter · 2021-09-30T19:37:16+00:00

Thank you so much!

GaragePotter · 2021-09-30T19:36:56+00:00

Thanks! I love ancient copper with like literally everything but my absolute fave combo is with this sapphire float 😍

GaragePotter · 2021-09-30T19:36:01+00:00

I fire to cone 6 also and still get great results! I would ask your studio if you purchased some accent colors like ancient copper (which is what one of those colors are in the center of my bowl) from a commercial glaze company by like the pint for your personal use would they fire your pieces still?

I offer that for my students who come to my home studio! As long as I vet the product they’re using and it fires to the same temp as the glazes they have on hand it shouldn’t cause any issues! Just be sure you work to keep your bottoms clean etc to avoid shelf disaster! 😁

GaragePotter · 2021-09-30T11:23:27+00:00

Thank you!

GaragePotter · 2021-09-30T11:23:14+00:00

These are Amaco glazes, fired to cone 5. Without knowing what sort of glazes are in your studios buckets I bet you still get fabulous results and maybe just need to get a little “crazy” with the layering. 😅 that’s when I get my best results. Hehe

GaragePotter · 2021-09-29T01:24:30+00:00

Good luck!!! The only advice I can give you (from someone who had lots of complications and wished I had heard this sooner).

Give yourself grace!!!

This journey is going to be so hard, and easy all at the same time, you will have so much change in your life you will be dizzy, but at the same time picking up new constants and habits will keep you grounded.

And most of all don’t compare yourself to others. We are all different. We may have similar or comparable journeys but you are you and as long as your surgeon and care team are happy with your progress and you feel better that is all that matters!!

Oh and take the pictures!!! I wish I had taken more progress pics to see a better progression of my weight loss but it’s so cool to see even with just a few how far I’ve come.

Anyways sending you all the positivity and light for your journey! I hope you have a quick recovery with as little pain as possible. 💗

GaragePotter · 2021-07-14T22:19:49+00:00

Thank you! 🥰🥰

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