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A few days ago I saw something growing on my face. It first looked like tiny red patch but over the last few days turned a bit bigger, darker and uglier. I've been applying rash cream but nothing. It's just getting larger. I looked online to see what skin cancer looks like and it kind of resembles what I saw. I called a dermatologist that accepts my insurance and they told me the doctor is booked through the end of June and is going on vacation after that. I told her that I have something growing on my face and was looking to come in as an emergency patient, and she answered 'You'll just have to go to your family doctor'. Well, I don't have one right now. I dont hav…

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My mom has a severe case of either Poison Ivy or Oak, she's been to the doctor, got a shot, but still itching out of her mind. Come on now share some of Grandma's remedies. :help: :girl_hug: :help:

See what your stripper name will be: 1. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your new first name: > a = Fantasia > b = Chesty > c = Starr > d = Diamond > e = Montana > f = Angel > g = Sugar > h = Mimi > i = Lola > j =Kitty > k = Roxie > l = Dallas > m = Princess > n = Heidi > o = Bambi > p = Bunny > q = Brandy > r = Sugar > s = Candy > t = Raquelle > u = Sapphire > v = Cinnamon > w = Blaze > x = Trixie > y = Isis > z = Jade 2. Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name: > a = Leather &g…

Is anyone else watching Starting Over? I find some of the exercises they have the women do are inspiring to me, I have repeated some of them at home. Sometimes they just give me ideas for things I can do, for example my "sugar divorce". All of my binge foods are loaded with obvious sugar, I haven't binged since my banding 3 months ago, but I was eating cake, cookies, and chocolate candy bars again. Now, I now there is hidden sugar in many otherwise healthy foods, however; if it just screams sugar ( cake, cookies, and chocolate candy bars) it doesn't have a place in my daily life anymore. Thus the divorce, I may see it around, but I won't have a close personal relationship…

i have strep throat developed it this morning. i am not banded and this has nothing to do with the band. i have strep in the throat and a totally seperate infection that is in my right ear. i went to the er today. had a fever of 100 but felt way hotter and was in a lot of pain in my upper and lower back. they gave me a motrin, the prescribed a pain/antiinflamatory/fever reducer along with a fast acting antibiotic. broad spectrum. i came home, got in a hot tub, and fell asleep. then came back to bed cause my fever was high again. I mean I am freezing!! and now i am experience intense pain from my neck to my ankles. honestly, the throat and ear are nothing comp…

Ok, so I am fat. I can not believe this happened to me... in front of my son! Was walking thru Walmart toward the toy section and these two men walking the other way started mooing. My son did not pay any attention to them, but I felt like dying. I gave the biggest go to hell look I could muster up and walked past. But really wish I had the guts to HURT them or something. Now I know why it is so hard to get a permit to carry a gun, because I was so ready to kill both of those stupid jerks. I can not believe this happened. What would you have done?

Funny how marriage invents new words & phrases that nobody understands but you. I often take it for granted that we speak in tongues, which makes people look at us like, "Huh, what the heck did you two just say?" So I'll share some of our common household words and phrases that have over the years become part of our daily conversations. The funniest thing is how these words and phrases have come full circle, and I guess I use them often enough that my whole circle of friends talks like this now. I heard a co-worker telling another co-worker to, "Stop acting so damn nibby." Then another co-worker said, "Let's order pizza, I have a hankerin." Those are both my …

This Spelling Bee came from AOL. http://reference.aol.com/nowyouknow/spelling-bee I thought I was a pretty good speller, but I only got 7 out of 10!

Good Morning and Welcome to June... Darcy - Have you made an appt with Your Doc yet? Hopefully it turns out to be nothing but better to be safe.. Sorry to hear about Ava ~ ouch in the pocketbook ~ Hopefully your babies will get to feeling better soon. Hi Kat ~ Praying that you get the call and everything can move along for you and DH. I have not had time to read back on your trip ~ Hope you all enjoyed it and relaxed. You got it girl... Donna ~ My Heart and Prayers go out to you. I have seen on my ex's side what alcohol can do to a family. Hopefully he will make a turn around. Eileen ~ Mine are coming more common since Dec ~ early menapouse is what the Doc says. …

Who do i have to thank for the link to the Silver Jewelry Club? Come on, Show your head! It has become an addiction! My DD also! we even call each other during the day at work to look at something one of us might want! I was a happy and contented with my jewelry collection till I was directed and forced to look at this link. I mean, how many rings can one person wear at once? I already wear 8 ( I like rings!) and 2 necklaces ( oh, and the one necklace my family makes me wear - the medic alert for blood thinners) 5.99 adds up after awhile!!! So, who ever you are, GEE THANKS!!!!!!! ( but on the other hand, can anyone ever have enough jewelry? Luckily I am a silver person…

So I'm past the first hurdle in getting back my "real" job that I left seven years ago, a job I loved and to which I desperately want to return. I had a conference-call interview with a search committee, and now they've invited me back for a 3D interview with three people. Here's where I need help: How does one negotiate for a salary? I haven't interviewed for a job in eons. Maybe ever? The last time I talked about compensation for a new job, I took what was on offer and left it at that. I was 23 years old. They've said the salary is "negotiable." I know what I need to make, and would love to make more (of course). I know they can afford my floor, and how high they m…

Hi all! Now that Sopranos is ending for the season soon, what should I do with my life? I'm also depressed about Big Love ending. I need show suggestions to Tivo to fill the deep, depressing, endless void left by my faves going off the air! What shows are you TIVO-ing???

I was sorting through Bras. Frustrated at the new 38 long size. I thought this really puts my grundies in a bundle feeling as these things are not cheep!! Why do men have less expensive undies anyway? So I looked at one of my old faves and thought, I wish that there were 3 inches taken right out of the center of this thing. well I tied a knot into the center and sort of pondered. then I put the darn thing on and I am not kidding you. It fit really nice!!!! Ive spent 3 weeks trying to find a comfy fitting one and haven't found a thing. Now I am telling you the TRUTH!! It fit and I wore it all day and I just cant believe it myself and it looks sort of like a bow style …

:happybday: :happybday: :happybday: Happy Birthday, Sunta! I hope your day was wonderful! :happybday2::happybday2::happybday2::happybday2:

this brought back so many memories!! [ame= ] [/ame]

Anyone watching it this season??? I have one word..... Ace. my-o-my. :hungry:

By popular request. A thread dedicated to the Superman of Daddy's... SuperDaddy... Let the admiration begin...

Hold up hold up hold up!!! I live here in America. Here is America we have this little thing called FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Okay, now with that in mind we also have freedom in choice. And with THAT in mind, why is it that this forum is so over moderated with threats of locking threads and deleting posts and everything? I agree I haven't been in the "mix" of things lately but I do have the right to speak my mind and I do choose whether or not to participate in those particular posts. I think that everyone in the questioned threads had a right to speak, whether they agreed or disagreed. I think that when you post a thread, you are opening it up to everyone. I think …

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I just thought it would be fun to know how many people speak more than one language. The only foreign languages I know are programming ones, but I really want to learn German. I'm guessing that K@t is fluent in Portugese, and I know that we have several folks who speak Spanish like a native. We have Keerbara, but I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know what is the official language of Saudi, Farsi, I'm gonna guess... (don't know if I spelled Farsi right though) Anyone else?

What are your favorite "products". I know that probably seems like a silly question. I was cleaning out my travel bags (the ones that stay permanently packed) and I just starting thinking about how many products I have. I was thinking about leaving some of them at home, but I don't think I want to live without them. :grouphug:

Has anyone ever heard of or used Trim Kids? (the book not the video) My little girl is a little heavy and from what I can see this book helps to incorporate healthy eating and exercise. Actually it will help me do it for her. I don't want her to read it or even know that I think she is heavy.I remember how damaging that can be. Any feedback would be great.

I have lots of weird dream...am known for them! I don't know if this is because I just wake up after them or 'cos I'm basically nuts! Anyway I thought I'd share one of my daftest ever and see if you guys can beat it (I'm sincerely hoping you can and then I'll feel so much better). I dreamt I was in a lovely park feeding the ducks by the lake. When my bread was done went to sit on the bench for a while. A few minutes later a huge wasp (as in 6ft) comes and sits next to me. "Afternoon." He says all politness. I sat for a while and then thought I'd take my chance. "Excuse me," I said, "but can you tell me why you sting people? It really hurts you know and we don't like it.…

1. I have along with the other moderators been watching all the threads that have "bashing" in them. 2. Moderators do not play favorites as was implied. 3. We take each incidence and see just where the problems lie based on the rules and guidelines we ALL agreed to when we joined. 4. After careful review of reported threads if there is not a specific person's name mentioned or singled out for attack then we can only offer a gentle reminder of the rules and guidelines. IF you can show a specific person's name mentioned where they were attacked to the moderators then we will in fact deal with it. 5. The fact we are having to use our moderator skills so much latel…

What are the policies at your job regarding jury duty? And do you work for a large or small company? My office is small, 7 people, with only one or two typically who are on salary (the others are on commission only). If a staffer gets called to jury duty, the company continues to pay the salary while that person serves. It's never happened that the jury duty was more than one or two days, but I'm told that even if a staffer were impaneled for a few weeks, they'd pay the person anyway and either work around her absence or get a temp. My husband works in a deli, and just served two days of jury duty for which he was granted...the opportunity to make them up on what shou…

Wow, I didn't realize this was an actual pursuit of some people. Maybe you all have heard of this before, but in case you haven't here's an excellent article: http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htm Hopefully, you can click there. If that doesn't work I'll C&V it.

Okay, I love reading NSV's, and SV's, and just cool stuff like that. What do you want to do? What have you done? Weight related, not weight related, just cool stuff. I'm 5 lbs from my halfway point. Started at 280, halfway will be 210, goal is 140 (ish, but for the sake of numbers, it's 140). I am Obese, no longer morbidly obese, and down from severely obese (or the other way around, I don't remember). I am a graphic designer. I always wanted to do something with art, but didn't know what. I started as a QA person for my mom's consulting agency, and then one time our client needed banners "ASAP", so I threw something together. 3 years later, I do all of t…

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I need some support today. My husband is undergoing pretty major surgery to remove some bone in his hip this afternoon. He is parapalegic and has had some major health issues the past 3 years. In fact, I have almost lost him a few times. Soooo... any good thoughts, prayers, white light or whatever your thing is sent my way would be greatly appreciated!

http://www.thepregnancytester.com/ Gee, either the Pope or Pee Wee Herman could be the daddy of my kid hmmmmmmm. ROFL !!!!!!

i promise my pants wont fall off again!!

Today a co-worker comes up and tells me, "I can really tell..." Tell what? Tell who? I didn't do it... "I can really tell you've lost some weight since your surgery." Really? I never told you about my surgery. "I'm glad your health wasn't really bad." What? I've never been sick in the entire time I've known you... So I tell her, "Well, maintaining my good health was one of the reasons I had the surgery - I was really high risk for a lot of things like diabetes, high BP, etc. and wanted to try and make sure I didn't full-on develop them." She says... "Oh, wow - I can't believe you didn't have diabetes, that's really unusual for someone as big …

Ok, so I have been married for 12 years. Love my DH and would never leave him for anyone else in the world. But I must admit that I have mind crushes on other people. I love to pick fights, discuss, read posts, and learn about some people. I just love the way some people think. I must admit I have a mind crush on someone in this forum... I am not a stalker, I am not a psycho (or at least I don't think I am), but I read every post Jack makes on this forum. Every time I see The Simpsons I think of Jack. I love the way Jack thinks, explains, interprets, and enlightens the masses of LBT. I love you Jack! :love: Anyone else have a mind crush... Or, am I psycho??

i am here in florida where we have been dying for rain. the little bits we have gotten has not made a difference. when i lived in okinawa we would have lots and lots of dragonflies about before any kind of storm. i went outside and saw a lot today. do you floridians think it will rain soon? do any of you have other ways of telling when it is going to rain?

Did anyone get the messagers from last night? I can't find them in the litter. Thanks.

Dear all, I have had a family of starlings nesting in my gutter for several weeks. Now the babies are large and moving about and one seems to have gotten stuck in the wall of my apartment. It's very hard to listen to. I have no way of getting it out and apartment management will not act, so please please send the little one prayer, that it finds it's way out. It's trying to right now.:think

There's a similar thread on another board I belong to and it's pretty interesting. In our area, which is a suburban development area of Kansas City, MO a million will get you this: (pics are not mine, they're from a realtor) 5 bed, 4.5 bath, 6,000+ sqft w/ suspended garage.

I want to give a great round of appreciation to all moderators and Alex for keeping the sanity for us. I have my PC in my living room where my children are welcome to observe my computer usage, as I maintain the right to monitor there usage. There is a great deal of hi emotions (perhaps because we are all hungry lol) and great thinkers here. I am so grateful to have free speech and I am also grateful to be able to manage my responsibility, to respect and defer to others. Most of all I am very graterfull to be able to seek support from the comfort and privacy of my own home. This technology widens our "family" boundaries to the entire globe. What an awesome privilege.…

Hey everybody! I haven't been on in a while. My Dad had triple bypass surgery & I am taking care of him. He's doing great. It was a shock to all of us. He's 52. He called me & asked me to take him to the doctor cause his "gallbladder" was acting up. The next day he had the bypass. hope everyone is doing good! TTYL!! ......Jess

I just discovered that my husban's movie is now available on Amazone.com... This movie was filmed when he was at his biggest. It is funny and disturbing, maybe moreso for me than most because it forces me to see how big he actually was... Muffin Man, the movie -- Extinction isn’t pretty http://www.muffinmanthemovie.com/Home.htm Muffin Man is a hilarious and frightening look at the obesity epidemic and social dysfunction that led to the extinction of the human race. In the film, anthropologists from a distant galaxy are studying the ancient planet, Earth. Presented "mocumentary" style as a history lesson for alien viewers, the story follows the evolution of…

DH and I are going to a nice dinner get-together this weekend with other couples we're friends with. It's not a formal dinner, but we do it "nice". I've signed up for 2 salads and a desert, and could use some recipe ideas for a "dignified" desert! Edited to add: I'm thinking hard about making a batch of homemade baklava, but it takes sooooo long to make. Looking for good alternatives. :eek:

This is warped !!! http://www.thedeathpsychic.com/ Here's mine: After you rudely push your way through a crowded line at the zoo, a large, angry man picks you up and throws you over a guardrail into the bear pit. Being only minutes before feeding time, you are quickly devoured by the hungry beasts.

I just talked to my mom and she said something I want to share..... You can't turn back tomorrow, but you can live today!! Wow...just wanted to share.....

I was contacted by a moderator and asked to back off.

Boy, 9, turns in $100 bill he finds at school coreAdsCreate('wnsz_20', 'loc', '100'); LAKEVIEW, Mich. -- Jared Nadeau knew what he had to do after finding a crinkled $100 bill on the ground at school. He turned in the money. "I didn't want to just take it and run away with it," the 9-year-old said. "I knew it was somebody's." The $100 bill belonged to Genean Bolen, 31, of Lakeview. She had lost it while at Lakeview Middle School to watch her daughter play in a band concert, The Daily News of Greenville reported Monday. After the show, Bolen went to buy gasoline for her car but discovered that the money had fallen out of a pocket. She quickly drove back to the s…

Before I start this, I want it to be very clear that I am not looking for a fight, nor do I want anyone jumping in here turning this thread into an Us vs. Them thread. I want to say something to everyone that I feel is very important and I don't want it to be lost in stupid bickering. It was stated that I slapped someone around and planted vicious seeds on the chicken Sh*t thread. That is a strong accusation that I felt I needed to address. If the moderators wish to ban me for doing so, then so be it. I would hate to lose LBT, but I hate people thinking this way about me even more. I grow continually frustrated with being treated like I refuse to hear the truth about …

Yup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in four hours I am so outta here! LOL I have been packing cleaning doing laundry etc I am exhausted! So ready for a vacation, too bad I'm not going on one LOL. We seem to have too many plans to relax but all will be good and fun! I'll get to see my mommy and my Daddy I just hate going on vacation then spending all your time going from place to place to see everyone, I think if we took the time and gas to drive all the way to FL people could and should at least drive to see us where we are staying! Okay sorry that was my grip for the day, back to happy mode. I only get to see my mom and my dad (two differ towns) once a year so…