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thats great news penni! you take it easy and let your port continue to heal. please keep us updated on how things are going. sending relaxing vibes your way! and your hubbies way i am sure he was stressed at the thought of more surgery for you. (((((((((hugs)))))))))) michelle

thanks donali! i knew i could count on you! steve really has been my best friend and luckily he's not a mean drunk but i HATE that cockeyed look he has when he's been drinking. it has been really hard because when i think about not doing little things that we do together it breaks my heart. when i look at where i would be long term its not happy. plain and simple i will never be happy with someone who has a drinking problem. it kills me that i tried to overlook it or work through it for so long. i knew nothing would change. its the co-dependant in me i guess. i am working on it though! again donali thanks! i needed to hear what you said. i havent gotten much support from others when i tell them what i am doing. its AMAZING what people are willing to put up with. my mother is still married to my father for going on 30 years and she still gets mad about his drinking. michelle

thanks donali no advice? i had hoped for some input

donali, well i'll preface this by saying my father is an alcoholic and has drank my entire life except 3 years. i'm 27 i told my bf in the begining i didnt have a problem with casual drinking but i could never be with someone who drank more than socially. as we have stayed together he has drank more and more and i find that i have to bitch at him to not drink more than 3 nights a week. its not something i am willing to live with. i dont feel like i should have to MAKE someone do anything. he of course assures me things will change, one last chance...yada yada. i have heard that before from my father and now him. the past is a good predicter of the future and i dont want to waste anymore time. i do truly love him but in the words of tina turner 'whats love got to do with it' you can love someone till the cows come home but if they arent good for you then you arent loving yourself by settling. its been a tough couple of months i am hoping he'll be out by august. i have been telling him he needs to find a place to go the past month but he isnt really listening. i dont know if i'll have to move too in order to make him see its OVER! michelle

hi everybody! michelle from tennessee. i am a graphic designer and have a part time job as a surprise lady. thats at home parties for women. not quite like tupperware!! i have 3 dogs (the last was a stray new hope, i'm a sucker too) and i live in the country. i have been in a relationship for the past 6 years but it is coming to an end. 1 started researching WLS june 03 at 350 pounds i was banded 8-18-03 at 325 today i weigh 237 for a total loss of 113!!!! i absolutley LOVE my band, i do a low carb diet along with the restrictiveness of the band. michelle

GOOD LUCK LISA!!! i'll be thinking about you and sending healing- infection free vibes your way!!!!!!

ABSOLUTLY PRECSIOUS!!! voodoo has those 'love me' eyes like star i just want to come pet him!!! only 1 more day lisa! i'll be DYING to know what happens tommorrow and i hope your home tommorrow night in time to cuddle with your babies, and your hubby too. NO LAUGHING in the meantime we dont want you popping a tube or anything! oh wait- you already did that. lisa, lisa, lisa i really admire your attitude! your gonna get past this and it will be distant memory before you know it! all you'll have to remember it by is your purple big hooter bra and your slutty hooker glove. ((((((hugs))))))) and still sending healing vibes to ya! michelle

yeah did you take pictures???? we know you must have taken some!!! come on babs!!! i am longing for a get away too! i hope you drank enough pina colada's to cover my share! michelle

glad your home bailey!!! take it easy and remember sip sip sip!!!

Lisa FIND THE PURPLE BRA!!! he may not charge you at all!!!

i agree whats the plan!!! LOVE the slutty hooker glove! did you get the snag in it from working? YOU ARE FREAKING HILARIOUS even with tubing coming out of your belly. what a trooper. the tissue around the inscision and the tubing doesnt look as bad as i was expecting. maybe the infection isnt to bad and they can just stitch you up. thanks for sharing the pics. i do miss the purple bra though :phanvan michelle

hey lisa, ((((((hugs)))))))) how are you doing today? i cant believe the problems you have been having with dr lopez. he probably doesnt realize he is about to have all the members on lapbanddtalk hunting his ass down!!!! :( i dont really know what i can say to offer you comfort but you are in my thoughts and i am sending healing vibes your way!!!! michelle

DELARLA!!! i am 5'-9" myself!!!! and heres my deal i am the only tall plus size girl with NO BOOBS!!!! i bought a size 20 bathing suit from newport news, long torso cause i am tall and bathing suits arent really comfy unless i get the long torso. anyhow this darn thing was made for a plus sized girl with big boobs. it actually has fabric gather where my boobs should be. it is AWFUL. i still am wearing cause i only swim at my parents house but my mother and i laughed our a$$es off at my lack of cleavage for my sexy suit! michelle

UMMM ALEXANDRA!!!! YOUR CRAZY!!! you can tell a HUGE difference!!! i think you look great!!!! i agree with sassay GIVE YOURSELF SOME MORE CREDIT!!! you look ALOT slimmer in your waiste!!! your hips!!! your face!!! your stomach!!! your shoulders even! WOW GIRL you take a closer look at those pics!!!

awww delarla!!! (hugs) i hope your feeling better (a little anyway) i HATE the way infections make you feel. i am glad you had your pups there by your side. glad you went to the urgent care to get it all defunked. you'll be back to normal in no time! has your dr called yet? michelle

star is only bad in that she likes to play all day!!! play, sleep and eat....i wish i were a dog sometimes!! michelle

AWWWW what cuties!!! they do look remarkably the same!!!! is yours as bad as mine? star is SUCH a trouble maker!!! michelle

hola chica! don't tease me delarla!!!!!! we'll see things may change and i may be there the weekend of the 4th if not late summer or fall ole!

thanks donali~ your nothing short of AMAZING yourself!!! delarla~ your pony does he look like my brown one (bear) or the black one (star who goes by piglett on occasion) maybe the are each others dopplegangers. vera~ whew i cant look at myslef on videos!! i dont like how your moving around and gets ALL the angles... thats exactly what i thought of when i saw 'does the camera add 10 pounds' was monica in her prom dress eating a burger...

i'm cracking up at work to delarla! i was gonna be in vegas 7-4 but i dont think its gonna work out i will be going sometime late summer or fall i would LOVE to meet you. you have me laughing all the time!

GOOD LUCK BAILEY!!! you'll do great! have fun at the show! this weekend will probably FLY by!!!! michelle please let us know how your doing as soon as your up to it!!

GIRL between the new pic and your purple bra i'd say your one hot thing!!!!

well i wasnt banded this time last year but this is when i got my gulf shores pics back that made me decide i HAD to do something. i have lost 84 since banding 8-18-03 and 25 pre-band these pics were taken almost exactly 1 year later and exactly 109 pounds thinner! view at they were taken with an ipod i'm not really impressed with the quality of the shots but it gets the job done! michelle 350-241-175 8-18-03 EVERYONE take pics to document your loss! anytime i get frustrated thats the first thing i do is look at how far i have came, you cant argue with photos! you dont have to post them although i wish you would!! LOL!!

BLECH i had a pb episode yesterday too. the first since i have gotten retricted, and i to have loosened up a bit. let us know what you see under fluoro and if you get any fill. i think i'll be getting a tiny one in august, maybe sept.

delarla! its no nice to see you! what a cutie!!! i am feeling good REALLY covered up with work though. unfortunatly i think it will be this way for the next 2 months. michelle