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ElizabethAnne here is just one link to a family we took care of friday http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57391081/kentucky-tornado-victims-miracle-survival/?tag=facebook I to love animals. I have 3 cats who live in my house. A 8 yr old Manx Monticore, an 8 yr old american Bobtail Boo and a 9 month old Rag doll Loki ( who is my baby even likes me to put him on his back and rock him like a baby lol) and outside we have my 4 yr old English Mastif Leo all 185 lbs of him. Its so hard for me not to add more to my animals. I always see one i want .. lol.

I would call and ask. My dr requires you to do it one week before and will let you eat jello, the broth off soups, popsycles etc... each dr is diffrent. I think i am going to try to do a week and half or 2 weeks just cause i want to be sure my liver is shurnk. I have heard of ppl going and their liver not being small enough and not getting to have their surgery that day. I sure dont want that to happen to me.

HI Terri Sorry i am so late welcoming you to our group. But i am in one of the communities hit by the killer torandos so been way busy. As for going to school to be a nurse. If its your dream dont give up. Check into grants also i gradurated oweing tons of student loans but i dont regret it at all. I had 4 kids when i went back to school so it wasnt easy but well worth it. Everyone else i am from Corbin Ky but live in the Laurel county section so it was our county that got hit hard friday. I have been sooo busy first with work, we saw over 50 victems that night. Then yesterday i worked all day with animal rescue. I guess anyone who read my things bout me knows i am an animal lover big time. Also thinks for the biotene hint. I did not know that. i also have super thick hair but i sure dont want to lose any of it. It already falls out like crazy when i shower which my beautician says thats good means i have all this new growth.. lol i am not so sure. I will order mine today or go pick up some this week. I have so missed touching base with you all this weekend. I am heading off to a class that is suppose to teach me how to keep from getting killed or beaten by an irate patient so off i go... Toodles all us Springers!

Yay I have internet back. I am Deb and I a mother of 4, My sons are 26 and 24 and my daughters are 23 and 18. They are all married except for my 18 yr old who is my baby. We have 3 silly cats who live in the house the youngest is my Loki who is a ragdoll who i am sure you will at some point see a pic of him cause i snap them all the time. Sweetest cat ever. Then i have my big baby outside a English Mastif who thinks he should live in the house and most of all sit in my lap. I am a big girl but cant handle a 200 lb dog in my lap lol. My pets are a big part of my life and super spoiled. I am also a Nana to 3 great babies. My granddaughter who will tell you she is nana's baby girl is 4 and then 2 1 yr old grandsons. I work full time which for me is 4 12 hour shifts as an ER nurse. Which can be both rewarding and stressfull ( we just did the big torando here yesterday I wouldnt change what i do for anything. I love being a Nurse.. I use to be skinny till i got pregnant and started adding lbs then each baby i added more and more. I hate to see myself now. I dont allow pics to be taken of me. I try to advoid anything but seeing my face in the mirror. I have found myself as of late thinking of a bucket list. Things i want to do but have been hinded by the weight. I want to start LIVING again for ME. Once i do that i know i will be a better person for everyone. I know this weight has to go. Last night with the tragedy here I was on my feet for 4 hours stright and let me tell you my back and my feet hurt so bad and my ankles was so swollen. I cant keep toturing my body by making it carry all this excess. Now for Hobbies. My main hobby is also photography... I love taking nature pics.

Hey all. Just wanted to touch base and share. As I have said I am an ER nurse in Kentucky. My area was hit hard last night. I live in laurel county Kentucky. We had 4 confirmed dead. Last night at work we saw over 50 storm victems. I didn't leave work till after 1 am. I am drained. I am on my phone cause we have no internet, so harder for me to post .

Welcome aboard anissa. Its easy to get cold feet. This is a great big move. But I thinits the right one. Like me you been battling 20 years and not won so time to get a new weapon. That's what the lap is.

Welcome aboard anissa. Its easy to get cold feet. This is a great big move. But I thinits the right one. Like me you been battling 20 years and not won so time to get a new weapon. That's what the lap is.

Welcome to the group Readyforachange.!

Welcome to the group... Sazparella.

welcome aboard Stephanie.. Glad to have you

Welcome to our little group Casscade. I think you will find alot of support here. i will write more when i am not at work... !! Yay our little group is growing. Deb

I Love it .. We are now exchanging such great info. I found the gummy vitimins get stuck on the forum. Tonight when i am home off work i will find it and post the link. I may try later to find it but the ER is crazy today... OK its crazy everyday but some days more then others....

I had read that gasx meltaways help for the gas pains but i am not sure why since thats for gas in the stomach and instestines and this gas that will be the problem is the gas they use to inflate the abdomen cavitity. If you find anything else though i am sure willing to stock up. I gotta go buy my chewable vit anyway. I was going to do gummies but read that its a bad ideal.

Hi Mrs.D I just sent you an invite to our group. But anytime you want to find a group if you go to the toolbar up top there is a button named groups and you can find groups there

YW.. I think since no way we could all read each topix that would be great spot here to share info that would help us all.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/143064-need-help/page__pid__1719550#entry1719550

HI My fellow Springers. I of course have been reading the forum always on the look out for info I could use and today i read that Papaya Enzymes is great for stuck periods. That if you feel stuck that you could chew these as they help break down protiens. I found this as someone had eaten some meat and felt it was stuck. They suggested carrying these around in your purse. So i ordered me some from Amazon today was cheap I think i got 100 for 7.00 ... I sure hope i dont need 100 lol. I thought i would share this with you all.

Ty Sue!!!

Hi Idaho I am Deb and while i cant promise you it will all go fantastic for you i can promise if you dont do it you will always wonder what if you had. As for your sister gaining back sounds ilke it wasnt the lapband that failed but taht your sister failed to work the lapband. My surgeon has told me if you gain any we will have to decide if we need to fix the band (do a fill) or fix my own head. As for the pleasure of cooking. I know for myself i miss alot of other pleasures cause i feel i cant go out and do things and enjoy them. I use to love dancing but i dont go out now cause i think how ppl will snicker at my weight point at the fat lady tryign to dance etc... Yea Everytime i have lost weight even the little i felt so much more like going out and actually living life.

Hi Chelle My name is Deb. I am hoping to have my band by April or May. Sounds like you could use some friends and support. Your so much NOT alone. There is a whole network of us. All trying to do what your doing and striving to be better at being Healthy. Feel free to add me as a friend.

Good Luck! I went to my seminar in sept and on the last month of my required 6 mos of Carewise by phone. I am so hoping to get my band next month.

I am glad i read this. I am getting banded this spring and had not heard this yet. So i just now ordered me some of these to have on hand if i need them. Thanks I love to find helpful hints like this.

Hello All. I am waiting for my date for my band but sure hoping its in April but if not then it will be in May. We started a group on here of ppl who are looking for support that are having a Spring 2012 banding. Its named Springsters. Would love to have more people who are going though this at the same time as I am to help along this wonderfull journey.

I can not stand to wait till May for my surgery. I know its just another week at the most 2, but i am like another week seems like a life time. So after alot of research where i found out most times Carewise approves with in 3-5 days after your 6 mos. I have decided to arrange my work schedual so that if i get approved first of April i could have surgery April 25th. I am sooo excited and i hope i have not jumped ahead of myself. I just kept thinking if i find out i am approved the first of april then have to wait till May due to my schedual i am going to be so upset with myself. So everyone cross your fingers and hope that i am not going to be disappointed. Deb

Well i am in Ky and it has been crazy weather here. We had 70 degrees temp the whole week of valentines then on the 19th we had over 6 inches of snow on the ground. Much more then 6 on my car. Then by tue it was back to 70s. This week it has been in the 70s so pretty all the flowers are blooming etc.. I do photography for a hobbie. The pic n the side is a rose i took a pic of in the snow storm we had. I see you got the ticker figured out