Daisalana

Honestly, it all depends on the man. My husband would be mortified (for whatever reason) if he had one of these.. But I do know some men who would have loved it. My friend had a baby not too long ago, during her shower, her husband just went out with a few guys for lunch ..then they met back at the shower post-games & food.. and opened presents with her. Oh and never heard of gma to be party..if my brother didn't already have a kid, I'd totally do that after hearing you mention it. Again, depends on the gma's personality

Ambien doesn't work for me, it barely puts me to sleep and within 2 hours I am up again-wide awake. I have trouble staying asleep. We tried lunesta, but it left a horrible medicine taste in my mouth that lingered well into the next day-but it did work. I was going to ask about ambien cr, then found out I was pregnant. My sister said her rehab sprinkled the sleep time baby powder on their sheets at night, she said it really helps. I keep meaning to get some. One thing that doesn't help is being at a computer screen.. the emissions from computers trigger your brain to be awake.

America is not a socialist country, and I for one don't want it to be. Why should someone you consider wealthy be OBLIGATED to pay for someone who isn't? Why should anyone be able to decide what is 'wealthy'. I don't qualify for government programs, yet I live worse off than the people who have free housing, and paid weekly for their kids, while they sit on their ass at home all day. If I quit my job tomorrow, there are so many ways for me to make money, I'd likely be better off than I am as a working citizen. This is backwards, and all I hear from Obama is that he wants to INCREASE the laziness in this country, and further promote people crutching on the productive of America.

Hey Vs Back is no better. Day 3 of bed rest, day 2 of pain meds & muscle relaxers. If any of you have had the crippling back problems, you know how the depression sits in. I feel hopeless and feel like I'll never be ok again, and I can't do anything.. dishes are piling up, laundry is piling up, Russell took my bottle of water from the night stand this morning to take his meds, ended up taking it to work..now I have no water, because I can't bend down and get more out of the china hutch. I hate being like this, I am so frustrated. I am more discouraged because I feel there is NO improvement. I have no range of motion. If I drop something off of the bed, it's a lost cause.. I can't sit on the toilet, I have to stand over it, and if my pants slide all the way down, I have to grab them with my toes and waddle out of the bathroom to hold onto something to try to pull them back up. I hope this doesn't have something to do with the pregnancy, where I'll be like this the whole time. I keep reading trying to figure out what it could be caused from, ligaments loosen up during pregnancy (even early), and so maybe I sprained it.. but why wouldn't I be feeling better yet??? I can't describe the pain I feel trying to get in & out of the car, or if I make the mistake of sitting down on a chair or recliner for a moment..sigh.. I am sick of the tv, and sick of my bed.. russell said he would get me books if I tell him what I want, I found 4 I want, so gave him the list.. we have bowling tonight (not me of course), so he was going to get them but we forgot hes going bowling. Work is slow when I'm at home, because I can't handle any issues myself.. I have to call and have a csr handle it.. then I worry if it's done right. Russell brought my customer books home from work, which helps with me having to call and bug people. One more edit, the one cute thing amongst all this.. I felt my stomach this morning, the bottom of my flabby panis has a firmness on the underside.. baby bump ahoy!

Drugs are bad, mmmkay? I'm laid up for the week, I threw my back out or something Saturday.. no one has a real solid answer since they can't do xrays.. on pain meds & muscle relaxers, if I come up with something fun to say I'll make sure to post it here. Oh and me and my mom are best friends.. We are identical, so growing up we always butted heads.. once I moved out on my own, we get along wonderfully.. unless there's a dominance situation. We're very Freudian in the way we display dominance. We fight over the attention of the men in our lives, and my uncles are always saying 'You two need to fight, it's always so funny' because we won't back down and we can both be extremely volitile. Just a petty example, she wanted a ride home from work the other day because she didn't want to wait for my dad.. I said fine, but I need to go now (was hungry I think) and she always says she is ready but then makes me sit around for an hour while she takes her sweet time... when I rushed her, she went ballistic, saying don't ever ask ME for a ride again, or her favorite phrase anytime I don't want to be her slave "I'll remember that". She is great at making me feel guilty for reasons she shouldn't. Luckily we both let those things go quickly, after we do a dominance battle and one of us wins, we are back to being buddies. I read your letter the other day BBK and I decided not to comment, without knowing either of you or the dynamics.. It just sounded like a concerned mom looking out for her daughter.

Because I can't afford the tax increases Obama has proposed. And this, since he took the time to type out what I didn't feel like typing..

Heather, it may be a good thing, my obgyn didn't say why but she said when I go off of b/c and look to conceive, I need to wait at least 1 complete cycle. She said use condoms for that month.. Again, I don't know why.. but it must be a good thing to not get pregnant that first month :thumbup: Good luck with the baby making!

Yes the band works, the 2nd question would be for your band doctor. Everyone's doctor has different opinions on it.

HeyV's.. GP wanted to give me a steroid injection, muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatory and pain meds.. but he wanted to talk to my obgyn first (good thing)... he told me, she said NO to injection, and said there are no anti-inflammatories she is comfortable with during the 1st trimester--he was saying he disagrees, but that he wants to go with her opinion, which i do agree..but.... sigh.. of all those things, steroids & anti-inflam would be what HEALS it.. but she told him a muscle relaxer & pain med I can take.. I took both around 2:30, and I feel no different.. not even loopy from the pain meds.. he gave me hydrocodine.. He told me i need to stay home in bed till monday... argh.. i have been so restless, but i can't sit down so i can't go to work..been working from home, but it's a lot harder, i have to call people at work to check on stuff instead of walking down the hall myself. hope everyone is having a good day tracy when i read your posts with all the 'blech' i imagine a vomiting sound lol..so it made your post funny to read

LOL Kat, yeah.. we wouldn't like you anymore because you'd be lacking an important piece of silicone! Thats the only reason we like you I am worse, I developed a permanent charlie horse across my entire ass. If you twist your arm in a position it wouldnt go in, and leave it.. how it begins to ache, then throb..that's what I am feeling, but there's no way to relieve it. Then when I stand up from sitting, or try to sit, it's the excruciating pain. I went to chiro first thing this morning, he wanted to talk to my GP about what muscle relaxers or antiinflammitories, etc I can have. But friggin doctors and their voicemail tactics. Heaven forbid anyone answer their phones anymore. My chiro called and did the doctors line and even got a voicemail. They actually returned his call though. So I go in at 2 to see my GP and I dunno what they're going to do or what they think it is. Chiro said he wondered if it's something else.. I think he thinks it could be like a bladder infection or something (he keeps asking if I'm spotting or cramping).. I'm really not, and it is no where near my organs.. it's my tail bone and my butt.. I was in tears this morning, and I told him..I just want to stop hurting.. He wanted to do an xray--but they cant.. so I wonder if they are going to do a catscan, which means theyd have to send me to a hospital..and oh my goodness, i can't take sitting around in a hospital again in pain.. I won't do it!! Pray for me v's, I am tired of this pain

((Kat)) let us know as soon as you hear something!! I need accountability, someone remind me I don't want to get fat because I seem to be confused..even when I am putting crap in my mouth I shouldn't eat, I say "Don't, you're going to get fat" and I still do it, and say "I'll worry about it later". Ugh. I went to chiro as soon as I woke up, told them the problem so they got me right in. He said it seems like I upset the muscles around my tailbone, but since I didnt fall he doesn't think it's broken.. so he did an adjustment, told me I need to not sit down today (no work), told me to go home, lay in bed and ice it every hour. He said the adjustment should make me feel better in 5 hours (now). About an hour ago, the throbbing while laying down finally subsided, but I got up to get the ice pack and all the moving position pain is as bad as ever :embaressed_smile: He said if I have no relief by tomorrow, he's going to call my GP and find out what anti-inflammatories I can take. One good thing, he said he doesn't think it's my bone spur, which makes me happy..was so worried pressure on it was causing this, and Im not even showing yet, couldnt imagine how it would feel with a big belly pushing on my back. Going back to my judge shows.. judge mathis made me weepy this morning.. heh.

Just skimming posts before bed, so glad the TX V's are all fine!! Saturday evening, I did something--I keep trying to replay and figure out what, with no luck--and hurt my lower back. I can't believe I am saying it but it's about 10x worse than when I had my crippling lower back pain. It feels like I broke my tail bone!!! Moving positions (standing to laying, sitting to standing, etc.) is the most excruciating pain I've ever endured. I cry out and tears well up in my eyes. When laying and sitting there is a constant throbbing pain, but the changing of positions is so brutal.. standing doesn't hurt too bad though. I tried 2 baths last night (warm, not hot), used a massager, Russell gave me a massage, I tried tylenol.. then went to bed early hoping it would pass.. tossed all night-barely, I can't roll over without hurting intensely. Woke up, amazingly, worse. I can't reach without the excruciating pain, so I've been bumbling around yelling out everytime I try to do anything. I'm so miserable. I am calling my GP & Chiro in the morning, whoever can get me in first and help me. I was reading about hurt cocyx, and it says steroid injections & pain meds.. I'm doubting I can do either while pregnant.. I am in so much pain, it is ridiculous, and I can't take anything

A quick google pulled up www.probush.com I don't understand why it's such a hard concept...Not everyone (obviously) has the same feelings. While I was cringing when Clinton was in office, I was not arrogant enough to think MY opinion is the only opinion Americans have. Why would everyone be anti-Bush just because you are?

Posting just to post!

Bingo. It all depends on which channel and whose propaganda you're going to listen to.

Could you cite this statistic? Make sure it says the percentage, as well as the fault of said discourse, where it is Bush's fault. If we're going to make up random statistics, the other 20% of that statistic educate themselves.

It's a horrible thing to treat your kid like a snowflake, but it's even worse when those snowflakes grow up to be adults and have no sense of reality.

Mom, you've gone into the "Rants and Raves" section of the support group.. In fact, it really has nothing to do with the support group, but rather a platform for people to talk about controversial and heated topics, thus the name Rants and Raves. As a republican who supports Bush, and someone who would not have had the success with the band that I've had without this forum.. I have to say, well..first, get a thicker skin.Surely this isn't the first time you've heard people bash Bush. You yourself just made a jab about Clinton, and I hope that does not run off a new forum goer who loved him! Second, stay out of R&R and enjoy the support part of the forum. You don't have to come to this area, and the rest of the forum is full of great information & advice.

Morning V's, glad you were able to check in Terry!! I was on myspace last night finding people (I was up late and bored). I found the guy I worked for in Atlanta, doing DJing.. This is what he said, I was floored.. it's got to be one of the funniest (flattering?) things someone has ever told me.. LOL Oh pppsssttt.. PAM... fill will not keep you from being able to eat Coldstone

All the news shows Galveston underwater, and it hasn't even officially hit has it? I have been watching and worrying about you guys Said Houston will probably lose power, sending vibes to you guys, and hope you're all somewhere safe..and extra vibes that Tracy's house isn't one of them I see on tv :wink2:

Baby Violet can't wait!!

My snack fairy brings me.. chicken-n-a-biskit, 100 calorie shortbread cookies, snack size snickers, and those caramel doves. But she makes sure to only give me the serving size

I need to hook you up with my snack fairy....she gets along well with the scale fairy.

Snack fairies are nice! Snacks are me frendz. <3 Glad the sleep study is over, I wouldn't be able to do one of those. I'd be too nervous..I have a hard enough time sleeping in my house.

Husband's name is Russell.. I call him Russ if I'm in a hurry, but he hates the short version of his name. I've called him Snickerdoodle and received dirty looks, but honey goes over the best. I call him a jackass when he makes me mad