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Just sent mine out this morning. MID-SOUTH here it comes.

Trish: That actually looks rather angry. I remember Lisa's wound and how it was progressing in the healing process. It never looked that red around the edges and I don't remember her ever having green tinged drainage. I know you said you were seeing a wound specialist and I assume they know what they are doing. Of all the wounds I have seen that looks really awful to me. But if you are comfortable with how it is looking then ignore me. LOL!! How often are you packing the wound and are you irrigating it as well? Are you on any antibiotics?

I am all about a Cruise Paula. We could do a Encenada cruise leaving from Los Angeles. Or whatever. I am so there. REALLY I AM!! Susan, HAHA!! I have a graduation in June, a wedding and shower in July. SO THERE!! Yes I will keep the July appt for sure. And I will discuss all my options when I speak with him. Obviously I can't do it on my own. I am up to 269 now. YIKES!! :help: :help:

I rescheduled the appt for July. I have way too much going on this month to worry about going to see my band doctor. Family arriving this Saturday and Sunday then my youngest graduates on Thursday the 22nd. Family is here through the 27th. Just shoot me now. :faint: It will be fun but man is it gonna be hectic.

Haven't heard from "Biggest Loser" but I did see a commercial on TV the other day where they are still accepting applications for the next season. SO maybe I am not out of the running yet? Believe me if I get chosen you guys will be the FIRST ok well SECOND to know.

Using what I have seen in my nursing experience it sounds like you could have candida in your mouth but of course get in touch with your doctor or go to an urgent care clinic. It is easily treated with fungal mouth rinses.

Kari: I think you need to be scoped like pronto well as soon as your doc gets back in town. And you need to push to get it done. Some docs don't believe that it is warranted to get it done. I fear two things with you. Either a slip or you have eroded. The slip would require emptying the band of all fluid to see if the slip will correct itself if not then that would require surgery. If it is an erosion then that would require surgery to remove the band. I had restriction (2.2cc in a 4cc band) up till the day they took out my band. So losing restriction does not ALWAYS mean you have eroded or slipped. Here is my story: I was doing really well but had hit a long plateau. I had lost 70 lbs with the band. I was 18 months out. One night I was eating a chicken breast. Mind you small bites and chewing chewing chewing. Or so I thought. I got stuck. And just to clarify the "golf ball" feeling is in the throat for some of us. I was one of those. (The esophagus job is to use muscles to push the food down the tube into the stomach. If you fill the pouch to the brim and the esophagus keeps pushing into a full pouch then the "golf ball" feeling will result. You will feel like you need to burp and that is when the food will come out "PB" or productive burp). Anyway, I then got so bad I couldn't swallow my own saliva. I called my doc he told me to come in for an unfill because he thought I had slipped. So I unfilled and immediately felt relief but knew something else was going on. I just "felt" it, hard to describe. I asked for an Endoscopy (also knows and an EGD or Endo). My surgeon thought I was crazy for asking for one but he listened to me and set it up for the next morning. He said I doubt we will find anything other than irritation due to the chicken getting stuck. He was wrong. I had Erosion about 40% to 50% erosion of the band INTO my stomach wall. You could see the white band on the ENDO. He was surprised. I went in for surgery that night to have the band removed. If you don't feel right get an ENDO. That is the only conclusive test out there for Erosion.

Heather, I am so stoked to meet you too. Can't wait to give you your packages and your jewelry. LOL!!

When I called Inamed and basically bitched them for me eroding, LOL!! they informed me that the Pars Flacida technique is the ONE that they are suggesting all Lapband Doctors use as the other technique (peri-gastric = I think that is what it was called) seemed to cause more problems. Guess which technique my Mexico doctor used on me? Yup the old one. GRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Inamed said they had informed all Lapband Surgeons to stop using that old technique about 6 months to a year before I was banded. So guess my Mexico doctor didn't get that memo.

Mandy: The school's here in Los Angeles or Calif in general don't start school till after Labor Day and get out in June. He lived with his father for about 6 years of his life. He was with me for the first 10years then went to live with his father for the next 6 years. His father is a piece of work. Bradley called me one day (he was 16 so keep that in mind). He was crying and obviously scared outta his mind. He said his father was going to send him to Military BOOT Camp because he had a C on his grade card. His father is really a shit. He never pays his bills, he is forever getting in trouble for writing bad checks, he cheats on every wife he has had (3 so far with one in the wings). He never keeps in touch with his kids. I had to beg him for his address so I could send him the Graduation announcement for his son. Anyway, I digress. So my son calls crying (he is 16 ok) and I ask him what he wants to do. I then say, "you wanna come live with me?" He says very quietly like he is afraid someone will hear him. "Yeah I wanna come home." Doesn't that just break your heart? He can't even call living with his father a home. So for the last two years he has been with me and John. He is the smartest and bestest kid and very considerate and kind hearted. He came out of his shell after living and walking on egg shells while with his dad. Now to explain why he went to live with his dad in the first place. I was in a bad situation financially and the two youngest ones always wanted to go live with their dad. The two oldest knew what type of person he was because they "remembered" all the bad times. But the two little ones didn't have those experiences. Not that they really needed to have them but they wanted to live with him, so off they went. Long story short, both kids don't care to speak or make efforts to contact him. That is sad.

Jayme I moved your thread to the Life After Lap-Band removal forum. I feel your pain. I too was disbanded after 18 months. I too had eroded to almost 40 to 50% I think is what the doctor told me. I was lucky though and had no infection but it was headed in that direction. I practically diagnosed my own erosion. My Band doc didn't think I had erosion but he was surprised when he did the Endo. LOL!! LUCKY ME HUH?!! I am 6 months post band removal. I did gain 20 lbs back but that was my OWN doing. I just went for it. Now I am paying the price. I am not struggling to get back on track. Keep that exercise regimen and keep the eating habits you developed while banded and you will do just fine.

OLD! Bite your tongue Paula. Just wait your turn is coming. I am fighting that rocking chair and wheel chair every step of the way. They all came back to the house after the Prom and hung out here. I was heading to bed but they wanted me to hang with them for awhile and just chit chat. Pretty cool. Even Bradley wanted me to stick around. WOW!! I just am filled with Pride for him. He graduates on the 22nd of this month. Then he goes right into college at ITT TECH.

I forgot to mention that he won three awards on Senior Grad Night. 1= Chemistry 2= Physics 3= I can't remember now what the third one was. So incredibly proud of him.

One more of Bradley and his friend Ryan (who looks sharp in all black).

Here is a pic of the whole Prom Gang before they jumped in the Limo.

Well, my youngest is growing up. I am sad and happy all at the same time. This is just one more right of passage. PROM NIGHT!! He and a gang of his friends all decided to go together as a group. Myself and some of the parents rented a Stretch Limo for them all. Gives us a piece of mind. So all 9 of them met at our house and took some pics then jumped in the Limo for their ride to the Prom. I am a little choked up about this. I am surprised that this is affecting me as much as it is. But man do I have a handsome son. Well you be the judge.

Couldn't find the exact article but here is a link to Cosmopolitan Mag which covers lots of info that might be good for you Heather. WINK WINK!! http://magazines.ivillage.com/cosmopolitan/sex

There are several things you can do. You can make having sex an event instead of a chore or obligatory satisfaction. Get some candles, set them up, run a bath and put rose petals in it, then give him a bath. You can do the same in the shower only no rose petals. LOL!! Give each other a sensual massage. Foreplay is something that is sensual and enjoyable not something to be rushed. And ladies we women take longer to get "in the mood", whereas men just have to see something that has a vagina and they are aroused and locked and loaded. Explain to him that you need carressing and teasing to the point of no return. And let me tell you ladies the "M" zone for men will drive him nutz. Wait let me find that article about the "M" zone and I will post it here. It is his lower thighs are the two Sides of the M, the two V shaped of the M is his inner groin area and the tip of the V is his Penis. You start massaging in the lower thighs and work your way into the Tip of the V and man will he be in ecstasy. Try it. Men love to be massaged although most won't admit it. They attribute it to something sexual. So of course they get aroused. I get aroused when John massages me. There is just something about having a man's hands knead your muscles that turns me on. LOL!!

Anne: I had a port revision surgery about two months after my surgery. It was much easier than the first and I was an outpatient. I went in that monring and then went home that evening. Piece of cake actually. Not much pain at all. I was put under general anesthesia and the whole thing took under an hour. I had mine done in the States. I would not go back to my Mexico surgeon. He pissed me off. That is a whole other story.

We have another product called Super Stretch when used with one of our lubricants it makes that um process more enjoyable for you both. The Super Stretch does all the work and you just assist. OK Just so you guys know I could care less if I sell anything here. I just thought I would offer some alternatives to your issues. Buy or don't buy no skin off my nose. And you can easily go to the website and purchase items too. www.slumberparties.com Have fun!!!

Praying, sending good vibes, puttin a hex on the hiring person that if they even think about NOT hiring you then their hair will start to fall out. HEHEHEH!! Helping anyway I can. LOL!!

Can you tell two of us were burnt? That was in September.

They start their Hurricane season starting June 1 through the end of October. I was there when the worst Hurricane came through two years ago. The weather is absolutely wonderful year round. I have been there in June, July, August, Sept, Nov, and December. The only thing different in all those months it seems to be a bit more muggy in the Summer months. December I still got a good burn going. The weather is just supreme there all the time. It does tend to rain a little more in the Winter months. If I were going for the first time I would plan on being there for a solid week. The weather can change from morning with rain to the afternoon with sun shining and clear skies. Especially in the winter months. They LOVE american money. The exchange rate there a year ago was $60 Jamaican to $1 Amercian. So they LOVE LOVE american money. Giving them $20 could feed their families for a week. So unreal. They have an open air market close to the HIP STRIP. DO NOT GO THERE without a guide. I don't mean to scare you but they are so aggressive about getting you to buy from them that they will fight over who sells to you. I avoid that place. Margaritaville is a cool place to go and they have excellent food. The Native is close to Margaritaville and is a MUST for some real Jamaican food. 4 of us ate there for around $60 American dollars. That included a bottle of wine, hor'derves, entree, and dessert. Most hotels will shuttle you to the restaurant. The restaurant will even come and pick you up and bring you back at NO COST. You do need to make reservations though. Just ask at the front desk for the number. Here is a pic of me with my girlfriends on my birthday at THE NATIVE. The guy was our waiter. They just cater to your every need.

OK here is another one. This is the pic of the Sangsters Airport in Mo Bay

ok now you have done it. I am gonna post one or two more pics of Jamaica. LOL! I am dying to get back there. Haven't been in almost 2.5 years now. That is unacceptible. This is a pic of the Public Beach look at how clear that water is. We were pretty far out too. And the water was like 90 degrees. SO NICE!!