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Here is the website: www.startingovertv.com These links are somewhat outdated. Josie's is anyway. Josie: Graduated and is doing well. She has moved in with her mom and still raising Chloe. Here is her update link: http://www.startingovertv.com/wherearethey/josie2.html Tess: is the lady you are referring to when Towanda (Toni's sis) was in house. Here is her update link: http://www.startingovertv.com/wherearethey/tess.html Deborah: Rude lady and there is NO update link for her. Rachael: No update link for her either. She is the Luau lady I think that was her. Christie: She is the one that had gastric bypass lost 120 lbs then had boob job, tummy tuck, and her arms done. The doctor botched the arm surgery badly and left her with a horrible scar down one arm. She is currently in the house now. She is planning and implementing a 5K and I imagine she will graduate once she crosses the finish line. Anything else ya wanna know from your resident Starting Over TV trivia person? LOL!!

Sandybwells, I LOVE LOVE your art. I do abstract paintings like this as well. What medium do you use? I work in acrylics and canvas but want to branch out to watercolors?

Cassie got a call from her son out of the blue one day. He said, "I understand you are looking for me." Yes the adoptive mother told him Cassie had died. So all these years he thought his mother was dead. It was a very poignant episode and I was thrilled for Cassie. Morsaille that is the RIGHT quote. I am so glad you remembered it for us. I am going to write it down and post that on my Refrigerator. Also, I just started reading Rhonda Britten's book, "Do I look Fat in this?" WOW!! That is all I can say. I highly recommend this book for anyone that has body image issues. It is very enlightening not only about how we look at ourselves but how we handle the perception of what we "THINK" we look like to the rest of the world. Here is Rhonda's website where you can order her books. www.fearlessliving.org She is a phenomenal woman. Iyanla Van Zant has a book out too. But I can't seem to recall the title right now. It is inspirational and teaches us how to pray effectively. I keep it at my bedside and read from it almost every night.

I have never been so touched as the episode today with Niambi. She made a CD of positive affirmations to replace all the negative ones she replayed in her head every day. When they played the CD I just bawled my eyes out. I was just blown away by her transformation when she heard that CD for the first time. She blossomed and shined. "I'm Shining!" And she truly was.

Cassie: She met her son in a hotel room. They did not show his face but he did speak in his normal voice. They hugged and cried together. Rhonda and Dr. Stan was there to support both Cassie and her son. Her son's girlfriend was there as well and she was bawling as well. Cassie wrote her son a poem and read it to him and it made me cry so hard. Also, Cassie gave her son the gold leaf locket she bought the day after she gave him up for adoption and has had all these years. She gave it to him in the porcelain music box Cassie's adoptive mother gave her years ago. It was a very poignant and touching episode. They are staying in touch. He was asked to come to the Starting Over house to start the healing and journey to having a relationship with Cassie but he declined because he doesn't want to do this on TV. I respect him for that and so did Cassie. She has just grown and matured since she first went on the show. Sommer: There was three people that might come back to the show. Tess, Sommer and the other black lady from an earlier show. Sommer was chosen to return. She has just matured so much and is not as scattered as she was before. That is all that is new with her cause she just came back last week I think. So it is all new for her. She is picking up where she left off as far as her steps go. I think that is the updates so far.

You are the daughter that is enough in God's eyes! Or it was something to that effect. I was crying my eyes out. I felt such compassion for Niambi. WOW!! I am so happy that Cassie finally met her son. WOW!! Sommer is back in the house. That made my day. I was hoping she would come back and WOW what a change in her. She is calmer more sophisticated and so Humbled. Antonio needs to take her own advice she gave Niambi and surrender to the process. Jodi I just knew was gonna graduate. But she has some work to do still. Christie is my baby. I just love her. Can you tell I watch it alot. LOL!! I never miss an episode. I tape them all and watch them all at once sometimes. I just skip through the commercials. LOL!!

I have been watching this almost from the beginning. IT comes on at noon on the West Coast on NBC. I tell you I have learned so much about myself and about being a woman. I just love Iyanla and Rhonda as life coaches. And am I the only one that thinks Dr. Stan is a HUNK?!!! WOFF!! LOL!! I would love to go on that show.

UM, I am SHOCKED!! I am not a surgical nurse but it might be normal to take the stitch and the surrounding tissue but I can't think of a reason why. Unless it just saves time. LOL!! Trish, make that list and think of everything. Did he use local anesthestic to numb you when he took out the port. First I think taking the port out in his office is a little strange to begin with. Second, that is just WRONG!! What if you had some complications!

Awww Leener I am so sorry for all you are going through both emotionally and physically. It just sucks bigtime. I too will keep you in my prayers and lift you up. We are all here for you. FYI: WINK WINK I have been known to call a doc's office up to three times in one day to get someone to return my call. I am a RN and I know how busy an office can get but I also know it takes just a minute to answer a question. HUGS!!!

Please tell me that you have called your doc! That does not look good. I too am a health professional.

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Aww Trish I am so sorry for everything you are going through. I really am pissed at how that doc mistreated your issues. Makes me wanna throw Zoe's Boot at him. Hello, He didn't even give you pain meds. YOU HAVE A GAPING HOLE IN YOUR BELLY. What a piece of work.

I have found that if I eat an apple every day it seems to keep me pretty regular and it is natural. Also, try 8oz of Prune juice every morning till you have that easy bowel movement then cut back as needed. The more water you drink the easier bowel movements are as well. So try to get in your 64 oz every day. These seem to work for me. The apple really works great. Nice and soft but not diarrhea movements. I know I know TMI!! LOL!!

YUP Paula found me too. I was avoiding you guys for awhile. Been busy with my other biz and just check in every now and then. Paula made me come and post. LOL!!

Hey guys I am here till Monday morning. Anyone wanna hook up tomorrow Sunday after 7p? Email me or check in here and let me know. I am at the Radisson on Sierra Point Parkway in Brisbane. I don't have a car so I would either have to take a taxi or you could swing by the hotel. LET ME KNOW ASAP!!

Just PM'd you my info. PS: Dr. Billy takes UHC last time I heard.

I do agree that the right antibiotic given for the right infection is sometimes the correct protocol but in this instance she should have been started on antibiotics because of a suspected infection. The doctor didn't even do cultures if I understood her right. My doctor didn't suspect infection but he still did swabs and treated me for a suspected infection to prevent a bounce back which insurance companies try to avoid as well. I am only going on what I have experienced first hand as a patient and as a nurse.

I addressed alot of this on your bandiversary thread, but yes you should switch doctors. It is common knowledge that if an infection is even remotely suspected then antibiotics is the treatment. I was on IV antibiotics when I had my band removed for two days just to make sure we killed anything that was in there. It is just good medical practice to treat a suspected infection this way. And for your doctor and the staff in his office to tell you that you "don't need them" is malpractice in my opinion. I am just appalled at their handling of your care. It doesn't take long for Sepsis (raging infection throughout the body) to set in. Come to Calif and I will get you an appt with Billy. I will take you to see him and give you a room to sleep in. SERIOUSLY!!

Aww Trish darlin my heart goes out to you. PLEASE change band docs. You actually have a case for malpractice there ya know. Even a non medical person knows that you should be put on a round of antibiotics if an infection is EVEN remotely suspected. My invitation still stands to have you come and get an appt with Billy. I am really concerned about your health much less the band at this point. It doesn't take long for sepsis to set in. Awww Trish I just wanna HUG you and hold your hand and tell you it will all work itself out. Please know that we all care about you. PM or call me anytime.

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OK it's been awhile since I posted but there has been good reasons. Well reason for me anyway. I am still gaining. I am up to 262 right now and I am NOT a happy camper. Will this insanity every end? Anyway, I am doing NS meals religiously now since I am back home. I hope to see a loss next week. Pray for me.

OK it's been awhile since I posted but there has been good reasons. Well reason for me anyway. I am still gaining. I am up to 262 right now and I am NOT a happy camper. Will this insanity every end? Anyway, I am doing NS meals religiously now since I am back home. I hope to see a loss next week. Pray for me.

Not more work I can just merge them. Not a big deal at all.

I was asked to bring this thread back from the deletion cavern by the starter. So enjoy

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