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Awe Sarah, that looks so bad :party: Why dont you give your doc a call in the morning and possibly email him these pics?? My staples irritated me and caused redness, so I took 'em out starting about 4 or 5 days post op. By the time I had my first visit, I only had 4 staples left in my belly! I dont remember if I applied anything (like an antibiotic cream) - but i DO remember it was a TOTAL relief when I would take one out.

OMGoodness.... you people are making me SO jealous! Melissa, that pond is unbelievable. Honestly. That is beautiful! Leatha!!!! have you added to your pond? I absolutely LOVE it! The picture of your spider lily (#2) touched my heart - my grandma's house was in the country and her yard seem to have tons of those lilies growing all over. LOVED all the pictures. Some seemed like you could submit them for photography awards.

Kim, you made me laugh out loud. Too funny!

Im having a very hard time shaking this thread... sorry guys. Lisa - WHY are you taking everything SO out of context? Not just with me, but with SO many others as well? Now you have brought in 4 other members - PLUS added things fom another thread just to prove your point?? The time that you spent on your above post by copying and pasting is impressive, but is it worth it? Do we really want to spend SO much time reading into other peoples intentions? I dont. This is a message board. We have NO idea what is pivately going on around those of us that post on here. Everything I read on this board is taken loosely... with that thought in mind. I am extremely *EXTREMELY* extremely extremely offended by the past postings on this thread by you. I have now taken this as a personal attack - which is against LBT board rules! And I have contacted a moderator regarding this. Ive had *7* (new and old) members send me PM's ALSO seeing this as a personal attack on me. Like I said above, I gave an apology covering ANYTHING I posted on this thread BEFORE any of your comments were added. The friends that I have (new and old/real and cyber) seem to take value in those words. Why dont you?

jenny, I wish I knew! Im sure you Water it regularly? Have you tried a fertilizer with it? ALL flowering shrubs and bushes have never lasted more then a month at my house. Wish I could help. Kare, can I get Penni to post your garden pics as side by sides? I must say - my mouth dropped open when I saw them. Ever thought about having a retreat in your FRONT yard? My goodness - that is beautiful!

Hey Estela! Hope you have a wonderful day with that new HOT body!!!! Happy Birthday!

I posted 3 times on this thread. My apology was for ANY participation in this discussion. ((hugs)) to all those my "newbie" comment may have hurt. I honestly didnt mean it to cause this.

Ive never even heard of this. BTW: do we know you? hehe :biggrin1: :hug: Glad to see you back!

I wanna see some pics too. Honestly. This would be the only type of PS that I would most likely consider.

ahhh, Ive never heard of a K@t NOT liking fish.... hehe :biggrin1: Shontel AND Heather are getting banded next week???? Oh my goodness! Only advice: Watch out for all the "last suppers"!

Dovie, Out of everything Ive read on this thread, YOUR story gave me the creeps. sooooo weird. And your husband has NEVER talked about it? wow.

Hey Shontel! There is a tilapia fish thread somewhere around here. It has great ideas of different ways to make it.... hang on, lemme find it! Here it is! http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14696 Now catfish ALSO goes down real well. But the only way I really like catfish is with corn meal batter then fried. good for the taste, but NOT good for the body. Try the tilapia out. Sams has a big bag for around $10. If you want me to get with you and give you a couple of fillets (along with the lime pepper) so you can try it out first - I dont mind. Just let me know! tilapia = yumyum!

((Im responding to something from another thread here)) When the hurricane damaged our area last fall, we were without internet for about 6 weeks. That was a long enough time away from LBT that this place was absolutely purged from my addiction. I didnt think I was missed. And after I sank into a "I thought these people were my friends" depression, I realized... I come here for - ME. I need this place - this place doesnt need me. I need LBT. I need the support. I need the prayers that others offer. I need the laughs. I need the friendships. I need the food ideas. I need the exercising encouragement. I need the cry's. I need the reminders of being a good bandster. I need the love. I need the debates (helps me see things in a different perspective) I need everything LBT offers. Others dont need LBT like this. But I do.

Hey Mandy, Im gonna respond to your latest reply on this thread, on my Missing Members thread (so I dont hijack this one). :biggrin1: http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16862

Amy, Just wondering if youve found anyone that has had this done? Id like to hear their story!

Hey guys, I just wanted to say that before I ask about someone's absence on here and declare them an official Missing Member, I check out their profile to see when their "date of last activity" was. Sometimes members log on and do lots of reading, and feel the need to do very little posting (like Whippledaddy). Looking at the last activity date just lets us know that they are still ALIVE! :biggrin1: its late. am I making any sense?

Dearest Mandy, Since Im the person that started the "Missing Persons" thread, Im feeling a huge sense of sadness for your hurt. I am so so so so so sorry for not mentioning your absence. Im going to send you a pm to explain something, ok? ((hugs)) you ARE extremely valuable around here. Everyone is! Regarding thread topic: I had an outting earlier and really starting thinking about my "stoking the fire" on this thread. I just felt the need to apoligize to all of you for even adding something - anything. Once I thought about it, I realized that none of this is really a big deal. Im still gonna be addicted to this place - whether I can delete my threads, edit my post, or not. sorry to Mandy. sorry to everyone else.

Carola! Holy cow - those hibiscus flowers are B E A U T I F U L!!!! What do you use? Miracle grow??

Hi everyone! awe, Im so happy someone else is interested in gardening. Trish, as much as I love flowers, Im not very good with them. The blue one has only lived here about a month. Well see what another month does to it. (LOL) Kare, Im impressed. Do tell. Do you pour liquid coffee in the fern's pot?? or just the grindes? ooohh, I love this idea. Thanks Cant wait to see other pictures everyone!

(((Trish)))) oh girl. I am truly sorry to hear this. But on the good side - THANK YOU for listening! Please give us more details. What did the doctor say about the infection? love ya! Were all in this together, k?

wow Susan. I didnt read everything on the front page, but to the right side I saw a long list of fast food joints. I clicked on couple to see what they said...:omg: :omg:

back to square one... IF a thread has been deleted and YOU feel the need to continue the discussion, just start another one.... like JanetC did with the Scar stages. Life went on. This hasnt ever been an issue before, like Kathy was saying - even in a larger scale of deleting episodes. I think its the recent newbies (2?) that thought it WAS a big deal (regards to Vines thread) and started inquiring about it. Now these changes have to happen?? Other then Alexandra, Id really like to hear what the other moderators have to say about this. Betty, Penni, Kellymoos..... whats your thoughts?

Threads that are created in the Lounge -usually- have NOTHING to do with Lap Banding. I like the freedom of having Lounge conversations/opinions and deleteing it after the thread had met my need. Whether its a day or a week later. The threads started in those places (mainly the Lounge) have no educational purpose for this forum. So why not allow things to remain the same in at least this section of LBT? Basically Im with Kathy - I also like things the way they were. :nervous This has never been a problem in the past. :Banane56:

:omg: Have you lost your mind?:omg: We save these types of special visits (the WHOLE entourage) for grandparents :Banane56: . Only certain people we feel the need to bless with the presence of our whole family (fighting/screaming/hollering/fussing - such joyful moments). sorry :biggrin1: Im sure youre SO disappointed. ((BIG HUGS, cause you have no idea who much it means to me for the offer)) I may do this one alone - or Mike may tag along. Well see. But thanks again! Late June would work well for me!

Why cant we leave the DELETE button on the threads that are started in the Lounge? Possibly the entire Community Center? (Introductions, Lounge and Suggestions)