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(big sigh of relief) Thank you so much for giving us your test results!

So do I! :cool:

Nicole, you said just what I was thinking...

Penni, Here's to MANY MANY MANY MANY years of a happy healthy banded life! What an awesome inspiration you are to ALL of us... God bless you!

Wow Michelle... look at this awesome journey - its already a year!? Great job!!! You are truly an inspiration to me... God bless you!

Mary, I agree - you need to at least call your PCP! Face rashes can mean lots of things... some facial rashes mean nothing - but some mean a VERY big something! I just re-read your post, and this isnt a rash, its a dark spot... yep! Id call a MD and get their opinion. Please let us know!

You deserve to be HAPPY on this day... wish we could be with you to Celebrate. Hope you end up smiling... its YOUR day! Best best wishes, girl!!!! We LOVE you!!!!

Thanks John for the great adivce!!! You are right... it pays to have one that you can depend on giving you accurate results!

How cute! Girl, you are talented. What is the top pictures, plates? I love the sun face! I wish I could do something like this... good job Trish!

**DEFINATELY** This may be hard to do, but you MUST be careful!! Good luck girl, were praying for you!

LOL... girl, you crack me up!!!!! To answer your question... -50 and still cheesy thigh's :cool:

(((hugs))) to you my friend! Just when you were starting to build up confidence that there were still a few good one's out there... this happens! Heck, Im even mad at him!

Oops Crystal... so so very sorry!

My closet has shirts and dresses from size xl to 26. At this point in my weight loss, its time for me to clean it out... cant wear 3/4's of it! Now, Im NOT a sentimental person, but I am poor - and clothes are expensive! So in the back of my mind I keep thinking that I need to bag these things that are too big and store them - dont get rid of any of it - because my band may break, erode, slip - whatever my mind can think of - ultimately gaining this weight back and THEN having no clothes to wear. Anyone else going through this?

Lisa, yes, we 'devein' crawfish too - just like shrimp! And NO - no eating the eyeballs... again, just like shrimp! When you suck the crawfish head, its for the juice/flavor that was collected in that area.... not the crawfish parts (nor their 'brains' that Kathy mentioned). Look, just make a trip down here so me and Nicole can show you this!!!! (lol) Someone asked about boiling them... we fill the pot with Water, then add a seasoning mix(I think the kind we use is Zatarans - or maybe its Tony Chachere's *Im looking at the bottle - http:// www.tonychachere.com). FYI- We buy our live crawfish in sacks of 35lbs each from an independent seller (not at Walmart or any place like that)... once we bring the 'sack' home, we put them into a large ice chest(s) and 'wash' them. After they are clean, they are ready for the pot.

Hi Lisa, I think this is a great idea!

Wow... I almost missed your special day. Hope you are having a great one!!!

just wondering... does all of your family and friends know what you are about to do??? (have WLS)

***IMHO - Crystal, you may want to send him a PM just so he knows this thread is about him. ***

Hey Jonathan... how are you doing with the new fill???

195... -2 fom last week. OK, Im getting excited about this. I might actually make it to a 12 pound loss by June 1st! I think we are almost 1/2 way there... 5 weeks down already. If anyone else wants to join, feel free. At this point, your goal is to lose 7 pounds in 7 weeks. And to the winner *the one that has lost the MOST* I will donate a small sum of money to their favorite charity!!! Where's Big T & Ladiebird?

I am genuinely happy for them! Everyone's journey is different. Their journey is fast, mine is slow. About your hair loss... I think Marie gave great advice on treating that particular problem, so Im not going to comment on that thought. And how sad that you and your sister are so jealous over each other. God bless you both. I had a sister 6 years older then me, and when I was 17 (we didnt get along either) she was tragically killed in a car accident... you know the saying, hindsight is 20/20???

only four more days..... woo hoo! Do you have everything ready for the trip???

Pati, my tummy sounds like yours... 3 c-sections, a HUGE gallbladder scar (probably 8 inches long) then the port scar. Alot like war wounds - wouldnt trade any of em for nothing! *no bikini for this momma* Like the others have said - out of 5 incisions, my port scar and 1 of the small ones are the only ones I can find (from band surgery).

Wow Deb, you are in Saudi???? Thanks for this info. My mom has this problem and is always worried about her beath. Ill see what this site offers. Thanks again!