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Hey Katie, you are in our thoughts! Sending you tons of whitelight to help speed your recovery! Thank-you Katie's DH, we appreciate the update!

Apple juice never did anything for me, infact, pectin from apples helps folks who have diareah... Prune juice is a great suggestion, but frequently doen't do the whole trick for me. I'm a few weeks ahead of you Kathy, and I've moved to metamucile. I think I'll have to switch to benifiber though. the metamucile makes me feel full.

Hey Flower, I really think most of the world just doesn't have a clue, and the clue truck never stops at their house. When my DH was doing the work-up for his band, the cariologist said he didn't think Mike needed the Band. He actually said to my 600 pound husband "have you just tried cutting out sweets?" *sigh* One of my friends is on a perpetual diet, and is always talking about how much weight she's lost. But whenever I mention that I've lost X amount of weight, she quickly changes the subject. She's something like a size 4 while I'm something like a size 24... Your friend may simply be uninformed about the real issues with diets and weight loss/gain. Frequently people we care, and who care about us, don't fully understand our demons.

Hey Dee, nope, I've never heard of this! If it really works, then it would offer hope to folks who aren't yet MO

Yup, higher testosterone baby! I believe that is why my sex drive is so high, but also why I'm more assertive than most women. And of course, women who stand up for themselves, or who refuse to roll over for men are almost allways described as bitchy. Cousins on both sides of my family are really into geneology, so not only am I a bitch, but I am a pedagreed bitch!

Excellent start! You know we are pulling for you!

I do lots of crunches, and my port is just above my belly button... No problems a-tall!

As always, Donali is sooo right! I hadn't even though to recommend a night class to you Lisa-- I think that is a F-A-B idea! I haven't been banded long enough to have been really "changed" as most people understand the context. I haven't used my inhaler for WEEEKS now! Not a squeek, not a wheeze! I remain dilligent in carring my puffers with me, but I honestly don't remember the last time I used one! This is a dramatic change for me, since before I was banded I was using my inhalers far too often, and using the nebulizer several times a week. After losing close to 200 pounds, I don't think my husband has changed. I think he's gone back to being the very big guy I married.

And then, of course, there is my son. When he was five, he came in absolutely heartbroken because one if his little friends would never ever have a fat mamma.

Bumping for Nykee.

DH stands mostly for Dear Husband. I started a thread about him called "my dh is t-bone" under the lounge area. I'll bump it for you. He's been banded almost 2 years.

Okay, just the though of going to the dentist makes me queezy. I broke a temp crown the weekend before I was banded, so I had to go to the denist a couple of days after I was banded to get the new crown seated. No special precautions were taken, and there was no problem with the gas either!

My dear old Dad used to say "apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze!" Oh yes, apples and cheese are a natural pearing (yeah, pun intended), not only from a taste perspective, but sound eating as well. The apple has sweet sugar and fiber, while the fat and protein help stave off hunger longer. It is all part of eating "low glycimic"

Welcome Becky! This site is an infomation mine, and we all know that information is more valuable than gold! Feel free to poke around the posts and make use of the search! You will find a wealth of information that isn't the current hot topic! Cheers!

I lost my modem, so I have to reinstall the modem, again. /e rolls eyes. I'll be there is spirit! MISS you!

Welcome back Tellie!

Hey Nykee, my DH has lost 200 pounds so far, and has about another 150 to go!

Kelly, I believe the joke goes like this: What is the diffence between God and Doctors? God knows he's not a doctor.

bumping for Kelly

I'm not sure what deflated lungs are, anything like collapsed lungs? This Christmas break I had another partially collapsed lung, all part of the magic of being me. It takes me a while to get back to normal, but I always get there. It is VITAL that you use your spiromiter, that weird thing that you suck on for 10 seconds. This little contraption will help to increase your lung function. If you are a smoker, you must stop. I don't know if once you've had one collaps you are suseptable to another. Call your surgeon and get the information. You might want to talk to your PCP to see what she thinks too.

I am now down to 248, so one pound.

I am now down to 248, so one pound.

Hi Penni, when I first read the title of this post, I thought "well of course she gained weight, she's increased her work-out to get ready for the full marathon!" Your clothes are not fitting differently, right? RIGHT? Have you taken your measurements? I know you are under tremendous stress right now. We forget that stress releases hormones that make us gain weight. Relax and be kind to yourself, espeically now. (now, if only I could take my own advice... )

((((((((((Oh Babs! )))))))))) I am so sorry you got this news. Yeah, "medically neccessary" is quite the quandry, especially when viagra, et. al, get approved, but birth control is another matter entirely.... It took a long time to get my second skin graph after my motorcycle accident. I cannot tell you the number of Dr.s who said I just needed to baby the original site. Baby it hell! I had to sleep with a wet cloth on my leg just to help control the uncontrolable itching. In warm weather I would have to spend all day with my leg elevated to held reduce the seepage. And they kept telling me that I just needed to baby it an to quit whining about it. The insureance company kept turning the revision down bacause it wasn't "necessary." Fight this Bab! Fight! Fight! Fight! You know that we are all here for you. We all send you such wave of positive energy, we remember you in our prayers, no matter whom we pray to. If you need help with your letters, I know we have some very eloquent writers here who would jump at the chance to help you. You said the skin on your thighs is breaking down, are you bleeding? I should think at the very least you are suseptable to skin infections similar to celulitus. You might think about that angle when you write your letters. (((((((((( Babs! ))))))))))

Isn't it funny how people react differently to the band? Christina and I were banded on the same day, and yet our experiences are so different. I still have lots of stomach edema, so I'm having a difficult time getting more than 800 calories in a day. (although since I've been adding Peanut Butter and nutella, I can get up around 1000 no problem!) Christina, like you I am becoming obsessed with calories and fat and Protein and Calcium and ... and.. and. You are doing nothing wrong, you just don't have any restiction. And I think all our pro-banders are right on the money (aren't they always?). It does sound like the nutrishonist isn't experienced with bandsters who don't have restiction right out of the gate. Hang in there!