Jessiebear

Alright!!! I'm so glad!! & congrats on quitting smoking!! Yay!!!!

Sorry! I guess I should have worded this better. Could a tight fill or too tight fill cause ischemia (meaning decreased blood flow to areas of the stomach)? And could this cause or possibly lead to erosion? Ever since my last fill this question keeps popping into my head. I think this is a good question for my doc! It's bugging me. In medicine, ischemia (Greek ισχαιμία, isch- is restriction, hema or haema is blood) is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissue. It may also be spelled ischaemia or ischæmia. Mechanism Rather than in hypoxia, a more general term denoting a shortage of oxygen, ischæmia is an absolute or relative shortage of the blood supply to an organ. Relative shortage means the mismatch of blood supply (oxygen delivery) and blood request for adequate oxygenation of tissue. Ischæmia can also be described as an inadequate flow of blood to a part of the body, caused by constriction or blockage of the blood vessels supplying it.

I have been wondering about this for a while now. Could a tight or too tight fill cause ischemia? & could this lead to erosion? ischemia - Local & temporary deficiency of blood supply due to obstruction of the circulation to a part.

Thanks for posting this. I have been coming to the same conclusions. Even after a really tight fill I have reached a stopping point after another 10 lb. loss. I'm gonna have to move my butt!!

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LOL!! Well, I do pimp LBT as much as possible. Anytime someone asks me about my band, I send them here.

Sip! Sip! Sip! & Welcome to band Land!!

Thank you Anne! I have been feeling the same way.

I know you weren't!! It was a good one though! Actually, I don't think I have ever heard that one. Believe me I have heard just about everything! I mean my last name is McCoy! Let's all say it together...."Are you the real McCoy?" So original!! LOL!!!

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Welcome! Nice to meet you! I'm having the same experiences in eating that DeLarla did. At least I am now. I just had a really tight fill. But before this last fill, I could pretty much eat normally, just a little slower. I think it has a lot to do with how tight your fill is. Good luck to you!

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Yep! I have them too! Not from kids (don't have any), just weight gain. I can remember going to a slumber party right as I was hitting puberty & my big boobs appeared. I had these horrible red stretch marks all over my boobs & when we were changing into our night clothes everyone freaked out cause they thought someone had clawed me. Of course they were all flat-chested skinny minnies! It's funny now, but it made me so self concious then! I think the weirdest place i have stretch marks are in my ACs (the bend of my arms). Try explaining that when you have blood drawn!

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Hey Doll! I overdid it with you today! I went to a baby shower. Enough said! Just climb back up in that wagon tomorrow morning. Tonight we'll just sleep under it!

I guess I could tell y'all what all I ended up getting her. I think it's the least I could do since everyone put so much effort into giving me ideas. My Mom & my G-ma went in with me so we gave her quite a bit but it wasn't bad split 3 ways. & I'm really glad we did cause not many people showed up. Amy's kind of obnoxious but she has a heart of gold! So here goes! 1. Lanolin breast cream & nursing pads 2. Budreaux's butt paste 3. 2 packs of size 3 diapers 4. big pack of wipes 5. digital thermometer 6. baby manicure set 7. classical music cd for baby 8. motzart for Mom cd 9. crib soother (it was motion & sound activated & played womb sounds & 20 minutes of recorded sounds. Lonnie picked it out. It was way cool!) 10. 2 packs of onesies 11. 2 packs of gowns 12. 2 packs of hats 13. 2 sets of small pyrex bowls 14. 3 packs of burp cloths 15. a leather photo envelope 16. baby wash & lotion 17.baby wash cloths 18. a pack of flannel receiving blankets 19. a super soft fleece blanket 20. a super super soft teddy bear I had everything but the diapers, wipes & nursing pads in a big basket. I made little bunnies out of the wash cloths. Then I wrapped the whole basket in lemon colored netting with a big polkadot bow. It was really cute & I can't believe I didn't get a picture of it!! Thanks everyone! It was a hit!!!!

She got the cutest diaper bag!! It was handmade & it was black with pink polkadots! I loved it! I would have carried it for a purse. I looked at the wipes warmer too, but I already had a basket full of stuff. If she doesn't get one by the time the baby is here I may buy her one. I can remember the look of utter shock on my little brother & sister's faces when that cold wipe hit their bums! A warmer would definately be good!

Here is a diaper cake that she made too. I ended up making a basket stuffed full of different things that was really cute, but I forgot to take a picture of it . Thanks for the ideas everybody! She ended up with 2 diaper genies & tons of yellow stuff! She definately made a haul though!

Pat, Here is the wreath that Amy's Sister-in-law made for her. It was kinda plain, but it was cute.

Well.....Lonnie came home late & I don't go up on top of the mountain by myself (too many crack-head hillbillies running around!) I'll see what I can do tomorrow. Good one Thinjen! Sad, but true.

I hadn't even noticed that we were banded about the same time. That's pretty cool! I thought I was pretty much a loner. I haven't attempted alcohol yet. I'm afraid I'd end up hurling! Plus my better half had to quit drinking for his job about 10 years ago (he's on call 24-7-365). Have fun!

I like the Richard Simmons tapes. They are a lot of fun & low impact.

Nykee, I applaud you for your honesty! That has been the hardest thing for me. Being honest about what your eating is the only way to make positive changes. I know I battle with this everyday! I think my fill is almost as tight as yours. I think we got our last fills about the same time. Good luck to you Nykee!

Alright Nana!!! Sounds good!!!