sfeiner

Hi Joaan, of course you can join. I don't know how to get you on there so we will have to wait for Karen.

Got another fill today and I hope it works but isn't too tight. I pbd on a hot dog this morning and was rather irratated when I went in. I could really tell I was tighter when I drank the water after the fill. I'm not going to try solids for at least 1 day.

Got another fill today and I hope it works but isn't too tight. I pbd on a hot dog this morning and was rather irratated when I went in. I could really tell I was tighter when I drank the water after the fill. I'm not going to try solids for at least 1 day.

Good for you Glou....I'm a crazy dog lady too and I hope I would've done the same thing. Nothing makes me more furious than animal cruelity.

WOW, 25 of us tough old birds. We should be so proud of our selves! I got another fill today and I think it's going to do the trick.

You have to live with this gal for now and she probably was sincerely concerned so give her a break.............tell her that there are many many nurses that are on the board and have had the surgery. That is true. I'm one of them. I believe there are some Drs too. Then go with the educating that someone else suggested. She might be confused about the difference between the by-pass and lap-band. If all that doesn't help, just tell her as nicely as possible that it is your life and your body and you don't want to discuss it anymore.

You look soooo good!

Thankyou so much Karen. I didn't know how to add more info so I copied and pasted the whole thing. Maybe others can do that too unless there is a better way.

Originally Posted by lkgrubb 1. joyceq 2. sfeiner aka Sharon from Baraboo, Wi banded 10/26/07 at UW hosp, Madison 3. lonestar5212 4. PATCHELTON 5. opus 6, mayamom 7. Genea 8. sharon160 9. 2bthinagn 10. korpa11 11. unitygal 12. jollyrgers 13. mistymoon Brookings OR Banded 9/ 5/07 14. Susie313 15. BobbiG 16. Sandy Beach 17. lkgrubb : 65, Prescott, AZ, Banded:1/31/08 18. bitteroldhag 19. Teachlady 20. Serenissima 21. phyllser 22.SusieQ1964 23. alafish 24. sams46 25. spclk60 __________________

Congratulations. Hope all goes well and you find a DR that isn't a total a$$.

I'll tell you what scares me. Getting so big that I can't take care of myself. Being in a nursing home unable to wash my self, caregivers hating me because I'm killing their backs (I've been one of those care givers) Being unable to wipe my own butt, having little kids point at me, having teenagers giggle about me, having adults ignore me, needing 10 EMTs to get me in the ambulance (I've been one of those EMTs) and needing 10 strong pall bearers to carry my casket. If you get diabetes you will need needles and finger pricks several times a day. The pain and agony you can end up going through from all the co-morbiditys of obesity versus a couple little needle picks is like comparing a grain of sand to a gravel pit!

Susan, I have trouble with my pills in the morning when I'm tight. What I just started is to take all my pills that I only take once a day, in the late aft when I can swallow the easiest. Now I have only 1 big one to take in the AM. The little ones go down OK. That seems to be working out well.

See your Dr. Some antidepressants also help anxiety. Paxil does. He can't help you if he doesn't know what you need.

Are you on any narcotic pain meds? Sometimes that will happen with narcotics.

Look at the before and after pictures on here. That should put your mind to rest! Some of the gals were plain before and ended up gorgeous. Every body looks younger and happier. Don't worry. You'll love your new look.

Karen aka lkgrubb, You did such a good job on our list of geriatric members but I think it needs up dating . We seem to be picking up more members all the time. Could you update it again. It would be nice if we had the state we are from there too. Oh and bra size (just kidding)

Welcome to our site Pam, I'll guarentee you, lap band is a piece of cake compared to aheart surgery! Hang around and let us know how you are doing and how the LB progresses.

I have fibro too. I get accupuncture treatments. I think they help. It's hard to stay off NSAIDs. Also makes it hard to exercise. The only thing I can do is water exercise. I'm sure loosing weight will help. Sure can't hurt!

Welcome to our site SusieQ. I'm so sorry that you lost your Husband. I lost my oldest son 2 years ago and really piled on the weight after that. For the dizzieness, drink more fluids. You might want to drink some gator aid or broth so you get all the electrlytes you need. There is a food section here that has recipes and ideas for every stage of the process. Hope you can find and get some ideas.

Haven't seen you for a few days Phyll. Good to see you today. Lonestar and Alafish...It may take us longer to bounce back but I never read a lots of moaning and groaning from the older group. I think we are tough. We've had enough pain in our lives to know the difference between real pain and some discomfort. Or in my case , I have CRS (can't remember s**t) so maybe I was in horrible pain and just forgot it :smile2:

Sometimes it's best not to tell ppl . I wish I wouldn't have. I feel like everyone is waiting for me to lose a noticable amt of wt. and it's been so slow due to lack of restriction.

This looks like a blast!

Oh WOW! I thought it was bad in WI. We have 88" of snow but that was .spread out. I think 13 in one day was the most.

I love AARPs plan. I think it's united health. No forms to fill and I never see a bill.

I'm really lucky because my daughter is a size smaller than I am and I can borrow her clothes. Now she is doing WW and she has gone down a size so I got her old wardrobe. Luclily for her she still had her "skinny" clothes packed away so she has been finding things to wear. I'm going to buy her a special occasion outfit that I like because I know it will eventually be mine :tongue: