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I Took This 2 Years Ago For Migraines From My Ptc. I Hated It. I Always Got Very Sick From It (dizzy, Nauseous) And I Was Very Depressed. I Did Lose Weight, But It Wasn't Worth It At All. Get A Second Opinion Because This Can Be A Serious Drug My Pcp Couldn't Believe That I Was Taking It! But, Then Again, Everyone Reacts Differently To Each Drug. And Why Is It That The Psych Docs Are The Ones That Seem Crazy?? Maybe They Hang Around The Wrong People! Haha Good Luck!

Off The Subject, Bit I Realized That Your B-day Is One Day Before Mine. Except Mine's In 1978.

Hey Girl! I Can Understand That You're Depressed. I've Been There, Recently. I, Too Have Been Fighting With The Insurance Company, But I Have Hope. I Have Pseaudotumor Cerebri, I Could Go Blind And My Short Term Memory Sucks along with quite a few other co-morbidities. I Have 2 Small Boys, And I Love Them Very Much. I Do Not Want Them To Suffer For My Eating Habits. This board really is great for personal thoughts and venting it helps to get it all out! It helped my depression to think of my cousin. He is 3 and has leukemia, he was a happy rambunctious little boy last year, this year he can't even walk bc his legs hurt form the chemo. He is a baby, and he doesn't understand why this is happening to him. I look at his picture and realize that I need to be positive for myself as well as my family. My DH is the best, he always says something positive. He knows I am a pessimist, but it makes me feel better when he does it! So here goes... I am very impressed by your academic accomplishments! You go girl! You have succeeded in that area so far, you will succeed in your weight loss!! I understand!! I also understand the phrase thing, i live in a very small town and I didn't realize that some of the phrases, words that I used could hurt someone's feeling. Live and learn! I guess it's the same as someone calling me fatty! Lots of luck!

I Was Also Worried, I Did Mine Yesterday. It Was Fine, And Kinda Fun. I Ended Up With A Woman And She Was Great! It Was Short And Sweet. I Made Sure That I Told Her What I Knew About The Surgery Since She Didn't Know Anyything About Banding, Only Bypass. So From Her Report, I Sounded Smart!!lol It'll Be Fine. I Am A Shy Person, And I Don't Share My Personal Stuff With Anyone But A Few Very Close Friends, Family And Of Course My Dh. Good Luck!

I Haven't Had My Band Yet, And I'm A Little Scared, Too. But, I Had My First Son All-natural (defffinately A 10) And My 2nd Son By C-section (another 10). I Stayed In The Hospital 2 Days After The C-section And Was On My Own Monday With My New Baby And 4year Old Since My Husband Had Just Gotten A New Job And Worked 12 Hour Night Shifts. That Was Not Fun But I Made It And Of Course It Was Worth It. So I'm Counting On The Band Surgery To Be A Breeze, But That Doesn't Mean I'm Not Scared! Good Luck!

Hey Everyone! I'm In Sw Fl Between Sarasota & Ft Myers. I Have Had All My Tests And Am Waiting To Hear From The Insurance (my Packet Was Just Sent Out Yesterday). I Am Using Dr Jawad In Ocala Because My Mother-in-law Is An Admininstrator @ The Hospital There & He Came Highly Recommended.. Has Anyone Else Used Him?

I Am Currently Waiting For My Surgery Date From Dr Jawad In Ocala, Fl. Has Anyone Here Been To Him? I See That Quite A Few Of You Have The Same Doctor, And I Am Just Looking For Someone With Dr Jawad. Thanks!

I Am So Very Sorry. I Lost One Of My Babies 2 Years Ago. It Broke My Heart. My Son, Who Was 6 At The Time Took Him For A Walk In Our Yard And Over To The Neighbors. Momo Pulled The Leash Out Of My Son's Hand And Ran. (we Live In The Country With Only 2 Close Neighbors On A Private Street) I Heard My Son Scream For His Doggy And I Came Running And So Did My Neighbor. He Was Lying About 10 Yards From My Son Under One Of The Large Oaks That Are Abundant In Our Neighborhood. Not 5 Minutes Had Gone By, I Oicked Him Up, He Was Breathing Really Hard, His Tongue Was Out And His Eyes Rolled Back In His Head. My Son Was Crying Frantically, And So Was I. My Husband Called The Vet On His Cell, I Noticed 2 Small Holes Bleeding Slightly Under His Front Leg And I Knew. My Husband Got His Gun And Went Looking, My Son & I Jumped In Our Neighbors Car And Tried To Get To The Vet. Momo Wason My Lap And My Son's When He Took His Last Breath. He Was Never Sick With Anything Other Than A Few Allergies, But Within 15 Minutes He Was Gone. My Husband Found The Snake In A Hole Under The Tree. To This Day I Cry For Him, But I Cry More Wheni Think That It Could Have Been My Son, And That His Best Friend Saved Him, Because If He Hadn't Run, My Son Would Have Surely Walked By That Tree And The Snake Could Have Gotten Him. It Stuck A Nerve Reading Your Story, Because It Has Been A While Since My Son Cried For His Momo And Last Night He Crawled In My Bed Cryin For Him Because He Had A Dream Of That Evening. It Will Get Easier, But Of Course You Will Never Forget. I Always Second-guess Myself For That Day, Maybe It Was My Fault, But There Isn't Anything We Can Do Now. My Sons Love Animals And We Recently Adopted A Min Pin And A Boxer, Not To Replace Momo, But To Give And Receive Love Again. God Bless And Take Care, Hopefully One Day You Will Be Able To Give Your Love To Another Doggy In Need, The Shelter We Went To Broke My Heart. We Couldn't Save Them All, But We Saved 2.

Dtdtkty: That Is Funny That Our Names Are Such A Coincidence! I Love Cats, I Had 12 Of Them When I Was Younger, But My Husband Is Very, Very Allergic, So I Had To Get A Dog Instead. Thank You For Your Help

Thank You! I Wasn't Sure. I Am Always So Scared To Go To The Doctor! I Don't Know What It Is! The Tests That T Dreaded So Much Were No Big Deal, So I Don't Know Why I'm So Worried. Everyone Here Is Great. I'm Already Addicted To The Site.

I Was Told That I Need A Physical Evaluation As Part Of My Testing To Get The Band. Has Anyone Had This? If So, What Does It Envolve? Is It An "in Dept" Physical Or Can I Have Anyone Do It? Thank You!

Hi! I Too Am Waiting To Get Banded. I Have Already Had Most Of My Tests Done . As Soon As My Doc Gets The Results And I Have My Physical And Psych Eval, I Should Be Able To Get A Surgery Date! I've Already Been Pre-approved By My Insurance. I Am Also 26! I'm Currently 271 Lbs And 5'6". I Wish You Lots Of Luck!! I Think You Should Maybe Call Your Insurance And See What They Say. It Can't Hurt.

I Wish You The Best Of Luck! You Have Been Through So Much! I Am Still Getting My Testing, Psych Val, Etc For My Band. Hopefully I Will Get A Surgery Date Soon! Again, Good Luck And Have Fun On Your Trip! I Have Always Wanted To Go There, But We Live In Sw Florida And I Hate To Fly!!

I Am New To The Site. I Am Currently Doing All Of My Testing To Submit To The Insurance. Please Wish Me Luck!! Thank You Everyone For All The Good Information!