kathystrick

I think I would request a demonstration.

Everybody needs a little love. If that weren't true, there would be no market for products like Viagra, Cyalis, etc. You won't be in your 20's forever ya know.

People really do that??? How weird!!

Hi Sitarra! He is at Baptist. Do you know what kind of experience your friend had there? I would consider Lexington, but we are going to be living in Sumter and the drive would be a bit much for the appointments I think. Any help/insight you can give will be greatly appreciated.

DH just reminded me to point out that the lozenge thing is also very nice when used on the female. :whoo:

Pop rocks candy also provides an interesting sensation, so I've been told.

Congratulations and :gluck:!!!!!!!!! Keep us posted on how things go.:whoo:

Geccos give me the creeps

LOL I've always been told that any was good because it was better than not getting one! Maybe I was being lied to and I am really bad too!!:omg:

Oh April! A SPA??? I am truly envious!! Have a wonderful and relaxing time.

I have been experiencing discrimination for the 4 months we have been living in Atlanta. I have been looking for a job and unable to find one. I have been to dozens of interviews, some of them follow-ups to phone interviews. On the phone, I am "an excellent candidate, very qualified, good references, blah blah blah". Then I walk in for the face to face. Everyone in the office looks like they just stepped out of a fashion magazine. Still, I put on my happy face and go in to do the interview like I really believe I will get the job. It usually takes 15 minutes or less for them to show me the door. It breaks my heart. As a result, we are moving back to South Carolina and I can get a job at the school I left when we moved here. They know what a good employee I am because they gave me the chance to prove myself with no regard for my weight.

I am going to get a red heart with purple wings anda halo in memory of my cousin who died of cancer in March. Will probably be my reward once I am banded.

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OMG!!! Congratulations on your adoption and good luck with the tiny one. Just remember, more is not put on you than it is felt you can handle. Take care of yourself and keep us updated.

I have BCBS PPO and I am also covered. But I remember reading somewhere on LBT that it depends on what coverage is negotiated by your employer, which would make it a companies individual choice whether or not to offer the surgery. Don't quote me on that, but thought I would mention it since I know I read it here somewhere.

Well, it was really funny how it all happened really. I emailed a former co-worker and mentioned I have been unable to find a job and that DH and I were discussing moving back there. She emailed back and said there were 2 openings at the school, then the principal emailed and offered to rehire me. When DH asked his boss about a transfer, he was really expecting to have to take a demotion to be able to stay with the company. He called the Columbia office and they have a lateral position coming open in January they are offering him. Then, to top it off, his band was booked to play all weekend the weekend we planned to move, so DS and I were going to have to do most of the work ourselves. Last night, the club owner called and cancelled those dates. So all in all, it's kinda hard for me to think it's not meant to be, but the discrimination here still stings. Thanks for your kind words and I ma doing my best to find a bright side.

Is anyone familiar with any of the bariatric surgeons in Columbia, SC? I had started the process in Atlanta, but will be moving back to my home area in a couple of weeks and will have to find a new surgeon. Thinking about Dr. Tribble, mainly because his brother was my mother's heart surgeon and he was AWESOME. Silly, huh? :guess

It looks like due in large part to my inability to find a job in Atlanta, we will be moving back to SC in the next couple of weeks. I am going to take a job at the school I was working at before we moved, so I will immediately go back to work without having to suffer any more of the prejudice I have been subjected to in the big city. I knew fat prejudice existed, but had never experienced it before moving here, but that was just what I needed to convince me I really do need to go ahead and plan for surgery. One good thing is that DH will be able to transfer within his company to that area and keep the same insurance, which is how we are paying for the surgery. But I am going to have to start over with the whole process once we get settled, so that part sucks. The nearest bariatric surgery center to where we are moving is over an hour away, but I know there are people on here who travel much further than that for this, so I'm not complaining. Just hurts to have to admit failing in our big move due to my being fat.:cry

Hmm...I think I missed something...LOL But sounds like that could be a good thing!!

Hi Trina! This is a good place to start for information. There are a lot of Georgians here that will be happy to help you. Maybe some of us can help you out a little more once we know where you live. Good luck!!

Me too!! I will watch anything to do with ghosts and hauntings.

Just because YOU were uncomfortable at 225 doesn't mean that is an unacceptable weight for someone else. Considering you started out weighing almost 100 pounds less than me, I can see where you would feel the way you did after losing only 15 pounds. But to say just because your hip and collar bones weren't showing at 225 so mine couldn't be is mighty judgemental. Do you know me? Did you see me at that weight? Have you seen me now? The answer to all those questions is NO and I really resent being called a liar by someone who doesn't even know me. At 225, I will have lost just over 100 pounds, a pretty admirable achievement in anyones book I would think. I am fully aware that at 225 I would still be considered OBESE according to the scales, but if I am comfortable at that weight, I'm not going to struggle to reach and maintain a lower weight just because some chart says I should. If I lose any weight, I will be healthier than I am now. My decision regarding how much that will be has nothing to do with "body image issues". That has to do with what I want my life and relationship with food to be once the weight is gone (how ever much that may be) and what I want to see when I look in the mirror. If you are happy with what you see, GOOD FOR YOU!!! Give me the same chance for achievement without passing judgement. The decision each of us makes about our goal weight is a very individual one, often accomplished through numerous, smaller goals. In my original post, I never said I want my goal to be 225. I just said I have been at that weight in my adult life and that was the smallest I could remember being. I actually said I have my goal set at 165. In reality, it will probably be somewhere between those 2 numbers and I thought that was the message I originally conveyed. Obviously, I am mistaken. I am sorry you misunderstood what I was saying. I still take great issue with your audacity to call me a liar. Not only was that rude, it was very discouraging to someone like myself who is fairly new to the site and spends most of their time lurking. I do not post frequently and that comment from you will probably keep me from posting in the future. I feel you personally attacked me openly on the board and have discredited me with anyone who happens to read the thread. If we cannot openly share our stories and opinions here without fear of judgement or attack, then what is the point of being here??? Just because your height is the same as mine doesn't make our stories the same and just because you have achieved your weight doesn't make you everyone's authority. If you want to pass judgement, take the time to get to know the person you are judging first. Now returning to lurkerdom...

Just don't get discouraged. It is aggrivating, but the doctors do have your best interest and health in mind.

I chose my goal weight based on the weight charts and healthy BMI. I have my goal posted as 165, but at 5'10, I do believe that is going to be smaller than I am comfortable with on my body. I have been down to 225 as an adult and wore a 16/18 and felt quite skinny-collar bones and hip bones poking out, sunken cheeks, sculpted jaw. I just can't imagine my body 60 pounds smaller than that. I will keep my goal weight posted as 165, but as I get closer to that, it is likely to change. As a side note, I think goal weight is a very personal thing. We all have very different reasons for wanting to weigh what we feel is "ideal" for us. Everyone might not agree with those reasons, but no one has to live with them but the person who set them...and sometimes a spouse or significant other. hehe So just do whatever it is that is going to make YOU happy...and the heck with everyone else!!

<p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Me too, Edie! I've only been sober about 8 years though. I quit because my now DH doesn't do drugs.I am a very good photographer and love taking pictures of my family. (I think I started taking pictures originally to keep form being in them.lol) I also scrapbook my pictures. I am a natural redhead. I LOVE to read and will read almost anything. I have lots of books, but try to keep my collection to a minimum. They are heavy to move and that makes DH very mad after lifting a couple of those boxes. I am still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up (besides rich and skinny I mean) There are 3 generations of police officers in my family. I enjoy writing letters. Not emails. REAL letters - on paper, in envelopes, with stamps. lol