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I told my mama that I was having surgery! After I left my pre-op 2 days ago I called my mom and told her. My soul just wasn't comfortable with the idea that I would be having surgery in a couple of days and not tell her. How did she respond? Like it was XMAS! I will do my first week of recovery at her house. She has spent the whole weekend getting things prepared for me so that I will be comfortable. After I talked some more about the procedure she even said that it sound likes something that my overweight teenage niece could benefit from. Moral of the story? Never underestimate your ride or die chic! Holla!

Super cute!

Personally, I think that she looks great to have given birth several times! I have only had one child and I wish my body bounced back like hers.

Keep me posted on your progress! Good luck!

lord have mercy

hey let's not make this about race because that is not how I live my life. I just saw some comments in earlier posts that smelled of bigotry and I wanted to offer a counter position based on this country's history. I don't like the way the conversation is turning so I won't participate in that aspect of it. Jack: thank you for recognizing and accepting the olive branch that was offered in the earlier post, old timer!

gadget lady I watched coverage from CNN APT Fox and MSNBC. 5 or 10 brown people in a midst of tens of thousands of whites is not a true representative of diversity. I don't expect you to understand that so I won't try to convince you otherwise. The truth speaks for itself. What channel were you watching?

I just wanted to add that I am not supporting obama because he is half-black. Hey morons come in all races! I am so proud that so many Americans white black Asian etc. are giving him a chance. This is truly a remarkable country!

leah: I would not call a person that says obama/biden is osama bin laden. I would call that thinking something else. But I don't call names nor do I personally attack people. You should feel free to post how you feel. We are all here for a common purpose. However when you make certain statements that resemble racism people are going to make certain assumptions. Like I said in an earlier post we have to be careful about counting people out based partly on their name. Think about the name Washington. When you here it you think about the great George Washington- and rightfully so. When I hear it and i hear it a lot because it is a very common name in my community I thing about George washington as one of he largest slave owners. Just in case you ever wondered why there we so many blacks named Washington. Their ancestors belonged to George. So the name obama doesn't scare me so much. See he can trace his name and ancestry. So to people like me that is fantastic! I am proud that I can know my history and still be a true American. I embrace my fellow citizens based on who they are and not the names that they were given. If I can do it knowing that my people have just recently been allowed to participate in politics then everyone should. I think the way you stereotyped obama's name really ticked people off. I hope you will continue to feel safe posting how you feel on lbt. We truly have more on common than this thread.

please don't insult me by comparing the experience of you and your ancestors in America with me and mine. Other than that you have my sincere respect.

pre- rehab rush or post? I'm just saying. As an african American woman I am proud to support a party that includes people that look like me. Be it the republican party or the democratic party. The thing is that when I watched the rnc I didnt see myself in the audience. America is a diverse nation yet the rnc looks more like a Klan rally. I am not being mean or stereotypical I am just saying that if the republicans made an effort to reach out to voters like myself then perhaps I would give them a chance. And by the way insulting or making sarcastic remarks about a person that against odds has achieved the American dream only pissed off people that look like me. They might as well spit on MLKs grace. The republicans don't give a darn about me my experience in america or my vote.

let the church say amen!

my insurance is through my employer. But my mom has an independent policy through blue cross. All we did to we that up was call them fill out the form and pay the premiums. You could start by calling some different companies. I would also try posting this question on the general forum as well.

band-jo is hella funny! Good job l Linus is very cute and appropriate

hey debbie I am so sorry that you are going through eu much. God has a plan for your life and you will be successful in your weight loss journey.

I am not familiar with the process for self pay. If your insurance does not cover have you ever thought about finding an individual plan that does cover the surgery and paying the premiums.

sad fact: some people will walk into their polling place and not vote for obama because they believe he is a Muslim with ties to known terrorists. Some of these people will also state that they see not racist. They use " I have a black friend" mantra as evidence. Riddle me this: what if black people in thus country never voted for a White person or was scared of White people because somewhere down the line their ancestors owned slaves or belonged to the kkk( my people could tell you first hand about terrorist attacks) what if native Americans never gave a White person a chance because their ancestors put them on reservations or tried to eliminate them through disease ( they would probably call them terrorists too) Fortunately, I come from a forgiving and open minded people that will vote their conscious and not stereotype someone based on rumours or ancestry.

sad fact: there are some people that will walk into their polling place in November and vote against obama ( notice I did not say for mccain) because he is black and/or because of his name. They would vote for anyone other than him not because of his politics but because of his color and name. That is unAmerican and immoral. Oh yeah, its also SCARY!!!!

congratulations ladies. I am wishing you both speedy recoveries!

Ok snowflake give up the goods. Wassup with schmitt ? I need to know. He is my surgeon. I won't give u up as my source :lovechoc:

hey curves! My thoughts and prayers are with you today. I am actually at my preop visit today and my surgery is Tuesday. Thanks for thinking about me! Holler at us when you are up and about. Don't forget to check in on the sept. Samurai board.

God is great! Thanks for checking in.

good luck on your approvals. I started calling everyday from the time that my paperwork was sent off. I mean everyday sometimes twice a day ! It took 2.5 weeks for approval. It would have been less but they lost some of my info. It will happen for you!

I began this process last October. Oct. -attended seminar nov-began six mos diet(really 7) dec-surgeon consult July- approved by blue cross aug- support group and nutrition class Jump through the hoops and get approve! Time will fly!

JRWN: Rule #1 chill out. Please don't make this about me or direct insults towards me. I am simply giving a commentary not attacking anyone who is posting to this thread. I guess that republican attack the person not the issue mentality is contagious. Peace