snuffy65

Glad to hear your doing alright! Congradulations! I hope my recovery goes as well.

MY point is that it doesn;t matter how much they put in or take out. Its all about how your body is. Lets say you get a fill of .5CC and 4 weeks later you can;t stand eating anything since the last fill and you go back for an unfill. Say you lossed 12 lbs that month, the doctor may only want to take .25cc out because with the weight you lossed .5cc out might be too much. Instead of squabbling with the patient about what the numbers are the doctor is better off knowing what your body is telling you. I work with computers. The one thing I hate is going to a service call and instead of the person telling me whats wrong with the computer, they want to spend 30 minutes explaining how they want me to fix it. Again, I think a doctor should tell the person if they ask. As far as coming out and telling the patient right away? I don't blame them if they don't say because the numbers are not what is important since the body and fluids are constantly changing anyways.

The doctor doesn't want to tell you how much because he doesn't want you to focus on how much liquid he is putting in, rather pay attention to what your body is telling you. Yes by law he has to tell you. But he is reluctant to tell you and for good reason. And yes, if your still losing more then 10lbs a month then you don't need a fill. But again, if you feel that you "need" a fill, tell him why. Saying your eating too much will probably not convince him because if your losing that much weight you are definitly not eating too much. However, if your losing that weight but you are starving the whole time and feel like your going to crack, then that might be cause to get a fill. Bottom line: Concentrate more on what your body is telling you and not what your medical charts tells you. Oever time you will have to factor in stomach fat changes, liquid evaporation, and other factors and knowing how many CC's you have won;t make a lick of difference. Also, if your not hungry all the time and you are losing 1-2lbs a week, the band is working as intended and you don;t need an adjustment. Good luck and grats on your weight loss!

Haha, only a week into pre op liquid diet and already I am dreaming about food. Mostly Taco Bell.

Should we start one of those LBT social groups for the Jazzy Junes?

I have Farhan right now. I am 1 week from my surgery. S far, everyone has been nice. I have no idea about the hospital yet. Although I was there to get my pre op testing done and everyone I met was very nice. I believe the woman you see at the top of this page AKA Boo Boo Kitty had Dr. Farhan also. Don't get scared. Hurley Bariatrics has a pretty good rep. Insurance process is the wors prt about it, lol.

I would love to see Obama/Edwards ticket, and would like to see Hillary take that dumb Harry Reid's job as Majority Lead in the Senate.

I would love that ticket also. I would vote for McCain, maybe if he had huckabee as his VP. I won't hold my breath.

Raising taxes, how many times does he have to say it?

Hate to break this to ya, but either will raise taxes. McCain just won't say it right now. If McCain wins, he will be out in 4 years just like when senior Bush said "no new taxes".

Who is the doctor?

I changed from the 24h to the 23rd! WEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Gratz!!!!!!

My CJ instructor showed us this one day. Some of you might find it funny. DUI Penalties Elsewhere I particularly like Malaysia's

Haha! Learn to read......

I would go to counceling with him if you can. Even if you do not planning on staying with him. At least, you will know WHY he did it. That will make the break alot easier.

This is funny. First you say people are arrogant because they assumed you don't know what theory means. Then you go off and prove them right by trying to legitimize creationism as a "theory" to be taught in school. All theories in school are SCIENTIFIC THEORIES in which theories are backed up with scientific facts. Here's one deifnition: When God comes down from the heavens and submits to genetic testing and a polygraph test let me know. I will support you all the way.

I never was a beer guy, so most of the guys I have a guy night out with already expect me to get something else. Some suggestions: White russian (my favorite) Margarita Screwdriver Mai Tai Long Island Ice Tea( another favorite, with just a splash of coke) Bloody mary A manly version of a BM would be a "Bloody Bull" (surprisingly goes down great and you get some vegatables and Protein out fo the deal)

I saw a law enforcment thread so figured some cops would see this if I posted here. I am getting banded the end of June. In August my wife and I will be moving to Florida for her job. I am a network administrator but have a degree in criminal justice and I am thinking about switching careers when I move. My question is: If I get the band, do you see it effecting BPT in anyway besides making more fit for physical work. Like will the port get smashed around or something. And also, has the band ever hindered you when you were working? Thanks in advance!

Me and my wife went through the process. It was easy. However the nurse assured us that the donation place cannot guarrantee the eggs would be used. We did this not for the eggs but in case somone else could use them.

We do agree. I was pointing out the fact here in America most acts of racism is due to stereotyping rather then the old fashion definition of racism which is to think one race is superior to another. My comment about your relationship is not a low blow because this story has nothing to do about the view of someone be disciminated against but rather the view from the people doing the discriminating. This story made no assumptions on WHY poor people act the way they do. Sure, tell me your in hospitality and you disagree with what people do at work. Thats fine, but bringing personal relationships into a race discussion, especially when it had nothing to do with what I was saying and making it sound like your more qualified and I should "educate myself more" was a low blow cause: 1. You don't know my income status 2. You don't know my relationships 3. Again, your affliations doesn't matter in this story

I'm saying there is a huge amount of eggs created and not enough people who would use the donated eggs. So eventually they will die.

I understand the language might be a bit harsh, but jeez, coming from a poor white family I used it all the time. In the business we called each other names. When ever I jumped on the flat top (which was the middle kitchen line area) and the manager came in and saw black guys on each side of the line and me in the middle I would shout its Oreo night in the kitchen! Everyone had a blast. I called them G-Money, they called me vanilla ice. I called them haters, they called me Opie. This is the deal with the race thing. Everyone so jumpy on what people say, so eager to call foul but never listen to the message. No wonder no one in this country will touch the issue publicly. Also, your interacial relationships have no bearing. I've got my own, but I ain't going to list them out like its some badge to be a racism police. Actually that was my point of the story. The servers may thought it was a black thing or a money thing. But in their prism of that town almost every black person acted like that. Its not my fault that its the truth. I learned from dealing with that situation that it actually was a money thing and not a racial thing. However a bit of racism was in involved since EVERY black person was considered a "bad" table even to the black servers. Exactly my point. Poor white people seemed just inclined to act up and not tip as much as poor black people. This is the whole point of the story! People act a certain way. In this situation, poor people act rudely and don't tip. Since 95% of the black people in that area are poor they mostly acted like that. However, when your a server, what is easier to figure out by just looking at the table? Thats right, thier skin color. And in there lies the racism. I wouldn't call the servers racists however, because they are just making an observation that is 95% correct. Is it black peoples fault? No, I believe past oppression of the black community is at fault and the stereotypes that come with 95% of your race being in one end of the economic spectrum. To illustrate my point I got another one for you (this will piss all you ladys off). If its busy, good servers will try and avoid a table full of woman in their section. Reason being. Woman aren't regarded as the best tippers, usually take longer to order, and tend to sit after meals alot longer locking your section up. Now is that sexist that a server would rather have couples or a group of men sit at there tables when its busy? I think so. But is the stereotype 90% correct? You bet, at least in that area. I am not trying to defend why poor people do it. I know why they do it. My point was the black people were not being discriminated directly cause they were black, but rather their tendancies to be poor in that area. :w00t: Sorry, but I had that point of view. My family lived just above the poverty line for most of my childhood. I knew why my poor extended family did those rotten things and glad my parents knew better. Worked out better for us, cause we were the first to have built some actual wealth.

Yah, I'm sure all those eggs get through screenings and qualifies. What about the couples that don't qualify? Oh I forgot this is perfect world.

The only problem is thats how its done. What they do with the other "babies" that weren't used.