Poodles

To be banded, or not to be banded... That is the question. To be happy and healthy, That is the quest.

I think this may be the one thing that sends me over the edge for having two surgeries this month. I am so tired of being fat. My kids at school (HS) never say mean things to me. They love me, and if someone says something borderline that kid gets it from the others. Guess I am used to being protected by the people that know me and love me. But in the "real world" I am not the well known/respected teacher. I am viewed as a cow. I can not have that. I don't want my baby to be ashamed of me.

I know I know... I am there with you. First week I gained weight because I mixed my Myocel with Soy milk. You would think that would be good for you, but was not good for me. Now I mix with Water or coffee and have lost the 5 lbs I gained. My doctor allows me to eat low carb, but I have restricted myself to one SMALL meal a day around 3 pm. Trying to get my liver in shape. I am with you! You are not alone!

127 views and only 12 opinions? Now I know you guys better than that. The poll won't tell your name, I won't hunt you down. My hubby says that I should not depend on you guys/gals and should make my own decision. I say... please tell me what to do.

My general surgeon says to have the lap band and come see him on the 15th, then we will judge the situation. Says losing weight would help the hernia. My hubby says the only question to answer right now is do I want the lap band enough to have two more surgeries. I have MANY co-morbidities. I want to get off all the meds I am on. I want the lap band. I don't want two surgeries. I so wish Dr. B would/could fix them both. I have a 7 year old at home for summer, and don't want to be down for the whole summer. It is not fair to him. Also THREE surgeries in THREE months can not be good for me. I have cried and worried about this all night. I have been on this lapband thing since September... and have seen the progress of people banded since then. I NEED that success. But hubby says the hernia MUST be fixed. That is his #1 priority, since he spoke with the surgeon after my appendix surgery in April. Damned if you do... Damned if you don't... seems to fit this situation, I think.

I have a decision to make. Dr. B can not fix my hernia while he is doing the lap band. Found out it is way too low to fix (probably caused from a c-section), or so he says. Now I must decide to go thru with the lap band on the 5th, and have another surgery at the end of the month. Or, just fix the hernia and go on. I am really torn, because I hate having surgery. I hate pain. But if I don't do this now, my authorization will run out. What would you do?

I will be banded on 6/5/06. Not doing so hot on Pre-op diet, as I have gained 5 lbs... guess I need to change my ticker back...

Well according to my doctors scale today I am at a 53.4 BMI. Guess this is where I belong hugh??? I am UP to 304 from 296 back in September. Not too bad for six months of "last meals". But what really gets me is that I am UP 5lbs since I have been on Myocel!!! CRAZY!!!! Will be banded Monday... I hope... I may run away before then...

My man wants to be a house hubby. I would so let him if we could afford it. He keeps the house so clean when he is off of work. Told him I would love to have him stay home, but we would have to live in a REALLY CLEAN SHACK!!!!

Ok.. so I have GAINED weight on Myocel. I guess mixing it with Soy milk is not a great idea. Literally gained 5 lbs... I have less than a week now to lose 10 lbs. Strictly going to Water or coffee only with the Myocel and will only eat one meal a day... think that will work. HOLY COW... I will be banded on Monday!

Nykee... I really hope I never piss you off....

I never want to hurt my baby. That is the main thing. I can not believe that they would do that in front of him. He is a chubby little guy too, and he gets some comments at school. I try to tell him that these things don't matter and to ignore it, but I can't seem to take my own advice. I am not a violent person, but I would have hurt them if my son was not there. I would be in jail right now, 'cause this cow is a carnivore.

Ok, so I am fat. I can not believe this happened to me... in front of my son! Was walking thru Walmart toward the toy section and these two men walking the other way started mooing. My son did not pay any attention to them, but I felt like dying. I gave the biggest go to hell look I could muster up and walked past. But really wish I had the guts to HURT them or something. Now I know why it is so hard to get a permit to carry a gun, because I was so ready to kill both of those stupid jerks. I can not believe this happened. What would you have done?

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By popular request. A thread dedicated to the Superman of Daddy's... SuperDaddy... Let the admiration begin...

Just had to start the threads for the men... Love you Jack. You are so cute. Say the letter I love to hear.... What is a pirates favorite letter of the alphabet????? Type me something profound Jackie Baby...

I know how you feel Sara. I am scared too. As each day passes, I worry about things... and want to cheat on my pre-op diet.... and want to cancel the whole thing. But then I come here and remember that this is my last hope. I am unable to take care of the weight myself, so I must get help. I am doing this for my own good. For my quality of life. For my family. I am sure you have many reasons too. Yes we are scared... and we will have some pain/discomfort, but I bet that first 50 lbs down will make it all worthwhile. When is your date? Mine is June 5th. Just thinking about it makes me scared, guess I need to read more threads. Maybe I will start with the before and after pics. You should check those out too. Good luck!

I think he is one of the really cute studs in front... oh wait a minute. I am not really a Poodle. Regarding Pirates... Remember the last scene in Pirates of the Caribbean? When Elizabeth kisses Will... so happy that he is a Pirate. ***deep sigh*** I would love Jack even if he was a Pirate. Oh and I have some ideas for other threads: Jacks Harem Superdaddy's Babes Big Paul's Gals Think that would keep our men happy?

I have been on Myocel since Sunday and it is tolerable. I mix it with Silk Soy milk. Must put it in the blender, but it is pretty good. I like both the vanilla and the chocolate. I did try some frozen blueberries and a little splenda, but that did not do anything for me. Then I put in some of my sugar free peach tea with the vanilla, and that was pretty good. Think I might try it with some coffee next. Today something weird happened... and I still can't believe it. I had a shake for Breakfast, ate a low carb lunch, drank a shake at around 2:30, and I am still not hungry. I must drink another shake tonight to get my three in for the day. But I think that is going to be dinner. Crazy hugh?

Promise I won't Pee on you Jack!! Poodles do to mark their territory, but this one does it with kisses!:kiss2: (But, well, uhum, I am married, so we won't go there...offline anyway!:kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2::kiss2:) I was actually engaged to a chiropractor, once upon a time, while we were in college. Most people don't realize that Chiropractors catch a lot of crap most of the time. Insurance companies, other doctors, and people at large don't understand what goes into becoming a Chiropractor, so they get a ton of underserved comments. And sometimes they are not looked upon as funny. Being the butt of a joke gets old. Trust me I know, I am a public school teacher. I hesitated to jump in on this, because my Jack truly is upset, but I don't think malice was the intention. Besides this is my Ode to Jack thread. Don't upset my Jackie Baby here!

Two Peanuts were walking down the street... One was a salted. Little LuLu was walking across a cow pasture when she saw a fly on a cow-patty. She just laughed and laughed, 'cause she knew that fly couldn't do all that! Little LuLu went to her grandmothers house and noticed that her grammy put some money in her bra. "Why do you do that?", she asked. "It keeps the money safe", said grammy. Later that weekend Little LuLu had a date, and the young man reached up and felt all around in her bra. Little LuLu just laughed and laughed 'cause she knew she didn't have any money up there. Sick Joke: "Mommy Mommy, why do I keep going around in circles?" "Shut up kid, before I nail you other foot to the floor." Dirty Joke: Raggedy Ann was thrown in the toybox and landed on Pinocchios face. Realizing this she said: "Lie to me! Lie to me!"

What ins are you with? I am with BC/BS of TX.

Oh teenagers... this happened today. I was reviewing a group of Seniors for their final. They were talking among themselves and not listening. I stated my famous, "if I am talking and you are talking it means someone is not listening... and I don't have to listen to you" line. Then told them that they needed to pay attention that they would be handed a final and they needed to pass. Then one Senior goes, "Miss we are Seniors...we don't know how to pay attention." So I quit the review and handed them their final.

Thank you Gayle. I will be there in 2 weeks, so this post came at a great time. I must go to Decatur too. Seems silly. His office is 15 minutes away, but I will travel 1 1/2 to get the surgery done. Sure hope he drugs me up good for the ride home!

Thank you for all of the replies. I feel lazy for asking, but I just don't want to hurt. Pain is not my friend. Hopefully, when I get down 50 lbs or so, it won't hurt so much to do that Richard Simmons tape. (I love Richard too.)