Wheetsin

Surely we can all resolve differences without resorting to 5th grade style name calling? If you want to grapple about smtg, do it in RnR but keep it respectful. It's the idea, not the person.

You should be able to tell the difference between too tight and having a bug. If you feel like you have a cold, you probably have a cold. If you feel pain & have to bring up things only when you eat/drink, and feel completely fine before/after, then it's probably not a cold. If you get sick every time you eat/drink, then stop eating/drinking until you can get in to see your doc. If you keep trying, and keep failing, you're just going to become more and more irritated which is going to give you a harder time. (Trust me, getting to the point where you're pretty much swollen shut and can't even get your own saliva down when you swallow is not a place you want to be.)

I had to have my gall bladder out about 2 months ago. If I'd known it was bad before my band surgery, I would have requested they be done at the same time. The same surgeon did both procedures and the GB removal incision pretty much just overlaps my port incision. The smaller incisions are in different places, but who cares...

Yes this is just a shameless plea for some distraction. I've been having to do some heavy thinking lately on whether to stay in my current job or take another offer I've received. List the cons, list the pros, etc. - I know, but it's a bit more complicated than that and I can't stop analyzing the situation. Today I want to turn my brain off and not think about it, so post crap to help distract me.

Guys, posting opinions is fine but please refrain from making it personal. Go after the idea not the person - pretty much all we ask around here. Thanks.

Take the opportunity to get caught up on some movies, or if you have TIVO stock up on some shows. I'm not a big TV watcher, but it is a good way to pass time. I draw/paint, so I would definitely have a tablet, some charcoal, paints, etc. nearby -- and a lap desk!! Sudoku, crosswords, etc? I know nothing about quilting, but if I were facing the same thing, I would get my momt o show me how to crochet or knit or tat (tatt) or something like that. Even though I'd probably not do well, it will keep your hands & brain busy. How about giving sculture a try? Just to try it out you could get some of the Hobby Lobby type modeling clay, can't remember what it's called... total brain fart... comes in tons of colors.

Since you're on your second stick, definitely wam liquids (e.g. chicken broth) for the rest of the day, IF anything. I know that when I get stuck or PB, my appeteite is pretty much trashed for the rest of the day. And if it were me, I'd probably do mushies tomorrow, just to be safe, since you're doubly agitated.

This is why I like the band. I wanted some Halloween candy, so I had it. I'm not of the "can never eat this again" school. I'm of the "anything in moderation is OK, and my band is here to moderate" camp. Only now, two of the miniature Reese's filled me up. Before, I would've had np problem eating the entire Halloween sized bag, and then some.

On your third day post-op, you probably shouldn't eat anything. Do your surgeon's orders clear you for foods at this point?

Am I crazy, or could this actor (Kevin McKidd) and Dr. H be brothers? I walked by the TV and saw this guy on, and thought it was Dr. H for a split second.

Err, or "she" of course. My surgeon is a he so I have that association.

If you guys really can't follow the pre-op diet, then I would STRONGLY suggest that instead of just "cheating" and having whatever, you call your surgeon and discuss the situation with him. Tell him you can't be compliant, and maybe he will negotiate a different program with you. I've seen it happen many times. If you do that, your surgeon can still set your food threshold at something that will produce the results he's looking for.

Almost, but not quite. That sounds like a near miss. If you don't know already, stick with liquids (pref warm) for the rest of the day. You'll be swollen from your episode and, how do you put it - at higher risk? - for subsequent blockages today.

I've been looking in to laser. Packages in my area are around $500 for 6 treatments, or $120 per. That's an average. I haven't done it yet b/c of the pain factor. I have a high pain tolerance, while I'm actually going through the pain, but I'm the world's biggest sissy during all the anticipatory stuff. I've heard everything from "like getting snapped with a rubberband" to "like getting sliced open with an Exacto knife." I would do it tomorrow if I knew the pain was manageable. How many treatments did it take you guys, and are you completely hair-free now, or do you still have to shave/tweeze/wax some fine hairs? Hmm... I wonder if you can use something like EMLA before your session, or if that would impede results...

Surely someone just clicked the wrong radio. Surely.....

I think you should take some Pepto Bismol. Whatever you do, listen to me, not your doctor. Who wants to pay a $20 copay to get actual medical advice?

I asked my Dr. to phone in a Rx for Vaniqa. I didn't even stop and think about what it would cost. On the way home I went to pick it up and my doctor had called in 2 months' worth - 2 tubes. The cost was $311.97. If you don't know what Vaniqa is, it's a cream you apply twice daily to slow facial hair growth in women. It clearly states it does not remove or prevent facial hair growth, it just slows it down. During clinical trials, 42% of women reported no change or increased growth. It's 4 - 6 weeks before you notice any difference, and after that it's supposed to slow the growth "moderately." You still have to remove the hair. I was told that if I wax my eyebrows once a month, I might expect to only wax them every 6 weeks. That's like paying $75 per week of not waxing. The most I've ever paid for an actual wax was $40, usually it's around $10. Hmm, not much debating the bargain. Oh, and if you don't see results in 6 months (or $935, whichever way you want to look at it) you discontinue use and chalk it up to "not for me." And then cry because you're out the money.

How Do I Get A Ticker?!!!11

We'd also be pregnant, in my case, at age 9 - an in most cases by 12 or 13. If we are by design, then we are meant to conceive when we begin menstruating. But if we aren't meant to have premarital sex, then I guess 9 is a good, consentual age for marriage.

Hi I'm Wheetsin Will I Be Approved For Surgery???

I'm guessing the fact that you would share this pretty much ensures no one here is surprised by it. Seriously. TMI threshold...

That's because you're a looser.

There are 4 types, A - D. Most popular personality matrices are built on an archetypal 4 structure. By and large (IMO) they're just reincarnations of each other, or focus on slightly different things. E.g. MBTI is built on expressed preferences, but something like the GTI is built on operational preferences. PeopleStyles is built on social preferences. Etc. Any real differences between them? Not IMO. It's kind of like having green, celadon, and sage... you're still talking about green, but now 3 different people can claim to own different colors.

The perfectionism comes from the drive to "win" and the extremes between winning and losing. You don't win if you do something halfway, you fail. And since you won't do something you will fail at, you're going to win, and through winning, you're also going to try and make sure it's done the best it has ever been done. To an A, perfectionism isn't perfectionism, it's doing it right, doing it in a way that reflects them personally, etc. If you think back to our MBTI conversation, INTJs will be As. And if anything is true about them, it's that they know what they know, and they also know what they don't know. Take debate. An A will debate something they know until they're blue in the face, because they know it. They will not pipe up on a topic they know little about, they will just stay out of it - be a passive observer at most. For one, they're not about to be called out for not knowing what they're talking about, and for two, if they don't already know it, it's probably not that significant to them.

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