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Yep, that's totally up to the individual. However, flinging the past back in somebody's face in a malicious way is not the right thing to do. If you don't like somebody, don't interact with them......but don't go out of your way to humiliate them.

No, it's not. It's a privately owned website.

Are you really asking me to ban you if I don't provide confidential info? Do you really want that? I just want to be totally clear on this subject.

Hey, I know I said I wouldn't post anymore in this thread, but this is getting completely out of hand. Bringing up somebody's personal info that, at the time, was shared between friends is ridiculous. Stop all personal attacks now. I personally will ban anybody who persists in breaking the rules, even if it costs me some facebook friendships. Just think about it.....nobody is telling you to make up to susan, or be her friend, or even be nice. All you really have to do is ignore her and focus on your friends. Just stop the personal attacks, please. What would you advise your own children to do if they were in your shoes? Continue to participate in the bullying, or just let it go, knowing that you never have to speak to that person again?

Hey coach. I don't have any diabetic-specific knowledge. You might get more answers if you post this question in the "diet and nutrition" subforum on the homepage. Good luck!

Hi Terry. There's certainly no shame in admitting that you still need a "helper" with your appetite....heck, I think every single one of us on here could say that, even those of us that have made it to goal. I'm sorry to hear of your trouble. Here's hoping that the doc gives you some very good options to consider. Let us know how it goes! Good luck!!

Hi Dean. You might want to check with your doc's office or nutritionist to see if there is a specific schedule that they want you to progress on (like how many days liquids, how many days mushies, how many days soft real foods, etc). Some docs don't have a set schedule, but most do. Basically, the idea is that when you put non-liquids in your stomach, the process of digestion causes your stomach to move.....this movement can delay the healing time of your band, or possibly even set you up for a future slip. I would ask the doc's office, just to be safe. As for other liquids, the most important is Water. You gotta get that water in, lol!! I also enjoy those sugar free drink mixes (like Crystal light, stuff like that). My favorite soft food was yogurt, grits, oatmeal, cream - of - wheat, etc. Once your band is fully healed in, "off-limits" food varies widely from person to person. I have trouble with doughy breads, but can eat almost everything else in small portions.

It sounds cliche', but getting up and walking around (as you can tolerate it) really is the best thing for the soreness / gas.

Hi loulou. If you're not feeling any real pain beyond a bit of soreness, and you don't have any other acute symptoms (ie, you can't keep anything down, or you suddenly feel zero restriction), then I think it's probably ok to wait out the 4 weeks for your doc's perspective. Just my opinion, though.

See if this link helps: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker...ictures-41782/

I know it's frustrating to have to wait these things out, but I think you're doing the wise thing, going with the "center of excellence". Hang in there!

Sometimes when I "stretch" or move in an unusual way my port starts talking to me, lol. It always felt like a kind of a "muscle spasm" in my abs where my port is anchored, but that's just my opinion.

Hi Renee. I know it's pretty common for our stomachs to be irritated / swollen after fills. For most people, this goes away pretty quickly (within a couple of days), but some people are more sensitive than others. You did the right thing consulting your surgeon, and it sounds like he gave you some pretty sound advice. Good luck!!

Hi Jus, welcome to lapbandtalk. Congrats on taking a step to get your life back, and good luck!

nessa, that really sucks! Is there any way your general practice doc will "work" with you on your medications? And will a letter from your doc and the surgeon to the insurance company help? For some insurances, letters from the doc can affect a decision. Good luck!

All pre-op diets suck, lol!! The one I had to follow was not sooooo bad. It helped me to know that the whole reason behind the pre-op diet is really for our safety on the operating table. Hang in there....you can do it!

If you or your husband ever took anything I said seriously, or as sexual harrassment, then I apologize....it was not my intent. I can see that my sense of humor is not for everybody, so I will not be using it anymore. This is my final post in the lounge and in R&R's. I'll now be sticking to helping the newbs. It was fun for awhile, though.

No ma'am. That is not the whole story, now is it? Would you care to cut & paste the exchange here?

Actually, as I see it, hh runs through the heart of the matter (with the exception of Brandy....best I can recall <and as she confirmed by postings> she only got tangled after that whole fb brouhaha). Every other thing is a result of the hh thing. There was really not a big prob with his ban at first (a couple of people asked questions, I answered. Or tried to. Sorry if you saw that as some "dark ops" monkey....I probably said more about the situation than I should have). Then people started getting upset at the "injustice" of him being banned. Bad feelings escalated and then the fb thing happened. But he's more than just a partial catalyst....he's 95% responsible for all of this. And he's probably laughing his ass off at how it turned out.

Anytime that hapeens, report the post. The issue with the alternates was just that. Alternates. The person is banned, not the name. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll admit I voted to ban HH. I'll tell everybody something else (I believe I told either Beth, pool girl, or the monkey in a PM and asked them to keep it private): Susan was way more lenient than me. I was voting ban early on when she was all for giving him warnings. Oh, but he says he was never warned about anything. Whatever.

Uh, yeah, I saw that after my message had posted. Y'all type waaay faster than me. I started to go in and remove it, but figured that might start a riot.

But you have. When you make a generic statement slamming "mods", I'm in that group. If you are directing your criticism towards one person in particular, then say that name. Isn't that a big part of being direct? Of course! I just feel that HH is probably spreading misinformation about his situation on fb. Now, there's nothing wrong with that...but when you bring that misinformation back on this site, you're doing it a disservice. So....when exactly did you change your "status line" to bowing at the altar of HH?

Then why is it about him now? Why have you changed your "tagline". Isn't that a HH reference? Or am I mistaken? Glou, I can with 100% honesty say that he was warned. I warned him myself a couple of times. Now if he says he was never warned, then one of us is lying. You can decide....I don't care anymore. That's not why "carlene" was banned. "Carlene" was banned because that was a false account trying to get around the temp. ban......and we ban the person, not just the name. I personally find there is a difference between me saying, in in jest and with you playing along, that you do something sexual....and HH saying that to somebody in a malicious way. Are you honestly saying that those two things have the same moral equivalency to you? But I though you said this thing wasn't about HH? Is it, or not? And why is he constantly trying to get back on a site where he was "banned without any sort of warning whatsoever"? If a site did me like that, I'd say screw 'em.

Ok. Fair enough. I will rein it in from here on out and be more professional.