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I'm not pretending.

Are you sure? He's pretty quick to point out how open-minded he is, and how size doesn't matter. :confused:

Wow Fanny, your daughter looks hawt in that dress!! :confused:

You all suck. I have massive dislike for each and every of you. BTW, what's a PB?

So, let me get this straight.....Medicaid patients = ranting, raving Glenn Beck watching hypocrites? Wow. But.....why would you be in favor of shifting even more people into medicaid (as the "favorite" current house bill proposes) if you have this low an opinion of them? Agreed that people need to quit yelling. As far as the "death panels", the democrats are being a little disingenuous. There are no "death panels", but.... face it: America has a finite amount of medical resources. The elderly and end-of-life care patients already consume the majority of medicare expenses. If President Obama is talking about making drastic medicare cuts (and he is) it only makes sense that these cuts will be felt by elderly patients in the form of denial of care. That must have been pretty scary....a dude carrying around an assault rifle to a town hall meeting. He must have been arrested, right? Oh! So what will the illegals do for their medical care? Will they continue to utilize the ER's? And wasn't that one of President Obama's main reasons for healthcare reform? Seems like I remember him saying that the uninsured going through the emergency room was driving up healthcare costs. Oh well, I guess the illegals will be turned away.... Again, I totally agree. Yelling seldom yields anything productive. Dude, what's with all the hating on Texas?!? First BJean and now you. I can see how you might like to jettison a state that's bankrupt and in budgetary trouble......a state that's needing federal money like Tex- oh, that's right. We're solvent. Well, maybe I can find a hard hitting political link from Southpark . Lemme look...... *edited to add: I couldn't find anything as politically enlightening as Jon Stewart, so I had to settle for a link on how the incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association thinks their system should become more like.....ours? http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jbjzPEY0Y3bvRD335rGu_Z3KXoQw

I object! I strenuously object! To everything!

Jennifer, I don't appreciate being "quoted" by people that don't agree with me. Clearly you are a horrible human being that has a problem with armpit odors. Leave me alone.

I heard if anybody chooses a weightloss surgery other than the band, it makes the saints cry.

I'm also new here. What does all this have to do with the lapband? I thought this was a lapband site. Everybody needs to cut the foolishness and talk. about. lapband. stuff.

But, I still don't get your point. Are you saying that it's the people that recieve medicare that are at the forefront of the town hall protests? Really? I agree. The yelling is disrespectful. I would much rather the folks ask questions quietly and let the officials scramble to try and answer them with vague platitudes. So, did you yourself witness swastikas and assault weapons at your town hall meeting? Or are you regurgitating what some other person claims to have seen? Well dang. You foiled my plot to hunt down a poster from a gastric banding website to let loose a flood of angry protesters. Ps- If I wanted a clue as to where you were from, I guess I could check your bandster profile to see where you had your surgery. Just saying....... I was just curious as to what town hall you were in, if it was one of the televised more rowdy ones. What with the swastikas and assault rifles and stuff going down there. Also we're the only industrialized nation that doesn't staunchly secure it's borders. Maybe if millions of illegal immigrants were flooding the medical system of those other countries every year, then they'd have a different policy. Because do those illegals get medical care here in America, despite their lack of citizenship? Yep. Wow....so great to debate somebody with an "open mind". Maybe you should re-read your own post where you earlier advised the protesters to debate their points in a "calm, concise, truthful, educated manner, or get the hell out of the way". Or were you seriously thinking that a Texas secession would solve the nation's healthcare problems? Oh....well then...you convinced me. Did you hear that guys? Policy and media iswhat katklaws does for a living!! She has analyzed this!! We can totally trust her even though she wouldn't even reveal what townhall meeting she went to that was being disrupted by rowdy medicaid patients . I guess you win.

I'm not wishing her luck. I only feel better from putting people down!

That must make you uber popular with your co-workers!

Sorry. Maybe you should take some anti-emetics?

WTH?!? WTH x2 ?!? Aha!! I heard that!!

Why yes...yes you did. Oh, and PM me the link to your blog.

you probably will, prgb. Remember the focus right now is keeping your stomach "still" so the sutures can heal. Once you advance to mushies or soft foods, I think it'll be easier for you to get that protein in.

Hi kiaa. Walking and moving around was the only thing that helped me to feel a little better.

Probably your band is too tight. Have you talked to your surgeon and given him the above information?

deanna, I'm not trying to be snarky here, but the only way to lose weight (with any diet, plan, scheme or surgery) is to burn more calories than you take in. I understand your time constraints make it difficult to exercise. Have you tried wearing a pedometer to count your steps each day? Even if you just parked farther away from your building and walked a little farther, you'd be getting in a few extra steps. As for food, again I know the cheapest is seldom the healthiest. When I was in college I practically lived off Ramen noodles (super cheap....but super high fat). I think you can buy healthier food if you're willing to devote a day to prepare / cook food to be eaten throughout the week (example, sometimes I will cook 14 chicken breasts on a Sunday, then bag 'em & put 'em in the 'fridge. Now I've prepared next week's lunches and dinners). You can back on track. Remember, even tiny steps in the right direction beats going the wrong way. Good luck!!

Hey twnkl....it's really hard to say how much you should lose on your pre-op diet, because people are so different. A person that needs to lose 200 lbs will probably lose more pre-op than the person that needs to lose 50. The important thing is not really the scale number (unless your surgeon has given you a "bottom line" weight that you have to reach before he will operate), but the size of your liver. So, even though it's difficult, stick with the doc's plan (yes, even drinking your water....adequate amounts of water can help control appetite) and everything should be ok. Good luck!

You're welcome.

I think you all misunderstood. The monkey didn't say she wanted to BE a nurse...she said she wanted TO nurse (breastfeed). Frankly, I don't think we should support her sick, sick fetish.

Yes, but remember to "boil" the soda pop (to kill the germs) before you inject it into the port. I guess you could use Water.

Hey, just because you live an affluent life of luxury doesn't mean you have to rub it in. I'm now crawling back in my cardboard box.

Hi Lolly, congrats on the surgery. Sounds like you are on your way. Good luck!!