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Laurend, Please be sure that you can find out the dollar ammount they will pay, as my insurance said that they would pay 80% of my Dr charges. That sounded great, then they refunded me only $300. When I investigated they said that they refunded 80 percent of what THEY considered reasonable and customary charges. Not what I was actually charged. It was a real scam. I am very glad I have my band though, I cant put a price on my health. Best Wishes!

Why dont you PM him?

Ive never heard of air in a band, and about the port pain, it could be a lot of different things, pulling on stitches, infection, bruising inside from sleeping wrong, call your Dr. and gain peace of mind, They are used to your history and should be the only ones giving you directions. Hope you get relief soon!

Yea Green!!! Should we call ourself munchkins from the land of Oz? I love being green, In more ways than one, ie environmental, a Kermit lover would say its easy being green! Oh maybe we should call ourselves nonmunchkins?

Yes its made my life better and I m only half way through. Lots of the same reasons above apply here. Just one more,, I can wear cute shoes again!!

I support Bush as I know he believes that he is going to answer to a higher authority. Period.

Hello Carlene, I do hold my vows as sacred, and I love my hubby with all my heart, as he loves me and wouldnt ask me to do something that makes me uncomfortable. If Mr.P needs male companionship, your hubby sounds very compasionate. I also understand that submission to my DH doesnt make me a doormat, He provides spiritual covering to me to which I respect him for, and if he were to ask me to attend a dinner with Mr.P I would also find that more than uncomfortable. However, I wouldnt automatically assume that Mr.P is having a sexual relationship, call me nieve, but I wouldnt even ask about such a thing. I would assume that he finds it easy to be around the caregiver as they share the common bond of Mrs. P.... Why dont you write a card to Mr. P and let him know how sad you are about Mrs. P and that a friendship or aquantence with the caregiver would seem awkward, as you respect his marraige to Mrs P., even though the caregiver could be a fabulous person. Perhaps he would understand that in time, there could be a friendship in the making but for now its too soon. I think if you honor your DH with the courtesy of a meeting with Mr. P and the caregiver, whith his (DH) understanding that you will deliver this notecard, your DH may not want you to go after all. But for DH to ask you to not be true to yourself is unfair, you respect him and yourself too much for that. I also find that prayer to find favor in your own DH's eyes is very powerfull. How could he not love you for honoring the institution of marraige and Him in the process? Bless your heart, you will find the right thing to do, and say.

I think you could be stuck in the inflamation cycle. I would be sure to drink the water, and start with liquids for about 24 hrs, then progress to liquid mushies, warm mushies, not cold ones for about another day or two. Then begin with your protien meats taking small bites, baby spoon size, and chew like crazy. and then swallow. After each fill, I have had to do this because Im tempted to test the limit then Im stuck in that awfull cyclel where I have too much restriction all day then at night I open for some bad food, cookies, chips etc. You have to treat your band the way it wants to be treated, and your stomach will behave after it is trained. Please dont get discouraged, and go back in for surgery for a bypass untill you have truly exhausted your options with the band. I invested in a pressure cooker from qvc and It saved me for sure, the meat comes out moist and tender and band friendly, and the veggies are also soft. I love to start my day with coffee, and yep, left over meat with broth, warm and full of protien. The broth has lots of vitamines from the foods you cook in it from the pressure cooker too! I hope you have more sucess, this is such a kind way to loose weight, slow enough for your body to compress properly and fast enough to stay motivated when your adjustment is proper. Keep us posted ok? Best wishes!

I think you probably pulled on one of your internal stitches, I remember that sharp quick pain, But if you have any doubts at all please call your Dr. and nip that fear in the bud. Also, many bandsters have post op blues, the anesthesia brings it on when it clears your system. Also your possibly mourning the loss of an old friend, food! Your system will balance out and feel better soon, but call your Dr with all these questions, they are there for you!

I have to drink a little slower and Im fine as long as its with an empty stomach. The guzzling thing will be your own learning curve. Some cant drink that fast. I would think that most cant. Whats the rush anyway, as long as you get your 64 oz a day, thats a lot to manage anyway! I wouldnt let that stop you from geting the band, Its a wonderfull thing to be able to loose weight.

I think a gift certificate from some place like Landsend is nice, they dont expire, you can send them from online, and she can use it on anything she wants or needs! I think they save time and money. Have fun and she will appreciate the thought of the gift more than the item, at least most moms do!

Terry, so glad your doing better, what a ride you had! Take care of your self! Hope your mom is better too.

I didnt put anything on mine, I usually heal well, even after surgery. I have had scars from staples that eventually lighten and dissapear. The odd thing I found out that the stitches I got from my lapband caused colloidal scars, I must have been alergic to the stitches, as I have never had this before. It seems that the stitches used to close subdermal tissue is meant to dissolve. Thats what caused the problems for me. Vitamine E is ok as per my Dr. if the surface is cleared of scabs. He wanted the oxygen to get to my sores. Ask your Dr for his opinion though, they all have their own protical. Good Luck!

Terrilen, You might want to look at the nwwls website, stands for North West Weight Loss Surgery. Its www.nwwls.com and there is a great deal of info in their archives. There is someone there named Jessie Ahroni, she has a band and has lost her weight. She does fills there but her info is incomparable. That is where I get most of my information as that is where my Dr. is but I must say that there group meetings that are listed in the archives have helped me many times. Best wishes on your new venture. Keep looking forward, as looking backward makes as much sense as driving a car by looking in the rear view mirror! You are going to do better now with the right support! Send them an e-mail and perhaps they can mail you some info too!

Shine on, Shine on Harvest Moon! I think thats great! You cheered your team till, well, at least the guy behind you didnt sing the song, I See a Bad Moon Risen! I had no excuse once on a flight, I went to the powder room, forgot to lock the door, and I forgot to put a seat protector on the seat, so I turned around put a protector down and turned around just in time to see the door close and some guys hairy leg and a tennis shoe. O brother, I could not stop laughing, and to think it wasnt because of working hard to loose weight! Poor guy, I never saw that same shoe pass me on the way to the bathroom for the rest of the flight, I must have traumatized him so bad he just held it! At least you can be proud of your hard work!

How can you be Italian if you were born in Syria, Just have Italian Parents?

Im sorry guys, Im in a real mood here, Im having too much fun and besides its storming like crazy outside.

I wish I was as stupid as Bush, get myself elected president and make what he makes, yea, that takes real stupidity! Wow, I had to go to advanced post to get that little emoticon thingy.

I wish I was as stupid as Bush, get myself elected president and make what he makes, yea, that takes real stupidity! Wow, I had to go to advanced post to get that little emoticon thingy.

Oh btw, whats a cojones?

Dear Tired OLD Man, Im a Republican, I pay taxes and my kids go to public school. Even my Republican friends that send thier kids to private schools still pay the same taxes and their private tuition, to me that means that somebody elses kids get the tax benifits that they still contribute. Why be so exclusionary? Last time I paid my taxes that money went to medicaid and welfare etc... looks fuzzy in here!!!

In my state, kids need to show 2 ways they got thier math answer, not just the correct answer to the problem. If they dont, their answers are wrong, even if the calculation they used produces the correct answer. Now many children are so frustrated they just shut down and dont even try much after 5th grade. Way too much repetition for what point? To what end is math taught? Bill Gates even cant hire many people from our state as they cant qualify for his needs. Blaa I have a math text book from Ontario,1920,Hi School, Try this on for size, The surface of a sphere is 1386 sq. in and that of a cube is 1536 sq.in. Find which has the greater volumn and how much. Duh wa? The answer the book gives is the former, 755 cubic inches. Im not even gonna try, my circuts would fry.

I am so glad you pulled through, I pray that you continue to be stronger each day. I hope you "see the morning" , which is when a lot of miracles happen. I found it hard to not dwell on the experience of what happened to me. I did a lot of reflecting, soul searching as it was. An amazing time. Dont rush yourself, but allow yourself the time it will take to mend properly. What a tremendous journey you had. And here you are!

I like Bush, there is no second guessing him, He says whats on his mind. After 911, Everyone liked him, our economy suffered, stocks dropped, Enron got exposed, but we recovered faster than I ever expected. Oil is under $50 a barrel now not $70. Stocks have capped over the 12000. Unemployment is lower than when Clinton was in office. We STILL have a totally voluntary military. GOD BLESS ALL THEM AND PROTECT THEM! We are free to have this discussion. We are all better off than 90% of the worlds population. We are blessed to have won the birth lottery to have been born in the USA! I plann on voting Tuesday, I hope you do too!

I was born under the sign of the cross!:clap2: