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Teachntots, I guess we are the three amigos..lol I have slowed down considerably and it has helped, although my band seems to be very cranky were this is concerned.

Oh cripes, Vines. :-( Do they feel the tumor is benign? If so, would the removal of it help your symptoms? You have been through so much with this. All I can do is send you Light and ask that you be healed and allowed to lose weight in a gentle, joyful way. At this stage in the game, your mom probably just wants her loved ones near. This is going to sound weird, but when my cat Daisy was dying in my arms, he said to me (I heard it in my mind) "It's all about the love mom, it's all about the love" over and over again. And it really is. I think this is what comes to us when we are near passing. I don't know if this can be done or if she would welcome it, but could you have a Reiki practioner come in and give her Reiki while you are there? Or someone to come in and gently rub her feet? I worked volunteered in hospice as a Reiki Master and massage therapist and those who were passing really found it comforting when I did that. Just a thought.

You have no idea!! :-) Bless you all. Really. I'm off to bed now, I 'm exausted!

Hey all, just got back. What a long day of tests. Port is fine, band is fine. They think my pain is from scar tissue and asthma. Thye said they saw a small scar on my left lung. ???! Thank you all for the prayers. While sitting in the Er I knew you guys were praying for me.

Hmmm I wonder if I have an infection.? I have a lot of port pain, but my scar is healed. I would think I'd have a fever??

They are defo not lasting 30 min. :-o I'll slow down!!

Anyone else have this? I get pain after eating in my port area and it wraps around and down into the left rib area. And I'm also having pain in the left chest area, by the sternum after eating. Am I eating too fast/too much?

Hey all, As you may or may not know, I'm going through a tough spot and my doctor prescribed Prozac. Has anyone been on this? I have a history of depression with possible Bi-Polar II and don't react well to anti-depressants at all, and heard this can cause weight gain. Not too good for a recent bariatric patient.

Wow. I'm really impressed with the work here. It's amazing the creative spark in people and how it comes out, etc. How can I attache a image to this post? I don't have URLs

So do I Tricia! I wish we could get one of our 5 to sit still long enough to snap a picture. Cheri, I'm so glad I could give you a laugh..hehehehe In the band department, I'm doing much better. STill having port pain everyday though. Thanks for asking :-)

Tidge, I felt the same way, especially as I had a tough time recovering. In fact, I was freaking out a bit. If you had asked me then if I would have done this I would have said no. Now I say yes, even though I have port area pain evryday. Hang in there, it does get better.

I don't know what country this is in, but the locals sure are superstitious. hehehe http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/02/skeleton.html I wish I knew what they were saying!

Regardless of race or religion or party lines, it is so incredibly important. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2078944470709189270&q=an+inconvenient+truth&pl=true Please go to http://www.climatecrisis.net to see what you can do to stop it.

bumpity bump

We had one open up by us. Maybe I was there on an off day but we were not impressed. $8.00 for something that I could get better from Turkey Hill ! (Party Cake flavor..omg) Now Krispy Kreme is another thing entirely. We had the only store open up in myhome town, 40 min away. We would drive the 40 min and wait for the hot and fresh sign to go on. Now that is a donut. It closed though. :-( I can't believe people would buy Donkin DOnuts over Krispy Kreme.

I have always had an interest in acting. At one point in my life I really went for it. Studied in London, NYC and started auditioning. I was very good I have to say. I had people tell me "I had it" and to "never stop trying". But the terrible treatment I received in auditions and from other actors because of my weight and on sets was so traumatizing I quit acting and although I long to do it again, I'm afriad to because it was so damaging to my self esteem. Just recently, I was sitting in a circle of women at a salon and a salesman came by with samples and handed them to everyone BUT ME. He looked at me and walked away.

Yes, the manufacturer paid for her banding and maybe since she had it removeed, there is some legal stuff about her not talking about it? Anyway, I love her cover of Led Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore"

To everyone who has posted requests above I ask God that they all be healed by your love and grace easily and completely. Ask and you shall receive and so we ask. All is well. Allready done.Amen. I ask for prayer for my health. I am having surgery next month, on the 13th, 2 months to the day after my lapband, to biopsy a suspicious area in my uturus and to remove a fibroid tumor. I ask that all is well, all is clear and my body be healed now. I am also having problems with my lungs. I wake up every morning with my lungs tight and I have terrible anxiety about it. I ask God that my lungs be healed completely. Thank you.

Thanks for caring!! Heard back a couple of hours ago. (Yes, I had to be a squeeky wheel like Penni said) They said the area is just suspicious and they are doing the D&C as a precaution, but he doesn't feel it's anything that needs to have me rushed in. Thats a relief. i hope he is right though.

Man does my port hurt. Really bad. It's okay when I wake up and gets worse as the day wears on. I have no burning, redness, pus or fever. I wonder what is going on?

Oh my goshTrish..this doesn't sound right. Perhaps phone consult with another doctor?

I read somewhere that she had it removed due to reflux problems. I wonder how Brian Dennehey and Ali's daughter are doing wit it?

Still waiting for the call. Doctor is not in today, but the surgery coodinator said he usually will tell her to "get this one in this week" or even "tomorrow" if it's serious. SO I am still waiting to hear back. Thank you all for being here with me, through this.

Ah okay. SO if everyone is experiencing this it sets my mind at ease. In fact, i was going to see the doctor tomorrow about it.

I agree with cobourg, do to what happened to you, your stomach, your quality of life and the fact that insurance won't cover it, the surgeon should do it for you anyway. Sometimes it shouldn't be about the money. In any case you might have a lawsuit against the band manufactuer and there is no question that you should appeal to your state's insurance board. Check this link out. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=17617