brandyII

Is the 19th when you meet with your nutritionist? You've still got a good 5 days. You'll do it you've got youth on your side:thumbup:

Are you running for dictator froggie?

I'm kind of wondering what made Maincat bring this up in the first place if he had lost a loved one to a drunk driver or something?? Anyone else curious?

I was a "two" tampon, super plus plus one or two pad every hour, my sister was the same way, I suppose it's in the genes, my mom had very bad periods too and ended up with a hysterectomy. Both my sister and I had the ablations and I guess for some women it can stop your period completely which would have been fine by us as we're both done with that part of our life but I guess having a "normal" period is better than a really heavy one! good luck to you brandyII.

I kind of had a feeling you liked frogs, I'm not sure why maybe I'm psychic, you're doing well though, congrats! brandyII:thumbup:

My primary doc took me off my metformin prior to surgery as he thought my diabetes type II would disappear. I was his only lap band patient so he had no clue as to the difference between lap banding and RNY. Anyway my diabetes was worse after surgery than before but I take it only for that. I have PCOS but am past the child bearing phase of my life and to control my heavy periods I had an uterine ablation which I don't think is an option for women who still want to have children. But I was a heavy period person and not a no-period person.

That sucks, but at least you live in a good town for an emergency! My daughter had lorazepam when she was in HS for the panic attacks she'd get during the day. It was a pretty over crowded school and just going into the halls between classes would set them off. Supposedly it worked fairly quickly. Today I forgot my new antidepressant and by 6:00PM I started getting my "brain sparks" like I have when I go off it completely and it was just a few hours late! I thought maybe my new med wasn't working and then I looked in my pill case and I had just forgotten to take it! :smile: Hope you're feeling better, brandyII!

froggie, cool ticker:cool:

No probs, this place got really quiet and boring last week and all of the sudden boom!! It's turned into WWIII:thumbup: but at least it's not boring!

Wow, someone has "mad skills"!!!!

Wow Tracy, that's is a problem. Sorry you have to go through this and can imagine it would be depressing. I would suggest you start a new thread talking about this so that more people will see it and you'll get more responses. Maybe under comps or something like that. Take care brandyII.:smile:

Good luck Starrgirrl, glad they found the problem and it wasn't in your head like mine is!! take care brandyII

Forget the sleeve, I think I'd need the whole shirt!!

Go to "Edit Profile", on the right of your screen, I am no genus when it comes to computers, I can type!! But I was able to do the ticker from Graphical Tickers and Trackers: Weight Loss, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy... If this doesn't help you then someone else can chime in, brandyII

Newest addition to the family comes in June, will be an African Grey Congo Parrot. This will be my daughter's bird but as she's 19 and lives at home still was wondering if anyone had advice on names or advice in general if you're familiar with these birds. It is being hand fed and weaned prior to picking him/her up. She and my husband already went out and bought the new abode and it's much nicer than the one I live in! Anyway feel free to comment especially if you don't feel like discussing lap bands today. I will accept names from those who do not have birds:biggrin:. My idea was to have an African name because it is an African bird even though it's never been to Africa, maybe that's dumb. My daughter doesn't know I'm doing this and would kill me if she knew!:frown: Thanks brandyII. We already have two cockatiels and this baby is being raised around dogs which is a good thing since I also have two dogs.

babs0101, That's crazier than my house!! We brought home the bird today. On the way home my I called my daughter and she changed her name from Momiji, which I had just learned to "Cherry", which I thought was a cute name since she has that red tail but then found out she named her after the character from the movie "Planet Terror" the girl go go dancer with the machine gun leg!!!!:smile::ohmy: I've refused to watch that film but my DDs and my DH are into those types of flicks but I'll just try not think about it but Cherry is a cute name anyway. My youngest dog, Kiba, the two year old was a bit excited to say the least, he's a mix between a rotty and something, "rescue dog" should say no more. Anyway the bird is very cute but it's our first "major" bird and so it's going to take time to get used to all of us but was raised around German shepherds so I found that to be a good thing. She loves celery so far and is doing well so far. I may need this thread in the future for issues that will most definitely pop up again!!, thanks brandyII. Tatu is a cute name for a bird, have you ever thought of sending in a feather for a DNA test? Mine did cost $40 but my daughter would not have been happy not knowing the sex.

Good, I need confirmation sometimes to know I'm doing it right, lol!!

larinshine, Sorry you lost a friend like that how horrible take care brandyII:frown:

Tommaney, Did it work? brandyII

Ok, I go there and it I don't know where you do the request part???? What's wrong with me???????????????????

Thanks, the one I'm reading now is called "Self Esteem Comes In All Sizes" by Carol A. Johnson and it's so good you don't want to put it down! It really nails me to a "T". I don't know if she's written any more recent books but it's still relevant today and to me. Just was written prior to the massive "WLS craze going on now. Anyway it's the first book on my lists of "to reads" and am finding some insight that I never have had before and it's almost cathartic in a way. I've come to realize that there were many issues I needed to work out prior to surgery, as you probably already know, but since I already am banded I'm using the info to help me move forward in a healthier way of life mentally, emotionally and physically, thanks brandyII:smile:

I don't think it's because he's black I think it's the what he stands for and how he delivers his message and it's very attractive and almost a relief to most people. I see him as someone people want as a president because they see qualities in him that are admirable as a lot of people have been ashamed of their president/country. Or at least told they should be ashamed. As a "middle of the roader" and someone who is for the first time "OLDER" than a possible president, I see his appeal to most younger people and people who aren't conservative in their view. I like him myself and would like to see a change in this country especially for the better. I have a hard time with understanding black and white. Black father, white mother, but he's black. I am 1/4 Hispanic but you would never know it by looking at me and never even met my Hispanic grandfather. Am I Hispanic, I don't speak the language, love the culture, love the food, but that's a different story don't know if that's nurture/nature. I guess in this country every little detail is so important especially when running for office, race, religion etc... Just a thing I have a hard time grasping, ok one of millions! I still won't make up my find until I see McCain and Obama debate each other and hopefully by election time I can make up my mind without hesitation. brandyII:smile:

You're right, lol, it should be called fight club but then can we "talk about fight club"? At least fight club had rules right? I don't know if it's a room that could ever be pleasant for everyone. Sometimes I think people just post stuff for shock value, especially when it comes to things like religion and politics or whatever is popular or unpopular at the moment. It does happen to be the most interesting place on Lap Band Talk though, it's can be like a car accident you just can't stop looking!! brandy II

MacMadame, I know about breaks as I totally freaked out and needed a break because I guess I just got too invested and the other day I just felt like I was being hit in all directions, not just on Lap Band. So as that's been said I just want you to know that you're a real asset to this forum banded or not banded yet and I appreciate all you've contributed and find you to be one of the most interesting people here and always enjoy your posts! I wish I had come to this forum prior to banding would have learned a lot more. brandyII.:smile: