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I thought of a craving killer! Ice, I keep party ice in the freezer for times when I am not hungry, but my mouth feels empty and mischievous. It's crunchy, keeps my tongue busy and the cold kind of numbs the tastebuds. Plus it helps with getting my water in. Then again, with my recent plateau (cake) you shouldn't take anything I say too seriously this week.

Since Dr. Neal (pacsurgical) got fluoroscopy up and running his fills have jumped to $350 per fill, $150 for alterations within a week of fill date. Ouch! Not bashing him since we all love our surgeons, just saving the office staff phone/email time answering this question for everybody. NWWLS told me that they do not do fills for MX patients. I understand the Doctors Fox do take MX patients, but I think they do blind fills. This last part could be wrong...

Tylenol makes a liquid for adults, it tastes like cough syrup and is so much easier than hacking up a sticky tablet that got stuck. Eeeew. I use the Centrum chewables because they contain trace minerals. Flintstones or gummies usually do not and just have way too much sugar for me to feel good about. Besides who wants to try to do the converison math? Luck to you Dody!

endoscopic62 says he is in Bulgaria, so cancel your flights hopeful bandsters.

Thank you Dr. Pleatman for letting us know about this. I will make a call or two as well and hopefully we can create enough of a nuisance to encourage people to do the right thing. *cue hokey superhero theme music*

Hopefully I got enough punctuation that I didn't offend any innocents on the index page. I am flustered, and just generally in a state of nastiness because I joined the GfGC (Gone for Good Club) on March first, right? Wanted to do something nice for myself, responsible, right? Well this damn cake is sitting on the bottom of my fridge. A HUGE Costco cake with happy little blue flowers all over it! It has been there since the 28th of Feb. and isn't getting much smaller. I'd throw it out but its not mine and I am trying to instill a love of Birthdays in my husband who is a reformed JW. I hate it! I go for a nice glass of tea, or for some milk, or even my fat-free chicken salad I made from scratch and I see this pastry from hell sitting there looking SO innocent! Anyone want some cake, its really good... :doh: OK this is just a rant, but c'mon... How is that for timing. The last three days have been so hard. I hope the rest of March is less difficult. Really, if you want some cake, just let me know...

Having been a mandatory reporter (human services field) for so many years my opinion is that you should continue to call *WHEN* 1) You hear anything that sounds like abuse. 2) Your neighbors are being disruptive and a nuisance after 10 pm. 3) You are feeling afraid for your safety, tell the person you are calling whether it is the dispatcher or CPS. Call for the threats if you feel the need, just don't allow children to be harmed. Spanking can still be justified some of the time, but beatings cannot. At a certain point it becomes your responsibility to act. Act on the side of caution.

Donna, I wanted to warn you about the headache, but it sounds like you have already discovered it. It gets a lot worse, but should be on its way out by late tomorrow (today?). That is just what happens when you break the carb addiction. The diet gets easier when your head stops aching. Are you on the low-carb diet? Or just liquids?

I hated it and am so glad I wasn't foolish enough to buy mine! I am with Marcus. My teeth and jaw hurt every morning. I was jaw clenching while my nose was doing the breathing. My insurance only paid for the testing and two months rental fees. Luckily, that was all the time I needed to get the diagnosis on my medical record and decide I didn't want to use CPAP ever again. Even though ins. wouldn't cover WLS, having the OSA diagnosis will allow me to write-off surgery and fills on my taxes. I have only lost 25 pounds, but my DH says that I have not snored for the last two weeks. Yay! So, my advice Kelli? Since you are post-op, you probably won't need it for more than a year. Rent until you know if you'll like it. You cannot E-Bay medical equipment. Aargh!

Oooh, and Dawg. It is aways wonderful to see someone who knows and can recite the 'Man's Prayer'

Hey Everyone ~ My name is Brenda, I live in WA just outside of Seattle with my Husband of two years who I met in a National Service program 11 years ago in Denver (at 170#), and my two year old daughter, Soren who is my joy, my heart, and my legacy. I have gained weight steadily since being placed on my first "diet" at eight years old, my dear old dad thought he knew best... I was not overweight at the time and I hope that my genes lean toward thinness for Soren's sake. I weighed 265# my Senior year of High School. Before our daughter, I was a Mental Health Counselor with the county and a volunteer National Responder with the Red Cross completing twelve assorted floods, fires, tornado/hailstorms, and air-crashes (9/11). Now, I look forward to starting the garden later this month. The digits: S~ 312 J~ 287 G~ 180

Pat- I use rubbing alcohol on all my electronics. The moisture evaporates almost instantly and the grime comes off as quickly as using soap & water. No streaks! I have a 2 year old and clean my TV and monitor at least once/week. This also works for the keyboard. Get some cheap swabs and a big chunk of time... Magic Erasers are the best. Here's an idea for the sink again- is the problem discoloration on the drain? If you are looking to impress (short term beauty) try brasso on a really dry drain. It removes tarnish like those black or green splotches on the non-stainless steel part.

Shower doors? You know what really works incredibly? Lighter fluid... You have to clean it all off, but it works like an eraser on nastiness in general. It works for stickers and decals too (you have to score the vinyl ones though) Do not use on plastics or paint because it can remove finishes.

Does it look nicer when it's wet? Once I was housesitting for someone while they were selling their house. Before a showing, I would rub a small amount of cooking oil into the metal with a paper towel. Gleaming gorgeousness...

:eek: <--- I just died laughing! You should be more careful next time.

Thanks TommyO and Wheetsin! Love these posts. I didn't get the difference between effect/affect until working in Mental Health, and then only after a lot of struggle. Some people (me) I guess. And raise a CARCASS? HA! I sympathize with the posters who defend grammar and spelling issues. Dyslexia - no big. I am happy to read everyones posts.

I have almost the opposite problem. I kept most of my skinnier clothes as I gained. I told myself that I would wear them again soon. Now I have all of these clothes, a closet full of unwearables, a testament to my growth in failure. Being banded and motivated I keep wanting to clean out my closet. Less than a year away from being able to wear all my gear, and I keep trying to throw it out! Shame on me! I probably wear 3% of my clothes 98% of the time. The other 97% don't fit yet. Arrrrrrrgh!

I waited a week and a half. Yeah that port incision is a bear isn't it? My doctors exact advice was "as tolerated" so you can either jump back on or wait him out for a month or more. GRAPHIC DISCUSSSION OF SEXUAL POSITIONS AHEAD We had luck, and less jostling with my husband standing and me laying perpendicular on the bed, right up to the edge. Our bed is really tall and so is my husband. Also, try the couch. Sit on his lap facing. Being on top means that you control not only what feels good, but what doesn't. You don't get caught trying to stop him with your face pressed into the mattress. *evil smirk*

I haven't had a beer yet. I HAVE had a diet soda or three. I started out very slowly and discovered that not only was it more comfortable, but the soda actually tasted better after stirring, shaking or removing most of the carbonation through another devious method (bubble blowing, tee hee). Maybe because I only have one fill, maybe because I sip at a snails pace, but I don't have any troubles, just burps.

I was on the liver shrinking diet too. Tuna was allowable as long as I didn't use any fats on it. You cheated, but in the grand scheme of things you probably didn't break ketosis. Adkins people can have fats but liver shrinkers can't (or so I am told), because we need to use all the liver fat we can. Adding dietary fat does not encourage liver shrinkage. The liver is a huge, fatty organ in obese people and higher BMI'ers are more at risk of bleeding and complications if the liver is "in the way". So even though you broke diet, you didn't go for carbs that would have stopped your progress. Hope this was helpful, I just went through it and asked SO many questions it drove everyone bonkers.

Much earlier on someone made the argument that a locked forum would protect under eighteeners from offensive material. Wanna hear my two pennies? Reading about sex, even NASTY sex is healthier than banding kids under 18. Why would they even come to the board? Of course this touches on a whole other topic that would best be explored on the discussion board, right?

It sounds like Kathy and Dody have some great ideas! Without the information... If you are freshly post-op or fill- some people have a lot of luck with a heating pad. It loosens and relaxes the muscles that seize up after being 'screwed around with'. Hope you are not dangerously dehydrated at this point. Stay close to the phone, K?

Pretty self explanatory.. *choking with laughter* eeeeew!..(sympathetically)

:note: :note2: Happy Bandiversary to you :note2: :note: And excellent on the 80!! Thats more than ten pounds above the average, isn't it? Woo Hoo!

Dody, I am new too. I figure that if it doesn't work in the real world why should it work here. People are always happy to see friends and to reply to what hits a chord with them. Sorry if you feel ignored. It's just not practical to require everyone to acknowldge everyone else. There are lots of threads where the conversation is slow and easy. Introductions is a great place to meet people not already in a social circle (or affiliated with either of the dominant 'camps') Now to the grammar gunk - I loathe the misuse of the letter 's' and apostrophes! Doctors = more than one Doctor Doctor's = belonging to the Doctor Doctors' = belonging to the Doctors Wanna read a funny book for punctuation freaks like me? 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves'