Elisabethsew

Here's an interesting history of Labor Day. Have a safe and enjoyable Holiday! The first Monday in September of each year has been observed as Labor Day for more than 100 years. It is a day dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers: an annual tribute paid to all workers for their contributions in making the country a better place in which to live and work. Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor, said that, “Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day…is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation.” Labor Day was born as a result of events that adversely affected workers in the 1890’s. In 1893, the Pullman Company, a railroad sleeping car manufacturer, laid off hundreds of its workers as a result of the decline in orders for railroad sleeping cars caused by a nationwide depression. Workers who remained, received pay cuts while their house rents to the company remained consistent; therefore, take-home paychecks were slashed. Workers then walked off the job and demanded higher pay and lower rents. The American Railway Union (ARU), led by Eugene V. Debs, joined the cause of the striking workers and this led to a nationwide boycott, by railroad workers, of trains carrying Pullman cars. Rioting, looting, and burning of railroad cars soon followed and mobs of non-union workers joined in. The strike immediately drew national attention. President Grover Cleveland declared the strike a federal crime and sent 12,000 troops to break it. Violence broke out and two men were killed when U.S. deputy marshals opened fire on protesters in Kensington, near Chicago. The strike failed and was declared over on August 3, 1894. Debs was imprisoned, the ARU was disbanded, and all Pullman employees from then on had to sign a pledge that they would never again unionize. The labor movement had been clamoring for a national Labor Day for some time before the Pullman strike. The year 1894 was an election year, and workers were holding protests against President Cleveland. So, President Cleveland made it a political priority to appease workers. A bill proposing the first Monday of September as Labor Day, a national holiday, was rushed through both houses of Congress and signed by President Cleveland six days after the Pullman strike was broken by troops. President Cleveland was not reelected. Gompers, in 1898, referred to Labor Day as, “the day for which the toilers in past centuries looked forward, when their rights and their wrongs would be discussed…that the workers of our day may not only lay down their tools of labor for a holiday, but upon which they may touch shoulders in marching phalanx and feel the stronger for it.”

I agree nursekathy... for a new poster, that's a pretty nasty post about a respected and respectful member of the forum.

Interesting article and surprising statistics. Thank you for sharing it.

Ending are so hard to accept but if he can't love you unconditionally and you're always the "giver" or "pleaser" in the relationship, it might be the best thing. I hope your work situation and your personal relationship works out positively.

WOW... a lot of newbies. Congratulations and welcome!

OK, the RN part of me is answering this post. Menopause is considered the absence of menstration for 12 consecutive months. If you were without your period for 2 years and now are bleeding, you really should see your OB/GYN ASAP.

Welcome. Mrs. Christy. For the most part, you will see quality postings and it's nice to have a newcomer's opinion on this. Thankfully, with the banning of certain members, peace seems to reign again.

I chose to only tell two close friends about banding but others here have given you great information.

Mandy, You and Jessie are both very supportive members. That's why it would be a loss to see you, and others, leave. It HAS been a lot better the past few days so ignore the unkind comment and please reconsider staying.

Try lying on your left side, it should help.

I would start with your favorites but please make it a point to cut up the food into small pieces and chew well. Since you don't have a fill, you shouldn't have problems. When I cut the food as I go (as opposed to cutting it all up before starting to eat), I notice the pieces are not as small and this has led to a piggyback. Good luck and congratulations on your progress.

Have you had your Iron levels checked? Iron saturation and ferritin levels are measured to assess for this condition. It would explain your tiredness.

Interesting responses. Perhaps I wish my surgeon would have been a bit more aggressive with the first 2 fills. I'm anxious but nervous about going to my Sept. appt. As I get closer to optimal restriction, I worry about PBs.

In one of the posts I read, Julie from NYC mentioned that she went for three fills in three weeks to get to a good level of restriction quickly. My surgeon takes a different approach and works patients up to a proper level of restriction. Having been banded for 5 months and not feeling ANY restriction at all until fill #3, I wondered what other peoples' experiences were with getting to an acceptable level of restriction. At this point in my post operative course, I would have liked the process to move along at a faster rate as I think I still need a small fill to get to where I will be at MY optimal level. Please share your thoughts. Thank you,

Of course you're welcome on the board.

have you tried any of the lactase-replacement products that aid digestion of lactose? The names of them escape me right now.... <!-- / message --><!-- sig --> Lactaide is the one I am familiar with.

Yes, you can use Immodium. Have you tried the ready to drink (RTD) shakes from Medifast? They are soy based. I am allergic to milk and did fine with that brand.

Mine is several inches below the bra line neatly tucked away beneath adipose (fat) tissue. LOL. Keep us posted on what your surgeon decides.

Welcome and good luck on the 3 month supervised diet. You wife is a success story so you've got a good mentor there with you.

LOL, and here I thought that was YOU. I had one years back and found it easy... too easy. It's low impact but doesn't burn many calories.

Ditto to the above. The moderators acted on the problem and life is back to normal so what exactly is the problem?

I find it sad that a handful of people had to turn a place of total support & positive energy into nothing but a nasty popularity contest. You're correct, it was a handful of people but there are MANY people on the board. If you look over the threads, only a few revolved around the two feuding groups. Now that the Hatfields and McCoys have been banned, things are getting back to the mission of the forum. Please don't judge all based on the actions of a few. Your stats speak to your success with being banding. People like you are a real value to the board and shouldn't leave.

Congratulations on losing the nearly 80 pounds! It sounds like you might need a small fill to get the scales moving to lose the last 35. Are you tracking your caloric intake? exercise?

Was Penni banned as well?

The only reason I can think of is maybe you swelled more with this fill? If you're still in pain, call the surgeon.