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Everything posted by BayougirlMrsS
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Man you go away for a bit and everyone gets sexier and sexier..... We ventured out to Atl Nov. 11th to see The Rolling Stones.... OMG it was amazing. We were scheduled to go a couple of years ago, but it was postponed due to a Hurricane.... Then Covid, so we didn't get to go. This time the Mr. made it happen. We flew to ATL for the night and flew back the next day. He has been online shopping and I told him he needs to stop.... (but not really). He bought this little "ribbed" number and i saw that you all posted your ribbed dresses..... so here's mine. I couldn't get a good shot of dress and boots so they are separate. The boots were bought a few years ago when we first started dating and they fit so much nicer now. The boots are black, don't know why they look gray.
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spams in left shoulder blade area
Lots of people get them as a trigger sign that they overate......... Are you overeating? Some people get a runny nose, hiccups, belches.
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Love Wow Sophie you look great
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Alcohol ?
yes she was........ but..... Addiction transfer, or cross addiction, after bariatric surgery occurs when individuals trade compulsive eating for other compulsive behaviors. There is also strong evidence of a biological reason for cross addiction. Studies show various forms of transfer addiction in up to 30 percent of patients who have had bariatric surgery. For these patients, food is no longer being a source of comfort, distraction, reward or escape. Other behaviors or substances now substitute for eating, and can become problematic. “Process addictions,” such as gambling, shopping and sex addiction can occur, as well as addictions to alcohol and other drug abuse. In some cases, after a period of initial remission, food addiction can reoccur. I drink, but it's never to an excess and i rarely ever have anything with bubbles in it.
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holy WOW!!!!!!!!!!! you look amazing....
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Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first
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Our trip to Chicago was a huge hit..... If any of you are in the area.... and money is no object, make a reservation at NEXT restaurant..... it was amazing. The photo in front of the flowers was at The Drake hotel and the other was Buckingham Fountain Dress from Dillard by TH
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Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?
Get an uber
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All of you "shoe" people like me. I bought these Friday not thinking I would love them as much as I do. Normally, shoes between the toes and me don't get along... If you see them at Dillards or on line.... try them out. I bought the black and the white
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Laxatives
if i get backed up i take two Dulcolax and in about an hour or so....
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Completely over the darn scale
Your SX sounds like an A-hole.......... sounds like you are doing good... Keep on keeping on.
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Chicago...... suggestions
@lizonaplane Thank you so much. We were thinking doing the Aquarium too, but someone told us it would be too much for one day.... What do you think? We are definitely people that like to make reservations....
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Chicago...... suggestions
So my husband and I are headed to Chicago for Labor Day weekend. I'll be getting there late Friday. He will already be there for work. I have never been to Chicago and need tips on where to eat and what to see. We will be staying at the Drake. I'm pretty sure Saturday we are going to a ball game. Need an upscale place to have a good romantic dinner. Sunday I think we are doing the Fields Mus.... We need something to possibly do after we also need a place to eat that night. I'm headed home on Monday morning.
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wow wow wow..... you look amazing.
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Lab Band Removal Experience?
Female: 42 at the time 2009 (insurance covered), HW 232lbs. Best weight 143lbs. No problems with band till the slip due to a bad stomach virus in 2017 (diff, insur, and not covered) had to pay apx 5k OOP, still 143lbs. No doctor would do a revision as they all said.... I "didn't weigh enough". Fast forward..... 2017-2019 I put back 30lbs. Came to the conclusion that I would have to go to MEX to get a revision. May 2019, I finally got my divorce property settlement. Headed to Mex. But then as luck would have it, I found a dr. 10 min from me. I still had to pay OOP, and it would be more, but I would not have to fly and all the other humbug. So I paid OOP 14k for a revision to the sleeve 8/28/19. I was 173lbs, today i'm at 123lbs. Was your removal done in an outpatient facility or in a hospital? Surgery center. Was a hospital stay required? One night How long did the surgery take? 30 min. No scaring, no erosion, no GERD, pretty open and shut. SX said if band had not slipped, I would still have her. What was your experience after the surgery? Lots of pain? How long did it take you to recover? After SX I had a little gas. I had no pain at all. SX was on Thursday and I was back at work on Monday. Was your removal covered by insurance even if WLS is not? It was not. Sleeve SX was just as easy, less the one week liq diet. Sleeved on Wednesday and back to work on Monday.
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Why not? You look great.....
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The Mister did it again.......... Picked out this Red Dress. Wore to a wine tasting. Those are the shoes on the shelf above my head I wore with it.
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wow..... talk about upstaging the bride..... you look amazing......
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Thinking about Lap Band surgery
pm'd you
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beautiful..... plus I've always loved that belt....
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you are so right to wait on the Vax. My friend Donna who i adore's skin issues flared up so bad after her vax. She said her dr is seeing an influx of patients that have Autoimmune problems coming in. I feel so bad for her. my hubby got the vax, he was down for 2 day. So, i'll just wait. Sophie you are soooooo talented.
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thanks.... i appreciate you saying so it was bought off of venus
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@Sophie7713 You look beautiful... i have been craving a dog.... yummm
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Vacation 3 months after surgery?
as long as you know you will be altering how and what you eat you should be ok. It wasn't a "big" vacation, but i few and got married less than 30 days after sleeve sx. I swam, I rode a bike for 10 miles, and even went horseback riding. Japan is on our to go list.......... We went to Italy may 2019, and i was sleeved 8/28/19...... it was amazing. We flew into Venice for a few day, then a train ride to Florance a few days and then to Rome....and home.