AngelaT

llitltweety,

It was so nice meeting you today! I hope everything went well. I will try to call you a bit later today. As you saw at the hospital it is hard for me to have a normal lunch at work since I tend to get paged away in the middle. Take lots of care!

Angela :ranger:

Hi there everyone. It was nice to catch up on how everyone is doing. I am so sorry Jess that your going threw those issues. I can't even amagine how scared you must have been and the pain....ouch!!! I sure hope everything is okay and you recover quickly. I have summer fever right now!!!! It is sooooo beautiful outside and being stuck in an office everyday all day is not working for me!!!! I want out of my cage. I am trying different tanning lotions. Do any of you use tanning lotions? I am super pale so do not have much olive tone to my skin and need some help from the bottle. Which brand is the best to not make you look like a bright orange color.

Hi Vikki!

Did you get my e-mail? Did you check out our new rainforest group thread yet? You looked soooooo beautiful Sunday!! I use Neutrogena tanning and firming lotion...no orange :-) Great to see you again and so nice to meet other bandsters!:clap2:

I am bumping this one so you can see it is around...sorry I did not mention at lunch that we should do this. I e-mailed Vikki and I hope she will let you know via private e-mail!

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Hi Vikki and everyone! It was great meeting all of you yesterday.

Let's keep in touch on this thread and via e-mail.

Have a wonderful day!!

Angela

AngelaT-- how do I private message you.. I would like to ask you a few questions on some issues that I'm having....

Click on my name next to my avatar(pic) and choose the private message option once the window opens. You can also find me at www.band2gether.net and under professional advice click ask Dr. trumbauer. Have a great day!:welldoneclap:

Hello everyone! I am back from Kauai... it as wonderful!! I have been reading your posts... Tom or anyone if you are interested in helping your symptoms in a more natural way please private mail me... remember that isd what I do for sa living... and I REVERSED my multiple sclerosis symptoms!!! I No longer take anything more than an occassional aspirin and have NO health problems what so ever. A few years ago I could NOT walk, now I do anything (almost) I want... snorkeling in Hawaii, trkking through ther Amazon, climbing Machu Picchu in Peru... believe me pharmaceuticals can actually make you sicker in many cases plus we also need to treat Mind, Body and Spirit not just one as they are aall linked!

Tom...I am worried about you... private message me... take lots of care and please eat MORE calories... good ones!

When were you all meeting at Disney? I didn't see any invite.......

It was for tose in Southern Cal, but if you can make it...great!!! it is June 10 for lunch at Downtown Disney. Vikki posted it a while back. It will be right after my first fill so I will have soup! Let Vikki know if you can make it!:eek:

where is everyone????? Tom, what did the doc say?

I wasn't wanting to stop losing weight but kind of stablize where I'm at for a couple of months and then lose the rest, or at least slow down the weight loss to a more than 2 pounds per month. I went to my family doctor today and was weighed there. That was the scale where I was 316 on 3/31/06. Today I was 216 so 100 pounds in just under 14 months. My family doctor felt I was at a good weight now too and is concerned some of my recent health issues are due to losing too much weight too quickly. Had blood drawn, an EKG and a chest x-ray this morning in hopes of finding out why I have zero energy and my blood pressure, already naturally low, is going even lower. Should have the results next week but I've been off work for a week now. I do something, take a nap, do something, take another nap. Not sure if my RA is causing it, my nutrition, or that I'm old and lazy (use to say old, fat and lazy).

Need a quick nap now before I go out and milk the goats yet again by hand. The milk machine is giving me fits!

Tom

Dear Tom,

You are probably doing TOO MUCH! I would be exhausted if I did all that You do!! Make sure you are eating plenty of good foods, no sugar or caffeine since these are Not good for RA and please yahe Vitamins..good ones from a health food store especially the B's! Go to www.band2gether.net and go to Ask Dr. Trumbauer and you will see some suggestions I wrote for RA and autoimmune diseases. remember your good fats...Omega 3 mostly aas flaxseed oil, almonds avocado, and eating fish...but avoid fish oil capsules...they can hurt the liver if taken too much.

Make sure you get 8 hours of sleep. Take care!

Hi Everyone. I was away in Phoenix, AZ for mothers day but celebrated it last Thurs. with my kids. My mom is out of town so only got to talk to her on the phone. Tom, you are doing sooooo goood. I can't wait until I get to a point that people are telling me there is nothing left to loose!!!! It hasn't really been too noticable yet on the weight loss. I did have an ex boyfriend that is in our circle of friends say that I am looking really good. That was a nice ego booster. I am going to try the calcuim/magnesium combo. I tend to get so sore after work outs and that would really help. I hope they have it in liquid form. You guys have the best advice. I haven't been able to loose much and hoping to get back on the exercise this week to help drop. It is so hard and I have been so hungry lately. I am really trying to do the 5 small meals a day to help control my hunger. Hope everyone is doing well.

Connie, I will keep your sister in my prayers. That is very scary. What caused that? Is it something that would have developed over time or just all of a sudden? How old is she? very scary.

They have chewables at Whole Foods. So is Disney still on?

Hey Dr. Angela--I have a question for you--I have started working with a personal trainer, and she told me that taking magnesium will help with sore muscles after a workout. How much should I be taking? I got some 250 mg tablets, but I'm not sure if I should just take it once a day or more. Any ideas about that? Thanks. Where is evryone? Must be a busy week for everyone. Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi Connie,

Actually your best bet is Calcium and magnesium combined so if you have not opened the bottle exchange it for the combo..they help each other absorb and together they help your muscles relax better and it is good for your bones. take after exercise one pill and before bedtime to help you sleep better. Only take two on days you exercise...otherwise I like to take it before bed so I can sleep better.

Thanks Vikki! How wonderful! What adorable children... Happy mother's day to you and to all the Mom's on this thread.

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I wanted to WISH everyone that is a Mom Happy Mothers Day!!!!!

I wanted to share with everyone a picture of the reason I am a happy mom. My children are the joy in my life and they are the ones that make me want to be a better me. Our children learn how to be adults by example. So I want to be a good mom and be a good example and by doing this I strive to be a better me. My kids are a blessing from God and I thank him every day for letting me know the joy and love of being a mother. Being a mom is the hardest job there is but it give us so much joy, love and happiness it is always WORTH IT!!!!!!! Have a great weekend everyone.

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MIsty...I am SO sorry to hear about your band...but I am happy that you will be healthy. That is the most important thing. You lost a lot of weight and you have learned now how to eat better and smaller portions so you can continue on your journey. Please update us and continue posting...you will ALWAYS be a November bandster! You are part of the family! A BIG HUG!!!

WOW Tom, you are SOOOOOOO busy!! You are getting a workout just with what you are doing at home!! It is like having 2 full-time jobs! MAybe you can pay someone to come in half a day once a week to help clean the house and maybe do a load of laundry or two. A HS student would not charge too much.

Tom,

That is a wonderful story!!! Congratulations!!! Glad to hear from you again...I guess due to nicer weather it has been rather quiet here in Nov. Bandsters.... I guess you have been busy woth the goats...and I htought maybe you had found a grilfriend since you do not show up much lately :-)

This is my last post/...like I said I have an advice column on the other one but then you must be from Dr Aceves board...been a looon g time since I went there and Nina wanted to plan the same trip in the future...she just wanted to make sure we did it together. The other board has NO sponsors and AGAIN it was a trip for us to get together.... so now we are getting together but it was just easier to do so at Disneyland instead. I still do my private trips I charge for...just not for bandsters... anything on these boards are free. In fact I do not like the new layout full of ads all over the place. When I first mentioned the possibility of a trip it was long before they even thought of ads and sponsors! About 6 months ago???The other one I give official advice as I was asked to by the owners/sponsors...along with the rest of advice in other threads whic we all do. You do NOT know me, have no idea who I am and threfore do not have the RIGHT to lie about my intentions. How sad to be where you are at! Hope you can become a happier person someday.

Part of what was posted on another board:

>>the cost is $1,500 double occupancy, for 1 week, ALL inclusive, EXCEPT air fare. It includes my workshops and all activities at the resort which includes two trips a day to the deeper reef for snorkeling, dolphin encounter, picnics. My relaxation and healing workshops which will add to your total and well being. The shallow reef is the resorts backyard.<<

Now it is $300 more @ $1800 yet the workshops are free. When several people started complaining about using the list that way Angela explained they were negative and she would take the trip to other bandsters instead.

Now, I'm done and I won't post in this thread again.

I has posted the poll here first and the only reason they asked me to refrain from posting is because YOU had conplained. Also because they are planning to have payed sponsors soon and since I had not talked to them first about thr trip it was best if I deleted it. By the way,,,tge cost of these trips goes up wuth time and gas prices... the lower the room availability the higher the prices...or don't you know that. The other board likes me and respects me enough to be their UNPAID natural advisor... they said in the future we could try to plan the same trip together. Most of the work I do is for FREE! I have heard from a few others you are a trounle maker and to not pay attention to you... I am glad i got those PM... you had really broken my heart, but now I know iit is not worth it. I just really hope You treat your patients well and with love and respect as you are a nurse and should be totally dedicated to them.

I am not attacking you. I merely saw the rest of the details on what you posted in another group, and were then asked to refrain from marketing in this manner.

I don't believe in your type of "healing", we merely disagree on this point. Nothing more.

I see you are in TX and CA. Are you licensed in those states?

YEs I am. I have been working in western medicine for over 20 years and switched over when nothing could help me there and I saw the bigger picture.I still work with hospitals that are open to natural means such as Stanford medical center. MAny medical schools now have classes on holistic studies or complmentary medicine. Dr. Weil MD has a post- graduate program for M.D.'s in holistic medicine. I believe that sometimes a combination of the two is necessary and I think that in cases of trauma and lost causes like terminal organ failure or severe accidents, broken bones and such western medicine is great. Here in California with Stanford and other medical centers we are succesfully combining both, to heal the patient faster and to decrease the times pt.s come into the hospital and also use less pharmaceutical meds which have many side effects. CAncer patients feel better throgh their chemotherapy if that is what they choose to do for their CA. The State of Washington is also very good at combining both and so is Oregon. Open heart surgeries and others recover faster when they have holistic counseling and modalities such as healing touch and reiki before surgery. Patients who recive natural therapies during the hospital stay also go home faster and with less complications. I know from my personal experience that if I had not tries all of the naturopathic things I did, and chiropractic and yoga the doctor who told me I would be in a wheelchair by now or dead...would have been right!! I am here to prove and to show others that a person CAn reverse many symptoms even in chronic illness and can live a much fuller life full of hope, love and even happiness. That is my goal in life...to give hope and teach people how to improve in mind, body and spirit.

So the trip would be $5,000? That's crazy. I can swim with dolphins in Mexico for 1,000.

NOOO!!!! The trip is NOT $5,000!! That is what I charge when I take private parties for 10 days to spend 7 days swiming with dolphins and snorkeling and classes everyday!! It includes hotel, food, trips to the reef, dolphin swims, parties, kayaking, and much more!!!! The trip for bandsters was going to be about $1,800 one week ALL inclusive except for airfare! That is COST and noone can do that by themselves...setting up all of the boat trips to the reef and classes, parties etc. it has to be done by someone. that was going to be me. Who in the US can offer all inclusive, hotel, food, boats, snorkeling, dolphins, classes, etc. for that price??? No-one. This was a VERY OLD post and it was meant to stay that way precisely because many people do not understand the power of these tuype of experiences on ones health and growth. So for any one else wanting to inquire...please i am NO LONGER OFFERING this to bandsters. ONLY to private parties interested in these experiences. Any one is welcome to contact me privately if they have an intererest in ever going. Much love to ALL...

Peace,

Angela

BTW...

You don't have an option in the poll for 'never'.

I DO NOT HEAL MS, etc. Each person is responsible for their healing as I have been for my healing of my MS. Dolphins are very inspiring and healing and helped me a great deal!! Also for this site I was not planning on charging anything extra, it is essentially the cost of the trip, lodging, snorkeling trips etc. and my classes which are to help teach how to improve your healing in whatever area are not charged for for what I wanted to do... I usually charge almost 4-$5,000 per trip of going to swim with the dolphins and the self-improvement improvement segments during my retreats, but if you had noticed the cost is minimal for the trip(the cost is what it was without a profit for me) I had intended for us bandsters to know each other and have a bigger than life experience snorkeling and swimming with dolphis in the beautiful Caribbean. I have been symptom free from MS now for over 5 years and this experience was one that helped me on my journey and has helped people with cancer, and children with other illnesses. My goal is to share what I can with people about helping themselves with the wonders of nature we have...HOPE and a positive attitude is the first step to healing. Learning how to deal with anger is at the top also. I do not understand why you are attacking me and these wonderful methods that I want to share with people.

Quick question for you girls. I was thinking of getting the Slim n Lift which is a girdle that is from right under your bra down to your knee. It is suppose to help those bulges in your back. It is 60.00 and is AS Seen on TV product. Have any of you ordered this and is it worth paying that much. I want to show off my weight loss but can't stand the rolls under my bra line on my back...........

Thanks girls!

It is preferred that you not wear anything tight. If you do just do it for a short period like a special ocassion. I am working 17 hours today at the hspital so I can't write long....

Wow you have lost 63 pounds...........that is GREAT!!!!! I am so close to getting into Onderland and it seems impossible when I have worked this hard to only drop 33 pounds. I know it is 33 less than 8 months ago but it still feels soo sooooo far away to my goal. Once I get the Onderland how do I stay there. I just don't understand what to do for my body to react the way I want it too. I know that I did not do this to be a thin model but to just be at a healthy average size. But being overweight is not just physical and that is what is the truely hard thing to manage and struggle with every day. Patients is not my strong point either. Thanks for the compliment on the picture. I hope to look at a picture some day soon and actually be happy with what I see. We are our hardest critict.

Vikki you are beautiful inside and out and remember muscle eighs more than fat!!! Really....I saw you in person and you look good!!!!!!!! now that you feel restriction take advantage of eating higher Protein even id it is protein shakes...it builds muscle and keeps away fat. I am back on track today...I hope it lasts. I do need a fill, and I think I might have to do it here in SF instead of MX just because it is easier. the last couple of minths I have not lost weight... time to buckle down again!

My husband is the best man in a wedding two weeks after my surgery. About a month ago the bride called and asked me to play a small part in the ceremony. I tried to decline but she wasn't taking no for an answer. She wants me to wear a formal gown. I've been looking for a dress but without a girdle every dress I try looks really bad. I have been assuming that two weeks out I would still be to sore to wear one. Am I wrong? Can someone that is already banded let me know what they think.

Pleqse do not wear a girdle. Not only will it be painful, but it could cause some damage if it is too tight. If you cannot wear a nice loose fitiing dress, it is best to say no. Explain that 2 weeks after surgery many people cannot even be back at work. Take care of yourself first this time. many overweigh people are so because they say yes to everyone else but themselves. Good luck!

Took me forever to figure this out. I thought YOU were the bride!!! You look like your son's sister, not his mom!!! You go girl!!!!

:embarassed: Oh...thanks!!! You made my day!!!

Wow, the pic is small, but you look like your daughter-in-law.. not your son!

There is not a picture of my daughter in-law in these... too bad... did you see the other ones on the walgreen's site? These pics are of me and my son and in the last one there is a picture of my Mom to the right... I will have to post a pic of the bride.