Gone for Good Club - April 2006

[LindaV 0]

Ok, count me in for May!

[PhotoNut 7]

Well phooey! I've made the neatest score cards but the LBT code wont hold the formatting when I paste it in here. Give me some time to dwell on it and I'll come up with something in the morning.

Nite ya Losers! *big smile*

[SkyeBlu 0]

Ok i'm about to flipping lose my mind!!

Over the past months between the stress of work, home and the adjustments of my band I have been a bit stressed, borderline overloaded, and anxious. When the events of Dukes cancer diagnosis, surgery etc came down the pike I damn near had a full on mental breakdown. After Dukes 2nd day home I found myself sitting in my car sobbing hysterically because I had just verbally assaulted an 80 year old woman for standing to close to me in the pharmacy, as I was sitting there I was feeling so sad, lost and out of controll. I put my car in drive and bee-lined for my doctors office. She is a wonderfull woman who has an amazing staff, they got me right in and spent quite a bit of time talking with me and helping me take a deep breath. Between my doctor and I we made the decision to put me on Effexor for anxiety and depression. I have been on it nearly a month now and my insurance just declined the perscription because "they don't see how I can be that depressed" ARE THEY FRIGGIN KIDDING ME???

Their suggestion is this......I need to go off the effexor....stay off for 30 days...THEN go on a "generic" anti-depressent for 60-90 days THEN if that doesn't work I can go back on Effexor. One of the side effects with effexor is if you go off it too fast it causes a re-occurance of the original symptoms at an accelerated/higer rate (i'm thinking wheee fun).

My question for them is this....will they post my bail when I become "clock-tower" material??????

I so absolutely am disgusted by the insurance system.

[PhotoNut 7]

Good lord.. how utterly rediculous!!!

Call your Dr in the morning and tell her what happened. See if she will give you samples. I've been on Effexor since December and I haven't paid for any yet. My Dr fills up a brown paper lunch sack with all of the samples she can stuff in there! In fact, I'm going back next week to get my next supply.

Maybe your Dr will write a nasty gram to the insurance company for you too. You can't just "get off of Effexor" like that. It takes time to wean yourself so you don't have miserable side affects. Grrr.. how stupid and grrr.. ASSININE can they be??

[SkyeBlu 0]

Duke is having a rough go with the chemo so once I have him dialed in a little better I will be taking on the insurance system, until then I will be relying on samples as well

[Kim_8 2]

SkyeBlu -

Sorry about the pain in the butt insurance company! They can be downright inhuman sometimes. Hey - I just wanted to let you know that my uncle is going through chemo right now. A company called Mannatech sells glyconutrient based supplements. He's been loading up on the main product (and some of the others). His cancer has metastacized from his lungs to his liver, lymph nodes, kidneys, spine and brain. His red blood cell count had dropped too low to continue chemo. He's been taking these products and his red cell blood counts have stayed high enough to continue the chemo treatments. He has up and down days, but he really believes the products are helping him to stay stronger during this. The product is made to help promote cellular communication. I actually work for Mannatech (have for a long time) and I do believe that the products help. Feel free to PM me and let me know if you'd like any info. I'm so sorry you all are going through this!

[Kim_8 2]

C 180.0 (-54 lbs total, -.5 over last week)

I am retaining more Water than the Hoover Dam. I can't get ANY of my rings off. Ughhhhhhhhh!!!!!

[the best me 6]

Skye, there's a sticky thread in Support for prayer requests. I run through it on occasion and pray for the requests listed there. I'm sure many many others do as well. Please go list your hubby there. And you, too! I'm really sorry. (((((hugs))))

Is today Wed? 183.8 this morning. I think that's a 0 loss. But I forgot to cut/paste so I'm doing that now. Here we go, gang!

The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 183.8 (-58.2 lbs total, no change this week)

No cut/paste required...leave me be for this week, P'nut! Weeks of maintaining = a dip in the scale soon. "I'll see you, 179! I will! Just you wait!!!!!!"

[NaturalBeauty 2]

Good morning to all,

I hope that everyone has a good and productive day!

C-213 (-2lbs this week, total loss -70lbs)

[FunnyDuddies 6]

Ok pnut. here are my stats.

H-372, S-July 28th, J-340, G-120, C-355

[LSasha 0]

Love the Honors section:clap2:

Joined: 280

Last week: 271

Current: 261

Total Loss 4 the wk: 10lbs

[legallyKristin 0]

C 239 (-6 this week)

YAH! I LOVE MY BAND, now that I've gotten my fill!!

Kristin

[ScrapKarla 0]

C 250 (-60lbs total, no change this week)

[Tricia K. 0]

C 201 (- 72 pounds total, - 1 this week)

Knock, knock....199 where are you????

[mychevygirl 0]

OMG! one week from tomorrow I'll be banded !!!!!. I'm on liquid diet so weight loss looks great!

Gotta go heading to Curves !

H 380/ J 351.5/ C 322 (-57) lbs preband, -5.o this week