Accompany your firstborn to her/his university, and then say goodbye. My heart goes out to all the parents going through these separations at this back to school time of year. Whether you are watching them walk into kindergarten or dropping them off at their dorm...it is just one more step of theirs towards independence. Which is, of course, a great thing.

Anyway, suddenly my band is newborn, with a level of restriction such as I've never known. And this reminds me how our bands are so reactive! Heat, stress, cold, colds, some mention flying (that's not one of mine), our bands inhale and exhale along with us. It's something you can't know until you are banded (and something I wasn't educated on by my surgeon, but that's ok).

I was just about to go get another fill but I think I'll just take advantage of this "free" restriction before facing the needle again.

Hope you all are doing well and enjoying fall (if in the northern hemisphere) or spring (if below).

Good to see you back on the forum!

Don't you make me cry now. Don't do it!

I'm missing my lovely daughters who returned to college two weeks ago. No longer freshmen, but it still is rough on Mama. You're right. Our bands definitely react to stress. I had amazing restriction and satiety the whole month of July which was super stressful for me. But then in August my appetite came back. It's a process.....

Edited September 5, 201411 yr by JustWatchMe

Thanks. I go off line for all but work crises during the summer. But I'm back and feeling great, except for this separation anxiety

HUGS parishell