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OH Juli

By OH Juli, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Janine    0

Janine
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Thanks Denise,

I agree quality of life, there is something to be said about that. I was pbing everything. Why do you think it happened, do you think stress or just that the band has a mind of its own? It just started getting tighter and tighter:eek:

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OH Juli    15

OH Juli
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Denise

Did we know you had an unfill? Sorry if you posted and I didn't catch that. What's the story? How are you now?

Janine

I can't imagine the hurt I'd do if I got an unfill right now, because my will power is at an all time low since being banded. The band is the only thing keeping me from falling off the wagon completely.

Both of you, keep us posted.

Juli

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thickchickTEXAS    0

thickchickTEXAS
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So Im trying to up load some up to date pics and i cant!!! I have them saved to my computer but I cant put them on here

HELP!!!! It keeps asking me to put in the URL of the Image

What is that???

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Denise    0

Denise
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I have eczema---got it as an adult--and it is the type that is triggered by my nervous system---AWESOME (insert major sarcasm!) With the start of school and the the heat in my classroom in Dallas--it was the ingredients needed for a flare up from the utter depths of Satan's colon!

Anywho, because of the swelling of my skin etc.. it only made sense that my insides would swell too. (I had not had a flare up since my surgery) So basically I started Pbing more than usual---throwing up Water and coffee---could continue with it and didn't want a slip, so I went to my doctor and he was going to take out just a bit---well after he took out 1cc they had me drink some Water and I had a little pain (like it was going to come up)--so he decided to side with caution and do a complete unfill. Then I had to go to my GP and get a three week major dose of Steroids--that's right girls--moon pie face medicine!

Major freak-out moment. I was completely deflated until a couple of ago and I got a fill under fluoro (no slip :o) --very conservative--still think I need a little more. But as I was saying before, I don't want to get as much as I was before--just in case of another flare up.

So there was my story--:phanvan

Denise

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momlambert    77

momlambert
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So glad things have straightened out for you, Denise. That had to be miserable. Hope you are back to your disappearing self again in no time!

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demsvmejm    5

demsvmejm
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Thick chick.....You have to put your pictures in some online account, ...I use Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

It's free, you just open an account and download your pics from your computer onto Photobucket, then from there you use the URL from that to copy and paste into your LB profile.

It took me a while to figure it out.

Perhaps someone else can give you more details, I'm no computer whiz.

hope it works for you

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thickchickTEXAS    0

thickchickTEXAS
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Hey There Demsvmejm :eek:

My Company Has Photo Bucket Blocked They Succcckkkkk!!!

I Have The Pics Saved On My Computer And I Have Them Saved On Curvy Chick Community.com Under The Same Name So Look At My Progress There:) :car: :) :)

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OH Juli    15

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Hey There Demsvmejm :eek:

My Company Has Photo Bucket Blocked They Succcckkkkk!!!

I Have The Pics Saved On My Computer And I Have Them Saved On Curvy Chick Community.com Under The Same Name So Look At My Progress There:) :car: :) :)

That didn't work! fooey

If you send me your pics in email I'll post them for you.

Juli

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Nikki    0

Nikki
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hey- where is everyone?

ther've been no posts for 3 days!!

I went to see the nutritionist on friday.

Since I have been having more Protein for Breakfast, every lb that I have lost has been body fat, and in a month I've gone down another point on the bmi chart. YAY me :)

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