I hate it when people post just to post.....

[Chickie 15]

Posting just to say that I have lost 101 Lbs. as of this morning.

That is awesome! Congrats!

OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!! This is, by far, the best news I've gotten all day!!! I am beyond thrilled for you!:biggrin:

((((((((Chickie)))))))) long distance hug for you! Congrats!

I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face looking like an idjut.

Thank you muchly! I am still pretty thrilled that I got that job. While being a SAHM was in so many ways a wonderful job, I feel more human when I am working outside the home at least a couple of days a week.

Thanks again :biggrin:

The bit about the tubing caught my eye, Chickie, but I don't know the background. Do you have a separate thread with the details? I am interested to see if this is the same problem that I am having (kink in my tubing), and might be going in for surgery sometime in September to correct. I think it will be a fairly minor procedure and it isn't bothering me at the moment (not interfering with fills), so I'm not even sure I'm going to worry about getting it done.

Here's a link to my story: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/kink-my-tubing-63672/

There wasn't a thread, I did blog (or whine, take your pick) about it a bit. In a nutshell, I have had a funny rubbing sensation under my ribcage, but above my belly button when I ran for at least the last 6 to 12 months. Nothing painful, or annoying, just odd...

Went for a good run one night early this month, went to bed, an woke up at some awful hour with a real sharp, throbbing pain in the same spot under the ribcage, but above the belly button, and a nasty, nasty referred pain in my left sholder (it was worse when I took a deep breath).

So, 9am rolls around, and I make contact with my surgeon, he gets me in to see him, organises a scope for first thing the following day (Friday 11th) to rule out an erosion or slip.

Scoped on Friday, everything is cool (band is in place, and no erosion is evident) get taken in for xray's and ultrasound to confirm that it is in fact the tube coiled up, and sitting on top of my diaphragm. That was the cause of the pain.

As we get smaller, there is more slack in the tube between the port and band. And given I have lost the sort of weight I have, there was a good amount of slack. So much that it curled up and found a nice spot on top of my diaphragm.

So Monday morning, I got admitted to hospital, had a quick lap surgery to chop off that extra tube, and I was good to go. The pain was gone as soon as I woke up. I spent the weekend on pain killers, and spent the night after surgery on coffee!

I have had a tiwtch since.

So, it's not really like what you have been going through, but I am really glad you are able to wait it out till your fund kicks in!

Oh, She! I finally got around to seeing a physio about my knee today. Only, it's not my knee! It's my back! Totally fixable with accupuncture and exercises. I had some accupuncture today, and go back again next week. I remember that you had it done a while ago. How long did that awesome "no pain at all" feeling last?

[She Smiles 2]

Chickie, for the full picture of my injury have a read of my blog everything about my phyio and recovery is there (tagged under physio or injury). The knee thing of yours is probably related to your pelvis alignment somehow then!!!

I thought I was better a few weeks ago after close to 3 months of physio acupunture and then did 4 x 6.25km runs in a week, felt great for 3 of them and and over did it - the last run I did was painful.

So he's put me on running rations of 2 short runs a week. Which sucks and weirdly I am less motivated to do than 5 a week. My physio has told me that as long as I am a runner (ha!) I will need to have at least monthly physio/acupuncture and keep on with the stretches he's given me. Joy.

Just go with what your physio suggests. In my experience too much on an injury is just back pedalling all the work the physio does. I keep trying to tell me that even people like Robert De Castella must have injuries like this at some stage..... :biggrin:

[Boo Boo Kitty 3]

Just posting to say I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!! I was gone on a family vacation and I still have the in laws here so I want to kill myself but wanted to post I miss all of you and will be back soon! MUWAH!!!

[MacMadame 81]

Just posting to say I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!! I was gone on a family vacation and I still have the in laws here so I want to kill myself but wanted to post I miss all of you and will be back soon! MUWAH!!!

Are these the same in laws that implied you were a crack whore? :cursing:

[georgia girl 35]

Anyway, I want to watch yesterday's Big Medicine which I have on my DVR but Mr. Mac is watching Army of Darkness (for the 100th time) and won't give up the tv. :cursing:

Mac, was it a new one? I thought I had my DVR set up to record the new ones....

[Oregondaisy 2,019]

I am so glad it's the weekend but weekends always bring too many temptations.

[georgia girl 35]

Never mind Mac. I looked at my program guide and found it. Didn't it used to come on TLC? Now it comes on DHTH. Anyway, I set it up to record and all is good now.

[Froggi 4]

DHTH? lol uhh what channel is that?

[JaimeSTL 4]

Never mind Mac. I looked at my program guide and found it. Didn't it used to come on TLC? Now it comes on DHTH. Anyway, I set it up to record and all is good now.

They are doing repeats on Discovery Health to see how the ratings are. TLC was planning to cancel it, but they are trying to pull for another season. If a new season starts, it will be back on TLC.

[Froggi 4]

Screw the weekend...I can't wait until Thursday!

[*susan* 1,709]

Ex-husbands are worthless SOB's!!!

[Gracey 7]

Ex-husbands are worthless SOB's!!!

Well, Susan.....how do you REALLY feel?!? :confused2::cursing:

[Oregondaisy 2,019]

So last night it was on discover health? I don't get that channel but you said it was a re-run. I have all of them saved on my dvr from the beginning of this past season but there were not that many.

We should all write to tlc . They must have a place to comment on their web page. It's very educating and they need to leave it on!

[Froggi 4]

That's why he's an EX Susan.

I love you all. <3333333 -hugggg-

[georgia girl 35]

They are doing repeats on Discovery Health to see how the ratings are. TLC was planning to cancel it, but they are trying to pull for another season. If a new season starts, it will be back on TLC.

Hmmmm....I thought it showed an air date of 7-30-08. Usually that's how I can tell if it is new or not. Anyway, I agree with Denise...they need to leave it on!!!!