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IndioGirl55

By IndioGirl55, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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ELL1021    0

ELL1021
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I wish someone would tell me how to log into my "account" on lapbandtalk.com and then find a specific string of emails. I have tried in the past but never know how to find a group of people I chatted with in the past. Can someone email me at my regular email address and tell me. shesinstpete33710@yahoo.com how do I get back to this group. I'm 56 working on my 4th month of insurance requirement testing to be able to qualify for my surgery. I have to do this for 6 months, then see the surgeon for final determination in Oct. My insurance pays for this and I have more than enough qualifiers. How do I stay in touch? Please.. help! Thanks!!

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IndioGirl55    32

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I wish someone would tell me how to log into my "account" on lapbandtalk.com and then find a specific string of emails. I have tried in the past but never know how to find a group of people I chatted with in the past. Can someone email me at my regular email address and tell me. shesinstpete33710@yahoo.com how do I get back to this group. I'm 56 working on my 4th month of insurance requirement testing to be able to qualify for my surgery. I have to do this for 6 months, then see the surgeon for final determination in Oct. My insurance pays for this and I have more than enough qualifiers. How do I stay in touch? Please.. help! Thanks!!

Hit post reply - then go down past manage attachements

You will see thread subscription - click on drop down and click on email notification

or when you sign on to lbt - got to user cp - and every thread that you have posted on will show up if someone else has posted since you have....

That's how I do it - cuz the email notifications junks up my email to much- but what ever works for you - alot of pple like to get the email notices...

give it a try...

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ELL1021    0

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Hi Indiogirl55. I can reply from the email message I got but when I go to the main LapBandTalk.com home page and sign in. From there where do I go? That's where I get confused. How do I find the 50s page?

I hope the surgery is easier to navigate than this forum!

Thanks so much for any additional help you can give me.

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ifyourstomachoffendsyou    1

ifyourstomachoffendsyou
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Welcome newbies and returnees. Wish my husband had a job. Meanwhile he's destroying our finished basement in order to create an interior moat (Perma-seal's drain tiles) to solve our Water and mold problems. Still smells down there. It'll take us a few years to put the basement back together.

Some of you may be interested in reading my blog on getting the lapband. I deal with a lot of food related issues like codependency, depression, ADHD, and the addiction aspect as well as the actual process of getting the band. It's located at IF YOUR STOMACH OFFENDS YOU, TIE IT OFF

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hit1hard    0

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I'm new to the over 50's. I had surgery 8/4/08 and have lost around 80 pounds total with 25 more to go. It sounds like this is a very good place to learn many things. Glad to be here and read many other story's.

thanks

jone:thumbup:

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IndioGirl55    32

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Hi Indiogirl55. I can reply from the email message I got but when I go to the main LapBandTalk.com home page and sign in. From there where do I go? That's where I get confused. How do I find the 50s page?

I hope the surgery is easier to navigate than this forum!

Thanks so much for any additional help you can give me.

Look right under the 1st picture on your left under the home tab - you will see User CP - click on that...

it takes a while to learn the site for us 50ers - we arent always chatting on webiste :0) I had a hard time at first too. Heck I still get lost sometimes

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randysgirl    0

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This spot is great, I am 54 and feel as thought we have a lot in common. The younger girls at my work treat me like I don't quit no what I am doing. I also worry about my husband getting laid off and being replaced by a twentysomething. I look forward to getting plastic surgery on my arms and neck, figured I can stuff everything else inside my clothes. My name is karen and I had a lapband done 5/26/2009. Losing slow and study and that is the best way. Have had only two fills since I had a problem with dehydration in july which landed me in the E.R.

Have to motivate myself to exercise more.

Hope to talk to you all again. :)

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Apples2    19

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Great advise! I have issues with head hunger and the feeling of the empty stomach.

How far along in the process are you. Do you have restriction? I found that when I had that "empty stomach" feeling, that something warm to drink really helped. I love coffee and tea. Sometimes I would mix a a "fake" cappacino. 1/2 cup soy milk or FF milk, 1/2 cup coffee, 1 packet Splenda and 1/2 of a 25 calorie hot chocolate packet. For under 100 cals you have a great treat and is very satisfying.

Good luck to you!:)

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Corliss    0

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This spot is great, I am 54 and feel as thought we have a lot in common. The younger girls at my work treat me like I don't quit no what I am doing. I also worry about my husband getting laid off and being replaced by a twentysomething. I look forward to getting plastic surgery on my arms and neck, figured I can stuff everything else inside my clothes. My name is karen and I had a lapband done 5/26/2009. Losing slow and study and that is the best way. Have had only two fills since I had a problem with dehydration in july which landed me in the E.R.

Have to motivate myself to exercise more.

Hope to talk to you all again. :unsure:

Wow can I relate! I am a 57 year old RN. I became a nurse at age 55 and started on a unit with experienced 25 year olds. They were sort of freaked out by me. I had my first lap band in 2005 and lost over 200 lbs. It left me badly in need of plastic work. I recently had that lap band replace (removed due to a slip) and while I was in Monterrey I had a full face lift and my arms done. I just returned to work and they are flabergasted, lol! If I was confusing to them before, I certainly am now. Some would like to think I don't know what I am doing but that is their problem, not mine!

Corliss

The fairly new nurse with 57 years life experience!:thumbdown:

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Mimilou2004    13

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Corliss, tell us more about your arm surgery. How long before you could go back to work and how are the scars healing? Congratulations on your successful wt loss and career and face lift!!!

Mimi

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Corliss    0

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Corliss, tell us more about your arm surgery. How long before you could go back to work and how are the scars healing? Congratulations on your successful wt loss and career and face lift!!!

Mimi

Hi MIMI, I could have probably gone back to work about 4 wks after arm surgery but i also had a hiatal hernia so I was off for 8 weeks. I do a lot of lifting on my job. The scars are red and angry looking but seem to be healing nicely. I expect them to fade really well over the next year or so. I do not have First Lady arms, mine were extremely disfigured before surgery and what i have is normal but floppy granny arms, lol. The face work is loads more dramatic. I have before pics posted also. I will post recent pics in my plastic surgery album soon. I have pics 8 wks out on there now. Just go to my profile and check them out. Thanks a lot.

Corliss

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ifyourstomachoffendsyou    1

ifyourstomachoffendsyou
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Someone from this or another thread said my address for my blog is inaccurate so here it is again, hopfully right this time.

IF YOUR STOMACH OFFENDS YOU, TIE IT OFF

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nawlinzlady    1

nawlinzlady
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After several month of dealing with my insurance date, I finally got my surgery date, Sept 15th. Thanks to all the wonderful information shared on this board, I am soooooo ready

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