Hi everyone--I thought I'd listen to some advice from one of the other monthly groups and start one master thread in which we have an ongoing discussion/updates. I don't know about you all but I certainly spend most of my time on these boards on the pre-op forum and the general forum, not here. It would be nice to have just one thread to go to once in this forum.

We can maybe start out with introductions?

As for me, I'm going the "online privacy" route for now (paranoid that people I haven't told about this will somehow stumble across me on this site I guess, which is crazy, I know) but I can give you the big picture:

You can call me Penny, I'm 27, single and live in the Washington, DC area. I have a background in politics (which is why I live in DC) but now I'm a librarian which is much cooler and way more fun (trust me on that). Oh, and there's no "Marion the Librarian" thing with me either. One of the things I hear most frequently (besides the cliche "you have such a pretty face") is "but you don't LOOK like a librarian", which is another one of those bizarre backhanded compliments that you never really know how to take.

Personality wise, I'm kind of dorky, big into public radio and books and popular science. Oh, I'm also a little on the paranoid side (as you may be able to tell from earlier in this post). Beyond that I'm just kind of silly and friendly, VERY much so into traveling and I'm an aspiring "green" domestic diva (but that's not going so well).

Blast!!! Tis the season to have everything we can't have shoved in our face.

Well 1:00am am I can't get to sleep I took an ambien 3hrs ago and nothing my head will not stop chatting. I have not really felt good today nausea, headaches, I have had night sweats the last two nights something is not right. I think I have been messing up my stomach with all this acid problems and I need to get the Dr to loosen my band so I can rest my stomach. I sure it it a combo of stress, emotions an other stuff but I have never had acid so bad before and I do not want to take any more stuff for the acid the band needs loosened. Somehow I need to stay home from work in the morning and begged the to work me in I cant take it no more I have been eating sliders and gained weight plus I have been pbing so much even on broth soup I need HELP

OH Yes girl, Make sure they take a little out. No reason in the world to be so uncomfortable. Stress is way worse when we're tired from lack of sleep. Hope it goes well for you.

Okay everyone back from the LB Dr took 4.5cc out of my band. I am going to be on Prilosec for a while to get my stomach to settle down due to it is most likely irritated under the band from the acid, PBing and so forth. I have 3.3cc in my band like in the begining liquids till Wed. the soft/ mushie then start solids this weekend. I get to start over and this time follow correctly. Oh he was not surprised at the weight gain because of the issues.

I am go to my reg MD shortly cause I have had such a Migraine for two days and have not slept so she can give me a shot of toradol it is the only thing that really works. I might take tomorrow off to so I can get some rest I will keep you posted.

Okay everyone back from the LB Dr took 4.5cc out of my band. I am going to be on Prilosec for a while to get my stomach to settle down due to it is most likely irritated under the band from the acid, PBing and so forth. I have 3.3cc in my band like in the begining liquids till Wed. the soft/ mushie then start solids this weekend. I get to start over and this time follow correctly. Oh he was not surprised at the weight gain because of the issues.

I am go to my reg MD shortly cause I have had such a Migraine for two days and have not slept so she can give me a shot of toradol it is the only thing that really works. I might take tomorrow off to so I can get some rest I will keep you posted.

Dang, I hope you get to feeling better soon. I hope you did take today off. It sounds like you needed it.

Hope it gets you feeling better soon. Well tuesday weigh in and didn't lose a pound. As I was sitting on the couch eating my warm chocolate covered Honey bun pondering this, Yep go figure. Starting over again this week. Dang it:cursing:

OK, I'm an idject. Took forever to find this thread again and now I can't figure out how to change my signature. Any ideas?

OK, I'm an idject. Took forever to find this thread again and now I can't figure out how to change my signature. Any ideas?

Not sure sill trying to figure it all out as soon I can figure it out I will let you know.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. No Regrets !!!!

For those that have not found it if you look at the top and glick the are where it says signed in you can go to my settings and change things. Also I looked at each thing to make sure I was not missing anything. I hope this helps people who was trying to figure out the new site.

Well, I finally found our site. I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving. I did not overeat at the meal, but I have gone on a cracker binge this evening. I have got to stop it because I feel a little reflux coming on. I am not going to Black Friday. I don't need anything, and it is too cold for my bones.

Melissa, I see you found this thread. I hope the rest of the Butterflies find us. Yep, tomorrow starts a new goal for Christmas. We have another month to work on our goal.

Thx Melisa, I found it. It will surely take some gettin use to. Well i've not done that well at resisting, since yesterday I had 2 peices of pumpkin cheese cake and a small peice of pecan pie (I have got to quit baking) Now comes the blasted beating myself up part. Why do I keep repeating the same behavior? A Christmas goal would be nce, I sure didn't hit the Thanksgiving one. New day tomarrow and a new start.

I got the tatoo I was talking about, It's a Butterfly and above it it says Trust Your and under it says journey So maybe when I'm in doubt I can just turn my arm over and remind myself. Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving

Thx Melisa, I found it. It will surely take some gettin use to. Well i've not done that well at resisting, since yesterday I had 2 peices of pumpkin cheese cake and a small peice of pecan pie (I have got to quit baking) Now comes the blasted beating myself up part. Why do I keep repeating the same behavior? A Christmas goal would be nce, I sure didn't hit the Thanksgiving one. New day tomarrow and a new start.

I got the tatoo I was talking about, It's a Butterfly and above it it says Trust Your and under it says journey So maybe when I'm in doubt I can just turn my arm over and remind myself. Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving

You have to take a picture I would love to see it.

Hey gang, if you click on fast reply at the bottom you can change the color and size. I finally found July Butterflies by clicking down the page under "following content" and clicked on topics. All the thread you have commented on come up I don't know where we are on the Home page.

Once again. No change in my weight. I will try again this week. Oh how do you change your signature? I change my ticker, but I don't know where to click for my signature.

I'll try to post one I'm really lost on this new forum.

OK, 1 month until Christmas and I'm gonna try really hard to get back on track. Had such a bad food day yesterday and the guilt is kicking my butt. I've got to stop giving in. I'm gonna lean on ya'll for support and encouragment and the butt kicking I deserve from time to time.

Hope this worked, Just click the attachment

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