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luvlif's Journal
 

8/7/06 210.1

MY SIZE 10 WHITE BILL BLASS CAPRIS FIT! I LOVE THEM! I WALKED ALL AROUND YALE CAMPUS W RUBU YESTERDAY. GOT MY HAIR DONE ON SAT THE OWNER OF HEADCUTTERS DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME. WENT TO GEISS'S OFFICE W CARMELA & NANCY. GEISS,JOANNE, JOY,& KATHY SAID I LOOK GOOD. GEISS TOLD ME I MAKE HIS DAY EVERYTIME HE SEES ME & HOW WELL I'M DOING. WENT TO SUNRISE LAB TO DAY & THE LAB TECH LOOKED @ ME & SAID "HI SKINNY I SAW YOU IN THE DUNKIN DONUTS PARKING LOT & I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW THIN YOU ARE! GEORGIA FROM NEXT DOOR TOLD ME HOW GOOD I LOOK ON SATURDAY
luvlif

luvlif

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Meow=^..^='s Journal
 

August?????

WTH???   OK so last I wrote I forgot to say that I lost 12.5 inches... I have not measured again yet. I have not been well and have spent some time in the hospital. I have a infection, but I am on many antibiotics and feel much better, but I have to go back to the hospital tomarrow. So no exersize for me, and hubby doesnt believe in no salt, fat free cooking!!! LOL SOOOOOOOOO I have no idea of where I am. But I will try to wiegh tomarrow.
Meow=^..^=

Meow=^..^=

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vericks's Journal/Vickie
 

Moving

I have stayed fairly consistent, no real weight loss since the first 1cc fill. It's a little discouraging but I get my second fill in September 2006. I'm hoping that will cause some further restriction because I can still easily eat larger proportion sizes. I haven't kept up on my exercise and that isn't good. I am in the middle of a move so I hope to get my exercise equipment back up and running come the end of this month. Let hope next month brings happier results. :tired
vericks

vericks

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Blog 8403
 

Passing on the Fill

I've thought it over and I'm going to pass on the fill this time.   I've lost 3 pounds since surgery and my clothes fell great. I want to feel better about what I have inside of me. I want to wait another month or so.   I meet with Dr. Brunson on the 23rd and I'm sure we'll talk about it again.   I'm feeling great. No pain on my side.   I do find that I can eat more then I thought I would be able to. I need to rememeber to eat the protein portion of the food first.   We had chicken tacos last night and I had three. It sure was good going down but I was hunger later (10ish).   I also need to find something else to eat while at Souplantation. It's becoming boring, same ol-thing again and again.   I need to find that cookbook! Before & After: Living & Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery By: Susan Maria Leach Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery By: Patt Levine/Michele Bontemo Sarary. Both are over $20 in the local bookstores and under that on line but by the time you pay for shipping, it's like buying it local.
SanDiegoUbermom

SanDiegoUbermom

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sugarplum's Journal
 

NEW ON HERE

Hello, just found this site and it is really interesting to read about other peoples experiences on here. I live in the uk and had my Lap Band fitted 18 months ago and it was the best decision i have ever made in my life.My starting weight was 268 pounds, and i now weigh 175 pounds I have lost 93 pound and i have exceeded there target. I have a lot of loose skin remaing and i now need a tummy tuck 2 remove that.:Banane10:
sugarplum

sugarplum

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Teresita's Journal
 

Monday

Saturday morning walk was good. I was fired up because I am not walking through the week. It was warm out but I had to get it done. I walked fast and still 1 hour. I was determined to do more so I went to the track and did 1 mile. I was going to do another but the sun hit me and I said nope that was enough. LOL Sunday was gorgeous, it was 68 but felt like 78. LOL It felt good to walk, I have been going to the park long of enough now that I am a regular. There are just some folks you see every week and you wave, nod or say good morning. It puts that smile on your face and makes you feel good that your are a part of the little people. I am still the biggest one down there but that is ok because I am getting healthier and stronger. I'm excited about the weather changing so I can walk after work again. I need to find a walking buddy. I like walking by myself sometimes but I know that someone else would push me to speed up when I don't want to.   Office walk/jog today 8:05 6min 9:30 11 12:05
Teresita

Teresita

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Teresita's Journal
 

August Walk

1 2 3 4 5 4 miles (3hp 1track) 6 3 miles hp 7 TTC 8 9 10 11 12 3 miles 13 3 miles 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4 miles 27 3 miles 28 29 30 31
Teresita

Teresita

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mlg2007's Journal
 

Two more weeks

I am SOOOO excited about my surgery going to be taken place on Aug. 22nd in Mexico. I am praying that GOD put his angels around me and keep me save and prepare my body to handle the surgery the best it can. I pray that GOD strengthen me mentally to LOSE major weight and get down to a healthy weight for the rest of my life. My goal is to weigh 155lbs. I now weigh 250lbs. I need to lose 95lbs. I want to lift weights and run. I want to be very athletic with no lose sagging skin. I want muscles because I know that with muscle you will be healthier and happier because it will keep your metabolism up and burn calories. SOOO EXCITED ABOUT BEING thinner and healthier.   Thank you Jesus
mlg2007

mlg2007

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jenMomTo3's Journal
 

ouch......

I over did it tonight. I am hurting real bad right now. I am so full. I hate it when I do this, granted this was a third of what I use to eat, but I knew I was full but kept going. Now I am paying for it. ughhhhhhh.. I haven't even had this thing two full weeks yet and here I am messing up all ready. I am starting a new week in the morning and determined to lose 5 lbs next week. I am going to work out everyday.!!!!!!
JMO

JMO

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wiggygiggy's Journal
 

still nothing

I'm still maintaining the weight I've lost but haven't lost anymore! Hopefully things will start to move along in the weight loss department once I get that fill tomorrow. Right now I can just about eat anything and everything I want - but I do stop when I "think" I feel full.
wiggygiggy

wiggygiggy

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TrishS's Journal
 

August 6, 2006

Well I finally got all my test results back from the gyno. And they want me to take some pills to help me have a period. Then after a few times of that then I will take the ultra sound again so see how that works. They didnt or couldnt give me surgery because of my port infection hole. Well with my wound, it is about less then a inch. Also I got the approval from my ins. company for the band replacement. So the Nurse from my Dr. office called and we are looking at surgery on 8/31 if my wound is healed. If not then 9/21. I guess I can wait. Its hard but I know it will be done soon and hopfully I will be a REAL bandster again!
TrishS

TrishS

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My Lapband Journal
 

ewww

I am fed up..   I am gaining weight cuz my fill isnt tight (and I dont follow a diet consistantly)........ I need a fill, but even with one, I HAVE to restrict myself in calories, carbs ect.. OR i wont lose much more..   I am NOT happy about a approximate 75 pound loss in 18 months... I lost pre-op and I lost during a few winter months, ever since I have been gaining and loosing the same 10-15 pounds... but I dont see anymore loosing of those pounds, only more gain.   I struggle with extra tightness.. often enough and I respect it.. .. but its inconsistantcy is really annoying, cant plan my diet....have ups and downs with emotions with eating food.. all cuz I just dont know whats ok. I hate that.   When I am well restricted and I know basically how restricted I am, I accept it and I dont have all the concerns about food. I dont crave what I know I cant have. (its great)   But there are enough times when I am not so tight to allow in too many calories....... and I need a fill... for those times..   I dont want to deal with the times I will be extra tight.. twice as much. I fear I may send myself into a too tight situation like I did a few months ago... and have to accept that my restricition level now is where I have to be.. and where the weight is coming back on.   I will get a fill as soon as I have the money.. I wish I could do it now!   IF I JUST DIDNT HAVE a SENSITIVE BAND.. IF I was just more consistant.. EVERYTHING would be perfect.   If this is it.. I have been left with a smaller scale weight, a flabby nasty body that cannot be contained and maked me look fatter everywhere but the shoulders back and face.. I deal with skin infections now, and lower self body image. The changes, the flab is sooooo different and soooo ugly and sooooo bothersome and so apparent that my weight loss does not seem worth it. My sciatica is worse,..     ewww   one day, I feel a rash between my legs, on my inner thighs and buttocks near the gina... it just showed up that big, nothing gradual at all..   I have never in my life had a rash down there... !! I have been 400 pounds and I have been laid up and unshowered and it never ever happened...   I have got small rashes of 1/4 the size.. under my belly many times, I soak in a tub and wash those and they go away by the next day.. This rash was NOT like those ones.. this rash was like a burn, raised and leather like, and hurt.   Truth is I know about how fat people get rashes.. once I was browsing through a web site of gross pictures and saw two naked ladies about 250 to 300 pounds bending over to show their asses and there huge infected rashes that seemed to me to be untaken care of.. (real bad) I didnt understand it at all.... I felt that anyone could control such a thing if they tried hard enough. I knew that I would never be able to live with such a problem.   soooo.... I dont freak out.. I soak in the tub and wash and wash it and assume it will go away after a few soaks... and then I guess I have to take extra steps to keep my new massive flabs clean and tidy. (like I dont have enough to do to keep it all clean down there, I use about 5 wet wipes everytime I pee, and need to..)   The next time I soak..... My rash is peeling off in brown skin chunks... I peel and peel and it never ends.... the skin underneath is raw and not healed.   I begin to cry my head off. (never had a yeast infection or anything happen down there.. plus my odor has always been faint)   I am scraping off skin from that area... unreal. I worry that there will be lasting effects (like i wasnt ugly enough down there)... its like sinking a level of obesity I didnt count on everr.... Especially didnt think of it as an affect of weight loss..   NOW its happened obviously cuz of all the excess flab from my weight loss. I cant keep my thighs from touching in the tub, they float together... and out of the water I have to spread my legs real far before they dont touch.. I would guess the flab added about 6 inches to the size of my inner thighs..   I get up the nerve to take some pictures.. I have to ask my daughter to do it.. and she is nice of course... but after wards I cry for like an hour.. I dont cry alot.. It was really humiliating..   I have took pics of every rash i got so far, but this isnt something I want to tell anyone happened to me.. and how gross to have photographed..   BUT.... I have to think of my future and do all I can if and when I have to fight for my skin cut off as a medical nessesity.   My worst fear is that who ever I am talking to about that issue, tells me or implies that I am not really doing all I possibly can to keep clean, or I am lying about never having had any rashes when I was over 400 pounds. and that those are regular rashes that are trypical of obese and nothing extrodinary .. bath more, wear cotton undies.. etc... Deal with it.   My flab is so horrible.. I HATE IT.. I dont see why it changed sooo much at so little loss.. GRRRR IF I knew i was going to lose another 150 pounds, and most likey get it all cut off, I wouldnt be so upset over it..   but all I see is.. I am not going to lose enough weight to cut flab off and I now have this deformed body that I hate more than my 400 pound body.   Plus if I gain weight and I get to 400 again... OMG, I cant imagine how bad that would look..   Why isnt all of this an incentive to DO WHAT I NEED TO DO...
Nykee

Nykee

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LittleBird's Journal
 

I can....

At my goal weight these are the things I know I'll be able to accomplish, feel, and enjoy.   Next year at this time:   I can run. I can hike down and back up the high bank at my house that leads to the river bank. I can cross my legs. I hold my head high when I walk in a room. I enjoy shopping for clothes. I can play with my kids regardless of the activity. I can go skydiving. I can buy that sex toy DH and I want because I'll be well under the weight restriction! I can wear leather pants and look GREAT in them. I can choose any type of lingerie I want. I feel sexy when I'm naked with my man. I am at my optimal health. I have healthy cholesterol levels. I have energy. I am no longer a high risk for stroke, cancer, heart attack. I can ride my bike tirelessly. I can fit on the back of the motorcycle with DH. I can wear a wet suit and learn to snorkel. I can swim and enjoy it. My skin is fresh and clear. I can buy SEXY panties. I can buy SEXY bras. I can wear stockings with garters. I will enjoy traveling by plane. I enjoy my summer in tanks and shorts. My knees don't hurt. I smile more. I laugh often. I don't feel depressed.       I'll probably add to this. Might even start a thread. These are the things that motivate me, its what my "goal weight" really means.
LittleBird

LittleBird

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S2BSmokinHMohka's Journal
 

Hot, Hot Hot......

August 5, 2006   Hello, to everyone that reads this. My name is Renita but you can call me Mohka or Mo. I'm new to this forum and eager to read about everyone here. I hope to also be able to trade LB serects to success for some comic relief, maybe? I'm a southern girl (Texas) in the DFW area. If you are in the DFW area you know it's best to stay inside. Today is HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!! I tried to run some errands and I was quickly overcome by the heat. The heat didn't catch up with me until I was to far from home:help: . I had to save myself so here I am at the library. Boy, it sure feels good in here. The A/C is going and going and going. I don't think I've heard it turn off once. Do you know how much money I'm saving on my a/c bill at home. Yeap, it's been and hour and I'm already wondering will they let me stay overnight? I could hind in the bathroom and after everyone leaves I can lay on the soft couch. OOOOOO, sounds like heaven. Wait, I can't I have somethings to do and some tv to watch. But I could always go home and setup my recorder? No, cause I'd run the risk of passing out. I will have to figure it out before 6pm. Why, you my ask. Cuz, that's when the librery closes. That Sucksssss.   Bye for now......   Rate my Entry if you like.......
S2BSmokinHMohka

S2BSmokinHMohka

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vinesqueen's Journal
 

ramblin' ramblin' rambin'

Nothing special planned for the weekend. I was going to spend some quality time with WoW, World of Warcraft, if everything co-operates. Hope to get a movie in on Sunday afternoon.   I spent about and hour this afternoon trimming bushes and waging war against the blackberries. Oh the Blackberries! Nothing says "abandond property" like blackberries! Sure the English Ivy will take over almost as fast, but some how it looks genteel as opposed to abandonded and unloved. But I topped off the giant yardwaste bin (not composing because of the blackberries) and a medium sized garbage can (again, not composting because of the blackberries.)   It's almost 3 am and I'm wide awake. I've been up since 7am and good grief. Kind of figures that the day I take a break from testing I'd be up all night. I don't care! I'm making a break from the Tyranny of the Jug!   Still no word from Chris at OHSU, I had called thrusday morning and left a message, I had hoped that she would call, but no such luck. *sigh*   I heard back from my niece tonight. I strongly suspect that she too has Cushing's. She saw her PCP, and he send her to an Endo requesting RUSH testing. She actually saw the Endo the next day. Doesn't look good, Her hump isn't humpy enough, she's not weak enough, her stria isn't red or wide enough, but he did order some blood tests and a UFC.   My son came home bragging that he'd gotten to see a Pirate rock band at the local mall. Every Friday they have live music on the stage, as well as several other nights, and tonight they had a group called Captain Bogg & Salty Spud and his girlfriend BabyGirl (I"m working on a new nickname for her, this week I'm calling her BabyGirl) bought all their CDs and had a really great time. Apperently they group had a FisherPrice, My First Mosh Pit... When I ripped the CDs to my harddrive it came up as Children's genre, so there were lots of kids in the audience. So there you go.   I'm detecting a theme to his latest gifts to me.. Pirate CD (but not pirated one ), pirate playing cards, pirate rubber ducky, and my very own tooba pirates... Well, I'll be well prepaired for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept 19th. (I'll be having my 3rd anual Pirate party... on 9/16, since ya can hardly have a rip-roaring Pirate party on a Tuesday Depending on how I feel tomorrow I might see if I can get my husband to take me to the SeaFair Pirates landing. Yeah, like I can handle the crowds... LOL!
vinesqueen

vinesqueen

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LittleBird's Journal
 

Day 16 - High Blood Pressure

The Dr. I've been seeing for 3 years couldn't figure out that my high blood pressure readings are something that should be treated - I've seen her over 4 times in the last 6 months - 3 of those times her nurse said "oh, your BP is high" and the DR. never said word one about it.   I go see this new PCP to make sure I'm ready for surgery - and the first thing she says is "you need to treat this high BP" and gave me a prescription. Jeeze. I'm really going to write a letter about my Dr. send it to her and to her "boss".   So I'm on a "water pill" - I don't like the feeling it gives me this morning....Yuk. But I'm glad she picked up on this before surgery.   I walked 1.25 miles in just 24 mins last night. Even did a SMALL like 1 min burst of JOGGING. I thought "It won't be long and this won't kill me!!"   The other GREAT news is I'm down to 240 - for a total loss so far of 15lbs pre-op! All in all, with the great news I got yesterday, my new weight loss, knowing my BP won't be an issue cause I'm getting it treated...today is off to a good start!   Still 100% smoke free. This is day 3 with no cheating.
LittleBird

LittleBird

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lianna's Journal
 

Aug 8

Aug. 8 179!!!! I am down 50 lbs! I feel like shouting from the rooftops, lol. That little fill I had last week (from 2.1cc to 2.4cc) has made a huge difference. I can still eat all foods but the hunger and portions are back under control. I also wonder if the fact that my doctor put me back on Metformin is helping. I have done the slow loss and stalls the entire 2 month I had stopped taking it. My last A1C was not that great and I have been back on the Met for 2 weeks. I dont care why....I am back rolling with weight loss. I was 183 the day I got my fill, I dont think I have ever lost 4 lbs in one week during this entire process!!! I am so happy!     Aug. 5 181 lbs.   I am down 48 lbs. It has been coming off slowly for the last couple of months, but it is still coming off. I got a tiny fill Tuesday, it seems to be helping. I havent been visiting here much since I have been off for summer break, having too much fun doing stuff outdoors and with friends. John and I have been really good about getting in our 45 minute walks this summer. Even though the weight is coming off slower now, see such a change in my body. I think the walking has done major good for my legs and butt, lol!....... All the bicep and tricep work has my arms looking great. I am really pleased with my progress and feeling so good physically!!!!!!
lianna

lianna

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kutia's Journal
 

Post-op day 1

Well, I didnt' say how much later.   Arrived at 11:15, a few minutes later I got called into the office to pay and sign legal type papers: privacy rights, permission to take pics. or video for their records, an agreement to allow Dr. J to cut me, etc. My dad & aunt also got coupons for a free meal at the cafe next door. Then I waited just a few more minutes and a nurse called me back. Took me into a bathroom/changing room and showed me the patient outfit. A huge piece of fabric with armholes and strings that tie behind your neck. Also a pair of socks that I got to keep. All your other clothing (and I mean all) bra and panties too go in a plastic bag. Then I gave a urine sample which you send to the lab through the little door in the wall. Its kind of like the kind in connecting hotel rooms - doubledoored.   Next stop pre-op room. The Nurse was named Mercy and she was extremely nice and capable. First thing was to weigh me. According to their scale 260.8 which means a 13 lb loss. This does not quite jibe with my scale at home. My scale said 265 which means a 15 lb. loss. Earlier I said my scale was going to be my official ticker scale so see below for my ticker. Back to what went on in the pre-op room. Got into a patient bed and she asked me all sorts of questions: did I follow my diet, last thing I had to eat or drink was when, anything foreign in my body (which includes tampons), any allergies to anasthesia in the family, do I have history of high blood pressure. Then she started an I.V. I was given the choice of in the hand or the elbow. I let her choose, she knows which one she's better at. I got Versed (sp?) for pain. They must be really concerned about preventing blood clots, they put anti-blood clot booties on my and gave me a shot to prevent them. That shot left a big old bruise on my hip. The OR nurse and the anasthesiologist both came in to chat, repeated the same questions Mercy had already asked. Then it was on to the O.R. They wheeled me down a hallway to the O.R. put a mask over my face (I think) and then................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................. ............................................ I woke up saying "ow". That was about all I could manage to say for a few minutes then I added "water". Remember I'd never had any type of surgery before at all. So this was a completley new experience for me. I'm real fuzzy on the details as to what actually happened. I think I kept asking to lay back down and go back to sleep but they wouldn't let me. One of the nurses went and got my dad & my aunt. I had to go do the "swallow" before they would let me have any water. It tasted like chalk. Then they led me back to my chair and gave me some water. Oh it was so good. They also told me that I'd had an hiatal hernia and the doctor repaired it while he was in there. I also got some Lortab for pain. Then they made sure I could pee and one of the nurses helped me get dressed and it was time to go home. Dad pulled the car around and everybody helped me in. Even my mom who had to help me in by phone seeing as how she's on a business trip. It was 3:15 when we left. On the way home Dad stopped at Walmart and got me some GasX and some gatorade to sip. That's all I drank for the rest of the day. I slept most of the way home, except for the bumps. I already posted what I did for the rest of the day, alternated the recliner and walking. I also used the breathing thing. I dont' know what it is called. I have to suck in and get the thingamajiggy to hit a certain mark. I'm supposed to do it 10 times an hour I think. But its hard, I guess I don't have much lung capacity. Then I took some more of my medicine Hydrocodone and went to bed. Except I didn't sleep in my bed. I was afraid I might pull something trying to lay down or roll over. So I slept in the recliner in my room. So now this morning I have a sore back. Not real bright I guess. I'm slowly drinking an Unjury chocolate flavored protein shake. That's all folks.
kutia

kutia

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Bettina's Journal
 

Wow finally some sleep not all night but hey I will take anything I can get!!

Yay finally i slept for about 2 1/2 hours !! :notagree I decided to get a jump start on my Spanish homework...good thing too it took me 4 hrs to do it!! I had a quiz thursday night...and one 2 weeks prior...both I fear I bombed. :cry So I decided to get the homework done and out of the way so I can start studying for the final (next thursday)..I need to do a good job so I have a fighting chance to pass this class. :nervous Oh yeah and I also am supposed to do a 2-page paper on some "spanish" experience...watch a movie, read a book, visit an art museam, or eat at a Spanish restaurant. I was going to just research it (we can do that too) but he is really into the restaurant thing so the only way to bag an A is to go to the restaurant and write about it..oh well. So, while I was looking at the restaurants online, I decided to finally try a Mojito, the Prof had given us the recipe last semester....I had the ingredients so i looked up the measurements online and made 2 -1 for me, 1 for hubby...ugh he didn't want one:( ...so I had to drink them both...lol. Wow goes down smooth but hits ya like a brick wall. No headache either...yay. Now all I need to do is get to the restaurant and write my report! (I can do this!):clap2:
Bettina

Bettina

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New_Bander's Journal
 

Not July Band Crew AfteAll

:think Well, I was in day surgery on Monday, the 31st. Had the IV in my hand; feet pointed toward the OR when the anesthesiologis asked me if I'd ever had a heart attack or any heart problems. I said No. It seems, he said, that my EKG was abnormal and he thought I should see a cardiologist. So, my band has been postponed. WAAAAA!!!!!   I'm seeing the cardiologist on Thursday, the 10th. Hopefully, this guy will read it quick and say, Oh, yeah, you have a heart murmur. DUH! I TOLD YOU THAT ON MONDAY!!!!   I was sooooo disappointed, but figure it happened for a reason.   So, please move me from the July band crew to August (hopefully). Will keep you po
New_Bander

New_Bander

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