Oregondaisy

I love the sounds of sheer ecstasy my bf makes. It makes me happy. I do not like the term BJ though. I think it's gross.

my poor bf never got off that way b4 me. he thinks i am WONDERFUL!

oops. I said that wrong! of course it does not matter whether you're married or not, a dry vagina or losing the ability to lubricate is uncomfortable during sex.

Wow! Before I got on HRT, having sex felt like I was having it with sandpaper. The dryness was so uncomfortable. I am really glad you don't have to take them. They are risky but I am not ready to live like an old lady so I am taking the risk.

A tweaker is a drug addict for sure, but mostly meth. They go around shaking and bobbing their heads from side to side, grind their teeth when you're trying to talk to them, go around a mile a minute accomplishing nothing. And she is making my life hell.

Brandy, that is so awesome! I am so happy for you that you got to go and show off!

Somebody was asking how much food we are actually supposed to eat. I was told 3 oz of food per meal but I am sure I eat more than that. I can eat any cut up meat in a portion about the size of my palm and a few veggies. Good luck to all the new bandsters! It so much fun to be able to shop in the regular sizes!

You need to find the post "How to research a Mexican doctor" I don't remember which section it's posted in but it has valuable information in it. You could do a thread search.

He is a great doctor! I have heard nothing but good things about his hospital too. My friend got the sleeve on Friday the 5th and she said all the same things you did. I may have him remove my band some day and get the sleeve.

Posting to say I may end up quitting my job today. My boss is so stupid she hired a tweaker and she can't see it. Things have been stressful at work and I don't need to live like that.

if you can't keep much food down, you should think about a tiny unfill. There have been so many people who start losing again when they do this. When we are tight, we tend to eat things that are easy, and they are not necessarily the best foods or lowest calorie foods. Also, if you can't keep food down you could be consuming not enough calories to keep losing.

You are so lucky. You don't have any problem with dryness? Do you have your ovaries? You are not on any form of HRT?

I had a really good friend for about 3 years. We went to the movies and dinner together frequently. When I told him I was dating someone, he told me he "no longer has time to socialize" My bf is going to be out of town in the beginning of Oct for a week. I will call him then and ask if "he can fit me in his schedule"

My main problem with all of this is insomnia. I never really had much Water retention with periods. I did get depressed and moody right before which is what we call the pms stuff. If you are married, sex becomes more uncomfortable. Things get dry. You can get vaginal estrogen and that is what I recommend. You can use lubricant, but it just doesn't last long enough. I am all for hormones. I researched this a lot and there are what they call bio identical hormones. they are closest to what our bodies produce. Premarin is made of horse urine and it is what they did all the studies on.

I am glad you are already in counseling. Maybe you need to see the therapist on your own to learn how to deal with this, as well as the two of you seeing him/her. I am a firm believer in counseling as during my 10 year marriage, we were always in and out of counseling. (My husband died at a very young age, but that is not the point. ) There is no way he would have packed the pills for the reason he stated. Like you said, they don't take that long to work, and if that were true, he could have told you when he was about to take one. Good luck. this really sucks. I am glad you have your lap band talk friends.

The only people that know are my boyfriend, my best friend, and my kids. I didn't want to hear "how much have you lost now" or "you took the easy way out" I was exercising for 3 years 6 days a week before getting my band, so most people think it's just from all the exercise I do.

It really doesn't matter how much other people have for their fills. I know someone who can't even tolerate .25 of a fill in her 4 cc band. She starts throwing up. Everyone is different. What is important is how your fill is working for you. Since you asked though, I have 2.75 in a 4cc band and I haven't had a fill since December.

I don't think this is true. I have said this before. Lap Band Talk is organized in such a way that you don't have to wade through everyone else's posts to find what you are looking for. the other surgeries are down at the bottom of the home page, and nobody has to go there, unless they want to. I think Alex has done an excellent job of organizing LBT in such a way that you can go right to where you want to find information you are looking for.

All I can tell all of you is once you hit menopause, your desire will go down the tubes right with your orgasms. From everything I have read, hormones are okay to take, as long as they are bioidentical. They make not only sex, but life livable again.

Please report anything you see like that to the moderators. Your report is completely confidential. We don't want those things going on but we need to know about it. It is against LBT rules to personally attack anyone.

It's not a good thing. Are you eating too close to bedtime? You should talk to your doctor about this. Do you feel really tight in the day time? You might need a slight unfill.

yes, that is how it all starts. My last period came a year after the one before that one and then I haven't had one since. Before that, they would be regular for a few months then skip a month or be way early or be way late the next month. Welcome to perimenopause

I was told to have my bf to eat a lot of pineapple and it would change the taste. I will report back after this experiment.

You actually aren't supposed to take Advil. It supposedly can burn a hole in your pouch. Just make sure you are drinking plenty of water so it goes down into your stomach and does not sit in your pouch.

That's great news Froggi. I hope it all runs smoothly for you and you have your surgery date soon.