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I am glad I found this thread. I love to read and I will have to check these authors out. I read each night before I go to bed and all summer long while school is out. I read Deveraux, Lindsey, Garwood, and I love the Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum series. I have also read all of Charlaine Harris' books. I have ebooks on my little pda and I love to read in bed. :thumbup:

I didn't have the preop diet and mine was done laparoscopically. It must just depend on the surgeon and also maybe the experience.

I ate my last meal at the buffet at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. I ate like I normally would, but didn't overdo it. As far as pizza goes, I eat it at least once a week. I can eat regular crust, but it is easier to eat thin crust. I don't have my band really tight, because I like to be able to eat most foods. I also eat bread, if it is whole wheat and toasted, biscuits and I eat whole wheat pasta at least once a week. It all depends on how tight you need your band to be to still be successful.

My surgeon does not require the preop diet for everyone anymore. He did previously and didn't see where it made a difference in most of his patients during surgery and he felt that it was more important that the post op be followed. In his experience, people were more likely to stay faithful to it if they didn't have 2 weeks of dieting before the surgery.

That would be good. :blushing:

That is awesome, Scotty! Congratulations!:blushing:

I am near Baton Rouge. If he is going to New Orleans, it must be Dow, St Charles. There is a Dow in Plaquemine near Baton Rouge, though. If he is going to Dow near New Orleans why is he staying in Baton Rouge? It is over an hour away!:blushing: The drive is not nice in the mornings. My husband has to go to the one in St Charles about twice a month. Oh, and the child is medicated, but just for ADHD. He needs mental help. I feel bad for him, but it is a rough situation for all involved. My para and I were exhausted by the middle of our second block because the adrenaline left us from dealing with him in the morning. The cops and everyone else want us to take off the kid gloves with him. Not to give up on him, but they said by treating him different and him not giving the consequences he needs, we are actually stopping him from getting the emotional/mental help/therapy that he so desparately needs. The judge will order it once he has a few more "blow ups". His mom isn't voluntarily getting him any therapy at all. It seems that it is because his home life contributes to the problem and they don't want people "messing in their business". I just don't want anyone to get hurt while we are trying to get him the help he needs.

All of the coughing could have caused some swelling, and if it is was bad enough, you may need to have the band checked. I have seen posts that extreme coughing had caused a slip. It is probably swelling, though. Call and get it checked out. Tell the doctor exactly what has happened and when it started. That is really the only person that can help diagnose the problem. Get it checked out and update when you find something out.

You sound like you are too tight. Call your doctor's office and go in and tell them what is going on. It sounds like you need a small unfill.

Don't assume it isn't restriction. You may be one of the lucky ones, like me, who had some restriction just from having the band placed. BUT, this also means your stomach may be sensitive to being messed with. This may mean you need smaller fills than some and may tighten easily when stressed. Just enjoy it for now!

Charlene, I am still here, but still dealing with my new "angel" in my class. He came after me last Thursday with the intent to cause me pain. They put me, and then the whole school, on lockdown until they could get him under control. I went to the doctor on Monday to get some anxiety medicine so I can get my nerves under control. I should go on medical leave until the stressful situation is under control, but I have worked my butt off and so have my kids all year long. We have our standardized tests next month and I don't want to put my students in turmoil by leaving them. Sooooo, that means I go to work each day and hope I get to come home each night unscathed. Pray for me, I need it. One, I am sorry to hear about your dog. We had a German shephard for 14 years before she passed and it was hard. It is like losing a member of the family.

No, you are definitely not at your sweet spot. It sounds like you are tooooo tight. When you are at your sweet spot, you should be able to eat a fairly wide variety of healthy foods and get and stay satisfied with a reduced amount. For me, it is about 1/3 of what I used to eat before banding. If you are pbing more than once a week, you are probably too tight. As far as how you should feel with a 4cc fill, that is all individual. I only have 2ccs and have been at this level since Nov '08. I am at my sweet spot now, and maybe getting to where I might need a tiny fill. You should call your doctor and tell them what is going on. You need to go in and get some taken out before you do damage to your band or yourself. If this continues, it may cause you problems. Good luck.

Kat, I will pray for your cousin. My cousin had encephalitis when he was 10 and was left with brain damage as well. He is my age and is doing well. By well, I mean he is capable of taking care of himself, but definitely couldn't support himself. I hope they are able to get your cousin's blood sugar levels corrected. As far as my situation goes, my students aren't fully aware of what occurred last week. They think that he was trying to come in my room to have me console him. They made the assumption because all of my students love me, well, except for this child, obviously. If my students and parents knew, there would be an uproar, but I am trying to shield them from it. I really do think they are going to try to put him in ISSP each time he gets a write-up. Suzie: and congrats on the 6 lb loss!!!:sad:

I've been doing exactly that! The new kid last Thursday came after me with the intent on hurting me. It was craziness. The put me and then the whole school on lockdown. Even worse is, he is technically still in my class. A memo from the superintendent last week won't allow any expulsions from school until after our standardized testing is finished until the middle of April. My nerves were shot Thursday. That night I started suffering with chest pains and heart palpitations. I still had chest pains Friday when I went to work ( I went bc I knew he would be all day in the In School Supspension room). I told them I wasn't going in Monday. I made a doctor's appointment to try to get something to calm my nerves. I wasn't eating solid food, bc my band was too tight from the stress. Soooooo, I wasn't there yesterday, and he was again in the ISSP room again this morning from a write-up he got yesterday while I was gone. He told the ISSP teacher that he was going to cause some problems when he came back to class, so the Asst Principal escorted him to my partner teacher's class since we had switched classes by that time, and to the best of my knowledge, she remained with him all afternoon. I don't think he got written up today, so he will be sitting in my room tomorrow morning, hopefully without weapons. Who knows. Jeez. I really should go on a medical leave until this is over, but I have worked my butt off all year with my kids and I won't leave them this close to testing. It would devastate them. I love what I do, but dangit, this sucks. Suzy: that was cool about the kitten for Gia. You are really taking many steps to make her feel at home. What a sweetheart you are. Kat: praying about Rick's job situation. Tracy: nice ring Michelle: I am glad you found a dog that seems perfect for your family. Hopefully he will quit chewing you out of house and home:w00t: Suzie: I also try to eat earlier. If I don't, I get a little acid reflux too.:frown: Jenn: a 6 mile walk, you rock! My big butt just does 3. I walk just long enough to walk an entire episode of Criminal Minds.:sneaky: Well, between the anxiety meds and the exercising, I am hoping to survive my new "darling" in my class. This is the first time in my 10 years of teaching I have ever needed meds to go to work. I am not sure if I am willing to keep this up. I hate to think that this one child/episode will stop me from teaching, but it may very well come to that.

Something didn't sound right about the oatmeal, so I looked it up on fitday. It is listed there, regular oatmeal, cooked as having 2.4g of fat or 4%. I would think unless you are adding whole milk or butter to it, there couldn't possibly 22% fat. I am sorry that fitday doesn't have many of the foods you eat. I really like using it.

Tracy, it is actually refreshing to see them actually want to screen her for dyslexia. In Louisiana, they rarely want to label a child with dyslexia, since once they are labeled, many services have to be given. It makes me so angry I could just scream! Make sure you stay on top of it from the beginning of the screening to the actual referral. If she does that much transposing of letters and numbers, I would expect the screening to warrant a full referral for testing. If it doesn't, you may want to consider independent testing. If your insurance doesn't cover it, you may be able to contact a university to do it for a reduced fee. I know here in Baton Rouge, it is done at LSU for a reduced amount. If she is found to have dyslexia, there are many things they can try with her to help her compensate for it. One of brightest students I have ever taught was extremely dyslexic. He was a math and science whiz, but he didn't read very well and he couldn't write at all. Let me know what they find out.

Julie, I come in at least twice a day to catch up but I am so stressed right now, I don't post. Last week was really rough at school. My partner teacher and I received a new student. He has been kicked out of the alternative school. He has also been taken out of school by three cops, all the while, trying to take their guns and screaming that he is going to kill them. He has threatened teachers and has an extremely violent side. He should not have been placed in the block with my partner teacher and myself, since we are the inclusion classes and this child is not sped but received 504 services. We already have 3 autistic children and 2 other sped kids in our regular ed classroom. Change is difficult on our autistic kids and yet they have given us 9 new kids since November. All of that being said, we are the best team for him. I am patient and always give a child a chance. Since they know that I will teach him and keep him in class if possible, he is put in my class. The child is so angry. Anger radiates off of his body. This is my tenth year of teaching and I have never experienced a child like this. The first day, if I correct him for anything his fists balled up and he swung them; not really at anyone, but he was swinging his fists. I have to try to convince him that we want him here and we aren't like his other schools. I told them(admins) at a meeting Friday that I feel like I have been beaten. My body hurts from tensing up and being on my guard each day. Then I proceeded to say that it isn't really his fault or problem; it is just me trying so hard to make sure he is ok, that my body has a TON of tension. Y'all I can do this for maybe another week, but after that, I can't keep it up. Physically and emotionally, I just can't do it. Hopefully, he will realize we are different and will let us give him a chance to succeed. Oh, and Joyce, popcorn when you have to chew it so much, isn't very tasty. Later, if you aren't tight and don't chew it as much, THEN eat it again.:biggrin: Cheri, isn't it amazing how we get bruised up at school? It happened to me last year. A child and I both went to catch something that was falling and he knocked me down. My head hit the wall as I went down and I was sore for a week. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

I started with a BMI of exactly 50. I haven't lost all of my weight, but I am happy with what I have lost so far. If I could go on and get a tummy tuck and boob lift, I wouldn't care if I ever lost another pound. I need the belly flap taken off and the girls put back where they should be :wink2:

Kat, I teach 4th grade, so the ages range from 9-12:bored:, depending on how many times they have been retained. After Katrina, when I was teaching in Baton Rouge, we had two New Orleans kids that came who were 13. I love them and wouldn't change anything about what I do, it is just really stressful sometimes.

A little over 3 months after surgery (over 40lbs down) I started having migraines DAILY. They continued until I had the hysterectomy in December. Since then, none. Mine was done laproscopically and vaginally. I didn't know you POGO. I POGO too! I read all updates daily, but I have been staying late at work. Kat: sorry Rick is out of town again. I used to hate when my husband worked a lot of overtime. The money was good, but not having him sucked. He didn't go out of town too much but leaving the house at 4am, coming home at 7 pm, eating dinner, taking a shower and immediately going to bed, didn't amount to quality time. All of this was when our children were small. It sucked bigtime, but he did what he had to do to support us. A few years after I began teaching, he took a job with a different company. It amounted to almost a 20K a year cut in pay because of no overtime, but it was worth it. Jenn: it sounds like you are sorting through stuff much better now. The positive steps you are taking now will pay off later. Suzie: George and Reba sounds good! My family and I have tickets for the Bayou Countryfest in May down here. The first day is Taylor Swift and a whole bunch of other people (daughter loves her so she and I are going that day). Day 2 is Brooks and Dunn and Kenny Chesney. Son love Brooks and Dunn and since they are ending the group after this tour, he and my husband are going that day. My hubby and I saw Brooks and Dunn in concert about 4 years ago and they put on a great show. If you are a country fan and they come near you during this last leg of the tour, I recommend going. Tracy: What is the verdict on the rodeo? I am not too much of a rodeo girl. I have been to one twice, but the smell doesn't agree with me. They have the Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana. I have never been to THAT one, but I hear it is really good. The reasoning behind it seems to be that the prisoners don't care as much if they are hurt, because then they are released from the work detail. See, Angola is a working farm prison. Michelle: yay on the new bed!!! I am kinda jealous. My bed is really good, but it is 6 years old so it doesn't quite sleep as well as it used to, but I still love coming home to it if I have been traveling. And I feel exactly as Kat does regarding the surgery, my band and hysterectomy were the best things that happened to me since the birth of my children! It has been a rough week at school. My partner teacher and I received a new student. He has been kicked out of the alternative school. He has also been taken out of school by three cops, all the while, trying to take their guns and screaming that he is going to kill them. He has threatened teachers and has an extremely violent side. He should not have been placed in the block with my partner teacher and myself, since we are the inclusion classes and this child is not sped but received 504 services. We already have 3 autistic children and 2 other sped kids in our regular ed classroom. Change is difficult on our autistic kids and yet they have given us 9 new kids since November. All of that being said, we are the best team for him. I am patient and always give a child a chance. Since they know that I will give him the chance, teach him and keep him in class if possible, he is put in my class. The child is so angry. Anger radiates off of his body. This is my tenth year of teaching and I have never experienced a child like this. The first day, if I correct him for anything his fists balled up and he swung them; not really at anyone, but he was swinging his fists. I have to try to convince him that we want him here and we aren't like his other schools. I told them(admins) at a meeting yesterday that I feel like I have been beaten. My body hurts from tensing up and being on my guard each day. Then I proceeded to say that it isn't really his fault or problem; it is just me trying so hard to make sure he is ok, that my body has a TON of tension. Y'all I can do this for maybe another week, but after that, I can't keep it up. Physically and emotionally, I just can't do it. Hopefully, he will realize we are different and will let us give him a chance to succeed.:cursing:

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Some say that, mine just said it is an appetite stimulant and that is why. It doesn't stimulate my appetite, so I drink it. It is doubtful that caffeine itself causes the erosion, but possible your stomach's response to it. Coffee doesn't increase acid production for me, but weirdly, chocolate does. How lucky is that? I recently realized I can't eat chocolate!

Before I was banded, my doc said no caffeine. I asked why and he said it increases hunger in many patients so he doesn't recommend it. It doesn't increase my hunger, so I never gave it up. I have been drinking coffee since I was 2. I drink it consistently all day long. Heck, I would walk around with a caffeine IV, if possible. :w00t:That doesn't mean I say everyone should drink it, but I do.

This tells me that you don't need to fill, you just need to try to eat better Proteins. Oh, and I can't do scrambled eggs, they stick most of the time, but fried eggs are fine for me. I can also eat deviled eggs. Leigha is right about being prepared. It is so important. I made a crockpot full of taco Soup Sunday night. Monday morning I portioned it out into 1 cup containers with lids. I brought them to work for lunch and I froze some. I eat this with ff sourcream and reduced fat cheddar. It is moist enough to not stick and contains enough meat and Beans to be filling for hours. Find something that fills you up and try to prepare enough for a few days. It is also helpful to find a "quick" food that you can grab in a pinch. Fiber One bars work fairly well for me and they taste amazing. Good luck and try eating the eggs in the morning and see if it works.

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