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OHHHHHH! Look at the baby! Who couldn't fall in love with that little face. I MUST have another Shih Tzu! I must!!

Oh, I should mention. The pooch bed has become a decoration, the Shih Tzu has two feather pillows she sleeps on... in our bed. Same with the poodle.

My Dad made it for her. He was soooo good at word working. He made the coolest things. He was going to burn her name in it but I didn't want him to. I mean... she's not gonna last forever and I don't want to name every dog I get in the future "Alex".

Let's see if this works: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j267/ifellicantgetup/alexsbed5.jpg and if that isn't the right link here is another:

Okay, I'm not posting a photo of her bed. I'll never hear the end of it. HA!

I used to have a male Shih Tzu. His name was Gwendolyn.

I like taking the dogs that nobody else wants. Thus, I have two right now. But I like little dogs. Big dogs slobber big. Yick. Little dogs don't slobber. A friend of mine is forever washing her walls. I can't think of the name of the breed but they have hangy jowels. Her dog shakes his head and slobber goes flying across the room and lands on a wall. Gahhhhhhhhh................

LuvShihTzus.... I see you lurking. Shih Tzu lovers are absolutely required to post. They are not permitted to lurk. I adore Shih Tzus... my favorite breed!

Size 18 is fantastic! Congrats!!!!!!!! I kept one pair of my fattest jeans. I can wear my new jeans and fit in one leg of my fat jeans. You should try it, it puts things in perspective!

You know, it could be pretty funny to make a circus size tent "quilt" out of our old clothes. What a NSV! To donate to the tent quilt!

Everyone is different. I kinda swore off salad for a bit: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f80/okay-now-just-gross-43756/ Usually I can do iceberg lettuce quite well, it's things like spinach I can't do. I just didn't chew well enough in the above link.

Travel and eating... I do have some ideas. Do you like Protein shakes? I prefer them with Water and use them as a Meal Replacement when I am too lazy to make food. I use bottled water, drink half the water, add protein mix, some Raspberry Da Vinci S/F syrup, shake, and drink. Then there is peel and eat such as Bumble Bee brand tuna. BumbleBee Depending on flavor it is around 120 calories and 21gms protein. J&D Fine Foods. I buy Veggie chips (snack) and dried fruit there, the Cantaloupe is fantastic! J&D Fine Foods | Nuts By The Pound | Dried Fruit By The Pound | Candy By The Pound | Gift Baskets | Wholesale Bulk Nuts Da Vinci S/F syrups... 0 calories. When I travel I put some in a 4oz bottle such as what cough syrup comes in. My RPh gives me a couple bottles as I need them. They are great for adding a bit of flavor to Protein Shakes, coffee, etc. Netrition's Da Vinci Prices Then there are parmesan cheese crackers, they go well with the tuna above: Netrition's Kitchen Table Bakers Prices

You are dragging this issue over here too? Why are you doing that? Heh... and I thought you wanted a thread without the topic. I was in error. You have written four paragraphs *here* regarding how much you don't want to discuss it *here* and you are blaming others?

Shih Tzus are MORE cute than Shelties! My little brachycephalic baby is adorable and don't you forget it! She snorts and sneezes with the best of 'em! HA! Actually, she's got too much cute. She needs a band of her own. I'm going to ask Dr. Aceves to band her. She needs a band, a lot.

Pharmacy tech. Many places such as Walgreens, CVS, costco, SamsClub, OSCO, etc. will put you in their "tech in training" program. I wouldn't imagine the pay would get you rich ($10-$12/hr??) but the benefits are sometimes half way decent. I don't know specifics of the laws now but I *think* you can be a tech in training for a year before you have to take the national certification test. They train you, the bigger places will usually pay for your test, you get certified, you work where you want.

Just in case you haven't found this via Google yet I'll throw it out there to help with your research. Lap Band Surgery in India, China, Malaysia, Singapore - Weight Loss Surgery Asia

Hello fellow banned people. I have been barfing every 15 minutes for the last 21 days. I can't swallow my own spit, my skin is wrinkled and shriveled, my eyes don't focus well as my eyeballs are wrinkled too, I haven't peed in 19 days, my fingernails are a bit dry and falling off my hands, my skin has the texture of a goldfish sitting in the sun for a few weeks. But I'm loosing really good! I'm at goal and it's only been two months since I was banned. Golly, you guys weren't kidding when you said this was kinda hard! YEA ME! GOAL IN 68 DAYS -179lbs

TheCapn.... Wendell is a bit of a hero around here. Everyone loves him, he is quite an inspiration to everyone.

I'd absolutely go for the 2nd opinion!! Without a doubt. Not sure why you would have to start everything all over again. The diagnostics are done, right? Those should transfer. You will have to resubmit to insurance probably but you just need them to review the new doc.

I don't think you should pee just yet. I think you should wait until 3AM and call your doc and ask if it is okay to pee with a band. You might feel better, I don't know. My doc doesn't allow us to pee. He says if we pee we'll just drink milk.

I am SO honored! You just have no idea! Baby Boy is the neighbor's cat. He and my Shih Tzu have been best friends for years. It's cute to watch. Then I have another neighbor with a few cats and he's older and retired. I KNOW he is feeding his cats crap food so I feed them too. The good stuff. So that does kinda make me a cat lady, eh? Now I need to go buy a trough so that I can fill it up with cat food and finish the scenario.

That's very true about not caring about specific foods anymore. You miss it at first, crave it, try it, barf it, and amazingly, get over it. Seriously, I rarely even think about bread. Your whole way of thinking changes.

You forgot to mention what kind of animal is Mr. Fish. A coyote, but of course. And he's blue. And I swear he has nine lives. I was getting ready to go to a picnic once and they didn't allow glass at the park so we had to pour wine in plastic water bottles. I decided it was time to change Mr. Fish's water and grabbed a wine bottle instead of one with water in it. Instantly he began floating on his side. Ran to the sink, rinsed him off and put him in actual water. I felt horrible, just awful. I kept pushing him along with my finger and ... well ... he was fine. Acted weird that night but he's fine. Couple of days after that I came home and found my dog playing with something in the floor. It was Mr. Fish. Mr. Fish jumped out and was flopping on the floor and the Shih Tzu thought it was a toy. Put him back in his house. Day before yesterday I put him in a container while I cleaned his house again. Had the lid just laying on top vs. securing it. He jumped, knocked the lid over and jumped out. Couldn't find the darn thing anywhere. Finally found him and he's fine yet again. Damnedest coyote I've ever seen.

I sincerely wish more folks felt like you.