Daisalana

I hear ya Pam, we got estimates from a cleaning lady, it was reasonable cost ($65 for every other week), but the lady came over to do an estimate, and she seemed like a tweaker. If I know one thing about tweakers.. they steal. I was really uncomfortable with her, so I passed. I haven't actively been looking since, but damn I'd love to have a maid. Russell keeps bringing it up too, he's one of the laziest people alive, he won't clean unless we have a big fight and I have to be cleaning when he's cleaning or he heavy sighs and huffs the whole time.. just like a kid! And with me being hurt, I can't do any bending cleaning.. I've said it before, it's too hard to find someone to clean that I know I can trust. Dealing with my bro & sis has made me leery of strangers in my home. They would have to be a big ray of sunshine and smiling, and no signs at all of drugs or depressions. Thus, no maid so far :cool2:

LOL, she is pretty, she is my friend too. That's too funny!! Haydee is gorgeous!

It looks like a person now :cool2: I wonder, if it's a boy and we call it a baby violet, is it going to give him a complexion??

Jeez you people.

Well, it's no help, but it looks like you can't. I use Photoshop to alter PDF's, so I was using Adobe Reader (assuming that's what you use?) and seeing how it's set up. It looks like you can make back-ups of everything you do on there, and then 'restore' if something ever happens in the future.. but if you don't make a back up, that field is empty.. which is silly, you could save your own versions, and 'recover' back to them.. but whatever.

I never got morning sickness, so I didn't really believe I was pregnant till I saw the ultrasound. My doc called me in meds, even though I didn't need it.. one was a dissolvable tablet that goes on the tongue, I believe it is Zofran. She also told me Unisom is a good anti-nausea med (suprising!). It's also a sleep aid, which is what it's advertised for. Interestingly-more, the ingredient in Unisom is the same ingredient in normal Benadryl, but Unisom is 2x dose. Conclusion, try taking 1 Benadryl (NOT Benadryl D), as not to make you pass out, but to help nausea. If all else fails, take 2x Benadryl or 1x Unisom.

Hm.. what did you edit the PDF in? And, did you 'save as' or did you save over the original? I'm guessing you saved over the original?

I was sad to find out my favorite chicken salad.. the chicken salad, salad.. at Firehouse Subs.. has about 800 calories in it. I love that thing, and always thought I was eating right. Then I found out if I just got a ham sub, it's like 300 calories. Hrmph. Lets be good!! Or ya'll be good, I'll live vicariously through you guys doing great :thumbup: I've been doing the exercises he told me to do when at the computer desk, I'm anxious to get home and do the ones he showed me. I want it to work!!

Well, it wasn't quite as grandiose as I had hoped, but hopefully we're moving in a good direction. He said my pelvis is twisted, so he did some tests to see what hurts, and we found some things that hurt.. Then he showed me a few exercises, to do at home, and at work. After we did reps of those, he did the 'tests' again, and I wasn't hurting. So that's a good start. He told me I need to do these at home every day. I need to get a ball. That was cute, he asked if I wanted a boy or girl, I said girl.. so he goes to get a ball for exercises and it's pink with the little mermaid on it.. he said 'This will help you have a girl' LOL. So I'll do the exercises for a week, and see what happens. The good news is, he said my pelvis is instable right now, that's why it's shifted.. but he said when the baby starts filling out the area down there, it will stabilize itself. It's nice to hear it, I had read this generally goes away at 20 weeks, but that's self-diagnosing the problem.

Roamans, they have online catalogue you can browse as well. http://www.roamans.com/ They go up to 5x.

Call some more places? :thumbup: Call cities around you, that are within driving. If it saves a few thousand, it's worth a couple of hours.

Oh but as for the rest of the show.. I'm glad it's back on, I'm curious to see if this 5-years-later thing ends up being how this show "jumps the shark". I don't like the Susan Mike thing, at all. Anyone wonder why we don't see Penny?? (Lynette's daughter).... she'd be about 8 by now, and would be a part of the family. I wonder why she's no where to be found.

Good point Mac, and I don't know how I would have taken it, my mom (unlike some friends' moms, even though my friends were average size) never once tried to push me to lose weight. I was literally oblivious to being overweight till I was in my teens. I just thought I was a big girl, since I am also taller than all my friends. So on one hand, my mom did a great job of making me love myself, no matter what.. And I did. Only reason I went thru with the band, was due to crippling back pain. I thought I was smoking hot at 333lb! But no matter what weight I am, I don't suffer from self-esteem issues.. and I owe that to her. But then on the other hand, as a new-mom-to-be I am really scared about my kids being overweight. I don't want to be the mom who nags their kid about their weight, so I really plan to research healthy eating for kids, and not making it seem like a vanity thing. Morbid obesity, and diabetes is rampant in my family. My great g'ma, was bed ridden and died at the age of 35 from being so large. I was headed that way. I don't want my kids to be that way.

Brandy.. around the time I found out I was pregnant, I was so tight I could barely manage liquids. I went for an unfill, and slowly but surely the swelling has worn off. I now feel UNBANDED. So (and no surprise) the band has not fixed my fat girl mentality, and I have been gorging like food is going out of style. I do have an appt on Oct 15, and plan to have it filled back up. I'm afraid to see how much weight I will gain between now & then. Will power is definitely not something I have ever been able to brag about.

Haydee, I definitely have Acupuncture on the list! If today doesn't make me feel warm & fuzzy, I am moving on to it. But right now I am gung-ho and hopeful they will help me. Russell keeps saying I need to get the flu shot, I don't know how it occurred to him.. but then I read in my pregnancy bible that if you're pregnant during Dec. you should get it done.. then on the way to work there was a commercial saying pregnant women need to get the flu shot. I've never had a flu shot, I just know one of my professors years ago talked about how she got it ONCE and got so deathly ill she'd never get it again.. I never planned to get it. Wah :thumbup: Do you just go to a local clinic for a flu shot? Piehole report.. Glass of milk with 1tbsp of hershey syrup.. mm.

For cost, I've seen from $1,500-$4,000 in posts. I would call your original surgeon, if they can't do it (I don't see why not though), maybe they can refer you. Or ask your GP if they know of a band doctor to refer you to.

Oh one last thing.. Russell's family is so weird, I will never get use to it. If anyone in my family goes to the hospital for so much as a sprained toenail.. everyone is alerted immediately. About a month ago, his brother was in a car wreck (his 100th) and taken to hospital, and the next day one of his dad's horses kicked him in the groin (they are trainers).. and his mom called him like 3 days later, to let him know they were both in the hospital. Then I ask Russ 'Are they ok???' and he just says "I guess so". They don't communicate!! Tonight his mom called, his dad formed a hematoma from that groin kick, and 2 days ago he collapsed from shaking and 'stuff' (no full story!) and has been hospitalized since! They are treating him with antibiotics, and tomorrow they are going to go in and remove the fluid. But jeez, if my parents collapsed, I expect a call immediately, and I'd be going there. He's not going, he doesn't seem concerned. I don't get them.

My theory on the pills.. if they ever find one that works, it would be breaking news, CNN & Fox would be covering it, and your doctor would actual recommened it. It would not be for sale late nights on infomercials for $19.95 a bottle + free gift. :thumbup:

Not that it matters, but *my* problem with OP is not necessarily their complaints- everyone is entitled to their opinion.. But 'Lap band - don't do it!!' is unnecessary, it's fear-mongering.

Heather, based on everything I read (remembering off the top of my head) some people can read pregnancy from date of ovulation as early as 7 days, most people it takes at least 15 days, and some--even longer. Everyone is different. And with that, everyone is different when they ovulate.. The 'generic' ovulation is the middle of the between-periods, but not everyone is like that. So for example, you may ovulate 5 days before your period, and a week from your missed period is only 13 days. From what you've said--and I'm no expert, just from what I read-- sounds like you could be pregnant, but very early on, and you ovulate late in the month. Wait another week and take the test again :biggrin: If pale lines now were an indicator, in a week, you should have solid unmistakable lines.

Dimitri is so cute!! And I like that name :biggrin: Terry, I meant to say your mom's service sounded beautiful.. Ava Maria is one of my favorite songs, my dad sang it to me as a kid, but he sang "Laura Marie" and till I was about 12, I thought he actually wrote that song for me. It is so beautiful, I cry everytime I hear it.. and just reading "Ava Maria" made me think of Bodacelli (sp) singing it, and it makes me weepy.. could be hormones! Judy thank you so much, I was real redneck in our drive way today waiting for Russell to come out--barefoot, hair a mess, in crappy clothes since nothing fits good.. and I check the mail (a day late)..got your card, opened it in our quiet neighborhood.. I died laughing.. people doing yardwork next door looked funny at me. That was funny, thanks for the laugh! I am feeling as bad as when it started, I had that one good day on Thursday I don't know what was different. But by noon tomorrow I am hopeful that I will have an adjustment, suggestions, a diagnosis.. something. I need to be accountable, I am hungry 24/7.. I mean literally, I can eat and eat and eat, and I never feel full.. not even 'satisfied'.. it's like I'm an empty pit! I go back to my band doc on Oct. 15, I am going to ask to have some put back in, I feel no restriction anymore.. that initial swelling I had when I found out, has gone away. Yesterday, just a guestimate, I'd say I had at least 4,000 calories. I won't even go into all I ate..probably 8 or 9 meals. Yeah!! What the heck!? I baked a cake and.. I only ate one piece yesterday, but I just threw it away tonight. I don't know what's going on with me. I need to get back in the game, but with the quitting smoking, busy season and stress, and lack of any restriction..I can't control myself. And while I'm still a bad person because I still smoke, I am officially down to 5 a day, which is amazing to me. I have about 10 left, and I am deciding that when those 10 are gone, I will not buy anymore.. and go from there. Russell is an annoying non-smoker now, he makes a big deal when ANYONE lights up. So I only smoke outside, which means I smoke less of the cigarette because I don't want to be out there. I threw away all of the ashtrays, and cleaned any smoke residue from our airvents (yuck). Going to go back and read the stories some of you posted.. good night V's!

Tracy hope you feel better soon! My butt was feeling better yesterday, but it's back in full force today..very glad I have the appt Monday, someone who specializes in back pains during pregnancy, I am so anxious!! I went to Motherhood tonight to try on maternity pants. I ordered XL from them.. they have plus size, but I shopped regular sizes and went off their size chart. I was swimming in the XL.. not the maternity part but the normal part, was HUGE. I am so confused. Especially lately when I don't fit quite right in my clothes anymore, I am feeling fat, I look like I gained 60lb when I look in the mirror. So I went to their store to figure out what size I am and if they would be tall enough. Shockingly, I fit into Medium, and even a SMALL. What the heck?? Where do skinny people shop for maternity? This place acts like it's normal sizes, but I would never fit in small pants at a normal store. Again, not talkin about the maternity part which is stretchy, the legs and hips, I fit into small. Which goes to show, my belly is all that makes fat down low. I was really shocked. Anyway I went with medium, they were comfortable and fit well. I am amazed at how comfortable the maternity part is. I was nervous my pants would just fall off since I don't have a butt, but they fit nice and I liked it. I'm not going to start wearing them till I get the noticable bump, but I found 3 flare jeans, 1 corduroy, and 1 dress pants.. should be all I need when the time comes. I also bought a lot of work shirts and pretty shirts that were on sale. My graduation FINALLY processed, I got my degree in Liberal Arts in the mail today. Yay me. Just had some apple slices as a snack, and I had 2 glasses of 2% milk today.. Mmm milk.

Hah I'm glad you posted about this, just because all this time I thought that ad used cookies to know your name, and was filling in the blank with whoever's name came here.. since I'm Laura and I always see Laura in the ads. I think the best solution, and thing to learn here.. don't click on ads. Just like any other website you go to, it's all scammy BS, if they were legit they wouldn't have tasteless ads flashing and ruining the retinas of your eyes.

Avoid Pea in a Pod.. oh my goodness. A coworker was telling me they have cute stuff, I glanced at it.. Normal shirts, ON SALE.. were $90-$200!! Couldn't afford a kid after buying that maternity stuff. My mom has been looking for tall maternity jeans for me, she found some at gap.com, and some other ridiculously priced places. I like some of old navy's stuff (there was a white button-down I wanted to order), but their website for maternity is always few and far between for stuff I like.