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Mine used to get almost the size of a half dollar and get raised and red and itch. Almost like an allergic reaction. It never lasted more than 24 hours and never got worse than I mentioned. My doc was dumbfounded as to what could cause it. Hey Kitty,the redness from a shot could be related to what was injected into your body. The same premise would not apply here because the only thing being injected is into the port and not the body itself. Some people are just more sensitive when foreign objects are inserted into their bodies. My doc started having me take a Benadryl before fills to help the situation. I never bothered because it was gone the next day.

Hey, The selection "band eroded, unfill fixed it" should be changed. An unfill cannot fix an erosion. Only removal of band and time to heal can fix an erosion. Getting an unfill has nothing to do with the erosion. At least that is my understanding of what an erosion actually is.

John and I were just talking about you and KC the other day. Glad to see you are still around. The program I believe you are talking about is called Fitday. Try this link. www.fitday.com If that isn't it then I am not sure of any other programs. HUGS

HEY GUYS! Just watched tonights episode and saw the previews for next Fridays show. YUP!! The episode that was filmed in our house is set to air NEXT FRIDAY. Friday, November 17th on CBS, 8p PST. Look for recording studio, Delia's kitchen scene, Delia's flashback to a birthday party, Flashback to someone burning CD's and tapes outside. I am so excited. Got my VCR set to record.

YUP Hips R Us!! I was shocked actually. She is still small mind you but her hips are rather large for her body frame.

anyone watch it?

IT IS TONIGHT!! Don't forget to watch.

Just copy and paste to a new post and then answer the questions. Ok somehow Number 10 got missed so we elected to put in our own number 10. 1. What is your occupation? Still working on that. LOL!! Right now, Jewelry designer, Artist, Office Manager, Homemaker, Nutritionist Student. Is that enough? Oh yeah, MOM! 2. What color are your socks right now? Au Naturale 3. What are you listening to right now? John typing away at his computer. LOL!! 4. What was the last thing that you ate? Scrambled eggs and a piece of toast. 5. Can you drive a stick shift? Nope. Ex-tried to teach me once and nearly killed both of us. So left that little endeavour alone. LOL!! 6. Favorite Color: Purple, Royal Blue, Green, Pink, Teal, etc LOVE earth tones as well. 7. Music Preference: I like a little of everything. 8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? John 9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Let me think about that. HMMM? Well she is my daughter so I guess I have to like her don't I? LOL!! 10. What song do you want played at your funeral? Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce; Then I want my ashes to be shot up in the sky with fireworks display over the ocean. Yeah I wanna rain on everyone's parade that day. LOL!!! 11. Favorite drink? Yardie Martini when in Jamaica or Nice Beringer's White Zinfendel 12. What is your favorite sport to watch? Guys watching any kind of sport. It is hilarious. 13. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes. Streaked it and highlighted it too. 14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Neither unless I am reading then I wear reading glasses. 15. Pets? 10 Koi fish, about a thousand stuffed animals, John and Bradley. LOL!! 16. What will you stay home to watch? ER 17. What is the best movie you have seen? This is a hard one. I have seen so many GREAT movies in my lifetime. I love the Godfather movies. I loved Gone with the Wind. Hard to pick just one. 18. What is your favorite day of the year? Christmas, but it didn't used to be because my father left us on Christmas Eve. It is now because of John and his outlook on life and that I get to share the joy of watching family open presents. 19. What do you do to vent your anger? Bitch, scream throw things, poison someone, you know the usual. WOW!Me too 20. What was your favorite toy as a child? Chatty Kathy and a stuffed clown. Does your sister fall into that category as well? I always tried to kill her. LOL!! Lovingly of course. 21. Fall or spring? Spring, everything is new and fresh. 22. Hugs or kisses? Both, didn't know they were exclusive. 23. vanilla or chocolate? chocolate, DUH!!! 24. Do you want your friends to email you back?? Yes, oh and family too. LOL!! 25. Who is most likely to respond? UMMM who knows it is a toss up really. 26. Who is least likely to respond? didn't I already answer this? 27. Living arrangements? Getting a little personal there bucko. I live in Van Nuys, CA with my sweetie of 8 years, and my son of 19 years. LOL!! 28. When was the last time you cried? Last night. I am such a softie for sappy movies. OK Have to amend this answer. I just read No. 33 and lost it cause daughter said I inspire her. WOW!! I am all verklempt. 29. What is on the floor of your closet? My suitcase I am getting ready to pack for Vegas Baby. 30. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Ann, she is my heart. 31. What did you do last night? Went out to dinner (someone else paid) with some friends of John. 32. Favorite smell(s)? Fresh chocolate chip Cookies and the smell of a new baby. Both just bring up great memories. 33. What inspires you? My kids, my mom, and life. 34. What are you afraid of? being alone and not being the best at what I do. 35. Favorite food? Again I gotta pick just ONE. 36. Favorite car? Mine of course, Chrysler 300. If I got my dream car it would be a 57 Thunderbird white with a hardtop and automatic. 38. Least favorite person right now? I like most everyone. I try not to dislike anyone even if they piss me off. I just try to see the good in everyone. Hard sometimes but I try. 39. How many years at your current job? Mom = almost 30 years. WOW! That is a long time. I am old huh? 40. Favorite day of the week? All of them. It just means I am still alive and here to enjoy life. 41. Where you WANT to live in? Nashville, TN to be closer to family, Jamaica to enjoy the slower pace, Where I am to enjoy the weather.

Everyone have their TiVo's set to record? Don't forget. Friday, the 17th on CBS, 8p PST. I am getting more excited everytime I think about it. LOL!!

I edited the original post to add in the Number 10 suggestion of Funeral song.

Not sure what happened to number 10. I just answered them without looking at the numbers. My daughter sent it to me via email so I just copied and pasted the email. TOO FUNNY!!

Just from what you have said and what I have experienced myself and seen my friends go through as well it sounds like you need to have the port removed and let that area heal from the inside out before you think about getting another port anytime soon. I don't think your body is rejecting the port (although I have no proof of that and I am no doctor). Call it a hunch. I would have to disagree with the doc that said it wasn't infection. Did he do a swab of the pus? That would be the only conclusive way to determine if it was or not. Personally I think you had an infection from the first port and they kept putting ports back in the same area therefore putting a clean port back into an infected area. Of course these are just my opinions. So take them with a grain of salt. I have heard of at least two or three cases and two I saw first hand where the port was infected and had to be removed and the area left open so it could heal from the inside out. I wish you luck and good health.

I rewatched the episode from last night and fast forwarded it to the previews for next Friday. I saw JC at OUR MIC. The Fire scene is in our backyard. Not sure if you will be able to see anything or not but it was in our backyard. LOL!! I am just so excited to watch it. Don't forget everyone.

YUP it is CBS. I changed the initial post. Thanks for alerting me to that. It always makes me cry. Wasn't tonights episode so cool. The red umbrella just had me in tears.

I will double check that and make sure. THanks for the heads up.

Let's just say that when I go see my band doc in June that I will be discussing my options and what my insurance will cover. It might not even be an option for me. The other surgeries scare the shit out of me. LOL!! Funny that is what they will do too. LOL!! I am gaining like mad and it is scaring the crap out of me. I now weigh 258 which is a 12 lb gain since I was unbanded in December. Doesn't sound like much given that was 4 months ago. THat would make it 3 lbs a month. But it is still too much for me. I see the pattern developing and I don't like it. I already feel unhealthy too. Lots of swelling in my hands and ankles and feet. I get winded easier now too. Just like I did prior to banding. NOT GOOD AT ALL!! This just plain and simply sucks. I need an intervention. LOL!!! I hate no I love no I hate no I love no I hate food. Get the picture?!

I will pray for your family as requested. And yes everyone draws lines. Mine have been stated.

And if I give you the answer (which I have answered) what will you do with this information? What difference would it make how I answer it? What purpose would it serve? Would you use it to undermine my beliefs? Would you throw it in my face? That isn't a christian behavior. I will now bow out of this discussion as I feel I have stated my views and opinions enough. My personal beliefs on certain issues are mine and I choose with whom and when to share them. I would hope you would respect that request. I would not pressure you like you have me for an answer when I have already answered it twice now. I will pray for you.

I am not the one making the law now am I? What purpose would it serve for me to answer that question? Besides you did not read and comprehend the statement I made regarding this issue. Here let me restate it here; It shouldn't be a crime to fall in love and then marry that person no matter race, color, creed, culture, or sex. And from what I have just read I would venture the founding fathers would agree that the government has no business making such a law or butting in.

That would mean I am judging someone. Christians don't and shouldn't do that. RIGHT?

AND? I am not bashing Christianity. I am one. LOL!! All I am saying is the Government has no business telling me or anyone else what the definition of marriage is and it certainly has NO business making a law to go along with that definition. It shouldn't be a crime to fall in love and then marry that person no matter race, color, creed, culture, or sex. And from what I have just read I would venture the founding fathers would agree that the government has no business making such a law or butting in.

And one more thing I found as well on this issue. Quote: The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the Constitution says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". This is a direct reference to the official "established" Church of England of Great Britain. In addition, Article VI states, "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." In fact, among the framers of the U.S. Constitution there were actually remarkably few devout religious men. Only one signatory was a former member of the clergy, and even he had given up that profession 20 years before to become a government administrator. The colected writings of most of America's Founding Fathers show that these were men who were far more concerned with secular pursuits, than religious ones. Most were worldly, well-eductated men - they were lawyers, businessmen, soldiers, diplomats, and even scientists. The model they chose for American government came not from the Puritans, but from the example of the (pagan) ancient Romans & Greeks. The ideas of the Constitution's framers on civil liberties and human rights come primarily from Enlightenment-era English and French philosophers of the 1600s and 1700s (many of whom were well-known religious skeptics). The American Constitution was drafted mostly by colonial attorneys trained in the British legal system. The Bill of Rights comes from English Law, not from Biblical law. UnQuote Here is the link to read for yourselves if you are so inclined; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state#Origins_of_the_phrase

In response to your statement of separation of church and state not being in the constitution, that is correct but here is a statement from a site I just read that speaks volumes of what the founding fathers intentions were regarding that issue. I will post a short excerpt then give the link for anyone to read further. LOTS of good info there. The framers were the very people who established the separation of Church and State, and not only that, but led the Western world by being the first to do so. The separation of Church and State was central to the framing of the Constitution in fact, a document that is purely secular. The founders chose a secular national motto and they wrote frequently about the need for separation of Church and State - as Thomas Jefferson put it: a "wall of separation;" as James Madison put it: a "perfect separation." Here is the linK: http://www.rationalrevolution.net/articles/history_of_the_separation_of_chu.htm

Gadgetlady guess you missed the part that said you don't have to answer my question about my relationship. Don't really care what anyone else says about it. It was meant as a rhetorical question.

I would personally like the GOVERNMENT to stay the hell out of my bedroom. What gives them the right to say who I can marry? What gives them the right to make a law stating what the definition of marriage means? Isn't there this thing called separation of church and state? Or did I miss that day in school? I am not married, I live with my sweetie, John. I have been in this relationship for 8 years now. How would you define my relationship? You don't have to answer that you know. I believe that GOD has blessed my relationship. It is no different than same sex relationships. My sweetie and I have taken steps to protect each other in cases of medical emergency and have wills set up. In same sex relationships it is difficult for the same protection to take place. This screams of discrimination. The Government should stay out of it. It ain't their business.