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Good luck at the dr., Penni!!! Lisa, please get your butt to the doc, as well!!!

Congratulations, Marie!!! You'll be in onederland in no time!!! Great job!!!

Welcome to the board Jode! Sounds like your off to a great start!

Good Lord, Ryan!!! That sounds like a torture chamber instead of a stress test! Sanded your chest and poured alcohol on it?!?! It's a wonder your fist didn't start flying!!! Ummm....Maybe Patty just doesn't get that being banded is having major surgery? After all she has gone through, the thought of Lapband surgery may seem more like a pin prick to her. Maybe she just needs more time and information to put it in the right perspective. Or, she may be making it out to be a minor thing so you won't know that she is really scared and concerned for you. When the time comes, I bet she'll be 100% behind you, too. Good luck with the rest of your tests!

I feel like things have gone topsy turvy in my life these last couple of weeks! Work has been so busy, I get a moment to log onto LBT and immediately something comes along to take me away! And even worse, my dog went to the vet to have his teeth cleaned and his annual check up on Friday morning. The vet called me and said that his bloodwork showed he was in kidney failure. I was an instant basket case! I had to leave work at noon. DH and I went to visit the little guy that afternoon. He was in a cage hooked up to an IV and he is still there today. We visit as much as we can (at least twice a day). However, we get to take him home this evening. The vet will teach us how to hydrate him subcutaneously to help his kidneys do their job. And the way I understand it, all the hydration he has gone through has diluted his red blood cells and caused him to be anemic. So now he is getting Procrit injections 3 times a week. Those injections are $30 each!!! He looks and acts like he feels really good, but this is very serious business! At 18, I know he won't last much longer, but as long as he acts like he is a happy boy and has a good quality of life, I cannot put him down. He's my baby! Meanwhile, I should find out today or tomorrow if my surgery date will be October 28. Seems my surgeoun likes doing the surgery on Mondays, but because of work I want it done on a Thursday. We will see. Geez, it feels good to reach out to you guys!!!! I have a lot to catch up on!

OMG, Ryan!!!! This is just too freaky! You don't happen to have a Scrappy do you???? How awful for Patty to have witnessed the tragedy. I don't know that I could ever get over something like that! I'm so sorry it happened. :cool: Marie, I guess it is some sort of dialysis. The purpose is to flush the toxins from his kidneys. He was getting the fluids in an IV for 5 days and now his numbers are down enough for us to do the subcutaneous fluids on a daily basis. We will do that for a while and see how the numbers do. We may have to do it forever, or we may not. We'll just have to see. Lisa, when it came down to it....I just couldn't stick that needle in my baby! I had his skin pulled up in one hand and the needle in the other and I just couldn't do it. So my hubby said a quick prayer for strength and stuck it in like a pro!!! Last night Scrappy was sitting in my lap when we did it, and after a few minutes he started squirming around alot so we only got about 1/4 of fluids in. We did it again this morning while I held him and we just stood and looked out the back door, he was very calm and we got all of the Fluid in. Only problem was, by the time it was over my arms were absolutely numb! And I had to drive to work immediately afterward. Guess I'm gonna be building some arm muscles!!

Yeah!!!! Betty, I am so happy for you! You go, girl!!!

Cute! Cute!! Cute!!! You look like such a sweetie!

Aren't dogs wonderful people? I brought my boy home last night and he was so weak and wobbly. But this morning I coaxed him into eating and that perked him up alot! By the time I went home at lunch to check on him, he actually barked for a treat and gave me one of his special hugs. Tonight I have to do the first subcutaneous hydration. I've never stuck a needle in anything and I don't look forward to this, but I will do it. I also know how hard it is to lose a beloved pet. It was just last October 25th that we had to put our 16 year old Shi Tzu/Poodle to sleep. I cried for months! Now I am at a point that I can actually think of the happy times and smile a little before I tear up. Ryan, her name was Tilly, but somehow she acquired the nickname Whippie which evolved into Whip for short!

Wow! Thanks to all of you for the good wishes! Greg and Lisa, I am sitting here fighting back tears!!!! What wonderful, happy endings!

Wow!!! It looks you all had such a wonderful time! I wanna go to the next one!

Wow, Brenda! I have all those same hopes and dreams! I know we can do it, too. Just read all the success stories on this very board. Talk about encouragement!

Congratulations!!!! Hang in there!

Congrats to you both!!! I hope to be there soon. However, I must admit that the clear liquids stage just scares me!!!

Welcome, Sharon! What a beautiful picture! You really are a true beauty. Can't wait to see your after pics!

Yeah, Betty!!!! I'm so happy for you! Wow, October 18 is almost here!

My DH and my dog takes Glucosamine Chondroitin. They both swear by it!

So sorry this is so tough for you, but I know you will eventually be so glad you did it!!

Happy Birthday, Lisa!!!!! Or is it Belated Birthday??? Wish I could come to Vegas, too.

Aaaaahhhhh!!!! Suuuuuch cute wittle babies!!!! Do you think that baby duck got that fly? LOL!!!

Hi, Jodie! Congrats on getting your band and welcome to the board!

LOL!!! Loved that boyfriend line! Hi, glad to see you again.

Being filled too tight is NOT a good thing!!!! Common results are pain, acid feflux, PB (productive burp), vomiting.....some of these can lead to damaging your esophagus, your pouch and your band. Keep reading this forum and you will find lots of info on this subject.

Congrats, Amy!!!! I'm sure everything will go smoothly for you!

Woo Hoo, Betty!!! Wow! I am so excited for you! And I am glad everyone made you fell so comfortable. That's important! Oh, the suspence!!!!