Joyouslyme

Don't you just hate the one nostril thing? My cousin and her excess mucus used to get on my last nerves. The CPAP dries me out, but as soon as I get up, the excess mucus is back.

Isn't she two years out? I just read her responses and if you don't explain things accurately, you won't get responses that answer your question. I clean my pouch with water and don't lie down for two hours afterwards. You should see the late nights that I have sometimes. LOL. If I cough, it's a signal to use my inhaler for my asthma. What I have only happens in the morning. My mom has reflux and even had to have surgery on her vocal cords. It is no joke.

I too recall the post on OH. I actually responded and told the poster: 1. I have never had a fill. This to me means that my experience with the band is different from someone who has gotten fills. I don't post on those questions at all. Yet, I understand about the mucus. 2. I have allergies and use a CPAP. I have always had mucus when I wake up and believe you me, there is nothing in my pouch when I go to sleep and it's not acidic. 3. I would talk to my surgeon and PCP about it. I have always had this happen and my cousin isn't banded and this happens with her also. Either I blow my nose or it comes up when I'm brushing my teeth. I have always attributed this to my allergies and my CPAP.

I have to remind myself to eat. I've gotten pretty good at having something within an hour of waking up. The rest of the day is the problem. I ate sardines for breakfast at 10:45 and I am still not hungry. I haven't gotten a fill yet and I still have restriction.

Thanks for the well wishes. I'll check out the Chicago friends thread.

I agree. I have 6 sisters and 3 brothers.

This is what debate should be about. I'll be back shortly. My Bears are mounting a comback.

I just remembered. One time someone on OH asked why wasn't there a separate forum for debate. They were told that there used to be one, but folks didn't use it. If a newbie on there stumbled upon that board (an R&R) by accident, at least they would know what to expect. It was a great day when I discoved R&R on LBT.

I never stated that your posts annoy me. I have never blocked anyone and don't plan on starting now. Unlike some people, I feel that we all have a right to say what we want as many times as we want to. I did not state that you were a &^%$ now. I gave my opionion from when I joined the board six months ago. Over that time, I have asked you to be on my friend's list because of what you've accomplished with your band. I even stated on my thread to screw the folks that talk about a clique. I have stated all along that I am an impartial member on both boards. If people don't think that they can posts on a public forum because they don't know folks, that's THEIR problem. You have a different history with Wendell. I have a different history with Sandy. Sandy should never have reached out to me involving Wendell. Everyone did have positive things to say about your posts and I was not disturbed by it. What sane person would be? Believe me, I didn't have to play sane on my psych eval for surgery. We have disagreed before and we disagree now. I don't have a problem with it. Do you?

I was given handouts for each part of my pre-op/post-op phases. I went on OH during the 2nd week of my post-op liquid diet and questioned was there another way for me to get my protein/liquid requirements without milk. It was a Sunday and my nut wouldn't be in until Monday. I accepted Sandy's advice but ultimately decided that I would just keep with the milk and protein shakes until I heard from my nut. Her advice just didn't sound right. I really think the difference is in our programs and told my surgeon (Dr. Prachand at the University of Chicago) that they need to get into a room and hammer out a basic guide. It's funny because although Dr. Curry isn't banded his wife is. Therefore, I'm more inclined to believe him over Sandy. Some forums don't even have a surgeon on them. Then when Sandy pm'ed me with Wendell's personal information, I lost all respect for her. That was the most underhanded situation that I have ever experienced online. I called Dr. Kuri and his office manager stated that Sandy is a patient and does not do fills for him. When I posted on the thread that was bashing Wendell's protein calculation, I wasn't defending him. I was defending his choice. Everyone is so high up on their horse with these band rules. Then people were emailing Brock saying that he was Wendell? WHO CARES??? Work, I think that you have "worked" the hell out of your tool. When I first came on the board, I thought that you were a big %$#* starter. Of course, I came in the middle of a protein shake/band rules war. Then you posted about folks posting to ask if people were still around and that it creates drama. We have the most OT posts on OH. IMHO, that was an unnecessary post. Yet, you have the right to post it. If folks don't understand that you guys have friendships outside of the board, SCREW THEM!!! Why post to the newbies and explain? To sum it up. If an adult is not mentally handicapped, they don't need our protection. Can you really say that someone has said that they were saved from Wendell by you all? I don't feel sorry for people who don't follow their programs advice. If you listen to someone online over your doctor, you shouldn't have wls. Whew, that felt good to say. Sharee

It's nice that everyone is coming to an understanding over this nasty business.

Congrats on breaking your stall Chelle.

It most certainly is. I couldn't care less. I didn't gain 150 pounds living vicariously through someone else. What are the odds that SandyR will give me permission to post her pm's? This is what OH says that I need to post them on the board. Ok, I'm almost 5 months post op and I had two Cosmos. I'm not following the rules. When will the band police arrive at my house?

Wendell even if you eat candy all day (which was implied), I DON'T CARE!!! Sharee

OMG!!! That has to be the longest thread in the world.

I remember Ron's thread also. I don't recall a response to it. Although most of the time I don't go back far enough.

I'm all for sharing experiences. It's important that we know the ins and outs of our bands. I can't recall you being intentionally mean. I can recall LaraNicole and I called her out on it. She apologized and removed her posts. I think the main point is that if you don't say anything when folks are being attacked that you tend to be lumped in with the attackers. Like I've said before, I am an impartial person on both boards. I couldn't care less about what anyone does to their bodies. I think that's where people go wrong on OH.

I only did what was right. She had no business contacting me about someone else's medical history. It's funny because she got quite jumpy when I told her that I was in HR and knew all about HIPAA. I even questioned what her credentials were. Of course, she never did respond to that other than to tell me that it's quite common to discuss patients. I know it is. If you have something to do with their care.

Brock has Borat up. He used to be the Fonz. It's really just Jason and the rest of the petty people saying that.

Thanks. I use the same user name everywhere, so it doesn't matter if I have my pic up or not. I'm not hiding from anyone on either board.

As a completely impartial person on both boards, I would like to add the following. When I originally joined OH, everyone was up in arms saying things such as "we know this new person is Deelightful" and other garbage. My first thought was I'm 32 and they act younger than me. Not knocking anyone's age but that's what I thought. It doesn't take much common sense to know that the board was at war. You've built friendships over years and that's one thing. I was personally mislead by Sandy back in May after my surgery. I was personally contacted by her regarding Wendell. I'm not on either side. Right is right. Now Wendell may have disagreed with you all on different matters and sent pm's that weren't nice. At least it was in private and not on the board for newbies to see. Who cares if he eats candy all day? What idiots did you think were going to follow him against the advice of their nutritionist or surgeon? I am upset because you all never gave us newbies the credit of having common sense.

I spoke with the office manager for Dr. Kuri after Sandy emailed me. They stated that she does not do fills for them and does not work for him. Yep, I called Mexico. I know how to research. If you can log onto OH, you should be able to research people that are lying through their teeth. Maybe, it's good enough for them that she had a license at one time. BTW, OH said that they wanted to view the emails, so I sent it to them.

I must admit that I am not ready to leave OH because of another forum that I belong to on there. If it weren't for them I wouldn't care. I just emailed OH to see if I would be violating TOS with the post. I'll let you guys know what happens. Who do I contact over here about posting the emails? I didn't pick sides, I just don't like bs. Plus she told me that I could have refried beans when I was on liquids. Thank goodness that I waited until Monday and called one of my nutritionists. I didn't pay $20,000 after the discount to stay overnight in the hospital and mess this up. You can have anything with moderation. I never felt that anyone was posting that all they eat is candy. If you eat a snack size candy bar and continue to lose, it's ok. Even if you don't lose, what does that have to do with me? The last time I looked, I only gained weight for what I ate and not for what someone else ate. If more people on OH thought like that, there would be no problems.

Whenever it comes up, they'll say that she's being attacked and they have to defend their poor victim of a friend. It really turned me off. I post to say happy birthday and to give newbies advice. I don't care about the friendships that they've formed or what clique they aren't. One time, Wendell made a post about his protein intake calculations. OMG. You'd have thought that he shot the pope. I had to ask what the big deal was. What kills me is when they'll disagree with you and then say that they're not going to speak on it again. Like I'm supposed to cower in fear or something. I noticed a post like that on this thread. HAHA. I'm just sorry that I missed the myspace post on there.

She has never been called out and I view the posts everyday. I was really surprised to see two of the OH folks on here posting. I'm not even 6 months out, but I'll try to answer newbie questions if I can. When she originally emailed me this info, I was going to post it for the whole board to see. I decided that she was a very sad person and it wasn't my business to post because it pertained to another member. Now, if that member gave their permission, I would post it in a NY minute.