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the stress test isnt that bad can just be time consuming. I didnt get a headache from it but it made me all jitterly feeling for a while and slightly dizzy. lol But yea it might hold off your band for a while. But shouldnt prevent you from getting it. My cardio doc said untill he gets my blockages handled a %90 one stinted already 2 weeks ago I have a %80 one i have to have to have done sept 5. Then a series of tests again. He is all for me getting WLS surgery done. But he can't with a clear concious clear me for a major surgery till he can get the problems in my heart stablized. Heck he is so eager for me to lose weight he outloud wondered if he could *Convince* my insurance to pay for them to also remove my *Apron* at the same time as having the band done. lol And he really didnt want to wait a month in between the 2 angioplasty/stints but the day I had it done seemed to be the dawy for several more pressing emergencys or they would of done both then.

Your hard work and dedication is a inspiration

Well I made it through my first day as a NON Smoker. Actually yesterday was pretty easy its this morning that is rough. LOL. My normal morning routine is a huge 32oz mug of coffee and of course a few cigarettes. I got sugar free gum, mints, cough drops, and a jar of menthol rub to inhale from to help with the menthol part of my addiction. So far sitting here drinking coffee and sitting in bed gaming with marv has been my 2 times that I really start feeling it. Other things, one tire on the van has had a really slow leak in it. He's taken it back and they can't find the leak so we have just been living with it for now. Keeping an eye on it and keeping it full. Well it went flat on him last night. And of course today being the 4th NOONE is open. LOL My SIL was telling me last night that at the new casino next door (the horse park recently opened a 24 hour casino) to us they are having a FREE concert tonight. One of my childhood idols is gonna be performing and I can't Go!! *crys* If I'd had enough warning to make the half hour drive to the nearest place to rent a wheelchair I coulda gone. So I guesss It's opening my patio door and hoping the sound carries enough. Anyhow its Davy Jones from the Monkees. I adored their show growing up I was a religious watcher. To bad its not all 4 or I would go somehow. Even if i had to crawl lol!! lol Ahh well there going to have a big fireworks show too. So at least jay wont have to miss seeing any because Marv has to work. The park is close enough we will have a great view of any of the fireworks from the sidewalk just out front of the apartment. Man in just the few minutes I have been sitting here since I got up 35 or so) I have started to reach for my missing cig pack 7 or 8 times unconciously lol..All the ashtrays went into the dishwasher last night. I Put my case, lighter etc up out of sight. And since I rolled my own I took the plastic tuperwear containerI used to hold it all in the dishwasher also and put my roller thingy & tamper away. threw away all the empty tubes I had too. So even if I am tempted to cheat i can't cause there isn't anything here to cheat with. lol My daughters not home either so I can't bum one off her. Shes gonna have to clean up her room too now. Gotta get carpet powder or rent a cleaner to help get the smells out. But I am doing it!!!

Went to my first diabetes class today, actually a more of a get to know you kind of thing, Spent an hour answering question etc. One of my big problems which the lady pointed out to me is I don't do breakfasts. Well I do in a way 4-5 hours later!! LOL. So I need to eat no later then 1 1/2 hour after waking. She said this is one reason my blood sugars are fluctuating wildly. Its not so much what I eat cause she said Im making great choices. But how often so I need to start eating more often. And of course since I want to lose weight eating more often sounds so counter productive! LOL. Thank god my dr.s office called today. To call in medicine for my neurapathy. I had a hell of a time getting or staying a sleep last night as I have a new ( had it once before but years ago) Phantom pain in my left thigh. OMG It burns!! There is NOTHING there no reason at all it should hurt like this. No bruising no busted veins nothing. And the closer to morning It got the more it burned. I got up an hour before the alarm cause I couldnt take it anymore. This week start the august madness. Yep school registrations and stuff! Thank god school supply & Uniform shopping is already done. Only if the kids have teachers that request special supplies do they need anything. We have enough pens/pencils/notebooks to burry a horse. lol. Wal-mart had the 5-cent notebooks lie usual so this year I got 2 boxes instead of 1. Ahh well gotta call my love and tell him to hit the pharmacy before he gets off work. And I think I am gonna try a nap.

Went to my first diabetes class today, actually a more of a get to know you kind of thing, Spent an hour answering question etc. One of my big problems which the lady pointed out to me is I don't do breakfasts. Well I do in a way 4-5 hours later!! LOL. So I need to eat no later then 1 1/2 hour after waking. She said this is one reason my blood sugars are fluctuating wildly. Its not so much what I eat cause she said Im making great choices. But how often so I need to start eating more often. And of course since I want to lose weight eating more often sounds so counter productive! LOL. Thank god my dr.s office called today. To call in medicine for my neurapathy. I had a hell of a time getting or staying a sleep last night as I have a new ( had it once before but years ago) Phantom pain in my left thigh. OMG It burns!! There is NOTHING there no reason at all it should hurt like this. No bruising no busted veins nothing. And the closer to morning It got the more it burned. I got up an hour before the alarm cause I couldnt take it anymore. This week start the august madness. Yep school registrations and stuff! Thank god school supply & Uniform shopping is already done. Only if the kids have teachers that request special supplies do they need anything. We have enough pens/pencils/notebooks to burry a horse. lol. Wal-mart had the 5-cent notebooks lie usual so this year I got 2 boxes instead of 1. Ahh well gotta call my love and tell him to hit the pharmacy before he gets off work. And I think I am gonna try a nap.

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My favorite possition! And I also never really cared for vibrating toys, I can live without the battey operated stuff. But We have one toy that is so realistic if you run it under hot water its warm and soft but hard at the same time. And its got just enough of a curve to it it hits all the right spots. Oh man I love to read erotica. BF just brought home a book last week that suprised me that he bought at work (Walgreens) Author was Christine Warren. An excelent sci-fi writer. But its not your typical romance novel. No its a bit more grapic than that. lol But she seems to do alot with vampires, werewolves, werecats, fae etc. Theres also a book club out there somewhere too I can't recall the name of it offhand. Venus I think? Much easier to talk about it online then in RL lol.

Did you know as little as 20 lbs weight loss or gain can change the shape of your face? You may not notice it normally but anyone with a CPAP Mask can have a big enough change in their face to need a different mask or refitting. There are a ton of things you can do to help make the masks not leak, but first off is making sure its the right size. I didn't think about it and had been using the same size mask that i had been using for 13 years. Well 3-4 months ago After trying 3 masks I decided to go into the DME's Office for a fitting. And I was wearing a mask 1 size to large, and after actually talking to a knowledgable RT explaining where the problems were and what was going on She got me a dream mask. lol I Love it. Its Soooooooooo comfy compared to all the ones I tried earlier this year. Its totally different then any of the *Standard* masks they give to people first. Aparently the DME's will give you the cheapest most popular mask when you first get your equipment. Unless you know what you want and ask for one by name you pretty much get what they want to give you. Which is usually whicever one is cheapest so they get more profit out of it. Most insurances pay for a new mask every 6 months. Get with your DME and tell them your current mask isnt working. A good article on mask problems. www.cpaptalk.com CPAP and Sleep Apnea Discussion Forum They now have special CPAP Pillows, Hose set ups, Pad-A-cheeks for no more mask marks on the face and more. I wan't a PAP PIllow cause I tend to burry my face in the pillow when I sleep but I can't afford one yet. Might try to make one though. Its specially shaped so your not turning your mask into the pillow when you lay on your side. I have learned so much from this forum. On how to make my treatment more comfortable. www.cpaptalk.com CPAP and Sleep Apnea Discussion Forum

Its because of the surgery your system is unbalanced. At least thats how my doctor always explained it to me. Its like in our intestines if you take an antibiotic it kills off the good bacteria along with the bad right and you end up with dirahhea(SP?). Most diabetics need to get that diflucan pill anytime we take antibiotics cause we will invariably get a yeast infection. (I demand the pill anytime i get an antibiotic now cause I WILL get a yeast infection never fails) Its that inbalance that causes the yeast to get out of control, we always have some of it in our systems its normal in the correct amounts. Its just when something gets out of control like an infection, blood sugar, PH, or to much moisture or a weakened immune system, when it gets out of control and needs to be cut down to normal again. Its most likely a combo of the antibiotics and surgery.

Yep its yeast and you can shower/bathe 3 times a day and that won't phase it.. Keeping it clean and DRY is the key. Gold bond powder is a god send, and so is the monostat cream, treatments for athletes foot and jock itch will work too but many hurt like heck!! For me using monostat creme when I get one works in 2 days, the first application of cream stops the pain, the second day gets rid of it. After that I do a preventative daily thing after my shower using germx handwashing gel. But NEVER ON OPEN RASHY SKIN alcohol in it burns. DRY well I wedge a towel up under my belly while I dry the rest of me then air dry it under the fan in my room. (Blowdryers and CPAPS work well here for help drying) and powder. In the summer if I skip the germ x daily I will still get the rash after 3-4 days of washing and powdering so I don't skip it anymore. I started the germx because the constant washing/powdering was drying my skin out horribly but I noticed the germx I keep in the kitchen has moisturizers in it and I never needed lotion for my hands anymore. So what the heck. It works well for me. And its cheaper then lotion too. But yea if you ever want to have PS for your tummy in the future go the doctor for every rash so its documented.

Losing weight is NO GUARANTE your sleep apnea will go away, for many it does or becomes mild enough they dont need the CPAP machine anymore but it is not a gurantee, Skinny people can and do get sleep apnea too. Just not as commonly. Rest of the article is here www.cpaptalk.com CPAP and Sleep Apnea Discussion Forum Letting Apnea go untreated not only causes higher risks of accidents from driving or operating machinery, They are now starting to show studies that OSA may be linked to depression, diabetes and other diseases. People suffering from untreated apnea may have , loss of memory, Heart attacks, high blood pressure, irritability(mood swings), depression, malaise, loss of productivity and work performance, extreme mental and physical exhaustion, loss of judgment, Many often also find they increase their carb intake in order to have more energy/stay awake. Its not always easy to get used to wearing the mask but It can be done, It takes time and effort and alot of trial and error. And one of the biggest mistakes people make is making due with the first mask your given. Which often doesn't fit right in the first place, you have to keep trying till you find the one right for you, of course the medical supply companys wont tell you this cause they LOSE money when you need to try several masks. Like many others I didn't want to wear a mask to bed at night. But after the night in the lab after they put a mask on me sfter 1 hour I actually got several hours uninterupted sleep for the first time in years!! I decided then I would wear the mask somehow. That was 14 years ago. And I love my CPAP now. It keeps me alive, Keeps me awake. If you started having chest pain would you ignore it and not go to the Emergency room cause you know its not gonna be comfortable? Or live with a broken leg because you don't wanna wear the cast?? Heck everyone here has either HAD surgery or is considering surgery for their health. It doesn't make sense that you would go to the extreem of surgery for one life threatning condition but totally ignore another one?? Sorry to sound so agressive about it but I have had 1 possibly 2 family members die before the age of 50 cause they refused to try the machine. They would take fists fulls of pills every day but refused the machine. To me that just don't make sense at all. And granted you won't hear that Sleep apnea killed <Insert name> But it contributes so much to higher blood pressures and strain on the heart.

me too! I only put one on when I leave the house mostly because I know mine don't fit well at all. But I can't seem to find any to fit without paying 75$ a piece. So mine are anchient and starting to get ragged. Plus I am picky I dont do back hooks at all. They have to hook in front and I like the posture backs, so the straps don't travel down my shoulders. Kind of ticks me off I can find thousands of online sites that carry bras up to sizes like G HH or even Z as long as your 36-48 inches around!! But I cant find one that has sizes bigger then a 52. I only need a D or DD cup but I need like a 64 around. =/

Wow I gotta say your sister is one messed up person, You sure shes not on drugs? and definally put some distance betweeen her and you. But you dont have to do the same to her kids. They probably realize their moms being a B**** too. Just do what you can to stay in touch with the kids and not your sister. I Have been a caregiver for my father in law and I have 2 sons with ADHD So I know what your going through. We tried tons of alternatives for both boys from diets to holistic and each time ended up on meds. With the oldest I had to call it stop when his doctor keep adding stronger more nasty meds. When he refused to eat and could sleep. He stoped them all and did so much better after. He didn't finish high school though cause of it. But he went on to job corps and once in a environment where he could work his own pace he flew through all his GED courses and all the computer courses he took in record time. Now on the youngest he is on concerta only because my insurance wont pay for anything else till we try it first. And he did ok on it last year but its not the answer. I am not happy with the results. Ever 5-6 months it seems like they have to raise the dose and that i dont like so we are gonna see if the doctora can push the insurance to try something else. Again with him we tried diets, modified behavior programs at home etc. and none work well with him. But one thing the new doc has reasured me about is that its a learning process and what works for one kid doesnt work for the next and it can be frustrating. Having a doc that realizes this and works with you is crucial. Important thing is dont let your screwed in the head sister ruin the good thing you got going, grats on the weight loss!!!

the not smoking is going fine, 2 days ago i started on the 14mg patch been hitting the cough drops a bit ahrd i noticed and having to think conciously more about not smoking, but handling it. was kind of nice going to cracker barrel the other day and sitting in the non smoking area. lol man marv got sourdough bread as a side with his meal 3 slices!! I warned him. his blood sugar was 300+ that night. I told him. mine on the other hand was 127 :redface: I had a grilled chicken sandwich and side salad and 1/3 of my sons steak fries. Josh got both steak fries AND a baked potatoe with a sirloin and the potatoe was HUGE like 7inches long he couldnt eat it. He ate his 12 oz sirloin and 2/3s of his fries was all. But it was nice to see him fill up quickly. the reduced portions at home are starting to be noticable. at least on me and josh. well i gotta go back to st vincents on the 25th or around then. i gotta schedual it for a friday incase i have to stay overnight again, for another heart cath and another stint untill we get all my blockages handled my cardio wont even consider clearing me for a band till all thats handled. so have to wait and see.

the not smoking is going fine, 2 days ago i started on the 14mg patch been hitting the cough drops a bit ahrd i noticed and having to think conciously more about not smoking, but handling it. was kind of nice going to cracker barrel the other day and sitting in the non smoking area. lol man marv got sourdough bread as a side with his meal 3 slices!! I warned him. his blood sugar was 300+ that night. I told him. mine on the other hand was 127 I had a grilled chicken sandwich and side salad and 1/3 of my sons steak fries. Josh got both steak fries AND a baked potatoe with a sirloin and the potatoe was HUGE like 7inches long he couldnt eat it. He ate his 12 oz sirloin and 2/3s of his fries was all. But it was nice to see him fill up quickly. the reduced portions at home are starting to be noticable. at least on me and josh. well i gotta go back to st vincents on the 25th or around then. i gotta schedual it for a friday incase i have to stay overnight again, for another heart cath and another stint untill we get all my blockages handled my cardio wont even consider clearing me for a band till all thats handled. so have to wait and see.

I have to say it depends on the teenager. If he/she is mature enough to follow the guidlines of being a successful bander. And will make the nessisary changes to their life/diet then I'm all for it. The sooner the better. I just wish my teen daughter was a good candidate for the band. But shes not. She totally refuses to even consider eating better and actually fights us for her carbs. Its sad. an example, I have almost totally stoped buying white carbs. The only thing that is not whole wheat or complex carbs now in the house is rameen. My y oungest requested to keep it cause he is painfully thin and its a favorite of his. So I consided there and still buy it. She will do things like eat the m eat of her plate when I fix dinner and trash the veggies, then half an hour later shes in the kitchen making rameen. Shes been known one week I didn't buy the rameen so she had friends sneak her in fast food through her window. So if your a teen who is mature enough to handle it, and your parents are ok with it and your serious about it good for you!! I hope my daughter don't wait toill 400+ Pounds like I did. 1 year and still trying to get a band =/ but getting closer.

yea the ones you can get in average stores are mostlty 1 use with a condom type things, but its a cheap way to try something out. I don't like shopping online but we have 2 nice stores here locally that are clean and not sleezy at all, ones called sensations. cant remember the name of the other one. But often you can actually fell the products before you buy them. To get an idea and the people behind the counter can be awefull informative, after all they deal with this stuff every day and can advise you in your shopping. And most won't remember you from the next customer, unless you really act super nervous/excited etc. My BF Was the manager of a adult store for 9+ years that his best friend owned so he got me over the shyness part of walking into one fast. lol. I Know the shops here if you buy an item that takes batteries they will open the package and make sure it works before letting you walk out of the store, after all its not like you can return it :rolleyes2: They often will have sample too of the various lotions & lubes so you can check out the flavorsand or effects for yourself before laying out 8-15$ for a bottle of stuff.. You just gotta ask Kat had some great advice!! Yea I know how shyness can be. 8 years with my BF And I still can't talk dirty lol. and he STILL makes me blush. but I am getting there. but as often as I have been involved in discussions like this I have never yet ran across a guy who is turned off by his woman knowing how to please herself. Heck quite the oposite many guys find it to be a huge turn on! Maybe its time to experiment on yourself first! Nothing wrong with that at all. Some of the best times have been full of laughs and giggles, trying new toys a new roleplay scenerio or such. He is always telling me how it makes him feel good to know I am happy and satisfied and I know what he means. It does make you feel good to know your pleasing your partner and I would be upset with him if there was something I could do better and he didn't tell me so.

the acid in the soda was cutting through the mucus. The body went into overdrive pumping out mucus to try to get your stuck food down. Sodas good for that especially coke as it is the most accidic soda. But I would check with your doctor to make sure its ok to use soda in that instance. Something like orange or grapefruit juice might be better. With my allergies I used to always have a thick layer in the back of my throat constantly and would drink coke when my throat etc clogged up and pepsi all the rest of the time lol. Now i dont need to since we finally found a pill combo that handles the allergies, so i dont drink soda anymore period unless we re out and I can't get something better. Im preperation for getting a band.

First off sorry your having it so rough. But I agree with WASa. You can't depend on anyone but yourself here. And I don't mean to sound hurtfull but why didn't see to your familys feeding arrangements beforehand if you wanted to avoid food totally?? I mean I can understand not wanting the temptation but but gee it sounds a bit of overkill to refuse to cook period. I would have made up 10 days worth of meals to freeze if It was me so at least the kids/DH can pop stuff in the microwave. If they are old enough. Unless your man NORMALLY cooks and shares in the chores normally tossing it all on him for 10 days can be pretty daunting. I know my man can't cook much at all and asking him to do it all for 10 days would be a disaster! lol He can make rameen and oatmeal and hamburger. Anything else mine would be lost. The kids would be more succefull at cooking then he. Because this is just MY opinion you are being silly. No offence but you can't expect everyone everyone to keep temptation away from you period. It is not possible unless your gonna lock your self in a room with a case of shakes for 10 days. You gotta start with the will power and self control, noone can do that for you. And your just starting, how are you gonna manage if it gets worse? Also you might have to sit down and actually make a list of the things YOU EXPECT him to do and how to help out. Just to make sure your both thinking the same things. Because what you consider <Insert chore> Might be totally different then what he thinks it is. I have 4 days bedrest after a heart cath yesterday and asked my BF to put on some laundry.. OMG BIG Mistake. He just tossed an armload in from the hamper of half bathtowels half clothes now I will never get the lint out of his work clothes. *Sighs*

Manual or oral or device. Theres several ways of managing it. You can buy a ring that a guy wears that has a vibrator situated to stimulatate your clitoris and him too. (heck i saw one of these in kroger for 8$!) or any number of handheld, wearable etc. Personally If I have to I can stimulate myself but it always seems lacking, but when my BF does it its a whole different story. And as I age I notice we need more help in the lubnrication department too. And you don't have to do it yourself either. There are a few positions where he can reach just as well as you can. Might have to get creative in positioning. I'm lucky my guy will go to great extent to make sure I'm all curled up and buzzy happy gasping for breath as often as I can handle it. lol AthinnerDenise *Hugs* I hope you can talk to your man and that he listens and starts returning things!

If your having problems with chicken being to dry. You can buy chicken that they have added chicken broth/stock to. I Know Aldies does this to their chicken breasts and they come out so MUCH more moist then buying chicken from anyplace else. It makes the salt content a bit higher but personally I don't worry to much about salt. I just don't add anymore to it. A 10 minute broil on each side and it comes out beautiful.

For the most part yes the body will acept it. They have been putting foreign objects into people for years. I just had this talk with my surgeon this morning ( I had to have a heart cath/angioplasty with a stint inserted, just got home!) He was saying the materials they use are deliberatly chosen and designed so the body doesn't regect them. And that occasionaly it does happen that someone can't tollerate them in the body but thats a pretty rare occurance. He said I was more then likely to need the stint replaced several years down the line more from from collapse then rejection.

This is something I have seriously been considering for a few months now. I Haven't had a major cut except dead ends trims for years now. And my hair reaches the small of my back. But now that I finally got my dream of having long hair I want it off!! LOL Already cut off 4-5 inches cause it was starting to hurt. My problem is i can't STAND IT to be on the back of my neck anymore. I have lived in ponytails or some other way of wearing it up for so long. It drives me nuts to have it down. I know what sort of cut I want. I'd love a bob but my hair is naturally wavy its just now its pretty straight cause of its length. A bob means I would have to buy a straightner and fuss with it every day, something else I don't want. So I was thinking of a shaggy/layered pixie type but longer then a traditional pixie. That way I can wash it moose or gel it and go. But what I want most is color. And I don't mean normal color I want purple or hot pink but where to find it so that it lasts longer then a wash or 2? My daughter has tried some brands off the net but they don't seem to last more then a week or so at the most either.

Had em with my c-section also.. one or two stung a tiny bit as they pulled them but for the most part it wasn't painfull at all.

Definatly Appeal! A secondary insurance wouldnt hurt but appeal the origional even if you do get a secondary one.