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Hey the pool party for June sounds real nice. The 22nd is good for me if it is 11 or later. We have another choir rehearsal that morning. May 20th I will be on the beach in Cancun!!! We are going for 8 days leaving the 13. Missed you all today.

I also put it on the other board...I have rehearsal for choir on Saturday morning so I won't make it either. BUMMER I think this is the first one I've missed! Have fun :hungry: .....

I'm bummed too. I thought I could go, but we have choir rehearsal for our Spring concert Saturday morning. Hey guys don't wait till May for our next get together. How about April 22nd. wavydaby-Kim is with Dr. Voellinger's office. GL with all your pre-op stuff.

I don't have to tell you it will be so worth the wait! We are going to have to have a party when you get the approval!!!

Welcome to bandland! I truly love my band. Keep up on your protien and that should help with your energy. costco sells protien powder they come in huge tubs. $20 I just replaced my chocolate one so it's lasted 6 months and I really like the taste.

Happy late BD to Curtis! Kim I got all teary when I read your sweet words. OH being a mommy is special. Things here have been crzy as usual. Ok I can't give the finger to anyone today! Whats up with this! lol not that I ever do that anymore. My left hand middle finger is hurting real bad today! And it seems to be extending down my hand when I try to use it. I had carpol tunnel and a ganglian sist yrs ago on my right hand, but I don't remember what it felt like I think it was the whole hand. We got the invisible fence on Friday for Lucy and Sandy. Turns out Lucy is way to young, so we are just working on Sandy. She is so sad. We have alays let her run and we'd stay out and watch her. I keep promising her that she's going to like this. Lucy had us and the animal emergency:sick 2:30 AM Sunday morning:notagree . She started coughing and then would stop and then start up agian. I called them to see if I could give her some cough medicine and they said it sounded like it was Kennel cough! and that she needed to be seen before Monday. We gave it an hour and took her. That is what it is, so she is on an antibiotic and cough suppresent when needed. She is doing 100% better now. My poor baby. The only thing that we can think of that she could have gotten it was when I took her to Petsmart last Monday. See Jennifer, if it's not the kids it's the puppy!! Well I have Bible study tonight I have missed the past 2 weeks, so I'm excited to go.

I'm here!!! I've been nuts for the past week.. Yes I'm coming, what time, I'm slow. What about Loretta? VA crowd that would be to cool. Maybe we should all meet somewhere in the middle and stay somewhere...not HI though!!!

Jennifer, Your doing GREAT! How exciting! I can't wait to see you! I still sheck the breathing of my kids when there sick..20 and 22. I just open the door to say are you ok, but sometimes I get a feeling in the middle of the night with my dd. She has asthma and has since she was 5. So maybe I'm the one thats nuts, but I dont think so. We love them SO much!

I'm sure Kim will personally call you the second your approval come in! I'm excited for you!

Hang in there you will do fine. A lot of people on this site seem to enjoy negative stuff. My suggestion is to stay away from that, it will just scare you and make you second guess. You do need to be aware of things both positive and negative and weigh them out. The way I look at it, is to be informed and be careful who you ask your questions to and what you read. I am now 5 weeks post op and feeling great!

I appreciate your input Dr. Pleatman. La Madam, I'm sure if anyone keeps to the band rules, they would lose. or mintain. Hang in there keep up the good work and try not to let others influence your success. It is ashame that some people feel that they have to attack, at least thats how it looks to me.

Hi Gang, Looks like every one is crazy busy like me this week! Kim I'm glad you like your new job. And so very glad you got Karens insurance faxed today..yay..maybe hopefully April will be Karens month! Gotta go now, Hi eveyone...Melissa be careful. night night!

Sorry to hear that your having trouble. Hopefully it will just be the port leak. I'm the lucky one that Kim talked about. I'm sure you will lose the wieght you gained quick once your fixed. You hav done so well. Hang in there, thoughts and prayers are with you.

I have no problem either, however I haven't had a real fill yet.

LOL I think a week and a half 2 weeks tops. I'm no nimpho but that was long enough..lol..my husband would be shocked if he new I said that was long enough. Bottom line is when you feel like it go for it.

Happy to hear no E!! Feel good, thinking of you.

Hi gang, NJ was great. Cold but I swear it was colder her yesterday! I'm happy to say I'm ME AGAIN!!! YAY feeling good. Still real sore around the insision but at least I am feeling good over all. I went down in my hooper size!!! well not the cup:( but at least the #) 2 sizes!!! I also started borrowing my GF's clothes she is a 14/16!!! I'm very happy. The hair is a major issue though, now that looks like crap! I want it longer before I get it styled so you can just imagine how bad it looks. I gotta run I have an appointment at the raceway this afternoon..what a cool hobby I have. TTYL

Hi, and welcome! I love my band! It has been a great tool for me. I'm so glad you are going to make our get together on the 1st.

I can't wait to get to this point! Isn't that why we had the surgery in the first place? Not that food should become our enemy, but strickly our need. Feeling sick isn't good but not thinking about food all the time!!! WTG I hope you learn to embrace it, your doing great!

Hey Kim, I was praying for you and thinking of you today. I'm glad it went so well. Sleep tight! I will be out of town until Sunday so I'll see you on here on Monday. Feel good. Love ya, di

OK FUNK IT OUT EVERYONE....lol...looks whose talking the queen bee mother of FUNK! I think the seasons changing can really put me in a funk. Melissa- reading the bible and talking to God helps me get out of the funks. Some times faster than others, but it helps. (((Hugs))) I'm sure you don't look any older or wrinklier, it's the funk. And just cause the scale isn't moving doesn't mean your not losing. I know you know this stuff...so hang in there and ((hugs)) Court-I have a pill cutter. Works great. The only thing is that some meds you can't cut. Everyone else hi...have a good day gang..and smile... Oh this is kind of funny I have my tank top tie shit jammies on and a pair of sweats, NO BRA...can you vision floppy hooters..ok have that visual...So I let Lucy out, she desides that she is a big girl and can run where ever she wants! So at 8:30 this morning me and my floppy hooters:omg: are RUNNING..talk about flap jacks...all over the yard and into the FRONT YARD!!! Yikes it;s leash time for Lucy!!!..lol

I'm so sorry your going through this Jonathon. I too thought the slippage had fixed itself. Prayers are with you today. Please let us know how your doing.

It's a personal walk. Why would it be the #1 WLS in places if it wasn't good and lasting. If I have to have more bands so be it. I just had my second due to a leak. It was more painful and harder for me, but, I'm much smaller and happier. I will continue to enjoy the band and pray that this one will last a life time. If it doesn't, I would have the surgery again. At least thats what I say now.

I just gave up and said ok this is me I'm fine I was at 268 for yrs and content with that. I never considered WLS thought it was the "easy" way out. I only new of the RNY and I new people who died from that. Then my HS GF told me her brother had the band go give him a call. It was a seed. I never looked into it further until I took a Beth Moore Bible Study last January. Thats when I realized the hold that food had on my life. The day I called my GF's brother I knew would be my no turning back day. So from August 04-April 05 I held his phone # in my wallet not ready to call. After God confirmed to me that this was his will for me I picked up the phone and called her brother. 5 months later I was banded. I'm so glad I did it!! Yesterday I went shopping and fit into Xlg and Lg sizes WOW WEEEEEE !!!! God is AWESOME!

I was just wondering who has the oldest band here and how are you doing?