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How do they test for cushings?? I have been diagnosed with PCOS, but some of the symptoms sound similar.

My port hurts after I clean the bathtub. Good excuse not to do it. "Oh hubby... you have a new job!!!"

Hey Kutia: Chaperone the Prom!!!!

Have a mental health question... I have been losing weight, I can tell in my clothes but have not weighed in a while. Have been eating low carb and have been doing fine with it until today. My hubby said something about how thin I was looking, and that my pants are about to fall off of me... then I started eating. Have had an ice cream and chocolate covered peanuts today (and want more) and don't really know why. Self sabotage????

I'm fixin to be a bald headed Poodle. Have been losing my hair too. Common when you are about 3 months out. After reading alot about it this is what I do: Take 2 chewable vitamins a day, take chewable Biotin, Wash my hair with Biotin shampoo, and clean out the drain daily. They say it will level out when your hormones get back in order. Have also noticed my cycle is different, so I believe the hormone theory.

Have you heard of the "No teacher left behind" group? We were told at school not to post ANYTHING about it on our email, because of legal issues. Don't know anything about that... but think that is weird.

Most of the teachers group like Carol. Kinky is good and all but he is on the edge. At least Carol has some experience in Austin. I'll say it again though... I am afraid everyone will be so divided that it will lead to a Perry win. We really need to pick one and run with it. As for me and my hubby... we are going with the Teachers group and backing Carol. Faybie: Thank you for wanting to help. I will see what I can find. My TFT group usually sends me those letters to sign and forward too, but has not sent any lately. Seems to me on election years they give money to teachers, non-election years they take it away. I have been in the "business" 8 years, and it seems to follow that pattern. We will always be last on the list for raises, and the first ones they take it away from... yet they want to force us to stay until we die and not pay us while we are here. You know I would not trade a single happy moment in the classroom for any other job... but you must pay your bills and take care of your family too. I tell my kids I teach for the pay, respect, and prestige. Sadly, I get very little of all three.

Sorry. I was mistaken. Must have just had a brain skip... I knew what I meant.

I agree with the Kinky/Carol thing. I know Bell is running as Republican. Just wish we could know which one would pull the most votes and go that way. With everyone dividing their votes Perry may pull it out. I would vote for any of the three running against Perry... just to not have Perry... but I do like Carol best of the three. She at least has some experience.

Wow Laura, you have a large amount of fill. I have been tight with my 1.2 cc's for well over a month now. TOM will effect things. Give it a few days. You might get try a hot tea/coffee before you try to eat anything... even mushies. I have also found the pleasures of tofu on tight days. The silky kind goes down really easy, and tastes great after you marinade it overnight in sauce. My hubby thinks I am going vegetarian now, but really I am just trying to survive without hard proteins because it makes me hurt. Good luck!

My DH was big when I met him, and is still a little big now. His 44 inch waist is fine with me. I love him for him.

I wanted to chicken out. But happy I did not. Good luck to you in your process... you are totally normal.

Bumping this thread up... I have noticed the ovulation restriction as well. I get so tight I can only drink Protein drinks. Two days later, I am fine. Then when Mother Nature finally appears, I am tight too. Happen to many women???

IMHO... I think if the place is in partnership with the weight loss place... they just do it to get the money. I had NO signs or symptoms and refused to do a study until they refused to approve me for surgery until I did. Talk about duress.

I can drink anything, but solids just don't work. Just be prepared. You may need your steak ground...

Well I went to the Vitamin Shoppe today, and the man there was very helpful. His mother works at a bariatric center and says that hormones get dumped when you lose weight and it causes an inbalance. Once the inbalance levels out hair will return. In the meantime, he says to take the biotin (KAL has a lozenge), keep protein up, take a multivitamin, and eat SOY products. That Soy helps with hormones. (?) So he said he would recommend soy milk, tofu, etc. My hair is coming out in clumps now, so I am taking more than one multi a day, starting the biotin twice a day (1000mcg), drinking soy milk with my protein shake, and washing my hair with JASON biotin shampoo (Which smells great btw). I was actually amazed that he knew about the lap band. His first question to me after he found out I had WLS was "which one the band... bypass?". My jaw dropped and he said he knew because of his mother and that he tries to stay up on it for his work. Not a doctors advice, he was definitely a college kid... but took his word on it and will try the above and see what happens. His mom at least said there is hope when things level out.

I am 3 months out and losing handfulls of hair. Noticed it the past few days. I have not lost weight quickly, and drink my protein and take my vitamins... so I just don't understand. I would not look as good as Telly with a buzz cut... but have been thinking about bandanas!!!

Hummm.... I don't know if I totally agree with the Water theory. I take a diaretic at night... and get up 3 or 4 times at night. (Take it at night because I teach during the day, can't leave class then.) But even after losing 5 lbs overnight I still can not eat in the am. May be the reason for some though.

I can drink liquids all day and still not be able to eat in the am. I too have the same eating situation. I drink a shake for Breakfast, drink coffee, eat a small lunch (try tofu and pureed veggies), and drink Water all afternoon. Then drink coffee or eat Soup before I attempt dinner of hard Protein and again pureed veggies. I try to do all this and stay low carb at the same time!!! Good luck. If you can not handle it... get an unfill.

My hubby and I are selling our home... and so we have alot of 2 hour showing windows to fill so we have been going out. Bennigans will allow me to order off of the kids menu. They have a chicken salad. I usually get a baked potato to go with it, and take it home. Can not eat the whole salad either! Double Daves will sell you pizza by the slice off the buffet for $1.00 a slice. I get them to make a thin crust meat eaters pizza and get one slice. Works for me!

My hubby and I suffered thru a miscarriage/dnc on 9/11/01. Sad day for us all. I remember ALL the lives lost that day... and will never forget. Unfortunately, I do not feel safer as a nation... even 5 years later. I am unhappy with our government and its actions/lack of actions. My nephew just returned from a 6 month tour of duty in Iraq... slated to go back in January. I do not want to lose him or any one else either. There will never be peace in the Middle East. Never has, never will. We need to take care of our own... and I don't like the way our president has handled taking care of US. It amazes me how we can let OUR boys die for THEM. Bush SR said it best during the Gulf War... "there is NO reliable exit strategy." That is why we did not go in then. The war on terror does not lie in Iraq alone. But for some reason Saddam is in jail and Al-Qaida and Bin Laden still exist... and NOBODY will admit they were wrong. Or they are too dumb to know they were wrong. Now don't get me wrong... I am all for national security. We need to protect our citizens from terrorists, and other threats. But we need to have "reliable intelligence" before we go to war. (I went to a forum with Dole/Gore, and Al Gore said that two hours after the attack there were memos going around the White House asking how we could turn this toward Saddam.) Which means they knew something then. Anyway. I pray for all of the families that lost love ones, for all the heros on the plane that tried to take it back over, and for those that are left fighting a war that we may never get out of. (My thought process is my opinion. Sorry about the rant. Don't mean to start a debate or anything. I totally understand I am the only Texan that doesn't like Bush.)

PB= Productive Burp... mini vomit DH= Dear Hubby

I too am tight in the mornings... and have found that carbs are the devil. So I had to adjust my life to my band. I drink a shake for Breakfast, eat a small lunch, and try to measure and eat healthy foods at night. If I wanted to, I could eat a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's. But I want my waist to shrink... so no more carbs. Listen to Donna and me... come over to the low carb side of things. It is not too dark over here.

I have tried the Country Life Chewable Adult Multi and like it. (about $15.00) I have also tried the vitamin shoppe liquid and can tolerate it.

Lelia- You lucky woman!!! How sweet it will be to never buy a pad/tampon again! Look at the bright side girl... you can play all month, no worries about swimming or sex. Heck if that football weights a lot... you will be down that ticker in no time!!! Just be happy you found it early... and it is benign.