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HEE HEE HEE KARE you are blessed. You truly have freedom to pursue your dreams. I so look forward to when I have that time. My daughter will be in 10th grade next year. Congrats on a job well done. M:clap2: Oh by the way what is the OC? M

I have found a list of approved facilities at this website http--www.cms.hhs.gov First go to the More section under Medicare Second click on medicare approved facilities under medicare general information Third click on bariatric surgery This should give you a list of all approved facilites in the US. Good Luck M

Plunder Bunny look at the Texas Smartscape site for some ideas. http://www.txsmartscape.com/ Also look at the antique rose emporium link and the Texas A&M link I sent Paula. Right hand is in a splint so it is difficult to type long messages. Myra

Robyn since your an RN you only need two words. ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA You know that could be serious enough in and of itself to cause DEATH. Money is not worth your life. Get it done and pay it out. Myra (an old ICU nurse)

Dawn I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mother at 29 and I still miss her. I have to tell you I am 45 but I have been diabetic for 15 years and anytime you have surgery there are risks involved. Yet I know that to really be as healthy as I can be I need to have lapband done. So I will be having it this month also. Having seen what your mother went through with her diabetes and morbid obesity I am sure you understand the risks involved in doing and not doing the surgery. Just know that we support you in your decisions and continue to lean on us. Myra

UUUMMMMM your hypothalamus is in your brain not your chest. M

Excellent article. Makes you sit and think do I know anybody that fits that description? HHHMMMMMM. M

Excellent article. Makes you sit and think do I know anybody that fits that description? HHHMMMMMM. M

Paula here is the website for the Earthkind Roses. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindrose/index.html If I had to chose one rose for best disease resistance, form and ease of care off the list it would be the Belinda's Dream Rose. Here is the address for Garden Web. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/ Here is the address to the Antique Rose Emporium a good source for roses. http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/ Enjoy! Myra

I haven't yet added my name. Since my preop appt isn't until next Wednesday I thought I would wait. I am almost 100% certain it will be in May. Since I am going to the hospital for mine I can do it any day that my doc does surgery. His office is in the hospital's medical tower so he does most of his routine surgeries there. Keeping my fingers crossed. Myra

3loves I have tears of joy for you. I know you are excited and happy. Congrats. Myra:clap2:

Paula I would suggest you look at the Antique Rose forum on Garden Web. There are several very active posters from your neck of the woods on it. High humidity which leads to blackspot is a larger consideration for roses and they make a point to share their successes. Roses have a prima donna rep but really if you get the right rose for your yard they are wonderful. Antiques don't generally require the intensive spray programs and such as modern roses. I don't spray my roses but I carefully select them. I order most for the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham Texas. I gotta run but I will post more later. Also Texas A & M has put out a list of EARTHKIND roses that have undergone intentionally neglectful testing to see which are true survivors. I will see if I can find a list of them for you. Myra

The fur babies are poms. The white one was a puppy mill rescue. Her name is Lilly but I usually call her CHILI BEAN. Since this photo we had to have an eye removed due to injury she received in the puppy mill. She was three when rescued. A lady adopted her from the SPCA and brought her back after a week. Said she whined in her CAGE. Duh she just got rescued from living three years in a cage. PLUS she had a UTI. She couldn't walk two steps without squatting and trying to pee. So she is my special special baby. The orange is Buffy and we have her brother Rowdy. I also have a Yorkie that a lady that works with my husband didn't want because she was six months old and not housebroken and they were trying to sell their house. They were going to take her to the pound. NOT!!!!!!!! My fifth dog is a sixteen year old dachshund that was the victim of divorce at the age of ten when the former owners dumped her at the animal shelter because neither one wanted her. She is a marvelous senior dog and still going strong. Now lets talk cats. I have ELEVEN. All animal shelter/stray rescues. I guess I just can't say no. I am currently homeschooling my 15 y/o daughter. So my gardening time has really been reduced. My philosophy is plant reseeders and let'm go. However I LOVE ANTIQUE ROSES and have a fraction over a 100. Myra

Here is my backyard early 2005

Okay sorry this is so big I am trying to figure out how to make them smaller. M

Photonut I followed your instructions for posting a picture in the gardening thread. My picture is huge. How can I resize to a more resonable size for posting in threads? Thanks, Myra

Just trying my first posting of a picture. M

Mr. Viscio Suz has been a member of LBT since July 2004 but rarely posts. She hasn't been on here in several weeks now. I sent you a private message but the email portion of your profile is blocked. Please look at the private message I sent you. I have tried to send her an email to get ya'll together. Thanks M.

Mona did they give you a reason? Are you going to appeal? ReneBean had BCBS of Ca and was denied several times and appealed to the state insurance board. She will share her appeal letters with you if you PM her. Don't give up. M:)

divanita get on UHC's website. They have a search option for docs and/or hospitals. I have UHC and I am using Dr. Louis Fox in Dallas. Look here http://lapband4u.com This is his website. M

PINCH PINCH PINCH. It's for REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: M

Well I finally have my approval letter IN MY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:faint: Preop appt May 3rd hoping surgery date will be May 19th. Myra:clap2:

The Too Good to Hurry Myra. Yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!:Banane56:

At this very minute no panties. I haven't owned a bra in about 10 years. :Banane56: M

Dovie Dr. Richard Carter has priviliges at Medical Center of Arlington. There is no reason why he can't do it there. He may prefer the other places but he can do it at MCA. I would assume that would be in your approved network since it is the big hospital in Arlington. I know my surgeon in Dallas prefers SCOR in Richardson but my insurance requires a HCA facility so I am having it done at the hospital. The benefit is I can go any day he does surgery at the hospital rather than the Wednesday which is the day he goes to SCOR. M