Cindy Krebs

Dear GeezerSue, Would love to email you personally re: DS. I'd like to know who did your surgery. Is that okay with you? Thanks so much, Cindy

Pain in the lower stomach area could be related to your constipation; the pain in the upper stomach area could still be from constipation...specifically the "transverse" section of your colon. I went through five (5) gall bladder attacks and your lower back is in pain and you sweat and you feel hot..really hot! And you usually fall to the ground and stay there since you cannot walk...worse than childbirth pain, per the doctors. If constipated (aka less than two-three BM's per day), drink a lot of water (1/2 of your body weight in ounces of water...weigh 100 lbs. so then you drink 50 ozs. of water) and get about 20 min. of walking in daily...no exercise and no water =no BM's. If still no BM, email me and I will tell you what else you can do that requires no drugs (colon irrigation, enemas, etc.).

I am a Certified Colon Hydrotherapist (Colon Irrigation) and own my own business. I have an RN in training to do what I do. I have another GI-RN interested in going to school to learn what I do. Most of my clients are nurses working long hours..I am in the Santa Clarita Valley (Magic Mountain), California

What am I talking about?? I am 52 years old...I don't need Kotex...I NEED DEPENDS!!!

NJ Chick, Heather, and PhotoNut...send me the Kotex!!! I am getting ready to pee my big panties off!!!

Dear Erin, I am still thinking about you on a daily basis and actually prayed for you at dinner tonight with my family! They are still trying to figure out who you are. I told them "a friend."

Dear Erin, Have been thinking about you all day and wondering how you are today.

Dear Erin, Thank you for having the courage to tell us your story. You are beautiful and so is your entire family. I live in California ( Santa Clarita)! Where are you in California..let's do coffee/tea! I will be praying for you Mrs. LESS THAN 200 LBS AND STAYING THERE! Keep on fighting the great fight not only for you but for your family Erin.

I live in Newhall (Valencia/Santa Clarita) area and would love to get together. I am not banded yet, but in the process of fulfilling a 6 month supervised diet with a doctor. THEN I can get banded...well maybe...depends upon Blue Shield PPO and Blue Cross PPO.

I am having a problem finding a general (GP) doctor who will assist me on my journey to get a Lap Band. I plan on using Dr. Billy for the Lap Band surgery. In the meantime, I need documentation to provide to Blue Cross of California and Blue Shield of California that this surgery is medically necessary so that insurance will cover the surgery. I will need (and will go through) six months of documentation that a doctor is supervising a weight loss program for me Anyone know a general doctor that I could use that is local to the Santa Clarita area? Thanks for any assistance, Cindy

If you wish, look into "mini by-pass surgery"-do a search on the internet. The surgery takes around 30 minutes, per their site, and they even show a video of the entire process! It is an option.

Dear Theresa, You are correct with the mineral oil info. I ONLY use herbal/botanical items for me and my clients. I spend all my time taking toxins out of people's bodies...why would I put more toxins in them!!! Cindy

Dear Penni, Can I trouble you for your doctor's name and phone number? Will he support me with documentation to get my Band? I recognize that you went to Mexico for Banding. Well...Van Nuys, CA is better than Ventura, CA! I still prefer Santa Clarita area but I am not willing to try out a whole bunch of doctors who are negative about the Band locally. Congradulations on your continuing weight loss. Cindy

YES...drink a gallon of water and cut it with organic lemon or lime juice if it does not taste good to you. You will pee a lot at first, but then your body will get use to it. As an added benefit, your skin will look and feel terrific. We are all dying of thrist and we don't realize it!

I am a certified colon hydrotherapist so this is my specialty! ( www.i-act.org) Drink half of your body weight in oz of water daily...for example, if you weigh 100 lbs., then you should be drinking 50 oz. of water. When you exercise, you need to drink more than the 50 oz. Tea, coffee, etc. does not count as water! You will need to do a little exercise everyday such as 20 min. worth of walking. No exercise, no #2. Brocolli, cabbage, beans, Mexican and Thai food will give you gas/bloat. Gas can hold fecal material back so get rid of the gas (walk), and you will be able to go to the bathroom. Get a colonic and expect to lose at least 5 lbs. When John Wayne passed away, it is rumored that he had 40+ lbs. of fecal material in his colon...ouch! Why? He was taking pain meds due to the pain he was experiencing from cancer. An average person usually has between 5-15 lbs. of "stuff" packed in there! Please try to stay away from over-the-counter synthetic meds...really bad for you and your colon. Try herbal suppliments if you have to...Dr. Richard Schultz makes the best one I have ever tried...powerful stuff! You can find his items on the internet. If you have any further personal ?'s, please email me.

I vote for a comfortable bra that actually "lifts" without cutting into my shoulders. I tried "custom" bras but the underwires start bothering me so now I just wear an "18 Hour" bra. I use them for about two months then toss them since they start to break down from the weight of my "boobs." I have scaring under my breasts due to rashes, so I am always happy to not have any weird rashes. I cannot believe I am talking about this!

Gas (bloat) and constipation usually go together...look for a colon hydrotherapist (www.i-act.org) nearest to your home to get rid of both. It will really take the pressure off!!!:clap2:

Have been following many of the discussions and decided it's time to register and say "hello." I live in Santa Clarita (Newhall), California and am researching the lap-band for myself. .