*susan*

Denise, good luck with getting a revision. Keep us posted on if you get approved. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. I would love to have one, I just don't have the means. I really, really hate the band. For instance, I have virtually no fill in mine right now, but have pb'd every single thing I put in my mouth today. I have no idea why. This just isn't a healthy way for me to live. I am at my wits end. I know there are some doctors who will do financing. But, unfortunately that isn't an option for me either. I could afford it, but due to me and my husband both coming from bad marriages where our spouses royally screwed up our lives and credit, it will be awhile before I can get my credit improved to where I could get approved for a loan.

Hey, wouldn't you be proud if you were those kid's parents???.............. NOT!!!

I agree, thanks for posting that Mac!

I would be thrilled to be able to eat only a small amount of food if I could enjoy doing so knowing that when I swallow it, it will not cause me pain or the embarrassment of it coming back up again.

Beth and Patty, as entertaining as it is to watch you two fight, maybe it is time you take it to pm so everyone else can discuss the actual topic at hand?

I wasn't threatening to shut it down, not by any means. I was just noting an observation about another site I am on.

Uh, Plain, I see a fish!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry about the snot issues, babygrl. That really doesn't sound very pleasant. Plain, are you living vicariously through others sex lives? The weather here is yucky today and I have meetings all day long. Not looking forward to today at all.

Thank goodness, I feel better knowing it wasn't just me!

Is it just me, or is there something that looks like a fish in the farting rainbow??

Fried oreos are to die for...really, they are amazing!!! I had them at a football game. Thank goodness I hate football and don't go very often.

On another forum I am on, there are two forbidden topics. If the topics come up, the thread is immediately locked. Why, because people are unable to discuss these two topics in a rational, calm and non-attacking manner. Care to guess what those two topic are? Yep, religion and politics. I am starting to think banning any reference to those two topics is a pretty good idea.

Congrats to Mac and Beth, you guys are doing great. The food on that website literally made me want to get ill, it all looked gross to me.

Plain, like WASa said, it was hard for me to admit my band is making my life miserable. I put everything I had into it, financially and emotionally. At first, I thought I had failed the band. I thought everyone would blame me for not following the infamous "bandster rules". But now, I don't believe that, I believe the band has failed me. I didn't do anything different in year two that I did the first year. I still chew my food to mush, take very tiny bites, etc., etc. The only difference is, at thirteen months banded, I became very overfilled. I was literally choking on my own saliva. Since that time, my band has made my life miserable. There is no such thing as a sweet spot for me anymore. I have now slipped it three times. Presently, I have virutally no fill in it because I was so tired of all the problems, and even with no fill, I still PB and slime. Here I am, an administrator on a lap band board saying, "I hate my band". Yeah, it was hard to say that. And, the thing is, as I read, I am seeing more and more people having the same problems I am having. And yet, they seem to think that this is an okay way to live. They seem to think it is worth it. As for me, I am past the newbie stage, in April I will have had my band for three years and I have simply decided that no, this is not an acceptable thing to me. The band is affecting my quality of life, and not in a positive way. Like WASa, I don't talk about it on the general boards. In fact, I never talked about it anywhere until this thread. I don't want to scare new people away, I know many of them will have success with the band. And yet, at the same time, I see how many people grow unhappy with the band after the first year and suffer the same problems I am and feel guilty because I am not sure they are getting the full picture. Sure, there are a lot of success stories, but lately, to me, it seems like long term people are not nearly as happy. Like I said, if I could find a way to convert to a sleeve, I would do it in a heartbeat. I am just tired of living this way. This is not how normal people live.

You guys are really grossing me out right now.

Ok, I will "come out of the closet". My first year with the band was a breeze. I lost about 80 pounds. Since then, I have had nothing but problems. I am either overfilled to the point of not being able to swallow my own spit, or not filled enough. There is no "sweet spot" for me anymore. I still have another 80 pounds to lose, and fear I will never get there with my band. I avoid fills now because of all the problems I have had with overfills. I have slipped my band three times. You almost never see me post in any threads anymore that are outside of the lounge because it is hard for me to encourage newbies and say wonderful things about the band when the actual truth is, I just want mine out. I hate it. If I could get the damn thing to work without making my life miserable like it did the first year, that would be great. But, I am sick of choking on my food, my spit, not being able to dine out with coworkers, pretending not to be hungry at lunch meetings to avoid the inevitable PB, etc. If my insurance would cover it, I would revise to the sleeve in a heartbeat. I have watched and read with interest every post that WasA and Mac make about it. Unfortunately, I was private pay on my band and used up all my resources to get it. I am constantly checking my insurance to see if they will cover the sleeve and if they ever do, I will revise immediately.

And, the medical community is fixing my feet so I can walk without pain and sores!!! I love the medical community!

Wasn't that the funniest thing ever?? I am still laughing at that one. I think you should post that too. After all, isn't that kind of like reconfiguring your body from the way "God" intended it to be? True. Thank you!

Baby faced boy and octomom.

PJTP, I am still laughing after reading a couple of the RNR threads this morning. I simply cannot refrain from commenting anymore. They are too funny.

So, based on God's law, I could have gotten married when I was 9!! If only I had known then what I know now. Shucks.

:tt2::lol::lol::lol::lol: This is probably the funniest post I have ever seen. What to do those damn doctors know! Idiots.... :tongue2:

You are a far better woman than I! I haven't even had my ticker up in over a year!!! Good morning everyone! Are we going to have a monumental 10,000 PJTP posts party at Lulu's ranch?

Good morning everyone!! I am posting from work! I officially released myself to go back to work. Hopefully, my doctor will give me his approval after my appointment tomorrow. I could not sit home another day. I still have bandages and crutches. But, I am being good, I brought in a stool to keep my foot propped up and my ice bag. I must admit, it was tough getting out of bed so early this morning. LJM, good luck with your fill. I know you are ready. Have a great Monday everyone!