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Hi there, Al! We are so glad to have you join us. Have you checked out the local forums, where there is a sub-forum for North Carolina? You might find some people from your area there. North Carolina Local Lap-Band Support - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum

Hi there and welcome. Are you presently on any type of pre-op diet? Look around the forums and let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to getting to know you.

Hi there and welcome to LBT. You are doing great thus far. Sorry about missing the 40 goal, but what is important is how healthy you will be for all your future birthdays, and that you will probably have many more of them now!

Hi Beth, and welcome. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with getting a band after RNY. Perhaps you can check this thread and fine someone who does: Other Weight Loss Surgeries including VBG, RNY, DS + - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum And, maybe by my bumping this thread, someone will see this who can help you.

Welcome, you have come to the right place to seek advice on helping you make that change.

There are a few of my coworkers that I would like to lock inside a box.

SNT, you are doing awesome! I bet you are feeling fabulous. I admire those of you going to college now. I wish I would have done it when I was younger. But, alas, I was young, foolish and thought I was in love and got married instead. Day 2 of five day pouch test. I am ready to eat my fingers off I am so hungry. LJM, take it easy. It sucks, but it won't be too much longer until he is here and you will be wishing you could be back in bed again.

Good morning everyone! LJM, make hubby give you a massage, you deserve the pampering right now. I am enjoying reading everyone's responses in the prostitution thread. I am also behaving myself and refraining from posting. Day two of the five day pouch test. Why am I doing this to myself? I hate liquids only, I am starving and have a massive headache. Something tells me by dinner tonight I am going to cave.

So, you checked it out then, huh?? I don't understand why people ask questions and then get ticked off when you answer them. Good grief people!! Dangit Mac, now I have to go back to that thread because I can't resist reading what you said!!! You did Richard??!! Awesome NSV's EbonyRose!! It absolutely does qualify, way to go!! I hear ya, I am doing the five day pouch test, today is just day one and I am dieing to chew something! Plus, it is a good thing the ladies room is directly across from my office with all the water they expect you to drink when doing this. I have worn a new path.

I am going to do my best to make it the full five days. I think days one and two with liquids only will be the worse of it. Glad you are staying in bed. I agree with the others, let hubby do a few loads of laundry, or have him drop some off at a laundry service. The thread I am talking about is the "should prostitution be legal" thread. I hope you get to feeling better, get lots of rest. Hey, you can't leave us hanging like that! What annoyed you, you have to share! :thumbup:

I hear you guys about the gym. We normally like to go around 8:00 in the evening as there aren't that many people there then. Not the past couple of nights, it has been packed. But, I am sure it will thin out back to normal before the end of the month again, at least I hope it does. I hate having to fight people for the equipment. I started the five day pouch test this morning. So, I should be quite grumpy and unbearable to be around by this time tomorrow. Add that to the fact that for some reason, I couldn't sleep at all last night either. I think I maybe slept for an hour. LJM, how ya doing? Be good and follow your doctors orders and stay in bed. Enjoy being a princess and being waited on hand and foot while you can. On a side note...I will not go in the prostitution thread...I will not go in the prostitution thread!!!

Hi Emmsie and welcome to LBT. We are glad you decided to join us. It sounds like you are doing great!

Miztrniceguy, Tap, I am in awe of your multi-posting abilities. I bow down before you! Actually, I found the whole tp incident to be quite funny. It reminded me of when I was in high school, I used to do that all the time. Anyways, it wasn't anyone from the party, because we were all inside opening presents when it happened.

Awww, Beth, I am sorry. Do you guys have webcams so you can at least see her that way? Party has gone very well. However, I just peaked out front and at some point, someone has tp'd our yard. Ugh, now I have an even bigger mess to clean up tomorrow.

Ha ha, I am not sure if I am a strong woman or just plain crazy! Sure, I will do a party for your son! The driver's test is a bad subject. I went online and checked to make sure they would be open. It stated very clearly they would be closed December 25th and 26th, and January 1st in observance of the holidays. It did not say anything about being closed on January 2nd. So, we drove the 30 minutes down there and guess what, they were closed. I was not happy. So, I guess we will revisit them some time next week.

Really??? Well, my first marriage ended because my ex cheated on me. I remarried to a wonderful man whose first wife cheated on him, a lot. His best friend cheated on his wife, he is no longer best friends with him because he said he can't respect anyone who would cheat on their spouse. We both know how bad it hurts. We have a wonderful relationship and are very passionate about each other. We have a great amount of respect, love and trust in each other. So, I stand by my answer of neither me or my spouse have cheated on each other.

Good evening everyone! I am extremely organized at work, and the complete opposite at home. But I don't think I will ever be as bad as those people on clean sweep. Well, its 7:30 and the sweet 16 party is in full swing. I am hiding in my room, dh is at a race. The dogs don't know what to think. Music is playing loud, strobe light is strobing, balloons can be heard popping and kids sound like they are having a blast. As for me, well, it dawned on me that I spent close to 4 hours cleaning today so a bunch of teenagers could trash the house tonight. What was I thinking??? Oh well, I was informed by several of the kids tonight that I am the "cool mom" and they were very excited about the party, so I guess in the end it is all worth it.

Yay, that is good news about LJM!!! Good morning everyone. I am enjoying a few minutes of peace and quiet while I catch up on email and message boards. Then it is major busy for the rest of the day. I have to clean and decorate for dd's sweet 16 party tonight. Hubby is out of town at a race, so I am on my own. My plan is to get everything prepared and then hide out in my room with the dogs for the rest of the night. I will sneak out once in awhile to snap some pictures and make sure everyone is behaving, but other than that, I don't want to cramp their styles.

Holy crap, LJM, you scared the bejeebers out of me on facebook. I thought you meant you had gone into early labor! I was freaking out.

Beth, glad you were able to get the other "guests" to leave so you can fully enjoy your time with your daughter and grandbaby. I cracked up at LJM's magic bullet comment and the suggestion she stay away from Urban Dictionary. I have found that site to be very educational! Tap, I think that is pretty freaky to have wedding pictures from previous marriages on the wall. Especially if she is married to someone else now. I hope everyone's new year is starting off well. I am getting ready to go shopping for stuff for dd's sweet 16 party tomorrow night. And, here is the really scary part, we are also going to go see if she can pass her drivers test. Wish me luck.

Good morning everyone. So glad I could provide you with some educational reading. She, I am pretty sure that particular friend has not done an Eiffel Tower, but if she has, I obviously don't know her as well as I thought I did. LJM, sorry to gross you out, I hope I didn't upset those pregnancy hormones. Tap, that sounds like a really lousy way to spend NYE. I hope you get this mess straightened out soon. Plain, your new avatar is kind of freaking me out.

Actually, the malaria reference wasn't completely off base. "The drink gains its name from the medicinal effects of this bitter flavoring. The quinine was added to the drink as a prophylactic against malaria, since it was originally intended for consumption in tropical areas of South Asia and Africa where that disease is endemic. "

The only reason I ever check in on my old myspace account anymore is to play my mobsters. If it weren't for mobsters, I would probably delete my myspace.

Here in Florida, oral sex is illegal.

So, I was doing this friend quiz on facebook and it kept asking me if I thought whatever friend's name they brought up had ever done an Eiffel Tower. I was like, wtf is an Eiffel Tower? I asked my son, who did not know but quickly referred me to Urban Dictionary, and now, not only do I know what an Eiffel Tower is, I am becoming quite educated on many other phrases that I had no idea of their meanings. I feel so enlightened.