Yoda

Hope this one works for you Maria.

Thanks guys; appreciate the good thoughts. Cloe: you made Mr Yoda's day....all he can say now is, "Cloe hugged me"....and does a lil' dance! It really doesn't take much to please him, does it?!!! He says it is because he is "starved for affection" WHATEVER!!!!!!! I don't THINK SO!!!!! (he will be NOW!).

I meant to say the "troubles THEY had" not the "troubles I had"!!!.....(other than being poked and prodded for literally 2 hrs with no result).

Hmmmm, I dunno Green....my last fill (Aug) was at the hospital under fluro...and believe you me, when (if) I need another fill....that is what I wil be requesting again. With the troubles I had (not just with the nurses but Drs J and Y also had probs) I am NOT going thru that again unless under fluro. That is odd & disappointing about the lack of contact at TLBC...I haven't experienced that. I would suggest that it is up to you to initiate and be proactive with making contact with Kathy.....otherwise they assume all is A-OK. Drop her an e-mail or give her a call. Also, don't forget....you have every right to ask the tech to take it out and see how much is in there. She is "in" there anyways and it would take her 5 extra seconds!!!!

DEFINITELY after....on the way back. You don't want to get your first fill (or any fill for that matter!) and then go away.....if you experience difficulty, you will be out of luck!!

Rough week at my end. Mother-in-law was rushed to hospital Tues night....pulmonary embolism (sp?). Layman's terms....she has several blood clots in her lungs. It was very scary for awhile. She is still in ICU and will be for awhile yet and likely will be in the hospital for quite a while. Geez, her BP got down to 70/43....I'm no doctor but I do know that isn't good! Anyways, I didn't know much about this so I read up on it online (sometimes too much info is NOT a good thing) and that is how we realized really how serious it was. So, either they don't know that or they do know and weren't telling us. Anyways, we went to see her yesterday (they live 2 hours away) and I know that helped Mr Yoda.....being able to see her....but she sure did look rough and is still on oxygen etc. They think this is likey a complication from having her knee surgery (both knees replaced) 6 weeks ago. Anyways, fingers crossed that things will be okay and she will progress. We know she'll be on blood thinners now for at least 6 months. So, between her and the father-in-law health probs ........never a dull moment. Just thought I'd share.......cross fingers for us.

It was your birthday Mandi (are you legal yet? LOL)....so you deserved it!!!! Happy Belated!!!!

When they give the fill they should automatically pull it all out after giving it to see how much you have; they don't always do this....so be sure to tell them to. Case in point....when I supposedly had "7" ccs....I only had 2!!! This went on for about 6 weeks.....the first fill (2) went in and the second fill (5) did not but they thought it did....giving me 7....when in actuality all that time I only had 2.....so it was like I was cheated out 6 weeks!!!!

of course you were missed, Cloe!! Sorry to hear you were not well.....you will feel even better soon as the "proper" meds kick in. I had a bad kidney infection last year, so I can relate to the pain....(thankfully no stones).....the meds work wonders!! Take care though!!

all the best on your post-op phase suns!

s'okay Neenagh...just pick yourself up, dust off and move on!!! (hope it was good though!!).

Hey Taymac....you sound so chipper!!! YEEEHAAA!!!! Congrats and I wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery...as I told Doriana....get yourself some sugar free Delmonte juice popsicles....they saved my but for the first several days post-op!!!! Welcome to bandland!

Great to hear things went well Doriana! Take it day by day and you will soon be feeling better. To all those Americans who keep on telling us Canadians to buy "adult" liquid tylenol....how many times do we have to say...HELLLLOOOOOO CANADA HERE>>>>>>>different country....not the same products!!!!! Yeeeeesh; it gets frustrating. Anyways.....sorry Doriana....had to vent. So, yes, as some others have mentioned, I also took children's liquid tylenol and gravol......you can start taking your Vitamins right away if you like. I didn't (thankfully) have much gas pain but I did have gasX and oval on hand. My saviour during the first several days were sugar free (Delmonte juice) popsicles!! Good luck on your recovery!

Good luck Taymac & see ya on the other side!

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Can't wait to find out how everything went Doriana!!!!

crap...ya mean I gotta get used to Mandi's presence for the Long Haul??!!!! :phanvan

Hiya Suns.....welcome to the "other side".....glad to hear it went so well...especially in lieu of the fact you had it done in Mexico. That is awesome that you have a fill doctor. Have a happy post op time!

Khrissy....I had mine done at TLBC as well and had to do a 2 week pre-op diet. Frozen yogurt was definitely out of the question!!! But if you want a "concrete" answer, call or e-mail Nisrine and run it by her!!!! You're almost there.....don't give up!

CONGRATULAIONS MANDI!!! ONEDERLAND!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!! Awesome! :clap2: :clap2: :wow2: :eek:

stop pickin' on me!!!! Cloe....Mandi's pickin' on me....make her stop!!!

I'll never tell!

No, but they actually know me (& that I'm Yoda) and see me in real life and I don't cherish them seeing me in my underwear!!

Mandi, good luck with the MoM....it DOES work. I only used it once (shortly after being banded) and refuse to EVER use it again....it was so beyond disgusting for me. Luckily the senoket (or however u spell it) works well for me....it takes up to 20 hrs to work on me but it does work!! Unfortunately, now your body is getting used to the habit of waiting an hour lying there to fall asleep....you will have to re-train it. Make sure you don't use your bed for anything BUT falling asleep and sleeping (& sex, obviously!!! hehe).....what I mean is, don't read in bed, don't watch TV in bed etc..... I have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine so I now have awesome sleeps (have used it for about 5 yrs now). Before that, I had the same troubles as you. Have you had a sleep test done? Anyways....good luck on both counts!

Right on Wheezy....I'm glad that ur fill story was boring and happy!