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Great thread. I have always worried that at my goal I would not be able to eat enough to maintain and have problems because of it.

Nope and to tell the truth I am so sick of the god in everything these days. The bible thumpers are very irritating to those of us who can see the plain scientific truth.

During my pre-op class they said you "will" have a catheter. I am not real keen on having a catheter. Apparently they put it in after you are under in the O.R. I am really have trouble with the whole thought. I don't want one at all but I have no option. Anyone here had one? I am expected to be sitting in a chair within 2 hours of surgery and doing laps 4 hours after surgery. Is walking with a catheter difficult or does it hurt? I am having the sleeve, not that it matters for this question. Thanks in advance for your experiences.

I might be the minority but I won't tell my step-kids. We have not figured out how to explain the liquid diet yet but I thought I would just say they did a surgery on my stomach and I have to eat different for awhile. I just don't want them to know. I can't explain why.

I am not sure about the rest of it as I have not had surgery yet but..... Puff, Puff, Pass.

Apparently you have not been watching the Bristol/Levi show as of late. You can catch it on Good Morning America and the Anchorage Daily News. It stars Bristol, Levi, Madam Palin, and Granddaddy Palin. Pfffft. If Palin gave birth to that kid then I am a canidate for Miss USA.

I noticed there was no... re:Iraq war cost but I will take some kool-aid. With the exception of Jean everyone else in this thread seems to be doing a lot of indulging.

Ever heard the term "Drive it like you stole it?" that is exactly what the last 8 years was like.

I work in a left enviroment and live in a left state. I know of no one who wants kids to have kids. I have never in my life heard anyone say they are pro teenage pregnancy. Interesting however that teenage pregnancy is just as high in RED states as it is in BLUE states but don't let statistics get in the way of a good old fashioned liberal bash. Mama Palin threw Bristol out their to deflect the Trig birth questions. There is MY conspiracy theory.

Uhh bank running was started by the previous inhabitant. They want to pay back the loans so they don't have to stop their failing business practices and continue to give themselves fat bonuses. They thought they could tax payer dollars and continue to go to club med. Let me get this straight: CEO drives company into ground yet he should keep his job when the tax payers give the company a bailout. Yes he should be FIRED. If the taxpayers are going to give bailout money you will have to get rid of those who are not able to run the company so the taxpayers money has less of a chance of going down the tube. So I am assuming you have no specific examples, no executive orders or bills signed? For the record I was against all this TARP B.S.

Err is it just me or was your surgeon kind of dismissive? It seems like it was "ok i took out your band now beat it". Maybe I am wrong about the tone of your post. I have not had surgery yet and will be getting the sleeve. I think you should do what you think is best for your body. I am so glad your husband is supportive of you!

Wait.... I was asking for specific (that means executive orders or signed bills) showing Obama is a socialist. I was not looking for definitions of socialisim and magic "threats" that Beck, Hannity, or Limbdud have spewed forth with no basis. Come on Beth give me something, anything. I missed the maps thing. If you are speaking of how many states we have I believe he said 52 in context with primary voting which is correct.

Patty are you hiding pills in your bible? I could not even figure out if she was talking to you or not. Good lord.....

Whip em out. It is all good to me. I am not fazed by a nakee boobie. I have two myself.

I was an escort for a Planned Parenthood when I lived in Seattle. You should have heard the vile things that were spewed out by the anti-choice side. I had things (liquids, bottles, etc) thrown at me. I was spit on. My car was keyed. I had sugar put in my gas tank. Some weird guy followed me home and my boyfriend at the time had to run him off. I escorted shaking and crying women who just wanted to get healthcare without being harrased. It was one of the most powerful exp of my life. I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Are you making your kool aid with Splenda? We all know about liquid calories.

Does flashing nips and lying about the amount of pics out there count for family values? On the radio today one of the DJ's who has been a big supporter of her was disgusted at how easy she has been lying. Oh that is the only picture, oops now there was even more than one photo shoot where my top is off. I was under 17 in the pink panties pic, oops no I told a pagent director I was over 18 in the picture when I emailed it to him. I had a wardrobe malfunctin and my nip slipped out, oops just yesterday it was a windy day.

Boy I hope they are not Rhodes Scholars because the last one I saw didn't even know what volcano monitoring was.

Bristol Palin has put herself in the spotlight. She is over 18 and fair game.

I believe Trump stated they went back and added the scores and she would have lost no matter how many points Perez gave her on the quesiton. That is lost however on her blind supporters who insist she lost out on the crown because she is ant equal marriage rights.

] Could you give some specific examples of things he has done as President of the United States? I am being serious because I don't see it. I have asked this on other boards but I don't get an answer just "he is".

So the State of Hawaii lied in the news conference that his birth certificate was on file?

It actually really irritates me. I don't assume every single righty loved Bush or even voted for him. Ok you don't like Obama, we get that but don't you have something more substantial than hitler and messiah, like a specific policy or executive order you did not like? Not just "he is a socialist". I doubt half the people who say that even know what the F it means.

As I stated above x-smoker here. I honestly feel so much better quit than I ever did smoking. The cravings get better over time I promise! You can go without cigs despite what they make your brain say to you. Also smoking makes your recovery much harder and increases your risks for stomach complications. They showed a picture at a class I went to today of some guy who has a drain in his stomach because he got ulcers after WLS and it ate through his stomach and out his skin. Ugh.

Nicotine has a 2 week half life. If you last ingested it in the begining of April(by gum, patch, smoke, whatever) it is long gone by now. I have to have a nicotine test. Just to be safe I am holding my breath when I have to walk through smoke. I don't want someone elses addiction ruining my surgery plans. Congrats on quiting. 8 month quiter here.