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my younger sister is on heavier side, has bAD mood swings, is losing her hair in batches, has easy time losing weight, but gains it back easier, um ...she also has hair, almost like a man on her chin and neck, I know she hates this...she is only 21...is it possible she has signs of PCOS, i have tried reading about it on the internet, but don't really understan. She is very sensitive about these issues, so i'd like to print off some stuff if she indeed has it. What are the treatment things? Does it cause the hair growth to stop or go away? (I know this would make her VERY happy) Does anyone know of an informative, layman's terms website? thanks:thumbup:

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went through same thing...still am. there are times i will flip and bitch at my husband for 1/2 hour about the dumbest thing, and I will have to stop myself and apoplogize, it blows his mind. he just laughs, getting used to it. A few months ago, I turned the channel, and watched the last 5 minutes of Armaggedon and bawled my eyes out!

Sorry, but "obamamania" is the stupidest damn thing I ever heard! Like anyone that votes for him or supports him is "caught up" in this tidal wave of hype and popularity. I am getting SO sick of the damn reporters and news networks arguing and assuming over the reasons people support him. Is it some big suprise that people who are not African American or 18 - 23 years old actually believe in what Obama has to say and think he could be a fine presient? Not according to CNN, or MSNBC, or Yahoo, or etc...right? According to them, I am a foolish moron who buys $3000 purses, doesn't worry about Iraq (because it hurts my tiny brain), can't handle the thought of someone other than an old rich white man being president, and only would vote for Obama because he's popular, like Brad Pitt. Forgive me, I opened up Yahoo this morning, and there it was...Obamamania... And as far as the hype over his middle name, since when is Hussein a swear word? How many millions of people have this name? Are we to assume Americans are so prejudice that the men living here named Hussein suffer daily ridicule? I, for one, believe that Americans are far smarter and compassionate than the news and some of our national representatives give us credit for. Shame on them for for assuming that belittling Obama, his ideas, his supporters, and our hope is newsworthy.

when i went in for consult, the physician I seen asked me what weight loss techniques I tried. I had a nice long list to tell him (but not a shred of paperwork) When the clinic filed my paperwork to the insurance company, I'm figuring this is "attempted weight loss programs before surgery" (as I said I had numerous doctors tell me to lose weight). Also, I had to have pyschiatric counseling at mayo (prerequisite to all bariatric surgery there) and regular checkups for about 5-6 months with mayo, as I "prepared" for surgery (longest 6 months of my life, not what I liked, but seems so short now...)I occasionally seen the nutritionist. This I'm guessing is more likely the "supervised diet", as they asked me to keep a diary of foods eaten, and then "looked them over"...so they could chew me out or call me a liar..haha, either way, some do some don't. I called insurance way before i even seen doctor, and since pipsqueak rushed me on the phone so quick, I just asked him to mail me all insurance info regaring bariatric surgery. He did, and I showe them at mayo, and made sure before they finished with me before sending paperwork, I had completed all their requirments. I was approved in 8 days, over the holiday.

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i love shimmy too! I have a bad heel fracture, that occasionally slows me down (cannot stand on toes) At first I felt pretty reiculous, but then, GASP! I kinda felt like,"Yeah, I'm sexy, look at me shakin' my money maker", and I will tell you, even when I was thin, I never, ever felt sexy exercising. I suck at it, I'm sure, but good lord, the day I show off learned moves to my husband, he will be so flipped out! Fun exercise that makes me feel sexy and can be new and exciting for my husband? I love it!

i had this same question in a desperate moment, tried looking into it as much as I could. I heard there is a special needle too, not to mention, what if you got all infected or over-filled, whether by port or band, and they had to suck all water out of the band in the hospital, or worse, remove it?

Arghh! A good thread I think. My "not worth it" is buffalo wings. You think after trying and failing NUMEROUS times, I woul get it through my thick skull that I cannot eat these... I swear, I will get an entire box f them (20 maybe?) nuke em' al burning hot, get a ton of bleu cheese, sit down all excited like, eat 2!!! and be miserablely stuck the rest of the day. It so stupid, its a comfort-reward type thing food. Ahhh damn you delicious un-eatable buffalo wings and bleu cheese! I refuse to blend you. ~sigh~

Just as I was closing this window, I got it...:crying: My husband would say the exact same thing, I' love to get one, but all he' ever do is hassle me to...:thumbup:

Actually, i feel now like I am eating more normal than ever, except maybe not as much as people around me (but who's to say they're eating normal?) I cannot, even as a child, remember having a normal relationship with food. I don't hate or love or obsess about or dream about food anyomre, I eat cause my belly wants to. (Not everyday, mind you, I 've had years and years of unhealthy habits to overcome). "normal" before the band was half a pizza, a bag of cookies, a huge steak, a pound of cheese etc. Now that food doesn't control my every thought, it is weird, finding hobbies and such, but this is what normal people, do, right? Besides eat?