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Hi, I don't know what the Dr. thinks about it cause the person who called me (Tammy) wasn't very forthcoming with an explination. I was going to call today and get more details but I've been sick the past few days & sleeping the days away, I'll have to call tomorrow (& hope I get some strait answers). I did get paperwork today that says I have to take some steroid at 11pm then get a blood test at 8am the next morning............I guess we'll see what happens after that. ..............to be continued

Thank you all for your well wishes, I was a bit spazzy this morning. I know I shouldn't automaticly think the worst, and if it is a tumor, it's most likely a benign one. In a weird way I almost hope I do have Cushings (not the tumor) because it would explain alot of my health issues the past few years........and my sister always says that she can't understand how I'm fat when I don't realy eat all that much:huh2:. Well, we shall see........ .....to be continued.

Good morning everyone !!! I hope all your journies are going better than mine:blink: Did any of you test 'positive' on the urine cortisal test? I got a call yesterday saying that I tested positive, they were sending me paperwork & a script for some medicine (antibiotic?) to take for a few days, then I need to take the urine test again (Yeah, fun:glare:). I looked up what a 'positive' result could mean..........not very good options. Could be Cushings Syndrome or Cushing Desease both of which seem to be caused by a tumor on the pituitary gland........so basicly, if I read the info right.............I may have a brain tumor ?????????? Gotta love good news on a Monday:bored:

If I'm not mistaken, it means your'Time Of the Month'.

Vicki, do you mind if I join you in your melt down /pitty party??? I need to lose 10lbs by my appointment with Dr.Posner on 10/29 or else I won't get my surgery date. I've been having a bad week, i'm sick to death of SB..........I want comfort food, chips, ice cream, chinese food !!!!!! I just don't think I have the willpower to eat right & workout everyday...........if I did, I wouldn't be as FAT as I am & I wouldn't need the surgery to begin with !!!! That's the part that realy gets me.......you can't if surgery unless you can lose weight on your own, but if I could I wouldn't need surgery!!!!! Life sucks

If it helps, the only way I could get my ticker to show up was to save it as a picture then at the bottom of the 'edit your signiture' part is an 'option 2 - upload image from your computer'. I did this, then when the ticker shows up on the screen, directly under it, click where it says 'insert signiture picture' I hope this help/works for you. I had to play around for a while to get mine to work:thumbup:

Congrats Jenn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't too worried about being assigned Posner (after all, he is the head guy) until my 3 hr appointment when I was told that he was "anal" about the SB diet & the logs. I'm going to do my best to follow all the directions & rules to a tee but if losing weight (even just 15 lbs) was easy.........I wouldn't be jumping thru all these hoops to get the surgery. I'm just worried. I feel like this is realy my last chance to reclaim a normal life and I don't want to screw it up.:bored:

Hi reneedw, I'm scheduled with Posner but my appointment with him is 10/29. i'm a bit leary because everyone loves Hoffman sooooo much, but what's done is done :biggrin: I had my 3 hr appointment on 9/16, was down 5lbs from when I went to be weighed in. I need to lose 10 more by my appointment with Posner.....wish me luck :smile2:

Hi all, I hope no one minds but I seriously need to vent. I had my psych eval yesterday with Dr.Lelito & I was so NOT THRILLED with him or the process. He seemed to me to be very flippant and I felt like he spoke to me like I was a child. The True/False 'test' also had to be the most rediculous thing in the world!!!!!!!! I was just very unhappy & uncomfortable so what did I do..............the same distructive thing I always do...........I went to the store, bought & ate an ENTIRE bag of chips!! :biggrin: So now I'm doubting myself & my ability to stick with SB, lose ANY weight or even be approved for, let alone live my life with the LapBand. I'm so weak.

Thanks for the greeting Vicki........I must admit, your posts are the ones that have worried me the most, so many unfortunate problems & setbacks you've had :wink2: But, I'm in this for the long haul. The way I see it is........ even the worst 'band days' can't be as bad as living like this. I forgot to say that my surgeon is Posner not Hoffman (I didn't know how much he was loved ) but hopefully thruout this process I'll still get to know alot of you..............my 3hr is on a 3rd Wednesday, so as long as there is one, I think I'm going to hang around after for the support meeting.

Hello All, I'm just beginning my LapBand journey. I went to the seminar on 8/6 and have my 3hr appointment on 9/16. When BGH this past Thur. to be weighed in so I could start SouthBeach........it's only been 4 days & i'm already seeing that this is going to be ALOT harder than I thought (I'm too picky of an eather ) Anyway, I just wanted to say HI and let you all know that reading your posts have been a real insperation and VERY helpfull to a newbie like me, just starting this LONG and SLOW trip:smile: