Lisa G.

Mornin everyone. Wanna hear something strange? I got up in the middle of the nite last nite and was really thirsty. Instead of getting Water I wanted a drink of milk. (I know, don't say it, I just wanted a drink.) Well, I got a little and drank it down and guess what happened? Yep, slimed. So.....yall don't get up at nite and drink milk. It's cold and when you drink something cold on top of a already restricted stoma...... eewwww, gross. Now that I have grossed everyone out..... Yall have a good day! lisa

Shannon, These kittens fell out from under someone's car or truck as they passed by the house. The one that adopted us looked like she got thrown from the window. Her little face was all messed up and had a broken leg, but you can't tell it now. First we called her Smooshie, cause her face was all smooshed up. Now, Tanner is calling her Camo-Kat. You can't see her when she is in the grass. (gray calico) I would have to decline from accepting Helen, but she might just be the next snack for the dogs. But you know, I'm kinda jealous, never had a lawn mower protector. I hate my lawn mower and I wish sometimes someone would terrorize it with a mower bomb. lol So, you better keep Helen, you need her more than I do. Congratulations on the compliments. There's another NSV! I haven't had one of those yet Oh well, I know I have lost. How is everyone else this morning??? I know Sharon is not at home, Susan is just being grumpy, Lynn is at school and Betty is here. Where are all the lurkers and how are they doing? Are yall staying in the box? Are you losing? Are you there?????? Gotta git, got lots to do today. Everyone have a good day! lisa

See, Betty. There were changes and you didn't even know it. THAT IS CALLED A NON-SCALE VICTORY!!!! (NSV) Just remembet that next time you get stuck. Your body is just catching up with the loss. Go Betty! Did you measure before you started? I did. Haven't measured in a while, but I have lost at least 7.5 inches from my waist. It happens when you least expect it. lol lisa

Susan, don't make me come over there! I won't wait until the next meeting. Since you can shop, get me some protein stuff. lol I pick it up when I come over there with a switch. lol :confused: lisa

I have been trying since last Tuesday.... I can't get the Estore link to work. I know, I'm whining. Has anyone else had trouble?

Susan, Man, I didn't know you were so much trouble. I'm gonna have to bring a switch to the next meeting and change your attitude a bit. Thanks Dr. H. You can lurk if you wanna, then when we come into the office, you will know what's been happening. lol Lynn, glad the first day is over. Hope things settle down soon. Shannon, I have a couple of replacement kittens, if you want them. Sorry bout the others. Dawgs can be gross sometimes. Sharon....I've been thinking....we used to use surgical glue on our surgery patients to help prevent huge scars when they were closed up. And to keep them from chewing out the sutures. (No, not people.... dogs, cats, horses, frogs, armadillos and whatever animal we did surgery on) That might not hurt as much as nails.....hmmmm what do you think??? lol And we could leave a small spot for a straw. lol I have the same promise to myself as I did yesterday, do yall? Yall have a good day! lisa

Oh, I see.....in Arkansas. Maybe, if someone lives close to you, yall can car pool or something. Support group helps alot when you first start. It would be good for you to go if possible. Ok, I stayed in the box today. Did my exercise and am now working on my last bottle of water. How did everyone else do? How was school, Lynn? Shannon, how bout you? How did you do today? Susan? hhmmmmm......... Sharon, I haven't seen you post today. What's up? And everyone else that's lurking.......Yall need to post too!!!! Don't be shy, we won't flame you or anything... lol Yall have a good nite. ljg

Betty, where did you say you live?? lisa

Ok, so far this morning...... I have raced 1 mile on the bikes (thanks to T), and jumped on the trampoline for 15 minutes. Does that count for exercise??? lisa

Who knows.....maybe we should all gang up on Alex. lol Naaaa, better not. we might get kicked off the board. lol I don't know if he even knows about it. Morning everyone! GOOD LUCK THIS MORNING LYNN! Everything's gonna be fine. You'll see. Today, I'm gonna be positive :bounce: Today, is going to be a great day. I am going straight by the book (or box). Today, I'm going to try to get enough calories and more protein.:hungry: Today, I am going to work hard. :faint: And if I intend to do all this stuff, I have got to get myself up off this chair in front of my computer, and get started. That is my promise to myself for today..... what's yours??? :eyebrows: Yall have a good day! You too Susan, for I know what day it is.......:heh: lisa

Betty, I agree with Sugarbear and hippmom. (hi yall) I had my fourth fill last tuesday. Up until then, it seemed like I had restriction for a few days and then it just went away. I have been banded for seven months. I'm not a really fast loser either. You just have to be patient until you can find your spot. We were told at the begining that weight loss would be slow, not like GB where you lose rapidly because of such a small pouch and malnutrition. I get discouraged also, but I just keep thinking tomorrow is another day, I will do this. You just have to have faith and determination. I promise it will get better after you get a few fills. Who knows, the next one may be the one. Just keep after it and before you know it, you will be losing faster that you can imagine. lisa

Yes, start taking vitamins now. Chewables. I take two chewables a day. There are some liquid vitamins on the market now that I might start taking. I'm sorry, I have a bad case of CRS lately (can't remember stuff) I'll think of the name and get back to you. I know you can get it at wal mart. Mckellar's medicine chest in MP has some also that look mighty tasty. Also, get you some ADULT liquid Tylenol and put it in the cabinet for later use. lisa

Way to go, gloharmar. Now you know how to do it. You should be able to change it anytime now. LOL I know all about beautiful, downtown Omaha, Texas. It's a wonderful place to visit!!! lol You would just have to drive to Wally world. I don't even know if they would have the enzyme, but there is a GNC in the Super 1 shopping center. Shannon, glad to hear that it works. I reckon I'll have to go and get some. Lynn, I hate that yall are starting so early. We did that last year. This year the kids don't start until the 27th. They have "meet the teacher nite" thursday before. See yall! lisa

Lynn, school may start monday for you, but look....... YOU GET YOUR 75 LB WEIGHTLOSSS PIN!!!! That is GREAT!!!! Way to go. I'll bet those jr. high kids won't be able to keep up with you! Remember what Shannon said and give them "the mean" look when they come in Thursday. I hope you get to feeling better soon. I guess I missed it. Did you get a fill? Shannon, will you be teaching the same grade this year? I think I have restriction. I couldn't eat very much yesterday. Everything wanted to go down the wrong way. Had supper with some friends of ours and ate VERY slowly. It sure would have been embarrassing to get stuck and start sliming. yuck Yall have a good day! lisa

I'm kinda skeptical about all that wrapping too. I get claustrophic (?). I would probably panic!!!! Hi Susan, I know you are there! I don't know about my fill yet. It too soon to tell. lol I guess I have some swelling. I have noticed I'm not eating as much. And I have to up my protein some how. I bought some boost the other day. maybe that will help. Later yall, I have a project to take care of. Just wanted to put my two cents worth in. lisa

Oh, and as far as the amount of fluid the port and tubing holds..... I have tried to find that out, but no luck yet. I even went to another site and posted. I assume everyone knows where. All those people over there want to do is stir things up and not answer REAL questions. They sure like the DRAMA!!!! I am so glad we aren't like that and more like a family. Anyway, when I find out something, I will let yall know. And yall do the same if you find out!!! See ya! lisa

Good morning. I'm sorry, I should have posted about the ticker. Yes, tickerfactory is what most of us use, but there are others. (I just cant think of any names right now.) It is MUCH easier if you open two windows, so try that. Don't get discouraged when you post the first time after doing a ticker. Sometimes it takes a little while to link up the ticker. But it will show up. I agree with Sharon. we do need a live chat room. It would be my luck that I wouldn't be able to get in one it. lol Isn't there one on this site. Maybe, we just need to set a date and time and storm the room. lol That would fix'em. Probably run everyone else out. lol Hope everyone has a good day! lisa

gloharmar, these instructions were copied and pasted from page 56 of this thread. If you need anymore help, let us know, k? Open two windows. In one window go to the ticker website and make your ticker. In your other window come to this site and go to your user "CP",(above the post, and to the left in the small blue bar. When you get there, on the left side of the page, click on edit signiture. When you get this done, go to the other window and RIGHT click on the picture of your ticker, and "copy" back to the "signiture window" and in the box that says "edit signiture." ( It will be under the Preview Box) and right click again in that box and Paste the ticker in that window. That should do it. lisa

This is the pre-op diet Mrs. Betty gave me (and probably everyone else) 3 or 4 Slim Fast Optima Sugar free fat free Jelly (any flavor) Non-caloric beverages (diet soda, crystal light, sugar free Kool-aid, tea with sweetner, etc.) Option: 3rd or 4th day Substitute a small garden salad (only veggies grown out of the ground, i.e. lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, onion, tomatoes) with fat free dressing, for a slim fast. DRIND PLENTY OF WATER. Sound like you are doing everything you are supposed to. Hang in there, this is the hard part. You can do it. You just have to be determined. We are here to help if you need us, k? lisa

Hi glorarmar, welcome. Don't worry about needles for the fills. They don't hurt. I suggest getting one without numbing it first. In my opinion, the lidocaine they use to numb the site hurts worse than the fill stick. But, if you ask, they will probably numb it. Think of it this way.... You will be stuck to numb it, then you will be stuck for the fill. That's two sticks! Also congratulations on the date. It's not far off. Have you started your pre-op diet yet? Who's going to be your surgeon? I go to the Mt. Pleasant meetings. Hippmom attends those also. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask, k? lisa

Sharon, there are three different sizes of our particular band. We talked about it much earlier in our little thread. I have a 10cm band. And if I recall, yours is a 10cm band also. I tried to find it this morning, but there are so many pages, that I couldn't read all of them. I've been wondering if we should start a new thread so we wouldn't have to sift thru all that stuff. Anyway, I got confused yesterday when I was told that I only had 2.3. That's what showed on my chart, so I guess that's what I'll have to go by. Believe me, I'm not protesting. In this case, I think LESS IS MORE! Know what I mean? It would be nice if Dr. Hekier would respond to this. Kinda puzzling. I'm thinking that maybe the port and tubing hold more than we think. It almost has to hold more. My port feels rather large in itself,but I have seen sketches of the inside of the port and it doesn't look to hold alot, but....a sketch isn't like the real thing. That would be a very good question to ask at support group. hummmmmm Yall have a good nite. lisa

Shannon, 64 ounces of water per day (at least) Sip, sip, sip during the day. You can do it. I only got a tweak.(.2) Somehow, my total and their total didn't match. I have 2.3 cc's in my band. I know the tubing holds some, but according to my calculations (I'm not a mathmatician, nor a spelling bee champ.) I thought I had 3.0. I think I will stick with their total. Tubing could hold .7cc's. Nausea is gone this morning. I don't know what happened. I just didn't feel all that great yesterday afternoon. I guess I'm just tired from all the road trips I have been taking the last week. How's everyone else this morning? Today is a new day. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. God made it, so let's get started....... Talk to yall later. lisa

Have yall tried the "e store" link on the noscales site? I can't get it to link up. ljg

Shannon, I heard that enzyme is supposed to help also. I haven't tried it, but I would be very interested in knowing if it really works. So, keep us posted k? I do the same with my scales. Mrs. Betty told us not to weigh every day. It will discourage you when you yo-yo like that. I know it's really hard and I have tried to stay off my scales, but I just can't make it a week. lol Maybe it will come in time. I have eaten rice with no problem. I just don't eat a lot since it has all that starch and stuff in it. Bread is a big no-no with me. Can't eat it, just balls up. Same with whole wheat tortillas. I gave up bread last December. I can eat crackers, so I try to do wheat. Has anyone had a problem with nausea after getting a fill? My little friend is causing problems this afternoon. I hope it goes away soon. ewww-yuck! I hate being nauseated. lisa

Sharon, when you find nails that don't hurt, let me know, I need one also. I know there's snails for ticker slides, I think I will change mine to a snail. It seems that I don't have as much in my band as I thought. With today's fill, I have 2.3cc's. And on top of all that, after the disscussion I had with Dr. Hekier, he seems to think I'm not getting ENOUGH calories. Go figger!!!! Starvation mode. I eat like a horse, well.... maybe a little horse. So, I was told to up my protein just a little and see. THIS AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS COMPLICATED!!!! EAT RIGHT, EXERCISE, DRINK YOUR WATER!!!!! How hard can that be????? lol lisa