NC June Chat

[Mrs Sabre 1]

I hate to wish my life away, but I can't wait to see everyone next weekend for lunch! :hungry: I am doing great! Maybe I have a high pain tolerance, but I cannot believe how easy this has been! :clap2: The weight loss with the liquid diet has been phenomenal too!

As for things I miss, I look forward to being able to take a long hot bubble bath. I look forward to spending time in the pool. I also look forward to riding my motorcycle!

Jill, I'm sorry I didn't answer your questions sooner. I didn't bother with STD cause I have more PTO than I'll likely use this year. You also asked how long I was at the hospital? I got there at 8 a.m., went into surgery around 9:15 a.m., and went home around 2-2:30 p.m.

[gordonfamily3 0]

Karen you a such a trooper. I am so proud of you!!!!

Ok so we are having a horrible storm and my child has coming to me crying. That is the first time he has ever done that.

Ok so I had another bad day w/ my tummy, I am not PBing I just don't feel good. I am not sure what it is but I am just not feeling great. So yes I gave up my tickets to see Tim and Faith tonight becuase I just don't feel good. I don't get it. I will see how I am tomorrow...I know where to go if I am having problems. I guess my job does have it's advantages.

Ok going to try and get the boy back to sleep....night night...chat soon!!!

[Dragonwillow 0]

Kim I hope you are feeling better.

Anyone else have a problem with being tighter now tha it is hotter. I swell up bad in the summer (fingers and such) and now that I'm banded, I'm having trouble eating solids at lunch when its HOT out. dinner is still okay...but I have to be careful. I was eating pretzels and Water the other day and got stuck. I'm talking hard snack type of pretzels. It has become habit for me to drink something warm before eating. Do you know how hard it is to find hot coffee some days? LOL I was able to eat about 5 pieces of tofu yesterday after drinkin 1/2 a cup of coffee. Last night I was able to eat 1/2 a biscuit (I know crazy crazy tht I can eat at night), almost 2 eggs, and a slice of bacon super crispy.

I haven't lost any weight recenty...I'm actually back up 2lbs, but I have lost inches because I can get into two pair of goal jeans that I couldn't get fasten before my fill. And they fit comfortablly...well if you get over the fact that they are so low waisted that I'm afraid my booty is going to pop right out the back when I sit. LOL

Well gotta go get karah ready to go to her recital.

[PhotoNut 7]

Hey keep us posted you just never know. I have a sister in law that lives like an hour from there so I could go an visit her.

I'll be there on Saturday, the 17th, but it looks like you'll be busy at Friday's!

Hope you're feeling better today, Kim. *hugs*

[sunsett 2]

Kim- HOw are you feeling? I hate that your off tomorrow. It's not fair! I haven't seen you in a while and when I come in your not there!!!

Karen are you going in tomorrow?

I'll miss ya'll next week. Bt I'm thrilled to say that I'll be meeting up with NJChick, while in Jersey. I'm so excited! However that will make 3 months in a row that I haven't meet up with you'll!

Whats the deal with eating at night!! I hate this I do great all day and then after dinner it's down hill from there.

Have a good night..night night...pray I STOP EATING!!!

[gordonfamily3 0]

P'Nut oh I am so sorry we will miss you...you will have to keep us posted on the next visit...we go out of our way to our banded buddies.

Thanks ladies I am feeling A LOT better today. It's so weird the way I was feeling. I was afarid it was going to be a bad day but it turned out good. Thanks so much for thanking of me.

Melissa I am sorry you are having problems...that is weird. I know I sometimes think I need a fill and then I go a few days PBing on everything. Go Figure...So I haven't gotten anything since March. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago to Dr V but with me getting sick I just haven't wanted it. I do have to say today for some reason I am stuffed full all day. Which is a good thing but wow it's working great today. Hey girl when do you leave for that great vacation?

Dianne I am sorry I am going to miss you...don't schedule appt's on Mondays and you will see me there. Night time eating isn't so bad for me. I guess the drinking the Water is helping out in the eveings. That is one think Bobbie talked about in our support group is sometimes we mistake hunger for thrist and sometimes if our body is low on a vit then it makes us crave things. It was very interesting....I have noticed I was mistaken hunger for actually not getting in enough fluids.

Have we heard from Karen today? Kathy where are you? Angie have you made it back home yet? Vicki how is life w/ the band going? Wavy where are you?

Hope ya'll have a great night...

[Mrs Sabre 1]

I'm back at work today. I had 190 e-mails waiting for me! I'm still doing great!

I am going to have a second series of spinal injections tomorrow. If they are as effective as the first, they should take care of the rest of my pain. By time they wear off, I hope to be down enough that the pain will not recur.

Outside of some bruising, my incisions look awesome! No stitches or staples here; so they must have glued me close. Kim, I'll get to see you on Friday for my post-op

[wavydaby 1]

Glad to see your tummy feeling better Kim. I hate to have an upset stomach and with those stupid antibiotics for the h pylori, my stomach is not a happy camper. With food, no food, lots to drink, not lots, still getting upset stomach. only 6 more days of it left. Still no "itchies" , but I am figuring I will be soon. I did fall into a marketting trap and buy the new Bryer's light yogurt with Probiotics (ta-da). Made me feel like i was just doing a little more for the situation.

And other than that, and driving my new car, I havent done much.

I do have scream HOOORRRAAAY !!!! for no more mini van.

I hated that thing.

I have a Pontiac G6 green, with sun roof.

I looooove my new car. I am a pontiac girl.

Its fun and has a killer sound system in it. I drive around listening to "Du Hast" by Rammstein almost all the way up.

Yea,,, they are a German metal band. But, I also listen to Enya cranked on the stereo too.

Melissa, I need your tri-lingual brilliant daughter to translate it.

I know half of it... but some words I cant understand what he is screaming at me.

So thats me in a nut shell.

I'm gonna call Dr B friday to see what's the status of my paperwork.

He's got everything. I just wanna know when he is gonna review it and send it to the INS.

[Dragonwillow 0]

Not sure I want kristen to translate, especially if she decides she likes it. It's bad enough when here music is "yelling" at me in english. LOL

[sunsett 2]

Hi,

I'm getting ready for my NJ trip. I have a luncheon at the Duke Mansion today...gotta make this quick...then I hope to get my nails done.

Monster doggie visitor WET our bed at 5am!! She goes home today YYAY!! MY back has been spaziming (cant spell) I can hardly move in the morning. So it has been a cruddy doggy day! Laundry already going!

Bobbie told me about this book I totally forgot the name but it is the something 3 hour diet! She said she tried it last week and lost 2 1/2 pounds. So I'm on it now!

Other than that everything else is good.

Have a good day. I'll try to stop by later ir tomorrow morning before I go.

[gordonfamily3 0]

Hello all...it's been quite on here lately...I guess everyone is busy. I know I am. Got a fill this afternoon...not much but I thougth 3 was too much so we went to 2.9. Pamela our PA did it and she was great. Don't tell Dr V but I think it was the best one I ever had. She was so excited she pulled out excatly what we thought was in the band. So that is good...

Ok now a little vent...we have so many people wanting the band @ work but becuse of their insurance they want cover it. UGH...do you know upset that makes me. But one day more insurance companies will cover it. I hope...it's such a great tool.

Wavy - have you worn out that car yet? See I want the mini van - we need it and we only have one child. How bad is that?

Dianne is out and about againg...how jealous she is meeting a fellow bandster. Lucky here.

Alright love to all and will see you saturday!!!

[wavydaby 1]

Car is going vrrrroooommmmmmm!

**does Jedi mind trick hand wave***

You do not want a mini van

Welll, you might.. if you want to have more kids, go on long trips and pack too much junk.

One's enough for me. I'd rather have a nice sporty sedan! Like my G6 in the garage!

Oh by the way, Dr B's office called me, they have everything in order to send to ins company!!!! Woooohoooo!

[bondgirl 0]

Awesome on the Insurance thing!!!! ROCK ON! You will be banded in know time. When they told me that it only took me a week to get approval and I had my date. Three weeks out and I was a bandster! Let's hope it works out for you like that as well. I will be thinking of ya!!!

Angie

[jttaurus 0]

Hello,

How is everyone doing? I'm doing good. Sorry to have missed lunch, my daughter has been sick since Tuesday and I'm trying to let her ride it out.

She doesn't have a fever anymore but she's got a nonstop cough. She was very tired yesterady, ofcourse not too tired to go to build a bear and make two hello kittie's one for her cousin in NY and one for herself.

As for me - the rest of the month looks busy. Monday DH has school, Tuesday I'm supposted to attend orientation for Strayer, WEdnesday Dh has exams and think Chloe might have her well child check. I might have to move it up since he has an exam. Thursday were going to swim in the ocean. We should be back MOnday. I am going to the back specialist on the 27th, finally. And then, I'm not sure what else is going on.

If all goes well with the $$, I will be working on my MBA with strayer.

Now, if I could only get a well paying job while I"m working on this. I still want to be a teacher very bad, but I think my life is steering me into another direction.

Take Care - Karen your doing awsome.

Jennifer

[the best me 6]

Have you all seen this pic of Dianne?!!!! Doesn't she look FAB?!!!! This is her with Eileen (NJChick) taken when Dianne went to NJ. Are you home yet, Dianne?

Wavy...looking for your date soon!

Jen, you go girl, on your MBA! And, you are already a teacher, you are a Mom! But I know what you mean about life steering you in another direction. And I hope your back feels better soon. Not sure exactly what's been going on, but I hope all is well.

Everyone come to lunch next month! 3rd Sat at Ruby Tuesdays? Look for a thread from our fearless group leader, Kim. I had a nice time this past Sat! Staci was there...the one who NEVER posts? She's cool! Anyway, it was fun and we missed you all who weren't there! Plus, we didn't get a pic...no camera. Oh well, we still looked good! LOL