Shrinkin' Violets- Part 2 Read Here

[TerriDoodle 6]

I see you added your contest stats to your siggy, Terry... who is keeping the info/calculating the percentages, etc?? Are we weighing in weekly or just at the end?? When is the end? May 1? I obviously didn't read the fine print before I agreed to this! LOL! (love this "willy nilly" guy... it's so me!)

I love Mr. Willy Nilly, too! But this is the guy who I most identify with--> :tt2:

I dunno...I think we're just all gonna report on May 1st, I guess. I've got all the starting weights, but they're at the office. I'll give them to Laura....she's our statistician! :eek:

[Daisalana 33]

Just a quick update.

FIRST.. did everyone post their info? I'm going to compile it for our contest tomorrow when I get to work!!

I called the doc after hours since no one ever called back. I had the hospital page him. He FINALLY called back. He said the CAT scan showed 3 things... 1. My left kidney is in my pelvis (I KNEW THAT) 2. My colon has a thick lining, indicative of food poisoning or something.. said it's gasteoentitis or blah blah 3. I don't have a bladder infection

So he said he's not going to Rx anything, told me to take a laxative or magnesium citrate, and if I still hurt in 2 days to come see him in his office.

So that's that. I got some laxative stuff from Walgreens tonight, going to take that and hopefully be good! I got 2 more pain pills from my bro, so if I need them tomorrow they're there. Wish me luck.. me and toilet going to go get all cozy like.

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Woops, just saw your post Terry. I was going to compile it tomorrow but if you have it already WOOHOO, just e-mail it and I'll get it set up. Ready, set, GO V's!!

Oh and watch out, I realized, after how much I ate at dinner (1.5 SLICES of french bread.. 1 BITE is normally a doozy ack) I am most definitely in need of a fill. So going to call & schedule that tomorrow.

Edited March 27, 2008 by FairyFacade

[Kat817 19]

I will fill out the info tomorrow Terry---I will have to look it back up. I just got up to shower, and am going back to bed. My NYquil problem has hurt me, I am down to sips of liquid only--nothing else stays down. Add that to the cold or whatever I have and it has been a crappy day, spent most of it in bed.

Will check in tomorrow.

Night

Kat

[Margi 0]

Hi all, I have not been keeping up with this board for quite a while, have been sooo busy! I went last week to the BC and had all of the fill taken out. I was soooooooo sick and tired of the pain with every bite, and the throwing up! I could not even get down yogurt. So, I had it emptied for a few months to give it all a rest! The BC sent me in for an upper GI which I had done this week, dont know the results yet.

Have any of yous had this problem? It seems they cannot find the right "fill" for me, a small amount is just too much, and none is not enouf! At this point, I am so tired of it, dont know if I will ever get another fill, it seems like I am doing quite well like it is now. I still have some restriction, but now without the pain. I have been stuck on losing and gaining the same 8 pounds for months.

No words can describe how great I felt when all of the "fill" was taken out!!!! It was relaxing for the first time in a long time! I was so upset that I even had the band put in, now I feel better.

The band has never been what I thought it would be. I thought that you could eat most things only a small amount and you would be full, and stop eating. That is NEVER how it has been. Most of the year I ate very little food, and most of it always got stuck!

Any opinions would be helpful. Thanks.:thumbup:

[TracyK 3]

Good morning violets-

Haydee-yes Dr L takes insurance but my consult was with a local PS and he is the one that does not take insurance. I am waiting for Dr L office to call me back to schedule a consult with him. I also am looking at Dr Cassco here locally in the Nassau Bay area. He takes insurance too.

The fill I got is gonna be history today....I can not even drink water! I PBd on sugar free ice cream for goodness sake! I am calling the dr office today. I just do not consider PBing on liquid normal. I can not even ake my Chantix pill and that thing is TINY! Alot probably has to do with sinus drainage (TMI I know). I would just rather keep the amount of fill I had before and get back on the willpower wagon.

Pam & Jane-loved BB last night. Chelsia made herself look like a demented little brat...I hope James is next.

Laura-I am glad you are o your way to recovery.

Kat-feel better soon!

I better get up and head for work...my boss is just gonna love me asking him to leave again! What am I supposed to do, tube feed? lol

[TracyK 3]

Where is Suzie?

[mdrai 3]

Good Thurs Morn, Vi's~~

I did it! Made it thru yesterday the Bandster way! Boy did it feel good! & I hope it makes today easier, too!!

TracyK... wow, what a difference a little saline can make, huh? Hope you get relief today!

Hi Margie... Sorry to read of your difficulties w/the band... I have no advice for you as I have not experienced any of those problems... happily, my reality is that I can (& do!) eat anything, just small amounts... I hope you & your band can come to terms w/each other!

Gotta take dd to school... we missed the bus... AGAIN! She & I are just not morning gals... :thumbup:

Make it a great day, everyone!

[Jennifur 0]

Good Morning girlies

I posted my start at 208 but i was really a little more than that but I ate something strange. so this morning i'm back to 209 so i'm still keeping my start at 208. Amazing how 1 thing can bloat me that much.

Yesterday, I noticed a swollen area at my knuckles on 1 hand, very strange and i have bumps going up my spine. I am afraid I have my moms issues with sugar and wheat. They just came out of no where. That and all the fat pockets I find I am making myself crazy

I had the strangest dreams ever last night, I need good sleep and I have not been getting it. Next week i'm going to have to be to work at 5:30. YUCK

[Suziecat 379]

Good Morning Girls.

Just woke up and need to get my day going. Feeling better so I must be over the little flu bug I had. Glad about that. Wednesdays are my busy day day with working in the morning and than going into work at the hospital in the evening.

You know those commercials where they show the credit card calling someone because there was an unusual charge made on their card? Last night after we got home from our shift there was a message from our credit card company wanting us to call them immediatly. I gave them a call and lo and behold someone tried to use our card number for a $10,000 charge. They wanted to know if we were actually the ones that were doing this. I told her not in a million years. She said it didn't go thru, that it was just an attempt. They have canceled our card and are going to reissue a new one. Scary. About 5 years ago someone got into our checking account and was using it to order porn. That was a hassle. They had to close all of our accounts at the bank and reissue everything. Had to wait for new checks and check cards.

Hubby nad I are off to go shopping. Still attempting to find some new tenny's. Maybe I can get him to take me to lunch also. Chili's, here I come.

Everyone have agreat day.

Welcome Margi. Glad to have you aboard.

[TracyinKS 7]

GOOD MORNING!

I'm thinking that I may need a bit of a fill because last night we went out for chinese and I ate way way way too much........ (among them about 10 "butter shrimp") omg it was soooooooooo good.. I just kept eating...... I bounced all the way back up to 193 this morning but my rings will not hardly budge off my fingers so I know it is Water retention.......... I kind of like the fact that I can eat food.. but it is scarey that I have no control. I think I need to get a grip on my food and then rethink a fill..............

Suzie: that is so scarey about the credit card...

[mdrai 3]

Tracy... that's how I am... I CAN eat so I DO eat... and it is scary that I still haven't learned any better or can't control it better after almost a year now... I obviously still NEED my band!!

A boring day sitting at the desk working... bleh. For "fun" later I'm going to do the elliptical and then go to the bank & dry cleaners. Woo hoo... I know... you're envious of my oh-so-glamourous life! :thumbup:

[TerriDoodle 6]

Tracy, I think we just need to stop eating good food. I find that when the food is really good I want to over-stuff myself. :crying:

Maybe we should just stick with....uh...canned turkey chili.:thumbup:

[TerriDoodle 6]

Tracy... that's how I am... I CAN eat so I DO eat... and it is scary that I still haven't learned any better or can't control it better after almost a year now... I obviously still NEED my band!!

A boring day sitting at the desk working... bleh. For "fun" later I'm going to do the elliptical and then go to the bank & dry cleaners. Woo hoo... I know... you're envious of my oh-so-glamourous life! :thumbup:

Well, I have to SIT at my job for 9 hours today!! hmmmph! Lucky you!

[mdrai 3]

I guess it's all relative, huh??

[Daisalana 33]

Suzie- Just something to be careful about, sometimes the people calling you about the 10k charge, are the scammers!! They say "Something going on with your CC, call us at XXXX".. then they ask your CC info and you think it's the bank and blah blah, they get your CC info. Make sure if you ever get a message to call them back, you look up their actual number and it is the same. Also, I've had them get me on the phone and ask CC info, and I told them I would call them back (to confirm it was them). Just something to be careful about, lot of horrible people out there.

Well I didn't think the laxative through. I took it around 10pm last night, fell asleep at 11pm with no activity. DH went into work early so I got up with him around 6am, and I had ONE small bowel movement.. lots of cramping. Went back to sleep, got up at 8:30 and had ONE small bowel movement, little cramping.. and had to come into work. I wore a dress for 'easy access' to the toilet.. boo. We have a sales meeting today, otherwise I'd have stayed home :thumbup:

Got the info Terry! I'll get it all plugged in.

My starting weight is 233.8lb (hrmph).