All you people do is complain...

[Wheetsin 714]

I think it's good - even critical - for people to know both sides. My surgeon never really told me the "bad". If it weren't for this site, I'd have had no idea what was happening when I had my first PB, and probably would have ended up in an ambulance/ER. I would also think that being able to eat chicken and Pasta means there's something wrong, because everytime I would go in for a fill that's what he would ask -- can you eat chicken? Can you eat pasta? (Umm, SHOULD I not be able to, because I can...)

I don't like surprises. I like to know exactly what I'm getting into, as medical staff that has cared for me can attest to. If it's bad, who cares, I can deal with it, but I need to know it can happen. If it's going to hurt, tell me, but tell me how long it's going to take you to finish, if the pain will linger, etc.

I would not have gotten a well-rounded picture of the band had I just listened to the medical resources.

[holly-in-ok 0]

Whats this about farting rainbows???? Somebody isnt telling me everything............lol

[Apples2 19]

I'll be damned, people really are farting rainbows.

Ever have pickled beet juice come out of your nose? Good one, FF

[losingjusme 12]

I'll be damned, people really are farting rainbows.

that is priceless!

[travelgirl 3]

HA!

Dang, too short....

[anonemouse 1]

The people who really want to commit suicide to end their lives (not talking about the ones who commit suicide to hurt someone else) aren't the ones who call a hotline and announce they're going to jump, or make a big dramatic scene about it. That would give someone the oppourtinty to intervene, and they don't want that. They're the ones who slip away unnoticed, never to be heard from again. The people who make the big scene are the ones who want to be talked out of it.

I liken this to "announcements" of people leaving a board. If someone really wants to leave, why don't they just slip away? Why even announce it? Are you hoping people try to talk you out of it? The ones who really want to leave aren't the ones who post "This is my last post" because -- who cares? Why aren't you just gone already? (Maybe the answer is "there's still more attention to gather.")

Usually if someone announces they're leaving, they're not leaving. I posted this once long ago to someone else dramatically announcing they were leaving, and she posted to argue with me -- that she was indeed leaving. But umm... you're still here disagreeing with me, even though your last post was like 3 posts ago... and there you are again...

Whatever the case, if you find a resource valuable, then it's a shame you let anyone have enough power over you to make you leave.

I completely agree.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I told my doctor at support group that having a lap band has changed my life. Then , I went on to say that's it's not because of the weight loss, it's because I found LBT. I am addicted to it and have met some pretty wonderful people here. I could never live without LBT but I don't think I'll ever even have to try.

[KikiVal315 4]

just cutting in!!!!

geez man, i think i pissed my pants! that pic was SO funny. i woke up dh just to come see it!!!! i still can't stop laughing :crying:

anyhoos; you know, i love this website,i really don't know what i'd do without it. i appreciate the honesty with every topic on this website: the good,bad,ugly,weird,confusing,happy,sad,exciting, and lastly the damn RAINBOWS (lol again).

you all rock!!! :thumbup:

[Jachut 487]

What IS it about "snort"? Its often all I want to say but you have to post longer messages!

[Chickie 15]

I just love the word snort. Sounds like snot. Snot reminds me of picking my nose. Picking my nose reminds me of bing a kid, that reminds me of when I could run in the yard naked through the sprinkler.

I wish I could still run naked through the sprinkler.

Damm those Water restrictions.

[beckymein1021 0]

I'm still laughing at all the varied responses, but I have to admit, this one made me laugh the hardest:

You're fat. Stop whining. It's annoying. Don't be fat AND annoying.

Is that anything like:

I may be fat, but you're ugly and stupid. And I can lose weight...

[thunderstorm816 0]

I just want to bitch cuz after I have this surgery I am gonna have to buy all new clothes..geesh..is there a secret closet for sexy mamma clothes out there somewhere hee hee...hey and I wanna fart rainbows too..wonder if that tickles LOL

[losingjusme 12]

guess the original poster isnt POSTING to this webstie, but she was on here yesterday ... hmmmmmmm

[She Smiles 2]

I find it annoying when people rant in super huge coloured letters in an attempt to get our attention, but can't even spell. (and before anyone corrects me, we spell "coloured" with a U in Australia :teeth_smile:). I mean not only does what you're saying sound like a big pile of crap, you can't even spell what you're trying to say so we can understand it properly.

Now who is being annoying???? Hmmmm?

[babygrl1234 6]

In the new movie "Horton Hears a Who" there is a line by the little fluffy yellow friend of Horton's, saying in his world they "eat butterflies and poop rainbows"---or it might even be the other way around eat rainbows, and poop butterflied, I don't remember, but my 3 year old granddaughter does, and repeats it often!!!!

Everyone is a pony and they eat rainbows and poop butterflies.

[ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=3cpQgrJrygo&feature=related]YouTube - ponies eat rainbows and poop butterflies[/ame]

That was a cute movie, I took the kid to see it last night.

Travelgirl- The best part was in the last scene when they all sang REO Speedwagon lol