A good friend of mine had a lap band
Posted By: and she has lost a lot of weight. on 2007-06-26
In Reply to: Gastric bypass surgery~~Anyone out there - who has had this, or know someone who has?
However there are a lot of hoops to jump through testing wise before you can have those procedures done including a psychiatrist. Also if you do not follow the directions you can become sick, which means you cannot over eat and must exercise. She is doing fine with it, but did it mainly because her back bothered her so much. Come to find out her back is still an issue and she needs surgery to correct that. So, if it is a last resort, I'd say it is worth a try, but I would not do it with all of the complications and risk of infections unless it is a serious must.
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I've never had one but a friend of mine
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A friend of mine was treated much
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Sounds like friend of mine
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A pilot friend of mine
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Friend of mine got the same note from her kid, but she was only 23 at the time.
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I love them too...a friend of mine got me hooked..
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Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Like I said, it isn't easy.
A friend of mine did some prostitution for awhile
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This happened to a friend of mine from high school........sm
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Sounds likea control freak and a doormat. Friend of mine just divorced after 23 yrs of being the
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I have a good friend who had it....
She did great. She said the key is to do EXACTLY as the doctor says - no cheating. She has lost 150 pounds, and looks and feels wonderful.
Cat UR such a Good Friend! But why
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A very good friend once said...
*If you can raise a puppy, then raising a child is easy...*
I think you are on the right track. It's hard to remember that puppies need patience just like young children do. I have a Corgi boy that did not train as fast as I thought he should, but he did get there after about 6-7 months. For me, since it was my first time, I had no idea how long it would take. It would probably go faster a 2nd time around. From some reading I did, it sounded like it should be in a matter of days, and some dogs just do not fit that mold.
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1 best friend, 3 or 4 really good ones, and
lots of casual ones. My best friend lives clear across the country. :(
My other good friends are within 30-70 miles, I see them a couple times month, the other more casual ones, I see every week at the roller rink.
I have a good friend who used to be a stripper....sm
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If your friend is good at measuring... sm
and cutting, certainly it can be done. I re-did the floor with vinyl and it came out fine. Learn from my mistake--make sure ALL lumps and bumps, no matter how small they seem, are smoothed out before the adhesive cures. I had the counters done by a pro, but the guys were great and explained everything to me. It actually *seemed* pretty easy, but I bought Corian solid surface, so it had to be cut in the factory and delivered. Can the cabinets just be updated with new doors? Go to a big hardware store (Lowe's, Home Depot) and check out their sample rooms. This helped me determine what type of material to use, style of sink surround, colors, etc. It took me over a month to decide what to get. Have fun! It's hard work, but I love DIY stuff.
If you are interested, I had to Google my countertop material and came up with this: http://homerenovations.about.com/od/kitchens/a/artcounters.htm
I had same question. Daughter of good friend SM
had large wedding, married for less than two years, now she is getting married again. She was very immature when she got married the first time. Her parents never let her date and so she married the first guy she dated!
I suppose the nice thing is respect the first marriage "didn't count" and, hopefully, this one will.
My good friend has family over there -checked BBC, (sm)
and everywhere, couldn't find anything. Many apologies. At least I got to tell my friend so she could call her family.
Good friend had this, had MANY complications, infections, PEG tube, ICU, etc. Put
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Married good friend of my deceased husband
I knew him for over 30 years and yet didn't know him. He is very quiet, reserved, shy and when husband died called after 12 days to invite me to the zoo- I had no idea he had ever seen me to tell the truth. Bottom line months later he told me had loved me since the first day he saw me and "just waited."
Some good advice, but mine is much simpler....
Stay away from the ones that have children!!! ; )
I got mine of good 'ol E-Bay...cheaper that way!
I didn't buy from the company directly. I first tried a sampler size pack from QVC a few years ago, fell in love, and then bought full-size from E-Bay. I do the same with Proactive cleanser...I will never buy direct from those companies that insist on hooking people into some sort of "program." Crooks I tell ya!
Good grief - I hope not!!! Mine was not pretty! nm
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Mine was 752J. Good heavens! I still remember that!???
yet can't remember names or phone numbers of my kids. 
Any out there with Lap-Band or
gastric bypass done? Would love to hear your experiences and comments. Thinking about it for me.
I am considering a lap band
Minimally invasive, easily reversible. Ironically, the surgeon at our local hospital who probably does 15-20 gastric bypass procedures a week has a lap band himself - not bypass surgery. What does that tell you?
I worked at that hospital for five years and transcribed many, MANY diagnostic imaging reports on patients who had problems with gastric bypass surgery, some of them several years after they had it done. It is tempting, but I am not ready to spend the rest of my life eating one or two ounces at a time and worrying about malnutrition because of impaired vitamin absorption.
I am having my yearly physical next month and I will talk to my doc them about a lap band. Personally, I would not consider anything else. Too dangerous.
Never take them off - band and diamonds. nm
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how about liquid band-aid?
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Municipal band
The next town over from where I live has free municipal band concerts every Thursday night in the summer. They do classical, popular and movie/show music. They've been doing this for 77 years. There is a bandshell in the park downtown, parking is free and you can bring a picnic supper. The town festivals always have free musical entertainment. Sometimes the downtown merchants sponsor an evening of free music.
Try going up or down in band size.
For example, try a 34 DD or a 38 C. When you go up or down in band size, it changes the size of the cups. I ended up having to do that and you'd be surprised how different the cup sizes are when you adjust the band size.
FYI - Rock Band
We were going to trade in 1 guitar for the rock band set and were told the Rock Band still has a lot of kinks to work out and the sales person advised us to wait until after this Christmas as it will probably be the big thing for Christmas and the problems will be worked out.
I would love to get the 80's one too! I didn't know they had that! My husband was a DJ in highschool and I bet he would love that. Ok, that's now on his xmas list. lol Thanks!
Another band geek here
Also a flute player; principal flute in concert band my senior year, only flute in jazz band. Too much of a goody two shoes for drugs or alcohol or stretching exercises, even... did take part in a Vietnam war protest or two, and walked several miles to school on the first Earth Day, which accomplished exactly nothing because the diesel exhaust-belching school buses ran anyway, regardless of whether I rode them or not.
And I may join up with some friends for the "Teed Off Party" on the 4th of July....
had dinner with the band a few years ago
A friend of mine works for them and asked if I wanted to go before the concert. Loved it!!! Great band
Don't you think he sounds like the other boy band guys? sm
To me he sounds like the guys already on the radio so there's nothing that has come from his mouth that I'd want to buy.
Plus he dresses funny - wouldn't want a CD cover with a goofy outfit on it staring at me ! My husband thinks he's gay because sometimes he wears gay type clothes... especially that whatever it was last night.
nope, not going to swallow Band-Aid for my...NM
  
White. Big Band or Disco
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a friend's b/friend died last year, drank, took vicodin...
Marching on the field at band camp ...sm
it was my freshman year of high school. One of the adult volunteers heard it on the radio, ran to the band director crying and insisted that he stop the practice because of the news.
Problem wearing wedding band..sm
I was recently dx with RA, and have been having some issues wearing my wedding band. Two main problems - my fingers get puffy and wearing the band makes my hand itch (even though they are solid gold). I was thinking about getting a tattoo'd ring on my ring finger, but I was wondering if you all could come up with some ideas that are creative but perhaps not as painful...I don't mind the permanancy, as I am married with the intention of staying that way for life.
Thanks in advance, y'all.
HC 
I had a somewhat similar experience with my wedding band...sm
Quite suddenly my finger would itch underneath my ring. It would become red and almost blister like. I would have to take my ring off for a few days for it to go away. I took the ring, which is not a plain band - has two rows of diamonds so the underside is not smooth, to the jeweler and had it cleaned. It hasn't happened again since. It wasn't dirty to the naked eye, but there was apparently something in there. Perhaps your diagnosis and your reaction is a coincidence. It's worth a try.
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