Long time no see
Hi guys! Thought I'd quick pop in since Patti T. dropped me an e wondering how I am. I happen to be home sick so I'm just gonna be brief. My new thing now since I've been going through that perimenopause state is this...... for the past 6 months now, the day before TOM, I get a migraine. I haven't gotten them in years and if I do get one, it's maybe one to two a year. Now I am getting them the day before TOM only problem is the last 4 I've gotten are bad enough that they are making me sick to my stomach and my anti-throw up stuff doesn't help. The only good thing is I don't have any food in me so at least only liquid is coming back up through the band. It's all hormonal. Wonderful. When I was pg with my daughter, instead of morning sickness for three months I had migraines almost everyday for three months. Then just like magic at three months they disappeared. Well now I suppose do to a big drop in estrogen the day before TOM, it's triggering a migraine. Not sure how do deal with it either. Other than that, I'm do well. My lapband is finally working since I had my port revision at the end of June. I finally got a fill in Sept as I am still dealing with the soroma that I developed after I had surgery. Darn thing just doesn't want to go away and well, they told me it could take a year. Other than that, I'm getting used to the foods that caused me trouble when I would have my little restriction and it takes me a good 30 minutes to eat a meal now. The weight has finally started dropping and I'm on my way to losing again. It's still been a hard pill for me to swallow knowing that my band wasn't working from the beginning and it wasn't me or anything I did wrong. Mostly I'm having to find a way to deal with not being angry anymore. Just bugs me that it took me to finally say enough is enough, and get someone to look at my fill records to realize something was wrong and then to have to pay for 6,000.00 worth or surgery to repair a port that wasn't sealing still doesn't sit well with me. My insurance covered most of it, but I still had to pay the 1,000.00 balance and then all those many many fills and time from work. Yes, I need to get over it, but it's hard. Otherwise, I'm on the road again. I'll try to get back in soon so I can catch up on everyone and meet all the new people!
Kathleen
Kathleen
"The most important words we'll ever utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we're by ourselves. ~ Al Walker
Hi Kathleen~
Been wondering about you myself. Sorry to hear about your migraine suffering. They can sure knock the stuffing out of you.
I'm glad that you are once again on your way with weight loss. It really sucks that you had so much trouble with your port and that the medical folks didn't see the trouble. But that's in the past now so please don't beat yourself over what you can't now change. Concentrate on the svelte person you're becoming!
Take care!
((HUGS))
**SUE**
Been wondering about you myself. Sorry to hear about your migraine suffering. They can sure knock the stuffing out of you.
I'm glad that you are once again on your way with weight loss. It really sucks that you had so much trouble with your port and that the medical folks didn't see the trouble. But that's in the past now so please don't beat yourself over what you can't now change. Concentrate on the svelte person you're becoming!
Take care!
((HUGS))
**SUE**
Hey Sue! You are looking good! Yeh, you are right, I do have to concentrate on getting from point A to point B. At least it's easier than it was and I actually know what a working band feels like. I'm looking forward to the holidays. Not with work though. Things are busy at both jobs and even though retail isn't the best market to be in, people are still shopping and of course the store keeps coming up with ways to bring people in and that keeps us very busy. I'm feeling like a mama bear right now and I just want to hibernate until spring. Might look into one of those SAD lights as I am just sleepy sleepy sleepy and it's early in the season. Plus I'm cold! I did by one of those really nice big shawls they are selling at Coldwater Creek. Now I just need to find myself some nice warm shoe/boots that are insulated or something and I should be good to go.
Kathleen
Kathleen
"The most important words we'll ever utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we're by ourselves. ~ Al Walker
Well hello Kathleen! 
What a sight to see your post! A HUGE YEAY 
to you for advocating for your fill records and having the port repair. Sucks donkeys that you've been so inconvenienced both physically, emotionally, and financially over an error you did not cause. I can imagine the anger and frustration, having put your trust into the entire initial process and and up with a swift kick to the behind. So sorry to see you've been struggling with the migraines--we've each got individual physical 'crud' which sometimes blasts us with the proverbial "life is what happens when we're making other plans!" Keep your positive perspective! Garsh darn those unpredictable hormones, huh?! Due to female probs, had the Mirena IUD inserted last April, so that will remain for five years, which ought to bypass the main men-o-pause crud. I empathize with your monthly migraine triggers. (My idol, Gilda Radner's 'it's always something' often comes to mind! 
) Stay positive, stay strong, Don't think I'd mentioned earlier, I will definitely be up in the area the end of February. Take care of you, keep that smile on your face, 
it looks great on you! Hugs 
galore, Patti
What a sight to see your post! A HUGE YEAY to you for advocating for your fill records and having the port repair. Sucks donkeys that you've been so inconvenienced both physically, emotionally, and financially over an error you did not cause. I can imagine the anger and frustration, having put your trust into the entire initial process and and up with a swift kick to the behind. So sorry to see you've been struggling with the migraines--we've each got individual physical 'crud' which sometimes blasts us with the proverbial "life is what happens when we're making other plans!" Keep your positive perspective! Garsh darn those unpredictable hormones, huh?! Due to female probs, had the Mirena IUD inserted last April, so that will remain for five years, which ought to bypass the main men-o-pause crud. I empathize with your monthly migraine triggers. (My idol, Gilda Radner's 'it's always something' often comes to mind! ) Stay positive, stay strong, Don't think I'd mentioned earlier, I will definitely be up in the area the end of February. Take care of you, keep that smile on your face, it looks great on you! Hugs galore, Patti Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.
Patti! I love Gilda Radner! or better yet, Roseanne Rosannadanna. Yep things could be worse, but I get there's something to be said for maintain and putting one foot in front of the other everyday. Course I'm always tripping over mine which usually leads to something funny to talk about.
Hey, I saw your thing about Feb. I have no clue what I'm doing that far down the road, but I'll for sure try to hook up with you all.
Kathleen
"The most important words we'll ever utter are those words we say to ourselves, about ourselves, when we're by ourselves. ~ Al Walker
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