First time posting

[Guest guest]

Hi Ali,

Welcome! I am resonably new here too. These are a great bunch of

ladies. We are fortunate to have a network such as this to get

information from and most importantly support.

I am 1 1/2 yrs away from the BIG 50... and yes... happy size would be

good.. great!!!!

We can do this.. (I hope it won't take me that long haha)... but we

are into a new life style. The BFL way all the way!

Jackie

>

> Hello,

>

> I have been reading this list off and on since January. I've also

been

> trying to stick to the BFL plan off and on since January too. It's

time to

> stop being a weekday BFL-er and start being full-time! My name is

Ali and

> I'm 39. That number forty is coming up in November and I want to

be at my

> " happy " size by then. I've always enjoyed lifting weights and I

like the

> BFL way of half pyramiding your weights. I've actually noticed

bigger

> biceps and tricep definition even though I've been so higgly-wiggly

with my

> workout schedule.

>

> So hello to everyone and thank you for all the great information

that you've

> shared. This list is a treasure trove of truly great info!

>

> Ali

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Janice, My name is Dana and although my child bearing years are over, I do know that you can have a healthy pregnancy with the band. It is adjustable and can easily be unfilled if needed to support the nutritional needs of pregnancy. After the birth, it can be refilled. The longevity??? I have not read any exact data, but it is meant to be permanent. Many different problems "could" require it be replaced or removed like erosion, slippage, leaks ect. It is however a small %. Nina could probably give you some statistics from other countries where they have been doing the band for 10-15 years. Good luck to your dad & friend. They will be able to help you make this choice and know what to expect if you decide on it. Hope this helps..best wishes for you on your journey.

Dana

-------------- Original message -------------- From: Janice Carothers <jj2gmc@...>

Group:

My name's Janice (I'm Craig's LURKING daughter lol) I'm 25 years old and have been overweight the majority of my life (basically ever since puberty).... I have been researching the lap-band surgery for a while now and both my dad and best friend have gone through with it already....

I am strongly considering the lap-band surgery and there are only a few questions I'm still uncertain about....

1) What about becoming pregnant while banded.... Is it possible to carry "to term" post-lap-band??

2) Does anyone know about longevity rates for the band?? I mean is it possible (or likely) that I would have to get the band replaced at some point as an older adult?

Any advice or comments would be appreciated thanks,

Janice

"O love, resistless in thy might, thou triumphest even over gold!" -- Sophocles, Antigone

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[Guest guest]

Hey Janice, Welcome I am so happy to hear that you are considering the lap ban procedure. I was banded on 4/20/06 Along with Tammy Irish!! I feel great. Initally I was going to have the bypass done, but my husband really was against that surgery and we both agreed on the bypass. Since my operation 12 days ago (My birthday) I have lost 10.5 lbs. which I am really happy and I know I have lost some inches as well. My recovery has been great other than the broth for two weeks and the jellos and I are not friends anymore. For me I have been overweigth now for 11 years after my kids and I have hated every minute. I tried every single diet you can think of and finally I feel I am on the right track to reach my goal. Good luck and by the way you have a great bunch of ladies that have a bunch of good tips and are just great to talk to if need to talk about anything. Dr, Aceves a his staff are the best. Good Luck and hopefully you

will join our band group soon. !! Best wishes NydiaJanice Carothers <jj2gmc@...> wrote: Group: My name's Janice (I'm Craig's LURKING daughter lol) I'm 25 years old and have been overweight the majority of my life (basically ever since puberty).... I have been researching the lap-band surgery for a while now and both my dad and best friend have gone through with it already.... I am strongly considering the lap-band surgery and there are only a few questions I'm still uncertain about.... 1) What about becoming pregnant while banded.... Is it possible to carry "to term" post-lap-band?? 2) Does anyone know about longevity rates for the band?? I mean is it possible (or likely) that I would have to get the band

replaced at some point as an older adult? Any advice or comments would be appreciated thanks, Janice "O love, resistless in thy might, thou triumphest even over gold!" -- Sophocles, Antigone Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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Hi Ali!

I'll be 40 in Sept. Just today I noticed a slight curve to my trice. Woo Hoo!!

deb

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Hello,

I have been reading this list off and on since January. I've also been

trying to stick to the BFL plan off and on since January too. It's time to

stop being a weekday BFL-er and start being full-time! My name is Ali and

I'm 39. That number forty is coming up in November and I want to be at my

" happy " size by then. I've always enjoyed lifting weights and I like the

BFL way of half pyramiding your weights. I've actually noticed bigger

biceps and tricep definition even though I've been so higgly-wiggly with my

workout schedule.

So hello to everyone and thank you for all the great information that you've

shared. This list is a treasure trove of truly great info!

Ali

[Guest guest]

Hi, Ally and welcome to the group. About the emails/responses, it

depends on how you have it set up. I have it set up where every post

comes straight to my email and then I can reply just by hitting the

reply button. Some people have it where they get a group of the emails

to their address like once a week or something, and then they can reply

like that. Some people only check the posts on the website directly.

About the thickening, I have not heard that term, sorry. If she means

inflammation that explains why she may up the naprosyn as that is an

NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug) and those are what helps to

reduce inflammation. If she thinks it may have something to do with

possible joint damage a different drug may be needed - a DMARD (disease

modifying anti rheumatic drug). I would definitely ask the dr to define

that term. Glad that you are getting in to an eye dr soon, as that is

really important.

Glad that you and all the newcomers have found this group. They are all

a huge help no matter where you are on this journey, Michele

(19,spondy)

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Subject: First time posting

Hi everyone,

My name is (or Ally) and I attended the conference in

Atlanta with my husband Nick and our 2 year old son Jake. I found

out about this support group from attendees at the conference and

recognize a couple of the names here. I've feel like I've

been " eavesdropping " way too long and decided it was time to

introduce myself, to say hello to those we met at the conference,

and to post a question.

Jake was diagnosed at 14 months with Pauciarticular JRA. His knees

(especially the left one), right wrist, and left ring finger are all

affected by the disease. Fortunately, he has responded extremely

well to Naprosyn, therefore, we haven't had to have him on any of

the other meds that most of you seem to have a lot of experience

with (unfortunately, maybe too much experience). Jake also has

therapy 3 times a week (physical, occupational, and aquatic).

My question is this....can anyone explain to me what " thickening " in

the joints is? At our last appointment with Jake's rheumy, she said

that she feels a lot of " thickening " in his joints and that if she

still feels it at his next appointment, she will probably increase

his dosage of naprosyn. I don't really understand the structure of

the joint, so I don't fully understand what she was referring to.

Can anyone enlighten me? What is it? Thickening of what? Is it

reversible? What does it mean for Jake as far as prognosis goes?

At this point he has full range of motion in all of his joints and

doesn't appear to have any inflammation. We go to his

ophthalmologist appointment tomorrow and, obviously, are hoping for

a good report from him.

I don't fully understand how this group works...if I should check

back here for responses or if the responses will go straight to my

personal email, or both, but I will check both in the hopes that

someone can give me some information.

I am soooo thankful to have found this group. As I said, this is my

first posting, but I have visited many, many times and am very

touched by the love and support that each of you give to each other.

As I mentioned, I met some of you at the conference. Kim, how is

ne? I've been trying to keep up with her through this site

and last I recall she was considered to be in remission. I was so

happy to hear that, especially knowing how much pain she was

experiencing at the conference. I responded to your email, but I

never heard back from you so I'm thinking that maybe you didn't get

my response...let me know if you did or didn't.

Kathy, how is doing? I hope that she is responding well to

her treatment and that you and your family are more comfortable with

the diagnosis (if that's really ever possible) and less afraid,

knowing that you are not alone.

I hope to hear from someone soon. In the meantime, I will continue

my internet search for some answers. Know that I appreciate each of

you for posting your experiences here. It has proven to be

extremely beneficial to all of us who are dealing with this dreadful

disease.

Sending love and prayers to each of you...

Ally (mom of Jake, 2, Pauci)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ally,

I am glad that you found our group and I know that you will feel

comfortable here and find lots of support and encouragement.

I have tried to do some research about thickening of joints. I

thought that was a good question that you posed and I wasn't sure of

the answer. From what I could determine it seems to be related to

the thickening of the synovial fluid around the joint.

I hope that the naproxyn continues to work well for Jake. As you may

already know some of the things to watch out for with that medicaion

are tummy aches or loss of appetite. If Jake has fair skin and

blond/blue eyes then you need to be on the look out for any scars

that don't seem to heal. (primarily on the face or sun-exposed areas)

I hope the eye appt goes well and that you get good news.

(aundrea 11 systemic jra)-

-- In , " "

<ally.anderson@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> My name is (or Ally) and I attended the conference in

> Atlanta with my husband Nick and our 2 year old son Jake. I found

> out about this support group from attendees at the conference and

> recognize a couple of the names here. I've feel like I've

> been " eavesdropping " way too long and decided it was time to

> introduce myself, to say hello to those we met at the conference,

> and to post a question.

>

> Jake was diagnosed at 14 months with Pauciarticular JRA. His

knees

> (especially the left one), right wrist, and left ring finger are

all

> affected by the disease. Fortunately, he has responded extremely

> well to Naprosyn, therefore, we haven't had to have him on any of

> the other meds that most of you seem to have a lot of experience

> with (unfortunately, maybe too much experience). Jake also has

> therapy 3 times a week (physical, occupational, and aquatic).

>

> My question is this....can anyone explain to me what " thickening "

in

> the joints is? At our last appointment with Jake's rheumy, she

said

> that she feels a lot of " thickening " in his joints and that if she

> still feels it at his next appointment, she will probably increase

> his dosage of naprosyn. I don't really understand the structure

of

> the joint, so I don't fully understand what she was referring to.

> Can anyone enlighten me? What is it? Thickening of what? Is it

> reversible? What does it mean for Jake as far as prognosis goes?

> At this point he has full range of motion in all of his joints and

> doesn't appear to have any inflammation. We go to his

> ophthalmologist appointment tomorrow and, obviously, are hoping

for

> a good report from him.

>

> I don't fully understand how this group works...if I should check

> back here for responses or if the responses will go straight to my

> personal email, or both, but I will check both in the hopes that

> someone can give me some information.

>

> I am soooo thankful to have found this group. As I said, this is

my

> first posting, but I have visited many, many times and am very

> touched by the love and support that each of you give to each

other.

>

> As I mentioned, I met some of you at the conference. Kim, how is

> ne? I've been trying to keep up with her through this site

> and last I recall she was considered to be in remission. I was so

> happy to hear that, especially knowing how much pain she was

> experiencing at the conference. I responded to your email, but I

> never heard back from you so I'm thinking that maybe you didn't

get

> my response...let me know if you did or didn't.

>

> Kathy, how is doing? I hope that she is responding well to

> her treatment and that you and your family are more comfortable

with

> the diagnosis (if that's really ever possible) and less afraid,

> knowing that you are not alone.

>

> I hope to hear from someone soon. In the meantime, I will

continue

> my internet search for some answers. Know that I appreciate each

of

> you for posting your experiences here. It has proven to be

> extremely beneficial to all of us who are dealing with this

dreadful

> disease.

>

> Sending love and prayers to each of you...

>

> Ally (mom of Jake, 2, Pauci)

>

[Guest guest]

I read almost everything on here but have never posted before. To make a long

story short I am 45 years old and have had problems for years with pain and

stiffness in my joints, hands knees, hips, etc. in the past 2 years my hands

have started swelling. Just recently got insurance so in the past have been

using Urgentcare doctors who look at me and tell me I have rheumatoid arthritis

but nothing ever shows up in the blood work. I have an appt. with a

rheumatolgist Mon the 27th of Sept. and I hope shes good and can help. I work 6

days a week and am not a person who likes to sit still so all of this pain and

stiffness is hard to take. I get up 2 hours before I have to be at work so I

can get over the stiffness. Is there anyone else on here who doesn't have

anything show up in their blood work? I am so frustrated and worn out from the

pain. Urgentcare drs. prescribe short-term prednisone (which works wonders for

a few weeks) and Mobic which does NOTHING for me. Thanks for listening to my

rant I hope I'm on my way to a diagnosis and look forward to posting more.

Amy