So sorry your addiction turned to that. Mine did to. I turned to alcohole smoking smoking pot doing nerve pills and and sex. Yes thats happened to me. I got off of all of that, Now I will have a drink every now and then. I just got so wild. Now i have a weaker heart and im working on getting it strong. Just take care of yourself Hugs Barb

Heidi - how long has it been happening? if it's been the 5 days it may very well be a touch of a virus ... BUT!! don't let it go on too long... long story VERY short - June last year - virus symptoms - gassy & diarrhea feelings but no diarrhea at all - I just had pains and felt as tho I wanted to "poop" (sorry) ---- 1 week went to the ER - they ran tests and found nothing -- 2 weeks later still having "pains", not constant but I knew they were there...just annoying "gas" pains...now they seemed to be moving around to my back at times...ER AGAIN - more tests...nothing (I think they thought I was out of my mind) - my surgeon did an upper endoscopy - he found 2 ulcers - put me on ulcer meds - hmmmm that didn't work but I agreed to give it time...I spent the entire summer with these pains...sometimes worse than others but never so bad that I couldn't deal with them...Sept 9th (one year anniv of surgery) woke up at 3 a.m. thinking I was going to die!!! - the pains were horrible - if I breathed in too fast they hurt, I could barely move... called my surgeon - ER YET AGAIN - this time he wasn't letting me out until he found out what was wrong...a repeat of all the same tests plus some that they hadnt done revealed nothing once again...luckily he wasn't accepting this (the fact that I was in tears may have given him a hint ) - he told me that he needed to "go in" - he was going to do exploratory lap surgery to look around and see what he could find...emergency surgery that afternoon found that I had scar tissue on my intestines (it was hiding) and it was "tunneling" and "wrapping" around itself which was causing the pain...that's why it wasn't constant - it would only hurt if I ate or drank something! So he fixed it and I went home the next morning - I have been pain free ever since... it's worth getting checked out - and if they can't find anything when they run the tests for you - ask your surgeon about scar tissue...it's a very common occurance with this surgery! I hope you feel better very soon - keep me informed Love,Linda

HEY!!! am I too late to weigh in? I know it's not Sunday anymore but I'm here on Wednesday! () so - here's the way it seems to be going - I get on the scale at least 3 - 4 times each week (just to keep myself honest) - this morning it read 164 - the same thing it has read (with a variance of 2 - 3 lbs everytime) - somedays it says 161 and other days it says 166 - I'm not sure where those 5 lbs actually are but apparently they are on my body! Shel sweetie - you are pregnant - you look pregnant - as much as I know we worry about our weight now you need to feed the baby - as long as you know you're not abusing yourself by eating anything and everything in site and you have control over what you are taking in you are going to gain weight! it is the baby!!!! ... just stay healthy - that little baby needs a wonderful, healthy mom to take care of him/her... love you! Linda

Have you tried the Plastic SUrgery FOrum here on OH?? THey have a lot of questions & answeres, I have even seen some Plastic Surgeon loom over there at times... Tanya 358/191~192/185

Still stuck at 225 Have been since about November...I did see 223 one day though At least I know my scale isn't stuck..Hoping after this surgery I can get moving with the exercises ...slowly..but maybe a little more. And definately can't wait till the weather gets warmer either... Sandy