I have not yet tried for tt. My husband lost his job in July of o4 and we have not had any Ins. sence. He will be gitting new Ins. from his new job in Oct. I am going to try for tt aprovial then. I think I have a hernia. I have this buldge on my left side where the drain tube was. It is more visuable after I eat. It does not hurt but it feal strainge. When the Ins. starts I am going to the doctors to get it checked out. I hope that everything goes good. Carol Lollar

i am pleased to announce that i was approved for a tt on the 1st try and awaiting for approval on my thight lift. this is after my surprise pregnancy with my first daughter. i have 3 boys and not planning on any more but the surgery caused my birth control not to work and have a new baby. just glad that i did not get pregnant after the tt. i am planning on january. i think that i need the time from the c section to heal. i have lost a total of 125 since my last weigh in and averaging about 2 pounds a month. i had my surgery 11/26/2003.

I'm happy to hear that you are feeling and doing better. We all have our ups and downs. We have to remember that this is a lifelong path we have chosen and you ar right. There is no magic bullet for the hunger of the mind. I still want to get rid of another 20 lbs, but because of my AGE of all things, it is not realistic. However, if I keep doing the right thing, it may eventually go at the least, and at the best, my health will just continue to get better and i won't regain any weight. Those who gain back weight are those who never dealt with their eating issues in the first place and go back to the same old habits of putting high calorie garbage into their tiny tummy. Just remember to DEAL as you go along and you will be sensational! [god I love wearing a pair of low rise jeans and a crop top and having folks give me that Wow! look ~ ]

Thanks Angel for your help. I have taken all that you have said into consideration. I am feeling and doing better.

I am so sorry. Beleive me I know how you feel. I had that problem shortly after surgery. I was rushed to the emergency room. Throughout the ordeal, my legs, for reason, hurt badly. While in the emergency room, I was given soap enemas and laxatives, but nothing helped me. I had to manually use my hand to get the feces out of me. I found that the vitamins that we take cause constipation sometimes. I decreased my vitamims and dranked lots and lots of water. I do not reccommend decreasing your vitamins unless your doctor tells you its ok, but that was the only thing that helped me. At that point I did not care because I was in a lot of pain. I know,for me, drinking lots and lots of water or liquid was the major thing that prevented it from happening again. I hope you are feeling better.