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[Guest guest]

Hi Hannah

Sorry to hear about your knees. I just felt I had to chip in about

the tubular knee braces. It's ESSENTIAL that these have holes in

them for your knee-caps. If these tubular braces are actually

stretchy-bandage type things and they are pressing against your knee-

caps they will irritate and worsen your pain. So in this case you

should cut holes for your knee-caps to pop through. I actually used

to wear this type of bandage and believed they helped a with the pain

and stabilising the knee-joint. Perhaps also providing some warmth.

But it's essential to cut holes for the knee-caps! Try to keep

positive. In my own case my knees got steadily worse before the tide

turned and they began to get better. So don't get into a panic about

this!

Good luck and try to keep positive

Joe

[Guest guest]

Ron,

I too finally had the surgery with a nissen. Part of it has come undone

and i am now left with a large pocket at the bottom of my esphogus. I

went in tuesday for a dialation to see if this would help. It hasn't i

still have liquids and foods trying to come up and i'm still vomiting in

my sleep. Dr is going to try some medication,,which i have tried one

similar and it didn't help. So he doesn't have much hope for this. My

next step will be surgery again. But this time i have to make a desicion

of whether to have just the nissen redone or have recontruction done.

Kind of like what F. here on the group had done. Dr said that my

motility is in reverse now. It will go down and then reverses and tries

to come back up. Most people that have the surgery don't have much

trouble afterward. I must just be one of the lucky ones. But the

dialation didn't do much more then give me a sore throat and food goes

down a little eaiser but tries to come right back up...so was not a

sucess.

[Guest guest]

, I've noticed a few folks talking about medication for A...what types of medication are doctors recommending. I am currently taking Prilosec once a day, but that's for a peptic ulcer I developed a few months ago. C Mimms <julieathome2@...> wrote: Ron,I too finally had the surgery with a nissen. Part of it has come undoneand i am now left with a large pocket at the bottom of my esphogus. Iwent in tuesday for a dialation to see if this would help. It hasn't istill have liquids and foods trying to come up and i'm still vomiting inmy sleep. Dr is going to try some medication,,which i have tried onesimilar and it didn't help. So he doesn't have much hope for this. Mynext step will be surgery again. But this time i have to make a desicionof whether to have just the nissen redone or have recontruction done.Kind of like what F. here on the group had done. Dr said that mymotility is in reverse now. It will go down and then reverses and triesto come back up. Most people that have the surgery don't have muchtrouble afterward. I must just be one of the lucky ones. But thedialation didn't do much more then give me a sore throat and food goesdown a little eaiser but tries to come right back up...so was not asucess.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ron,

welcome to the group.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I am just 6 weeks post surgery and

doing fine. If you dig through some of the posts, you will see that

there are a few people in the group with recurring problems after

surgery.

Here is a quick guide to our web site, in case you haven't checked

out everything already.

Obviously you can post your questions or anything else in

the " messages " area. There you can read all the posts and dig through

the " archive " .

There are many helpful links to other websites, overview articles,

medical text, links to hospitals, and more.

Go to our group's home page at

groups/achalasia

Go to the left hand side, click on " Bookmarks " . There you find the

links.

There are also files posted by members, like " Commonly asked

questions/Info for new members " , " Tips on managing

Achalasia " , " questions to ask your doctor " , " personal stories " , and

more. To access those, go to our home page, go to the left hand side

and click on " Files " .

You can also upload your own files, story, bookmarks, and participate

and polls. There is also a database with doctor referrals in

the " database " area.

If you have trouble accessing any of the info, post your question to

the group, or you can E-mail me directly.

Again welcome to the group.

Tanja, California

E-mail: tbeshear@...

>

> Hello All,

> I'm a new member to this group but unfortunately not new to this

condition. I am a 42 yr old male and I was diagnosed with achalasia

in 1989. After being mis-diagnosed for months (and a 40lb weight

loss), my condition was finally identified as achalasia and I began

what became a series of dilatations.

> The dilatations helped for a short time but never more that 3-4

months. Each dilatation was done with a larger balloon and I was

eventually advised to consider the surgery.

> I put the surgery off for years and decided to attempt to live with

the condition...as all of you know that ain't living!! The

embarrassment of running from the dinner table because you can no

longer keep the food down, waking in the morning to find yourself

sleeping in the food you ate last night and the fear of developing

aspiration pneumonia was an overwhelming burden.

> I finally couldn't take waking in the middle of the night gagging

and gasping for air so in 1997 I was scheduled for a Heller's myotomy

& Nissen fundoplication. The surgery was a success and I was able to

eat in public without having to strategically keep myself close to a

restroom.

> The surgery was good for about 2 years and the problems began

again. Difficultly in keeping food and liquids down still happens

ocassionally, but the gagging at night has stopped.

>

> In March of this year I had another dilatation and things went well

for about 1.5 months. I'm not sure what the next step is but I guess

I will have to consider another dilatation.

>

> Is there anyone out there who has experienced the same ordeal? I

would love to know if there is a remedy to this condition...I think I

have tried all the options available.

>

> Ron

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

Tanja, Thanks for the welcome and the information. I will certainly check out the archives and links you listed. I've been having a rough time keeping foods and liquids down for the past week so I'll be searching for some helpful "tips on managing Achalasia." Ron tanja7007 wrote: Hi Ron,welcome to the group.Sorry to hear about your trouble. I am just 6 weeks post surgery and doing fine. If you dig through some of the posts, you will see that there are a few people in the group with recurring problems after surgery.Here is a quick guide to our web site, in case you haven't checked out everything already.Obviously you can post your questions or anything else in the "messages" area. There you can read all the posts and dig through the "archive".There are many helpful links to other websites, overview articles, medical text, links to hospitals, and more.Go to our group's home page at groups/achalasiaGo to the left hand side, click on "Bookmarks". There you find the links.There are also files posted by members, like "Commonly asked questions/Info for new members", "Tips on managing Achalasia ", "questions to ask your doctor", "personal stories", and more. To access those, go to our home page, go to the left hand side and click on "Files".You can also upload your own files, story, bookmarks, and participate and polls. There is also a database with doctor referrals in the "database" area.If you have trouble accessing any of the info, post your question to the group, or you can E-mail me directly.Again welcome to the group.Tanja, California E-mail: tbeshear@...> > Hello All, > I'm a new member to this group but unfortunately not new to this condition. I am a 42 yr old male and I was diagnosed with achalasia in 1989. After being mis-diagnosed for months (and a 40lb weight loss), my condition was finally identified as achalasia and I began what became a series of dilatations. > The dilatations helped for a short time but never more that 3-4 months. Each dilatation was done with a larger balloon and I was eventually advised to consider the surgery. > I put the surgery off for years and decided to attempt to live with the condition...as all of you know that ain't living!! The embarrassment of running from the dinner table because you can no longer keep the food down, waking in the morning to find yourself sleeping in the food you ate last night and the fear of developing aspiration pneumonia was an overwhelming burden. > I finally couldn't take waking in the middle of the night gagging and gasping for air so in 1997 I was scheduled for a Heller's myotomy & Nissen fundoplication. The surgery was a success and I was able to eat in public without having to strategically keep myself close to a restroom. > The surgery was good for about 2 years and the problems began again. Difficultly in keeping food and liquids down still happens ocassionally, but the gagging at night has stopped.> > In March of this year I had another dilatation and things went well for about 1.5 months. I'm not sure what the next step is but I guess I will have to consider another dilatation.> > Is there anyone out there who has experienced the same ordeal? I would love to know if there is a remedy to this condition...I think I have tried all the options available.> > Ron > > > > --------------------------------->

[Guest guest]

Ron,

Well the nexium made my A worse...they put me on procardia to help with

the spasms so that i can eat. Every time i eat and sometimes when i drink

i get spasms...i also regurgatate stuff i just consumed. But that is due

to the large pocket at the bottom of my E. The procardia seems to help

but is not recommeded for long term use for this disease.

[Guest guest]

,

I don't have a problem with spasm anymore, (thanks God), but I will regurgitate food at night, especially if I eat late. I also stated that I am on Prilosec...oops, I meant Prevacid.

Ron

C Mimms wrote:

Ron,Well the nexium made my A worse...they put me on procardia to help withthe spasms so that i can eat. Every time i eat and sometimes when i drinki get spasms...i also regurgatate stuff i just consumed. But that is dueto the large pocket at the bottom of my E. The procardia seems to helpbut is not recommeded for long term use for this disease.

[Guest guest]

,

Hi. welcome to the group! I hope you find some interesting, funny,

heartwarming, encouraging, stories here and gets lots of info along the way.

What state do you live in? You should check your state's ed regulations, but

according to LRE- Least Restrictive Enviornment, your daughter should be

placed in the least restrictive setting first - which would be a regular

kindergarten class with additional services like speech, ot, pt and maybe

reading. She should be eligible for a teacher assistant to help her in the

classroom.

If you dont get your way on the IEP dont sign and go for due process - you

will eventually win, I'm sure and I hope.

Entering the public school system was one of my greatest fears for my

daughter who in September will be going to Middle School. Our fears and some

struggles seem to never be gone!!!!!

Good luck and keep us posted on 's placement.

~ Mom to 11 DS and Diabetes Type 1 and 8 NY

[Guest guest]

Welcome Shirley,

Make a change to have some mature on the group, most of us tend to be immature

rather than anything else :-)

Only Joking, Hope you find the group useful, you'll find most of the guys on the

list are involved predominantly with industry (oil mining etc) working in remote

locations but there are certainly a few kicking about who are involved in

wilderness type medicine or the MRT side of things, off the top of my head there

is Jel, who usually lurks somewhere http://www.wildmedic.org/ Gerry is usually

an authority on matters MRT, and there are a couple of others kicking around as

well - Say hello guys !!

Anyway enjoy the company.....

Best Wishes

Ian

Listowner

New member

Hi!

I'm Shirley, a mature medical student at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

I'm very much into travelling and seeing new places and one day hope to be able

to do that in my professional life.

I'm a member of the Aberdeen University Wilderness Medical Society

(www.auwms.org.uk) which provides an opportunity to learn about wilderness

related topics not covered on the traditional medical syllabus. We're hosting

the second annual student conference in wilderness medicine in November which

should be a lot of fun!

Pleased to meet you all!

Shirley

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Hello Shirley,

greetings from finland....

good to see more woman on the list from the old woman that we tend to be.

steve

>From: " Base Paramedic [bT] " <Base_Paramedic@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: RE: New member

>Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:26:46 +0500

>

>Welcome Shirley,

>

>Make a change to have some mature on the group, most of us tend to be

>immature rather than anything else :-)

>

>Only Joking, Hope you find the group useful, you'll find most of the guys

>on the list are involved predominantly with industry (oil mining etc)

>working in remote locations but there are certainly a few kicking about who

>are involved in wilderness type medicine or the MRT side of things, off the

>top of my head there is Jel, who usually lurks somewhere

>http://www.wildmedic.org/ Gerry is usually an authority on matters MRT, and

>there are a couple of others kicking around as well - Say hello guys !!

>

>Anyway enjoy the company.....

>

>Best Wishes

>

>Ian

>Listowner

>

>

>

> New member

>

>

>Hi!

>

>I'm Shirley, a mature medical student at the University of Aberdeen,

>Scotland.

>I'm very much into travelling and seeing new places and one day hope to be

>able

>to do that in my professional life.

>

>I'm a member of the Aberdeen University Wilderness Medical Society

>(www.auwms.org.uk) which provides an opportunity to learn about wilderness

>related topics not covered on the traditional medical syllabus. We're

>hosting

>the second annual student conference in wilderness medicine in November

>which

>should be a lot of fun!

>

>Pleased to meet you all!

>Shirley

>

>

>

>

>Member Information:

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

Welcome,

Might be nice for once to have some adult supervision on this site for a

change since our normal supervison is Ross and Ian!

Welcome

Tom G

>From: " steve benbow " <sbenbow@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: RE: New member

>Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 12:56:13 +0100

>

>Hello Shirley,

>

>greetings from finland....

>

>good to see more woman on the list from the old woman that we tend to be.

>

>steve

>

>

> >From: " Base Paramedic [bT] " <Base_Paramedic@...>

> >Reply-

> >< >

> >Subject: RE: New member

> >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:26:46 +0500

> >

> >Welcome Shirley,

> >

> >Make a change to have some mature on the group, most of us tend to be

> >immature rather than anything else :-)

> >

> >Only Joking, Hope you find the group useful, you'll find most of the guys

> >on the list are involved predominantly with industry (oil mining etc)

> >working in remote locations but there are certainly a few kicking about

>who

> >are involved in wilderness type medicine or the MRT side of things, off

>the

> >top of my head there is Jel, who usually lurks somewhere

> >http://www.wildmedic.org/ Gerry is usually an authority on matters MRT,

>and

> >there are a couple of others kicking around as well - Say hello guys !!

> >

> >Anyway enjoy the company.....

> >

> >Best Wishes

> >

> >Ian

> >Listowner

> >

> >

> >

> > New member

> >

> >

> >Hi!

> >

> >I'm Shirley, a mature medical student at the University of Aberdeen,

> >Scotland.

> >I'm very much into travelling and seeing new places and one day hope to

>be

> >able

> >to do that in my professional life.

> >

> >I'm a member of the Aberdeen University Wilderness Medical Society

> >(www.auwms.org.uk) which provides an opportunity to learn about

>wilderness

> >related topics not covered on the traditional medical syllabus. We're

> >hosting

> >the second annual student conference in wilderness medicine in November

> >which

> >should be a lot of fun!

> >

> >Pleased to meet you all!

> >Shirley

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Member Information:

> >

> >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@...

> >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@...

> >

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[Guest guest]

> Hello Everyone

> just a bit about myself. I am Married with three grown up children

and live in the North West of England. I have a number of relatives

in the USA and Visit when ever I can.

> I started with the symptoms about 1980 and crashed about 81. I was

bed bound for six months or more. Just had to crawl to the Loo etc.

You know the story. There was no diagnoses or treatment just loads of

blood tests which showed up very little. The only consistent

abnormality was low B.P. and raised esinophils. There were not any

sophisticated tests available to me and my Doc didn't know any thing

about me/cfs.

> Since then I have seen many different Drs and been on various

drug/treatment trials.

> I am probably about 70% recovered but still not sure exactly from

what! My program is very much

> self constructed with bits from various sources. The thing I find

most interesting at the moment is the Iag

> urine test.

> Must go.

> I really enjoy reading about your various treatments and will try

to participate where I can.

> Best Wishes to all

>

,

Welcome! Glad to hear that you have had this much recovery. I'm not

familiar with the " Iag " urine test. Do you mean " IgA? "

Rich

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the list.Glad that you have recovered.Could you mention us about

your program?

Thanks.

Nil

Re: New Member

|

| > Hello Everyone

| > just a bit about myself. I am Married with three grown up children

| and live in the North West of England. I have a number of relatives

| in the USA and Visit when ever I can.

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome aboard! Tell us about your Iag Urine Test.

Beck

david wrote:

> Hello Everyone

> just a bit about myself. I am Married with three grown up children and live

in the North West of England. I have a number of relatives in the USA and Visit

when ever I can.

> I started with the symptoms about 1980 and crashed about 81. I was bed bound

for six months or more. Just had to crawl to the Loo etc. You know the story.

There was no diagnoses or treatment just loads of blood tests which showed up

very little. The only consistent abnormality was low B.P. and raised esinophils.

There were not any sophisticated tests available to me and my Doc didn't know

any thing about me/cfs.

> Since then I have seen many different Drs and been on various drug/treatment

trials.

> I am probably about 70% recovered but still not sure exactly from what! My

program is very much

> self constructed with bits from various sources. The thing I find most

interesting at the moment is the Iag

> urine test.

> Must go.

> I really enjoy reading about your various treatments and will try to

participate where I can.

> Best Wishes to all

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Becca.

I, too, have been big my entire life and went through the " Gee, your mommy

is fat " stage when my kid was small.

> I know it will take time to remove all this weight as I know it took

> time to put it all on...

Remember, you have to change your entire lifestyle, because this is going to

be a way of eating that will last you your entire life.

Look over the hints I gave Melody, start planning your meals and clearing

the junk food out of the house. Replace the totally empty calorie treats

with healthy ones and save the real junk for a special occasion, and even

then mesure it out and eat just one serving.

I really want to

> learn to eat properly not just to loose weight but,

Again, I'll recommend the USDA food pyramid web site:

http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm

and that old site:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4195/rich.htm

>I decided to join this group after

> looking at several and chose this one for support,encouragment, but

Thanks for joining. We have a nice little group here.

> I have 633 days and I know I can do it!!!

Don't forget to hit 's web site for his daily messages. Sometimes

they're pretty good and inspirational, other times it's just another ad.

Also check out Bliss's site for help in getting a handle on your

eating. If you're like me, you've been on diets your entire life. Her weekly

lessons can help you get a handle on eating *healthy* and finding your

body's food needs and hunger signals again.

> Glad to be in the group!!!

>

Glad to have you here.

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

I've always done more cardio, but I know some ladies here do just the

20 minutes three times a week. You have to see how you feel.

[Guest guest]

I'm not a big fan of extra intense cardio. If you do it right, the

20 minute solution should kick your butt hard!! At most, I would

recommend adding a few minutes of moderate cardio to the 20 minutes

or adding one moderate/fun workout per week. I ride my mountain bike

once a week for about 50 minutes and dont' consider it part of my

workout cardio. Also, walk your dog, park in the furthest corner of

the parking lot and use the restroom that is on the floor above you

or below you at work to make you walk the stairs more. I'm all

about " lifestyle cardio " !! Glad you are liking BFL, really

designed the program specifically for me, but I'm happy it is helping

lots of other people too!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice. I already get in a fun workout, and like you

I generally don't count them. Usually walking, or riding my bike.

20 minutes just sounds so scary- it's such a small number! I find

myself addicted to this program, almost in a freaky way. I look so

forward to lifting my weights each week, to see how much better I can

do from the week before. Much better for me than obsessing over food!

> I'm not a big fan of extra intense cardio. If you do it right, the

> 20 minute solution should kick your butt hard!! At most, I would

> recommend adding a few minutes of moderate cardio to the 20 minutes

> or adding one moderate/fun workout per week. I ride my mountain

bike

> once a week for about 50 minutes and dont' consider it part of my

> workout cardio. Also, walk your dog, park in the furthest corner

of

> the parking lot and use the restroom that is on the floor above you

> or below you at work to make you walk the stairs more. I'm all

> about " lifestyle cardio " !! Glad you are liking BFL, really

> designed the program specifically for me, but I'm happy it is

helping

> lots of other people too!

>

>

[Guest guest]

My suggestion would be for the surgery if you have a doctor that has done more than just a few of this type of surgery. Mine was done Aug. 7th. Read my post of ups and downs. It will explain much. Never had any of the other options. Just surgery and glad I did. Bev. USA, South Carolina

[Guest guest]

Hi there

I've just had manometry done and please don't worry the gastroscopy is far, far worse. The manometry was my last test to prove my 'A' and I was more distressed at the result that the actual test. Keep your chin up cos it really ain't bad at all.

Take care

[Guest guest]

Hi Marie,

my suggestion is to find a good GI doctor (gastrointerologist) who

can explain all your options based on your personal health history

and available treatment methods in your area.

Botox injections and medications seem to work mostly short term;

heller myotomy and dilation are more promising for long-term relieve.

Check out detailed info on our group's home page under " Links "

and " Files " .

If you elect to go for surgery, be sure to find an experienced

surgeon who has done the exact procedure before. Check if you can

have it laparoscopically (only a few small incissions, shorter

recovery time) rather than an " open " surgery. Ask your doctor as many

questions as you can think off.

Hope this is a start, best wishes,

Tanja, California, 3 months post myotomy

> To all fellow sufferers. I have recently been diagnosed with A,

I've

> found it quite astounding and comforting to find so many

comparisons

> with your stories. Regurgitation, food getting stuck, choking at

> night. I would be interested in finding out more about these spasms

> that people have mentioned, I'm not sure if I've experienced one,

> could someone give me a breif description? I'm lucky to have found

an

> excellent doctor here in Australia, and was diagnosed pretty much

> immeadiatley. I'm now faced with the question of which proceedure

to

> take to fix my problem, it seems surgery is a good option? If

anyone

> has any sugguestions. Cheers

[Guest guest]

Hi welcome,

I have never worked in your environment, but I have respect for you. Men

can be cruel, and if you had the confidence to show off your stuff, more

power to you! I think we can all learn to be more comfortable in our skin.

From living in Florida for a little bit, I understand completely how high

demand image can be there.

My advice is careful planning, it doesn't take long to grill some chicken

breasts, toss a salad and cook up some vegetables. The shakes can also be

helpful when your on the go, something I like. Good luck!!

At 05:36 PM 10/09/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>Okay...here goes!

> I am 33 years old, married and have a 5 year old son named

>Jordan. My pre-pregnancy weight was 115lbs. I had a 22 inch waist

>and wore a size 3. I never worried about what I ate and only went to

>the gym when I was " in the mood " which was not often. I spent 7 years

>working as a stripper in south florida so I had to look good. All you

>women out there who hate strippers and feel that we are evil I beg of

>you to put your hatred on the back burner. Help me first and hate me

>later. I no longer want to be a stripper...I just want to have the

>body of one.

> I have a real problem being intimate with my husband because of

>the way I look. He thinks I look great but I KNOW I dont. I also want

>to have more energy for my son. Note to self...find a way to bottle

>kids energy. I would make a fortune.

> Here's another problem...both hubby and I are chef's. We love to

>cook and to eat. We both have non-culinary jobs(no money in

>restaurant work)that keep us out of the house til 6pm. Dinner is

>usually whatever is easiest...not healthiest. I know I need to work

>on that. Need to get more fish into our diet.

> I guess I am looking for moral support. I have no motivation at

>all. I sit behind a computer all day and have become very sedentary.

>Any advise that anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for

>letting me vent.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Elise and welcome! Just see this time as part of the your

" journey " . It will make for a great story one day when you are back

to where you want to be :-) I know you can do well with body for

life. When I worked all day it was actually easier for me then to fit

in all my meals. Now, when I'm at home with my daughter, meals creep

us so quickly and my daughter always needs something, I miss meals.

Planning your meals can be quite annoying at times, but oh it's worth

it when you are hungry and too tired to cook. On the weekend, you can

make a whole bunch of grilled chicken breasts for the following week.

You can easily turn them into salads, or add a quick side to them.

But at least the main work is already done.

My daughter will be 1 in two weeks and I still have yet to see my

pre-prego body. It takes time...but isn't the reason our body changed

so worth it? I have an aweful scar from my c-section, I have stretch

marks, I have a jiggly lower tummy now, BUT i have this little person

that smiles at me when I get home from the gym all stinky. I have a

little one that appreciates me and hasn't noticed that it's comfy to

lay on mommies' tummy because it's " out of shape " ! :-)

As for your husband, appreciate that he loves you regardless. Be

grateful that he has crossed the line of surface love and has

unconditional love for you. Don't push him away (believe me, I know

how it feels to be self conscience about your body). Talk to him

freely about how you feel and allow him to express how he really

feels. I used to push my husbands opinion to the side when he told me

how beautiful he thought I was. I would be like, " whatever, I'm fat,

quite lying. " I never knew how much that used to hurt him.

So when you sit at your desk at work eat every two hours. The day

flies by! I was either in the bathroom from drinking tons of water,

or eating, or drinking a shake during my first challenge. My

coworkers used to tell me that I'd never loose weight by eating all

day. The biggest victory was loosing 27 lbs in 12 weeks and hearing

them say, " now don't get too skinny on us! " . Now, I'm just starting

over...but I know we can do it!!!

I know I wrote a TON, but know that some things are harder to achieve

then others (a pre-prego body for one), but you have two things that

others would die for....a hubby who loves you, and a son who adores you!

Blessings,

> Okay...here goes!

> I am 33 years old, married and have a 5 year old son named

> Jordan. My pre-pregnancy weight was 115lbs. I had a 22 inch waist

> and wore a size 3. I never worried about what I ate and only went to

> the gym when I was " in the mood " which was not often. I spent 7 years

> working as a stripper in south florida so I had to look good. All you

> women out there who hate strippers and feel that we are evil I beg of

> you to put your hatred on the back burner. Help me first and hate me

> later. I no longer want to be a stripper...I just want to have the

> body of one.

> I have a real problem being intimate with my husband because of

> the way I look. He thinks I look great but I KNOW I dont. I also want

> to have more energy for my son. Note to self...find a way to bottle

> kids energy. I would make a fortune.

> Here's another problem...both hubby and I are chef's. We love to

> cook and to eat. We both have non-culinary jobs(no money in

> restaurant work)that keep us out of the house til 6pm. Dinner is

> usually whatever is easiest...not healthiest. I know I need to work

> on that. Need to get more fish into our diet.

> I guess I am looking for moral support. I have no motivation at

> all. I sit behind a computer all day and have become very sedentary.

> Any advise that anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for

> letting me vent.

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Dear new member, I have had the surgery and I am doing just fine. I was one of the fortunate ones that had a successful surgery. I had a good doctor and wonderful hospital. You can read my posts from Aug. until now and see how I am doing. Bev. Good luck with your checkup.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group.

Sorry you have A. I hope you find this website sympathetic

and well as informative. I certainly have.