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| PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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| Hi Pyretta Eventually either you, me or someone else will copy and paste the information correctly without leaving bits off the tops and ends of parts or including things from the tops and ends of other parts and getting it muddled lol. The last one you repasted is muddled at the first line of Part 2 so I will have another go at re-pasting and hopefully get it right this time or perhaps not. From my end it seems that the format of the board has changed slightly, previously if you clicked 'Preview' the text you had written would appear blue in the Preview screen to easily identify that you were in the Preview screen, now the written text in 'Preview' is black! Previously I could click the 'Post Reply' option in the preview screen and the blue text would appear on the thread in black and without '(PREVIEW)' included. |
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| Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #4 thread/topic and post on that page please. This is the link to it: http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/10396 9/ Remove any gaps that appear in the link. To respond to any message or to start a new on just click the "reply to this message" link and type your response or even new topic in the thread that is appropriate for that topic. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation. |
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| PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #4 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you and enjoy your time here. |
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| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #4 thread/topic and post on that page please. This is the link to it: http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/10396 9/ Remove any gaps that appear in the link. To respond to any message or to start a new on just click the "reply to this message" link and type your response or even new topic in the thread that is appropriate for that topic. |
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| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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| Please note: Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. Would you mind popping your questions into the General Chat thread, and you will be sure to get answers there. |
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| PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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| Hi there... Please note: Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. Would you mind popping your questions into the General Chat thread, and you will be sure to get answers there. Thanks... Mel |
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| hi this is the first time i have been on here i have a few questions. i had my banding done on 29/01/08 and i have only just had my first fill a couple of days ago. last night i took my vitamins and all ofa sudden i was in serious pain. now today i have found that it is really hard to breath and my chest hurts.can anyone shed some light as to what may of happened? thanks |
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| it has been ayear since my band 3months ago he put 6mls in i still vomit back is this healthy and normal will it cause the band to slip sally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #4 thread/topic and post on that page please. This is the link to it: http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/10396 9/ Remove any gaps that appear in the link. To respond to any message or to start a new on just click the "reply to this message" link and type your response or even new topic in the thread that is appropriate for that topic. |
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| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| Re:WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS (PREVIEW) PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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| Kerrie, I will cut & paste your post onto the general chat thread...check there for replies....welcome to the gang!! Cheers Karen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello, I am a newbie to the site and a newbie to the Gastric Band. I thought that my weight loss straight after surgery would be quite a lot more than what I have lost already. I am 12 days post op, started my journey slowly about 5 weeks aga, optifast for breakfast, then two weeks before surgery, Optifast for three meals. I have lost about 12 kgs, 3 - 4 of those post op, thought I would have lost more. What was other people's experience with weight loss? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #4 thread/topic and post on that page please. This is the link to it: http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/10396 9/ Remove any gaps that appear in the link. To respond to any message or to start a new on just click the "reply to this message" link and type your response or even new topic in the thread that is appropriate for that topic. |
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| PART 1 Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard! This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding. This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time. Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information! On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as: * Cost. * Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area. * Pre and post op advice * Optifast * General Advice * Get Togethers * Inspirational stories and many more. When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top) Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!! Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker. WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. |
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| PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory is a victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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| Please - DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #4 thread/topic and post on that page please. This is the link to it: http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/10396 9/ Remove any gaps that appear in the link. To respond to any message or to start a new on just click the "reply to this message" link and type your response or even new topic in the thread that is appropriate for that topic. |
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| WELCOME TO ALL NEW FORUM USERS - PART 2: Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum: Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding. B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page. THREAD - A thread is a topic PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor. NSV - Non Scale Victory � A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt. YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites. You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities! Thank you. |
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