sandyvanderstelt Member

i've had plenty. they suck!! but the more you worry the worse it is. you just have to calm yourself down... i just tell myself that i am worrying about something silly... or even if it is something important.... it wont do any good to give myself a panic attack. i HATE that feeling and have struggled with it for a few…

i love you lissa :) i'm sandy, i lost 70 lbs in the last 2 1/2 years but the last year i gain almost 20 back. i'm down 8 again, so i still need to lose that 12 lbs to be wear i was. i know thats not a lot to lose, but its hard damn it! lol. anyway, i like fridays for weigh in. ho ho ho.

you are such an inspiration and thanks for sharing, you look great

so cool., i love the humpty dumpty one

my dad had bone cancer, among many other cancers. i stress eat also, it sucks!! if you need someone to talk to you can message me. and i hope everything turns out ok.

awesome!!!!

good luck! i started losing weight january 2009 before my wedding in july 2009 and lost atleast 40 lbs so you can do it!! and congrats!

throw it away!

lost 65 lbs, kept it off for a year and a half :)

actually tropicalkitty, your partner can feel it during sex..... and you are suppose to check for the strings once in awhile. if you reach up "there" you can feel it. if you can't, theres a problem.

i havent checked the strings in a long time, i will have to ask my husband if he has felt them lately, and im not sure about the weight loss affect because i didnt start losing weight until after i had it inserted, but i have lost 65 lbs while i've had it if that helps :wink:

oh and tara yes, the bladder washes are the same as instillations

i wish so bad there was a generic for elmiron, i cant take it because it costs over $300 a month and i have no insurance.... what is VV?? i am having a really bad couple days, bladder pain is so bad. i broke down in tears yesterday it was so bad and i cant do anything about it. do any of you take anything for immediate…

WOW!! thats all i have to say.

i use it a lot. there are lots of fun games, plus i like to do the free aerobics or whatever its called, where i can do the step aerobics while watching tv. i also have golds gym dance workout game, its really fun and i really good work out! definately makes you sweat!

me too, ive never used the message board but have done research there. the cystoscopies didnt seem to help me flare ups, but my bladder washes do. if i had insurance i would get it done once a month

1. keep busy!!! 2. bring my own lunch to work 3. i am happy and loving myself :)

yes i do see a urologist, and he is the one that said those things. i am going to try and find a new one but i live in a small town so i might have to drive about an hour away. to bring relief i take tylenol which doesnt really help much. at night if its really bad i take tylenol pm to help me sleep. i still get up to pee…

dang girl!! good job! i've got 10 more to go too!

name: Sandy age: 26 diagnosed: year and a half ago meds: was on elmiron but had to stop taking it because i lost my insurance and its over $300 a month, but i dont think it was helping much anyway. I take tylenol and ibuprofen for pain atleast twice a day, and i've been getting bladder washes every couple months. weight…

and i usually eat about 1400, i was just saying i always have atleast 1200, never under

i dont expect to lose a lot in 5 days, i just didnt expect to gain. i have been working out 2 hours a day for months now. i should probably say also, that i have lost 70 lbs in the past year and a half and put 6 lbs. back on since july.

i started at 200 and i've lost 65 so far

I get that all the time! i've lost 65 lbs so far and want to lose another 10. I think some people are just being nice. But some guys do like thick girls. you gotta have some meat on your bones!! lol. Honestly, I think you should stop when you feel comfortable in your own skin. p.s congrats on losing 40 lbs!!

wow!!! thats awesome!! you look great!

i've done this :) both my kids combined weigh almost 70 lbs and thats about what i've lost. i dont know how i carried all that weight around

yeah that's why I want to talk to other people that have it, because there is no one thing that is helpful for everyone. Actually there is no cure . The bladder washes I get are actual an old treatment that is rarely used anymore, but nothing else was working for me. My urologist wants to send me to a specialist across…

I was diagnosed over a year ago, so I know a lot about it by now. But as far as the diet goes, there are many different websites that say many different things. If I added them all together I wouldn't be able to eat anything! lol. The worst things for me personally are caffeine, chocolate, and citrus. But there are plenty…

thanks :)

ya i watched part of one once, it was pretty sad i had to turn it off