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seeing new doc on Wed for belly pain; worried he w - It's a long story (and I am still piecing things together to try to figure out exactly what is going on, and do not want to publically speculate), BUT... bottom line is that I have...

Way OT: Need info on homeowner's insurance and hai - We had a massive storm come through on May 25th... with baseball sized hail... so I need a completyely new roof (the existing one is only 6 years old!) and the 30+-year-old aluminu...

Vit K still extremely low - Despite taking 100mg of Vitamin K per day (in addition to whatever is in my 2 multivitamins), my Vitmain K level is even lower than it was a couple of months ago when I had the ser...

Caution: If you need an upper GI done... - ... and they try to give you the "salts" that create gas in your stomach/pouch before you start drinking the barium, be SURE the person who gives it to you knows that you had a RNY...

need feedback on pain level and ER - I have been having a lot of this mysterious belly pain this week.  Several months ago, my PCP increased my prescription for Vicodin (originally just for my knee for when the Tramad...

Upper GI and something else on Thursday morning - Pain has been pretty bad today (came home from work early... again), but am NOT in the mood to go to the ER and have yet another CT scan that won't show anything, so I just took so...

I need a new life - I won;t bore you all with the details, but the past few months my depression has been increasing.  (I have had PTSD for a number of years with intermittent bouts of MDD.)  Between ...

Do NOT buy protein "shots"/"bullets - You know that old adage about "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"... well, that is the case with these.  There have been several posts this week about people usi...

THESE are batwings that require surgery... - Two people asked me about pictures of my arms before and after I had my brachioplasty (since I mentioned that I would not have opted for surgery and the huge scars if mine had not ...

Carbs in fruit; not all fruit is created equal! - Prime fruit-eating season has arrived!  For many of us, one of the best things about the warm weather is the variety of delicious fresh fruits (and veggies, but I'm more fond of fr...

Belly pain seems to be starting again... - It is not what I would call "severe" yet... but I am having the initial kind of distress that usually happens before the serious pain) and the other surgeon I saw suggested that th...

Feeling really low... but haven't reached for the - The past few days have been pretty bad emotionally.  I'm still struggling with my trauma therapist of 7 years retiring soon and the prospect of having to tell someone new all about...

Yes, I *do* only read certain posts (and here's wh - Someone mentioned to me in a PM this weekend that it seems like some of the vets only respond to certain posts or to certain poeple.  After some further discussion/clarification/ex...

Just curious... for those who developed ulcers pos - I'm just wondering how many people who have developed ulcers AFTER their RNY (with no history of ulcers pre-op): 1) took NSAIDs (even just very rarely and even with something to h...

Why "diet" after RNY? - I have a question.  There are periodically posts here from people asking about various diets after RNY.  Some come from people who are not very far out from their surgery. I am not...

OT: will home insurance cover dented aluminum sidi - We had a HUGE storm roll through here a little while ago... BIGGER than golfball-sized hail and tornado sightings.  The hail beat the hell out of the trees, flowers, AND some of th...

Sleeve size vs RNY pouch size? - I had RNY almost 4 years ago (and the sleeve was not an option at the time), but I work with clients who are considering WLS so I need some info.  It was my understanding that the ...

OT: Just for fun... if you could buy any car you w - I've been looking at new cars, so I'm just curious....  What would you buy and why?  Any particular color or color combination?  Any "must have" feature(s)? The $50K was a compl...

OT:One proposal done, the other one... well, do I - THis afternoon I submitted my proposal for ythe state counseling conference in November.  I had trouble coming up with a title, but finally settled on "When Losing the Weight Isn't...

Marketing sleaze. Pure Protein bullets/shots are - In case some of you have not noticed, the newest brand of protein "shots"/"bullets" from Pure Protein are engaged ins ome sahdy marketing.  Despite the word "whey" in very visible ...

Discovered a BIG drawback to being not obese - I started to type "Discovered a BIG drawback to being thin", but I just do NOT think of myself as thin... Anyway, I have discovered that I have a terrible time digging in the ga...

WTH is up with L'eggs hosiery sizes?!? What hosier - Ok, When I weighed 330+ pounds, I wore Just my Size size 3 hose.  Now I have gone back to wearing the Sheer Elegance hose by L'eggs (is anyone else here old enough to remember when...

Cheese that tastes like the Mini-Babybel Light? - Does anyone have a cheese they like that tastes like the Babybel or Babybel Light?  I *love the Light ones as part of one of  my protein snacks, but they are now over $4 for 6 of t...

Roll call for those done losing but NOT in a singl - There is sometimes SO much emphasis here on scale, clothing, goal weight, and BMI numbers... sometimes at the expense of emphasizing health, IMO... and I think newbies can get a fa...