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volume of food at 1 1/2 years out - so i had a 1 1/2 year post op appt this week.  the nurse asked me how much i was eating.  he said are you eating 1/2 cup food??? I was like no, probable close to a cup.  Big fr...

Healthy Indulgence Calcium Citrate W/ D3 & K - Healthy Indulgence Calcium Citrate W/ D3 & K. they are calcium chews.  30 to a box and its dark chocolate. they are at the vitamin shoppe.  What do you think???? T...

iron question again!! - so I have been taking Sundown Perfect iron.  I had been taking 3 tablets 2x/day.  When i had my iron tested  last month my ferretin has went down to 25. So i got concerned order...

Melly, you will feel so much better!! you will not believe the...

ulcers in mouth - so last week I ate egg plant parmesan and got a piece of eggplant stuck.  I threw up.  THis is the first time I have got food stuck with the gastric bypass. I have been off my z...

darn iron levels - So I had iron infusions 1 year again.  my levels went up to 125 right after the infusions.  quickly they dropped to 75.  at 6 months.  at my 1 year  they were 31.   so the clinic w...

how did you get diagnosed with reactive hypoglycem - I have had several episodes that I think are reactive hypoglycemia.  I have been living in a fog for about a week now.  I drank a starbucks drink on Thursday and became sick for ho...

Donating blood?? - Is there any reason we can't donate blood.  I have O positive blood and they are in desperate need of O positive blood at my local hospital. Tamara

1 year ago friday I had my revision to RNY - So I revised from lap band to RNY 1 year ago Friday.  I had actually forgot about my anniversary.  I know people worry that after 6 months they won't lose anymore but I have lost l...

bariatric advantage calcium chews and constipation - so I ordered the bariatric advantage calcium chews and love, love them. I do 2/day and my other calcium.  I am stressed and constipated.  Someone suggested magnesium citrate but...

Citracal +D3 question for poet Kelly and others - Yesterday I had to buy Citracal because I was out.  I got the maximum caplet dosage which I swear is what I normally get.  When I turn around the label it says   2 caplets now ha...

constipation and bowel spasms?? - I have not been paying attention to my body this week and I became constipated.  I went to the bathroom Wednesday night around 7, went to sleep and slept til 11pm.  Got up at 11 an...

iron question??? - I had iron infusions back in May, iron went up to 125.  surgeon wanted me not to take extra iron right now and only take the iron in my multi.  Now I was weary of this and asked th...

Hey, does your insurance cover the sleeve?? I would call the...

losing after 6 months - SO I think it is normal for RNY patients to be concerned about slow weight loss after 6 months.  I was told at my psychologist appt before my revision to really try to lose as much...

update iron infusions at 8 month follow up - So when looking back at my pre op lab work for my lap band to RNY revision my iron was low then.  I wish that I had known at pre op because I would have started taking iron then.  ...

disappointed in iron infusions - So I finished my iron infusions and had my blood work done 1 week later. Hemoglobin went from 12 to 13.9 Hematocrit from 34.9 to 39.8 WBC went from 6.3 to 5.9 RBC from 3.96...

where o where is ANNIE - She needs to post and give us a update on her wonderful life!! Tamara

It looks really good on you and very, very natural. WOW

iron infusions done, when do I start the iron or d - So this week I finished the 6th iron infusion.  YEAH!!! So do I immediately start the sundown perfect iron or do  I wait and see what the lab results are and just set back and r...

don't assume people aren't taking vitamins - I just read a post that really irked me.  A person was posting that her labs were low and a poster put on the board when  did you stop taking your vitamins?? This person assumed th...

Gummy chewable calcium citracal at Wally World - so at Walmart this weekend I found gummy calium citracal so just wanted to let people know that are newbies!! I think it had the same nutritional values at the calcium citracal ...

Vitamin D level 149 and dr mad at me - So I have been taking the biotech Vitamin d3 50,000 for the last 4-6 weeks nightly and started having heart palpitations.  Dr. tested my vitamin d level and it was 149.  So now I h...

low iron and IV transfusions?? - I started iron transfusions yesterday.  So when you did the iron transfusions did you keep taking the iron also??  I think the integra iron is making my stomach upset.  I will be s...

pouch pain but no ulcer - I had a EGD yesterday and the doctor said everything looked normal and no ulcer. I still have pain in my pouch.  Have a hard time eating the last couple of days.  I did take prevac...