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Blocked Fallopian Tubes - Hello - just coming on for some words of wisdom or advice... I am 36 (will be 37 in a few months) and have never been pregnant.  In 2005 I had a bad case of Diverticulitis, ...

Tamiflu? - Not sure about the rest of the country, but the flu is in full swing here in Upstate NY.  If I were to come down with it, is it safe for us RNY'ers to take Tamiflu? Thanks!

TTC and feeling obsessed! lol - Hello - I am not new to Obesity Help, but am new to the Pregnancey Forum. I feel like I have to get this all out or I am going to explode!  lol  I am sorry if TMI. I am 16 month...

Ensure Clear - 9g of Whey Protein Isolate - I just saw a commercial and checked out the Website for Ensure Clear, with 9g of Whey Protein Isolate.  Has anyone tried it? http://ensure.com/products/ensure-clear

Mucus Relief Couch medicine - safe? - I am starting to get a nasty cold, and bought Mucus Relief Cough yesterday at Walmart. The Active Ingredients are Guaifenesin 400mg - expectorant, and Dextromethorphan 20mg - cough...

Starting to think about it... - I had RNY surgery in April, and I have lost  about 140 lbs. I still have some more weight to drop, but one of the main reasons that I had the surgery is to try to have a baby. My ...

Alternative to Omeprazole? - I just found out Friday that the company I work for has been sold, and I am guessing that within the next week or two I will be unemployed. :(  I will be able to collect unemployme...

Trader Joe's - I live in Upstate NY, and the word just came out that Trader Joe's is opening their first store here next year!!!  I hear people mention it all the time on here, but I have never b...

Article from Yahoo - The 5 Most Important Suppleme - http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-5-most-important-supplements-2572457/ Ran across this article, and just thought I would share.

In hospital now....is Flomax safe? - I'm in the hospital with a kidney stone...they want to give me Flomax. Is it safe for us?

Numb/tingling sensation in between shoulder blades - This may have nothing at all to do with my surgery, but it started not too long after I had my RNY.  In the space between my shoulder blades, I get a wierd, numb, tingly sensation....

The best Food Tracker I have found.... - This has probably been talked about before, but I thought I would throw out there how awesome My Fitness Pal is.  It is available online and an app on smartphones.  I never tracked...

Optisource PLUS iron? - I just got a bottle of Optisource Vitamins from Walgreen's - they were recommended to me by the nurse at my surgeon;s office a couple months back.  The vitamins were on total backo...

Favorite chicken marinade? - I just can't seem to find a marinade that I really like. I've tried teriyaki, and a couple other store brands (mojo and tangy). I want something that is not too overpowering. Just ...

Reply posts are not posting... - Has this happened to anyone else? I will write a response and submit it...but it doesn't show up.

2 month post-op blood test results.... - Now it's time for me to really start learning how to read my own blood results, and what each test is meant to measure! I will be spending some time today looking up what each test...

There is hope... - I am just over 2 month post-op and for those first 2 months I was just barely surviving. There were times when I had such a feeling of regret for doing the surgery. I would watch o...

Tool to show average monthly weight loss? - I remember seeing something on here where you put in your starting weight and goal weight, and OH would breakdown an average weight loss by month until your goal. I looked under To...

Baking with Splenda - Can you taste a major difference when baking with Splenda compared to regular sugar? Next Friday I can go on normal foods, and I kinda want a "treat" next weekend - but something t...

Vitamins - chewable - I just had my follow-up appt. number two today and in talking with the nurse she told me about these chewable vitamins available at Walgreen's, so I wanted to share.  She said that...

Alternative to whey...no dairy! - Well at five weeks out I am not able to tolerate any dairy...zero! Since whey is derived from milk I just can't handle it. This afternoon I had literally four sips of Isopure's RTD...

More and more I can't tolerate... - I am four weeks out and on the pureed diet for another week - I have followed the plan to a tee. For the first two weeks I was doing great - cottage cheese, yogurt, tuna fish, ...