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X Post Neutropenia - Member services suggest I re-post here.  Here goes!   I am 4 years out from RNY and have developed neutropenia.  Anyone else have experience with this?  My primary doc i...

Neutropenia - I am 4 years out from RNY and have developed neutropenia.  Anyone else have experience with this?  My primary doc is contacting my surgeon (I am no longer under his care) to fin...

FOUR YEARS - Dropping in to share my 4 year anniversary with everyone.   Surgery was Nov 11, 2009.   I lost 120 lbs, gained 7 back during  2 -3 years and have been holding steady - fluctuati...

Helpful acronym for the long term - N.U.R.S.E. -  My therapist told me about this acronym.  It comes from a book written by a nurse and (one other person - maybe a nutritionist?).  I can't recall details - but I'm good at getting...

Two Year Anniversary -  It was 2 years ago today.  My own personal remembrance day.  11 11 09.  It was the 11th hour as I hopped up onto the operating table.  I remember because the call to a moment of s...

Research re: reversal of diabetes following WLS -   If you like to read scholarly research - this is the link for you!  The Canadian Journal of Diabetes devoted it's whole May 2011 issue to WLS.  Fascinating!   We often talk as i...

Research re: Reversal of Diabetes following WLS -  For those who like really dense research - this whole issue of Canadian Journal of Diabetes from May 2011 is dedicated to WLS. http://www.diabetes.ca/documents/for-professional...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surge -  Check out this letter from ASMBS to Medicaid/Medicare http://s3.amazonaws.com/publicASMBS/GuidelinesStatements/PositionStatement/ASMBS_CMS_Sleeve_Letter_Oct_28_2011.pdf The ...

Winter exercise challenge... HELP PLEASE.... -  Ok... I want to get a lot of good exercise this winter.  I`m not a gym person, a swim person, or a dance person, or aerobics - etc.  Mainly I want a good workout without getting b...

DENIED! -  What do people think about the uneven access to health care that you have based on the plan that you have?   Do people on welfare have access to WLS?  While I realize there is ...

Iron for oldsters? -  I've noticed when questions about vitamins come up it is assumed that people take an iron supplement.  I was never advised to take an iron supplement and so far my labs are fine (...

carbs - fibre question -  As I understand it carbs are either simple, complex or fibre.  Fibre is undigestible.  So - does that mean that if x amount of whatever we eat is fibre - that those calories don't...

Shakeology -  Just realized I hadn't seen anyone post previously about milk frothers.  I use mine everyday for my protein tea and or coffee. Steep whatever tea separately. Heat about 1/3 cu...

What is your relationship with the scale? -  Ok - so 21 mos out and stable at 145 give or take 3 lbs for the past 2 -3 months.  I've been getting on the scale daily to ensure that I stay at the set point range...  but  I not...

What does "protein forward" mean? -  People often use this term - but I'm not sure what it means - "protein forward".  It was recently mentioned in the thread regarding malabsorption. I don't count calories - but ...

How do you eat "plenty" of fruits and ve -  Just curious here.  I'm 20 mos out and eating fairly normally.  I've been weaning from protein drinks and -trying to just go whole foods.  I do have a protein shake whenever I hav...

OT: Treatment for Depression - Watching a Canadian program called The Agenda with Steve Paiken.  The guest is talking about research in treatments for severe depression - treatment resistant depression ... Some ...

rice and beans - Hi everyone... I notice that most folks don't eat rice.  I usually don't - never more than a bite or two because it does seem to expand and take up space.  But beans and rice ma...

What is a pound made from? - Hi there... I don't count calories.  I've been maintaining a 120 lb weight loss give or take 3 lbs for about five months now.  19 mos out from surgery and happy where I am.  I'v...

Food at 18 months out... - Hi everybody... Just though I'd share with everyone the kinds of things that  make up my normal diet - especially for the new folks.  My rules are, 9 x out of 10 - protein first...

any nocturnal eaters out there? - Ok , so I get up in the middle of the night, go raid the refrigerator, and eat 2 icecream sandwiches.  Totally enjoy them.  Nothing in me putting on the brakes.  Just like I awake ...

metal clips show in xray? - I just had a routine chest xray and metal clips "probably related to gastric bypass surgery" show in upper left quadrant. This was a shocker to me.  I would have thought that if...