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Iron Infusers- What's your experience - I saw a hemotologist today.  I liked him even though he called me pale and said I had ugly red blood cells.  He was thorough.  He listened to my concerns and surgery explanation.  ...

DS explanation for ER situation- Feedback requeste - I feel the need to better prepare in the event that I am incapacitated in some way.  I came up with a one page document that I will share in google docs with family that would be...

Labs- Cacium and Iron help, Please. - I feel like Christmas in July!  All my labs are back. My supplement schedule-  dose 1:  630 Ca, 1 MV, D 50K, A 25K, E 400, Mg Citrate 250 dose 2:  630 Ca, 1 MV, K1 2000, Mg C...

Why I love my DS- Greatful post. - I can get new, cute clothes off the clearance rack for crazy prices.  I'm an average size!  Here's my $12 dress: It takes so much less time and effort to look decent.  I r...

PSA: Hyperparathyroidism? - Lately this seems to be a topic of conversation.  Please before you let a doctor start telling you to take less calcium or vitamin D, or worse, remove all or part of your parathyro...

Labs: what needs light protected? - Sorry. I should know this... Is it vit K and A that are light protected. I'm not at my usual lab, so not real confident. Thanks

Crazy Mind Space - I've lost most of my excess weight and am pretty close to a normal bmi.  I find myself in a strange mind space.  I am finding myself equivocating on what my "goal weight" is now th...

Crazy Mind Space - I've lost most of my excess weight and am pretty close to a normal bmi.  I find myself in a strange mind space.  I am finding myself equivocating on what my "goal weight" is now th...

WAY OT: Support our Military...Pay them - Sorry for the soap box, guys.  This is really important to me.  We cannot expect our military to do what we ask of them- put their lives in jeopardy, spend months at a time away fr...

2 yr Surgiversary (longish) - April 2nd is my 2 yr surgiversary.  I've lost about 145 lbs, wear a size 10-12, and have about a 26.5 BMI.  I am not actively trying to lose anymore.  But I seem to be slowly losin...

2 year Surgiversary - April 2nd is my 2 yr surgiversary.  I've lost about 145 lbs, wear a size 10-12, and have about a 26.5 BMI.  I am not actively trying to lose anymore.  But I seem to be slowly losin...

Self-Pays and Lab fees - Those of you that self-payed for your surgery, do you pay for your labs?  If insurance picks it up, what diagnosis code do you use? Insurance paid for my DS, but DH left the job...

15 Months out- Overweight!!! - I have to document this...this month has been amazing for me on so many levels.  I need to put it into words so that I can remember to be grateful for how far I've come.  From bein...

Onederland! - I've had some concerns with my surgeon and the DS he gave me.  He makes his stomachs a bit bigger than many of the other surgeons.  His DS'ers don't seem to have the same malabsorp...

Not Quite 10 mos Post DS - Suntart started a post that discussed intangible changes related to apetite and drive to eat.  Man I can so relate.  Preop-I could eat. alot. anytime. anywhere.  I pretty much had ...