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Let's talk yogurt - I'm wondering why all the positive hype about yogurt. Let me begin by saying that I like yogurt and have eaten it in varying amounts since my surgery. And, I'll add that as I rule ...

Dos Anos for me - Guys, I know that I said I was going to post the two year surgiversary story tomorrow, but it turned out I had time to knock it out today. So, here goes … Rather than the nor...

I've pissed off the pouch gods - I'm not sure why or how, but it seems that I have really angered the pouch gods and am being punished today. And, it's not pretty. It's been one of those days where anything I p...

Iron absorption - Is there a limit of how much iron one's body will absorb at one time? My iron is low although I am taking 120 mg elemental every night. I am wanting increase the dosage by half tom...

Just spent the week in hospital - I've mentioned that I have been a bit down, tired and dizzy. Well, it got considerably worse and finally Monday I went to the ER. my HGB was 5 (13 is normal, at 8 the hospital be...

Dizzy upon standing - For the past couple of days, I have been dizzy when I stand up actually to the point I felt unsafe to stand or drive yesterday. I feel pretty normal when sitting or when I lie down...

What is normal? And where is the panic point? X-PO - I consider myself to be in maintenance phase at close to 19 months post surgery. Since the surgery, part of my accountability has been to weigh daily. I know that's not recommended...

What is normal? And where is the panic point? - I consider myself to be in maintenance phase at close to 19 months post surgery. Since the surgery, part of my accountability has been to weigh daily. I know that's not recommended...

Tailbone .... Will it ever stop hurting? - I know that my body has changed a great deal, but when will my tailbone stop bothering me when I sit? It doesn't seem to matter how soft the chair, after a few minutes my tailbone ...

Vitamin dosing times - I'm trying to simplify my supplement regimen. Is anyone aware of any reason that the two multis cannot be taken together? And, can either iron OR calcium be taken at the same time...

36 - Excuse the FART, but moving down to a 36 inch pair of pants is one of those smelly moments to remember for me. The last rime I was in a 36, Kennedy was president.

Update on doctor visits - Yes, I said visits. Saw PCP about the anemia and he scheduled a CATscan of abdomen and also referred me to a gastroenterologist for a colonoscopy and endoscopy. Saw him in the m...

PCP VISIT - had a regular PCP visit this week and the labs showed that I am anemic. From the blood work, it does not appear that the issue was iron or nutrition related, but rather that I have...

Carbonyl vs heme iron - I just had some labs run, and have come back as anemic. The doctor is going to run more tests, however I have been take carbonyl iron as I understood it absorbed well and didn't ca...

An unusual fart (at least for me it is) - Every afternoon I stop at the Starbucks by the office for a coffee, and usually the same friendly young woman is at the window. I always order the same thing, just regular brewed c...

Bad stomach issues ... - I've been feeling very well up to the last two weeks, so this is really beginning to bug me. After eating, I am getting what are sometimes severe stomach cramps. Last night particu...

Magnesium Soft Gels - I mistakenly picked up Magnesium soft gels instead of tablets. Are these OK or should they be avoided like Vitamin D soft gels? I know, for example, Colace is a soft gel and is OK....

Out of the shadows finally - Until now, I have never posted photos. Perhaps it was a reluctance to get in front of the camera with all that weight, and then later still a body image thing (or perhaps I was j...

When is the right time - How far from surgery is appropriate to consider plastics? I think I'm still too early since I am still losing although much more slowly than I have been. My RNY was about 14 months...

PCP Follow Up Visit - I had my quarterly PCP visit today. Good news. I've been officially proclaimed free of diabetes and off of insulin. I was also taken off my cholesterol meds today as well. I've bee...