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Elevated ferritin - I'm 2 years out and having trouble with ferritin.  At first labs this year it was 686 (normal 15-150.  At retest it was 680.  Iron and TIBC are looking great.  D3 is chronically...

But Honey, don't you LOOVE me?!? - So, I have an autoimmune disorder.  Meh!  Just one of those things.  Seems like when I go out in public it doesn't matter how often I wash my hands, don't touch my eyes or nose, or...

Six months out and holy crap! - Six months ago I had my surgery and I have lost 106 pounds since then!  I think that deserves a holy crap, don't you?  I'm not gonna lie and say it's been easy, and I'll raise a ru...

What, if anything, do we need to tell the dentist? - Please don't hurt me! (I know I need to tell my dentist that, but I was actually begging the vets not to light my ass on fire).  I TRIED using the search feature, but I don't seem ...

Sleep and protein deprived in Idaho - I have had a terrible time getting to sleep at night!  I start work at 4 a.m. and haven't been able to get to sleep before 11 p.m., so am really dragging my tailfeathers.  It seems...

I think I missed something! - I went away for two weeks the first part of June, and since I have been back I haven't seen anything from Ms. Cal Culator.  Did I miss something?  Is she okay? 

What?!? - I went to my dietician on Friday.  I still can't believe what she told me.  She said...I have lost 60 freakin' pounds in 10 weeks!  Whahooo!  After that I didn't hear much of what ...

A couple of yucks and one tiny wow! - I'm going to Yosemite to see my Mom (it's been three years) and three of my sisters (it's been five years).  Because I work at home, and also because I have social anxiety and real...

Dern ticker tape thingy! - You guys are probably going to hate me for asking, but I CANNOT figure out how to change my ticker tape.  I have gone to the site and tried to do exactly what they suggest in the h...

Ten days out and met my first goal! - I got all my batches of vitamins in!  Yay me!

Surgery April 5, first MD visit today - Hi all.  Surgery went well on Tuesday, they let me go home on Thursday.  I have been laying low since then, reading all the posts I missed, etc.  Today I went to MD to have staples...

Goodbye dear friends! - I just bade farewell to all my old friends.  I got a little choked up, but it's time.  We just can't see each other anymore, we are awful together!  None of them understand that af...

Goodbye for now, old friends! - Goodbye fried breakfast potatoes!  Farewell chocolate banana milkshakes!  Adios Hershey easter eggs!  Today I have had you for the last time, for tomorrow I go on liquids only, and...

With trepidation, I have hope once again! - I have a glimmer of hope in my heart!  My DH got new insurance, and the insurance I have at work has changed a bit.  Also, wonder of wonder, the hospital has decided that bariatric...