Thanks gang! I appreciate the kind words! -Katie

Bless your heart!!! Low iron is NO fun!! Mine was low before surgery and I took the same thing your doctor recommended (Ferrous Sulfate 325). Evidently it helped, because as far as I know my iron levels have been fine since then. I had some blood work done Tuesday and haven't gotten the reports yet, but I feel GREAT!!! Soooooo glad that your blood sugar levels are normal and that your cholesterol is good. When you get that iron back up we probably won't be able to hold you down!! But then, why would we? LOL Hugs, Pam

My surgeon won't do it before a year. It will cost about $5000. to get a tummy tuck done by my gastric doctor. He offers it only to his gastric patients. He is not a plastic surgeon but He doesn't do anything that is not perfect! I have seen many of the bellys he has worked on and they good to me. He requires a 23 hour stay at the hospital. This is just to be sure everything is OK before sending you home. This way the hospitals bill is not so large. As it is he gets about a 4th of the money. and the hospital gets the rest. Trust me, I am putting all my change in a jar in anticipation of the day!

Hi Honey, I am sooooooooo sorry that you are having so many problems!! My problems were NOTHING compared to your diagnoses, but I was having chronic shoulder spasms, joint pain (diagnosed as arthritis), chronic diarreha (diagnosed as IBS), a "butterfly" rash on my face (thinking it might be lupus), etc. I was fully convinced that I had fibromyalgia, although no doctor would confirm it. I FINALLY went to a "holistic doctor" to get accupuncture for the shoulder spasms, and she diagnosed me as having Celiac Disease, which is a sensitivity to gluten (wheat, oats, barley, and rye). I know that it sounds toooooo simple, but when I cut all gluten out of my diet I became a different person within a month!! I am not suggesting that something this simple would "fix" you, but it might be worth a try!! It sure couldn't hurt anything!! Not being able to eat bread or pasta or anything with wheat in it was what finally convinced me to go ahead and have RNY. Like I say, my problems were not anything compared to those you have, but cutting wheat out of your diet MIGHT help!!! Bless you heart, I hope so. If you have any other questions, just let me know. Hugs, Pam

Has your surgeon even suggested to you when it is OK for you to have Plastic Surgery since surgery?? I plan on waiting another year. Probably closer to my 2 year anniversary, and that is only if I have developed a hernia or some other problem, that my health insurance will cover. I sincerely doubt I could pay for Plastic Surgery out of pocket. Just curious.....again.....Didn't curiosity kill the cat?? ROFL... Erin