I will keep you both in my prayers-I hope for the best for him!! ~lynn

Hi, Karma, thank you for the reply. You didn't mention the name of the protein supplement, is it Wellements on the wellement.com site you listed? We don't have Costco here in the midwest, we do have Sam's I'll check that out. Have you seen the product at any other stores? I just came from an appointment with a genetic cancer specialist. I had cancerous polyps removed (half my colon was removed) and because of all the cancer in my mother's family, my doctor thought our family might have Lynch Syndrome. I signed the waivers so they could get all my past pathology reports. Guess my plumbing is just not the greatest! Thank you again, so your response. I'm really looking for support in my journey to a healthy weight. I have 50 pounds to go, so still have lots to do! Caja

I'm looking for help and support. I have gained about 20 pounds and find my carb craving is out of control. I need suggestions on getting back on program. I been looking at other sites and see that people suggest protein shakes - haven't tried those yet, so do you have any suggestions for flavorful (good tasting, preferable chocolate!) drinks? (and afordable) I've also read posts talking about detoxing, what is that? I don't seem to get any responses for the OSSG site. they seem to have a lot of folks who are long-time friends and they don't ever respond to questions from new people like me. oops, I take that back, 1 person did respond to me. TIA - Caja

Our ward conference was on Sunday so our ward went to the temple on Saturday evening. It always makes me feel bad that I don't go more often. It was such a great session and afterwards there were 24 of us who got together and went and had dinner. We converged on a little meican restaurant not to far from the temple and had a great time just hanging out and socializing with each other. Its so great to share with others when we all have something in common on a spiritual level. It seems to put life into perspective for me. Hope you all had a great week end. Sharon

Oh my dear...sorry you are going through this. It sounds like something is not working right. At first it sounded like serious depression, but as I read on...I think Joyce is right....something is not working. I take easy iron which is way easier to absorb. I have had serious anemia before WLS and it is very hard to function. My count got down to 6 and my doctor went nuts. We discovered that too had an auto-immune problem which was part of the problem. Then I got a complete hysterectomy and it saved me. My iron levels went back up and the treatment for psoriatic arthritis and fibromalygia was much more effective. Please take the previous advice and push the docs. You are your best advocate and unfortunately we have to become pushy. You are feeling bad and it makes you vulnerable and yet you're suppose to fight for care. I'm sure you and your husband could sit down and write down the questions or responses that the docs need to get to the bottom of things. That way you're not trying to remember things at the time of your appointment. I've made a list of questions and had a doc roll his eyes when I pulled it out. I asked him "So, is my questions a problem for you?" He realized that he acted inappropriately and apologized. I went on and asked questions and he said that by doing that I came with good information for him to work with. Don't be afraid of their responses, they are there to serve you. Christy