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Anyone with hemochromatosis? - If I understand what I read correctly, having a gastric bypass can be therapeutic if one has hemochromatosis (iron overload).  The strange thing is that I have just been diagnos...

Anyone have a successful ERCP after gastric bypass - I am scheduled for an EGD - ERCP soon as a last ditch attempt  before having open surgery to investigate my abornal MRCP - I think I have those initials correct.  I was told it ...

Anyone find their tastes change after bypass? - I find myself going on eating binges of beets, asparagus cabbage, and brussel sprouts - foods I couldn't even stand to smell before my bypass.  The beets were a new addition aft...

Liver disease common? - I am almost three years since surgery.  I did have serious complications but I would like to know if anyone else has been told that liver complciations are common after years of...

Another hernia surgery - advice about tummy tuck a - Okay - I've got another hernia - this one requires general anesthesia and mesh.  I talked to the surgeon about the possibility of a tummy tuck (if I could figure out a way to pay f...

The first time I ever realized I had "a small - I've been at my current weight for close to two years but I've been slowly building back muscle.  I looked in the mirror today and realized for the first time what the phrase reall...

Reflux so terrible bad aspiration two nights ago - - I have aspirated stomach acid before but not to the extent that it happened this last time.  This would be the same acid reflux problem my former doctor told me I would cure with t...

How can I edit a food I created? - Sorry - don't know where to post this question.  Somehow my food I created  ended up with 7200 mg of sodium (which I am trying to watch) and I need help to try to edit it.  I've se...

"bad" liver tests with Cymbalta -  Has anyone had problems with their liver panel tests after Cymbalta?  I took it before and the doctor said there was a problem so she took me off and the test results returned to ...

I HAVE to share. Glad I have a sense of humor! D - I went to what most people around here consider the best hospital in my area for a nerve root injection in my neck.  My back and neck became very painful after 4-5 months in the ho...

Good multi vitamin WITHOUT iron - I have to stop taking iron.  My Ferratin is too high and since we take two multis a day, I'm getting twice the dosage.  Anyone know of a good multi without iron?  My doc is having ...

How would you handle this? - I explained about my eyesight and balance issues in front of a friend to a couple of others that didn't know.  When I  said that I had a stroke etc. because of weight loss surgery,...

Does it ever end? - vent - on the two year anniversary of the day that I had to be helicoptered to the hospital because of my  RNY coming apart, I am having a CT of my abdomen because my surgeon thinks I hav...

BMI calculations flawed? How do you choose goal? - I've seen posts where members say the BMI calculations are flawed.    My former Dr. never set a goal weight that I know about and I don't see him any moreA normal BMI for a 5'8" pe...

Off to get my B12 shot - who gets these? - Do all of you get B12 shots?  I get one every month because one of my doctors when I was hospitalized after my tear told me I should do this.  I wondered if most of you  do this.

I have a pony tail!!! - It was two years on the 9th since my revision and it will be two years in February since my  surgery came apart and I had the stroke and long hospitalization and it may seem a litt...

IVC filter - why don't all WLS patients have them - While reading the boards today, I notice that quite a few of you had IVC filters placed prior to your surgery.  I was wondering why in the world doctors wouldn't order these placed...

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