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I’ve lost more than 250 pounds, and my breasts are just bags of skin and glandular tissue.

I’m going for a plastics consult next month.

Has anyone successfully had breast work done where insurance covered it?

Early in my DS journey, I was prescribed Viokase, then switched to Creon when Viokase became unavailable in the United States.

I really prefer Viokase because it a compressed caplet, not a time-release capsule like Creon.

It just works

After losing 271 pounds (new weight as of this morning!), I find that I cannot find obese men attractive. I get along with obese women fine, as I was one of them ten years ago.

I don't just outright ignore obese men, I'm friendly, and I will t

I see a lot of questions about this topic, and how to get insurance to pay.

The key is a matter of semantics and coding.

Thighplasty is a cosmetic surgery procedure that tightens skin and underlying muscle. Most insurance will

This is really bugging me because I have been in these shoes myself.

I'm ten years out from my DS as of 2/25/2020, went from my highest of 405 to my current 134-144 ( I bounce around on the scale a little!). I haven't done much dating because

After a years-long absence, I"M BACK !!!!

Some of you may remember me from as far back as 2009, when I first got my DS.

I've been through nutritional crises, extended eldercare (which is what kept me away), and any number of life issues

I have absorption issues, and rather than do a surgical revision, I chose the pharmaceutical route.

I was started on Viokase back in 2010, then switched to Creon, because Viokase was no longer available in the United States. I'm told

Life happens.  To everyone. 

Personally, I've been having a midlife crisis, faced with the very real prospect of being ol...

I have a nutritional catastophe going on right now.  My fault totally.

Prayers and swinging critters appreciated.

For details, please see the latest entry in my blog.

As predicted, my labs suck canal water.

I had already proactively gotten back on track, so a retest in 3 months should show improvement. 

Nobody's fault but mine.  I got lax, now I have to work like a dog to get my levels back up.  Ugh!