kahlana

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

1st set of labs and other things - Went to my pcp today and took a list with me of all the things I wanted to discuss. This ended up being a good thing because I FINALLY remembered to discuss the hemmerhoid issue I ...

Really need an HONEST answer - So I told the gal at work today who I was looking into having for my surgeon since she went a GB last year (and yeah she looks awesome) and she freaked! She said "Oh please don't g...

Vitamin/Labs Questions - So I am, at the very least, 7 months away from surgery (and that is if all the gods and goddesses are favoring me and the stars align just right and the vernal equinox is shining o...

I've Been Looking and Looking - but of course i can't find it. Really bleedin' early this morning I was reading a thread about the different protein powders and someone mentioned a letter that they email to diffe...

I Haz a Happy - Just found out one of my favoritest favorite meats is super high in protein. I'm thinking the deer better look out for me this hunting season http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tna...

New LW - Hi all I'm new to this board. have been posting in the Main Board, the DS board, and the Fibro boards for a few days now. Just a quick couple of things about me since i posted a lo...

What is ts angel thing - I keep reading about it... what is it?

A Little Victory - So this is only related to weight loss in that i need to be unaddicted to coffee before I have surgery according to my pcp. She put me on a plan to step down since i was drinking a...

Got to thinking... - Stuff that is going on  on the main board got me to thinking. I have read a lot of the posts here on the DS board as well as a TON of the DS'ers blogs and is it just me or does it ...

How to docuent weight loss attempts - Okay so I know that I will need to have documented weight loss attempts. However, due to losing everything I own like 3 times over the last 20 years I do not have receipts for the ...

Beautiful evening, went for a walk (small rant) - The sweet baboo and i went for a walk to our local video store... 1 mile there, 1 mile back. It was a very slow walk but i am paying for it now nonetheless. I am so anxiously await...

Say What? - "Enteric hyperoxaluria is often present in patients after the operations of RYGB and BPD-DS that utilize an element of intestinal malabsorption as a mechanism for weight loss." ...

Pre-op diet questions - This may be posted somewhere else and I apologize if I am being redundant here. Anyway, I do not eat out a lot and do about 95% of my cooking at home. BF also cooks. We make most...

Too Many Life Changes All At Once? - Looks like my kiddo and I are moving out. So, in addition to getting approved and set up for wls I get to try to untangle three years of living with the man and being involved not ...

Checklists? - Does anyone know of a place (here or other sites) that has a checklist of appointments to make and things that should be done before surgery date?

Goals For Weight Loss Surgery - I have been thinking a lot about what I want to get out of having weight loss surgery and I have come up with a list of goals to shoot for. 1.) Being fit enough to run around a m...

Vitamins /Minerals and Monavie Juice - Alright so we know that getting enough vitamins and minerals is a HUGE issue for wls and I was reading about Monavie and the different juices' nutritional values. Does anyone know ...

A Little Creepy? - I suppose a person who isn't dealing with weight issues might think I am a little creepy staring at other people's before and after pictures and reading their blogs. But I want to ...

Must Remember - to get ink for the printer. So much I need to print off so I can take it to the doctor's with me on the 29th. It just seems like it would be easier to print this stuff out than to ...

FMLA question - In July I become eligible for FMLA at my job. Would it be a good idea to sign up for it then or wait until right before the surgery date? I have never dealt with FMLA before or sho...

kind of excited - So i have an appointment with a gastro doc in May!! I wish I didn't have to wait so long but will hope for someone to cancel and maybe i can get in sooner :D I love love my new doc...

Mixed Reactions - There were a few of us talking at work today in between taking calls about MS and fibromyalgia and how docs will sometimes make us feel its all in our heads and  we somehow got off...

Interesting - So yesterday I was talking with my boss and a couple of the other ladies at work. These ladies also are considered "obese" by medical standards. I mentioned that my doc had recomme...

Ranting about the pain - Sorry gang but I am having a bad pain day however, i am not looking for a pity party because I know this is my own damn fault. I am not on anything for my FMS because like a lot of...

What Goes Up Must Come Down - And apparently it's one of those days. I started all up... researching and reading, having a terrific comvo with my partner about my surgery options and what I had found out. Then ...