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Is Creon for me? - My BMI is 21.1 and I am still losing weight.  I am almost one year out and I don't want to lose anymore weight.  I am tired of people telling me I am too small!  I wonder if my GP ...

I wish I was hungry sometime.. - I am 11 months out and still never hungry.  I am having so much trouble getting protein in.  Will I ever feel like eating again?

How much VIt. D - My lab levels for Vit D were around 50 and I take tender D-3 50,000 per day.  I have just been unsure of how much to increase.  My gp was shocked at a level over 30 so I didn't go ...

Liver enzymes high..who to see? - I am eight months out and my liver enzymes are higher than they normally see.  My AST is 89 IU/L with limits of 0-40 and my ALT is 342 with limits of 0-40 also. The sugeon ( Dr....

your favorite chocolate protein drink?(checking in - I am using EAS from Walmart and want to make a Vitalady order today and was thinking that people had said good things about the Champion brand.  I only like Chocolate, but wish I l...

Waiting onVitalady reply,, - to e-mail and it has been a few days so I thought I would see  if I could get info here.  Does anyone know how big the Dry A, E, D and K are when you get them separate?  Also my hu...

My surgery story or saga. Feels great to be home! - Post Date: 7/24/11 10:23 am Please ignore mistakes because I just took pain meds:) and may not proof this. Also, don't be scared by anything that happened to me because my actual...

I am leaving in 30 minutes for my Ds - I am soooooooooooo nervous.  Prayers welcome!!!!  I know I am in good hands with Dr. Smith, but still nervous.

My DS is in the am... - and my Picc line is really bothering me.  They put it in my right, dominant arm.  Is that common?  It is hard to let that arm rest since I am right handed.  I seem to have a low pa...

Got a date and now my brain is running a mile a mi -  didn't think it would happen, but I am on the schedule for July 20th.  I am going to be so tired before I even get to that day.  I have an apt on the 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th and 19...

I have a date for my DS!! - I didn't think it would happen, but I am on the schedule for July 20th.  I am going to be so tired before I even get to that day.  I have an apt on the 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th and 1...

Support group somewhere close to Lawrenceville? - I need to go asap.  I don't of any that are open to the public and not just that Dr.s patients.  Any info would be great! Dr. R. Richards has meetings at Joan Glancy, but it is not...

Weak and tired before surgery.... - which really concerns me when thinking about recovering. I don't have my date yet for the DS, but it is should be by the end of July or so.  My BMI is somewhere between 35-36 depen...

COE should be..... - COP..Center of pain the the rear!!!!!!!!!!  I feel better now.

I am pre-op and read something I hope is not true. - This is what I just read on OH.  Can a Vet give me input on the part about bone disease?  Also is  it a good idea to have a baseline bonescan before surgery?  Thanks so much for ...

Can I vent here? It seems as if I will NEVER get a - for surgery.  I am self pay so I am going to be spending at least $30 on this and have been working sooo hard to get all of my test, clearances, meeting etc. etc done.  Every time ...

I failed my sleep study worse than I thought I wou - and my test was supposed to be a split study where they wake you and put you on the mask to decide pressure.  They did not wake me and my Dr, who is head of the sleep lab, ordered ...

x-post from DS board- my sleep study last night - I just got back from my sleep study, which I needed to fail to be accepted  as  DS patient with Dr. Smith in Ga.  It was a split night study so I expected them to wake me up for th...

May not get accepted for DS - I just got back from my sleep study, which I needed to fail to be accepted  as  DS patient with Dr. Smith in Ga.  It was a split night study so I expected them to wake me up for th...

Will I ever fall asleep for my sleep study tonight - I have been having trouble sleeping anyway so I got something to try the last two nights and it did not work.  I took5mg of flexeril and 2mg lunesta (hours later when still awake)....

hated first meeting - I went to my first support meeting and had three people say something about me not needing surgery.  It was a big group and we had to introduce ourselves, say what surgery we want ...

Do most people have to have a scope - (upper GGI) pre-op?  I am wondering if Dr. Smith will reqire this so I can go ahead and book it.  They will not tell me what they require until one test comes back that determines ...

I think I will deactivate- darn - The first day I posted here I got the creepy message I am posting below.  Are there any Private boards where anyone in the world can't see our posts?  It says it is a deactivated m...

When I get scared... - Where is the best place to read positive stories of the DS?  I am still learning the site.  I am seeing Dr. Smith next week to see if he will do the DS on me and I am nervous.  I a...

How much "about" should I expect to lose - from my two week pre surgery liquid diet plus the first two weeks after surgery.  I know everyone is different, but just an estimate????  I have a 35 BMI Also  after 2 and 1/2 w...