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I tried the Chobani Bites yogurt today - I tried the coffee with dark chocolate chips flavor, and it was yummy!  It's a small container, 3.5 oz, so it's perfect for dessert after a meal with some protein.  8 grams of p...

Kroger brand calcium citrate on sale - BOGO - I'm glad I thought to check for sales while I was picking up some groceries. Kroger brand calcium citrate, 220 tablets (315 mg each) for $8.99 a bottle, with your Kroger car...

OT-ethics issue at mental health clinic - who to r - I'm hoping some of the members here can offer me some suggestions.  I know what's going on here is wrong.  It's at least unethical, if not illegal.  But I'm not sure who to cont...

What would you like to know about vitamins? - For those of you that don't know, I write a column on vitamins for the Bariatric Foodie newsletter (if you don't already get the newsletter, go to the website and sign up, you'r...

Stuff to know about vitamin A - I’m assuming we all know we need vitamin A.  Like other vitamins, we don’t absorb it real well after RNY, especially ‘cause it’s a fat soluble vitamin an...

I love my pouch when a 6-inch sub makes two meals - Tonight I decided I wanted Subway for dinner, mostly because I was too lazy to go grocery shopping today and didn't have much to cook.  I  just love it when I can spend $4.50 on...

mini-quiches - I've been making these lately and they are pretty easy and really yummy and full of protein. You need: 5 eggs 1 cup shredded cheese (I've been using Swiss) 6 slices ...

dealing with my low ferritin - I posted a couple days ago that I got the results of my labs and ferritin level is only 15.  Which, by the way, my PCP thinks is OK since it's still within the reference range l...

OT- Cymbalta for back pain - I've been taking Cymbalta for just over three weeks now.  It's an antidepressant, but is also used to treat chronic pain, including back pain.  My psychiatrist talked me into tr...

Eek! HUGE drop in ferritin - I just got the rest of my lab results back - and I am so glad I don't just take my PCP's word that they are normal, because the CNA at his office tried to tell me they were all ...

sorta OT - anyone interested in trying a vegan die - I've been seriously considering trying a vegan diet for quite a while now, and I keep coming up with good reasons not to do it.  So what I was thinking was, I would commit to tr...

Important stuff to know about vitamin D - I've posted this before but it's been a while, so I thought it was time to post it again. There are two types of vitamin D, D2 and D3. It’s important that we know this...

Ugh, I am nauseous. - I have been nauseous for the past week.  I feel like I have morning sickness, but I swear there is absolutely no way I am pregnant. I also feel like I felt when I had gall s...

Just a reminder, we need three or four doses of ca - I've seen a lot of posts lately where people say they take calcium twice a day and just wanted to remind everyone, the ASMBS says we need 1500 to 2000 mg calcium citrate daily (...

why you always need to look at your lab report you - I had labs done a couple weeks ago and got a copy of the lab report from the lab, as I always do.  A couple results were missing, and just yesterday I spoke with someone from th...

Got most of my labs back - My total protein is 7.3 and my albumin is 3.9, with me getting about 90 grams protein a day.  I want to cut back on my dairy products some, so I will probably be decreasing the ...

Interested in a support group, but none near you? - My telephone support group is looking for new members.  We meet on Tuesday night from 7:30 - 8:30 pm EST.  We've had a few people drop out so the group is pretty small right now...

had labs drawn today - I usually get labs every six months but it's been a little over a year this time because I've been avoiding doctors and hospitals as much as possible.  But since I broke down an...

OT - local food? - I'm just curious.  How much of what you eat is local to where you are?  You can define local however you want - I consider something local if I can drive to wherever it's grown ...

Poll about your bariatric surgeon and steroids - If you know, what does your bariatric surgeon say about steroids?   Does he or she recommend avoiding them or does he or she say it is OK to take them?  I'm talking about steroi...

sorta OT - saw the new PCP - I have a script for Tramadol.  He did not think it would be an issue taking it with St. John's Wort, but I'm not entirely sure he understands that St. John's Wort works like an ...

OT - tramadol? - I know some people here use Tramadol for pain and was hoping you could give me some feedback.  I have an appointment with a new PCP this afternoon (because I moved and my old PC...

multivitamins from Family Dollar - I have decided I love the dollar store.  Today I was shopping at Family Dollar and was looking to see if they had any calcium citrate, which they did not.  However, I saw their ...

Guess I am getting my exercise these days! - This evening while I was out walking Isaac, a man was driving by and he stopped his car (I live on a little tiny street with almost no traffic and you can stop in the middle of ...

OT about my biopsy - I wrote about it on my blog and I don't have enough energy to rewrite it all here, so here's a link if you'd like to read it: http://storyofmyservicedog.blogspot.com/2013/05/had...