poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 5 months ago
Calcium level in your labs -
We all know we need to take calcium, right? But lately I've seen a lot of posts from people either taking less calcium than the ASMBS recommends or a form of calcium we can't a...
poet_kelly posted a comment 12 years, 5 months ago
You know, I had a really good therapist that I saw for five years. He...
poet_kelly posted a comment 12 years, 6 months ago
I don't think it was "rightly so" that she got defensive. You're...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
totally OT - doing laundry with my service dog -
A number of people have asked me about how my service dog Isaac helps me do laundry (among other things), so I did a blog post about it. If you're interested, here it is. Ther...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
XP- telephone support group has room for new membe -
My support group has room for new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group that meets via conference call every Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 EST. Curr...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
XP- telephone support group has room for new membe -
My support group has room for new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group that meets via conference call every Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 EST. Curr...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
telephone support group has room for new members -
My support group has room for new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group that meets via conference call every Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 EST. Currentl...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
Nature Made supplements on sale at Meijer -
Buy one get one free. I went to buy Echinacae. The Meijer brand, which had 90 capsules per bottle, was 10.99. the Nature Made brand, which had 100 capsules per bottle, was o...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
OT - finally got the first bill from my horrendous -
Some of you may remember, I had to have staples put in a couple of wounds to close them, and the ER doc refused to give me anything at all for pain either before the procedure ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
Reminder about calcium -
I've posted this before but thought I'd post it again because I've seen so many posts lately with people taking forms of calcium we can't absorb, including calcium carbonate and...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 6 months ago
Is this multivitamin OK? -
I've seen a lot of posts lately where people mention taking multivitamins that don't meet the ASMBS guidelines for RNY folks. It seems more and more people are taking Flintston...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
use of tumeric as an alternative to NSAIDS -
I just wanted to mention that I've been taking tumeric capsules twice a day for about a month now in an attempt to help my back pain. Tumeric is supposed to have natural anti-i...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Poll- did you "cheat" on your pre op die -
I know different docs have different recommendations for pre op diets and some don't recommend any special pre op diet at all. I don't really like the word "cheat" but I'm usin...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Poll - how do you deal with the holidays? -
I'm curious about how everyone handles the holidays after surgery. I know if you're recently post op, you're sticking to a pretty limited diet. At least, I hope so. I hope no...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
sorta OT - a funny story -
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so M...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT - religion as a cure for depression -
I don't mean to put down anyone's religious beliefs. I understand that religion is very important to many people and I support their right to their faith, whatever their religi...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
root beer float protein shake -
Once in a while I come up with something really yummy and have to share.
This shake has:
about six oz of milk
vanilla protein powder
about six oz of diet root be...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT - question for crafty people -
You know how some dog toys have those squeaky things in them? Little plastic... thingies... I don't know what you call them. But when you squeeze the toy, then it squeaks. We...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
XP- telephone support group has room for new membe -
My support group once again has room for a few new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group, meets by conference call. It meets every Tuesday from 7:30...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
XP- telephone support group has room for new membe -
My support group once again has room for a few new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group, meets by conference call. It meets every Tuesday from 7:30...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
XP- telephone support group has room for new membe -
My support group once again has room for a few new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group, meets by conference call. It meets every Tuesday from 7:30...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
telephone support group has room for new members -
My support group once again has room for a few new members, if anyone is interested. It's a telephone support group, meets by conference call. It meets every Tuesday from 7:30...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
OT - question for nurses here -
For all the nurses here, I have a question. If a patient goes to the ER with lacerations on the forearms and the ER doc decides to staple them closed (as opposed to suturing th...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
OT - I'm really disturbed by this -
This has nothing to do with WLS but I'm really, really disturbed and you all get to hear about it because I want to tell someone and don't know who else to tell.
I just saw ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
oh Nik.... got a recipe project for you! -
You know that caramel dip you can buy for apples? That has 16 grams of sugar per serving (which I think it two tablespoons?
You know what we need? We need a protein carame...
