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Some Vitamin Advice: Gerson Therapy and Lemonade T - For those that know me, I am the worlds worst at remembering vitamins.  I honestly do good to get 3 of the 4 packs in a day, and miss various things here and there along the way in...

Cymbalta? Can we take it post DS? - My doctor is wanting to put me on Cymbalta for my back pain.  It is time released.   I told her I did not think it would work because of that.  Does anyone here take it post DS...

Two Year Update. Band to DS revision Good Bad and - So I have no idea how to put a picture in here, so copied and pasted two links that thought might work.  It is the terrible cliche picture in my before jeans that swallow me now.  ...

"Buffering" your medicines post op: Uroc - Seems I  have found myself in a vicious cycle of low citrate, kidney stones, and gastrointestinal distress. I know I have come to this forum before with similar questions, but this...

Sometimes I feel like beating a dead horse... Vita - My vitamin D is low.  I have had the shot from Dr Stewarts office (Due for another) and take two of Vitalady's D a day yet am still low.  And think the deficiency may have somethin...

Bacon covered Popcorn - So, I saw on TV a thing called Bacon Salt.  Where they took bacon and made it into "salt" and covered french fries with it.  Well, I pulverized some bacon, melted some butter with ...

BCBS TRS Activecare Questions... - Figured I would post this here, because it is about TX teachers plan and when I checked out the insurance forum it did not look to active.... so here goes: I called BCBS and the...

VSG vs DS... - Over on the VSG board there are a lot of discussions regarding the VSG vs RNY, but not many verses the DS. Would anyone know of research studies of the success of the VSG over D...

Gout and WLS. Experiences out there? VSG or DS? - A friend of mine wants WLS, she is thinking about the sleeve or the DS.  She is worried about how it will effect her gout, which is very severe. Anyone know if this will hurt o...

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Please define "slider foods" - I have never heard this term in regards to the sleeve.   When I was a bandster we had foods that would go thru the band easier than others and could then consume more of (milkshake...

Male VSGers Please Report. - I would like to gather positive reports from male VSGers for my hubby.   You know... reports from his peers for inspiration.  He is starting at a BMI of 44.4 and wants to lose 1...

XPost: VSG vs DS, insurance issues, what would you - My insurance is denying my hubby's request for a DS because his BMI is not greater than 50.  In our opinion the only other option is the VSG.   The band is not an option, as I h...

X-Post: Question VSG vs DS, Insurance issues, wha - My insurance is denying my hubby's request for a DS because his BMI is not greater than 50.  In our opinion the only other option is the VSG.   The band is not an option, as I h...

Fastest Approval Time? - Hubby has asked me to check into this seriously since I flat out asked him about it earlier. (Inspired by another persons post) Our insurance kicks over on Sept 1.  We have blue...

Onederland, Kidney Stones, and Deficiencies (vitam - I have been firmly planted in Onderland for a month now.  First noticed at 197, now at 194 so I am claiming it!  Yeah!  Have been off of my heart medication and diabetes medica...

Keeping your mouth shut. - Went to Target today and as I was entering the building I got behind a woman that was rather large. (Looked like over 350, I was 350 and she looked larger.)  It took all that I ...

Kidney Stones... again. RNY advice ok for DSers o - While researching the link between our DS surgery and kidney stones I have come across alot of information on RNY patients and kidney stones.   Now I am wondering what I can use wi...