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  1. OldBroad

    Hazem Elariny (Vienna VA) - please post a review

    I got your message. I haven't been on here in years, but I got an email. I can tell you that Dr. Elariny sold my "debt" to a collection agency, but the claim is barred by the statute of limitations so I'm not too worried about it.
  2. OldBroad

    Hazem Elariny (Vienna VA) - please post a review

    I had a DS with Dr. Elariny in April 2015. He is very charming and accessible. He is an excellent surgeon. I have no complaints about how the surgery went and about how I've done afterwards. Don't rely on his office too much for the follow-up care and nutritional advice. The information...
  3. OldBroad

    Sunday Weigh In (2/19/2017)

    Last time I checked in: 242.8 This morning: 240.8 I was sidelined from exercise most of January (see the tale of the kidney stones and aftermath elsewhere on this site). When I picked up my walking again, a couple of pounds just slipped off. I also measured myself for the first time since...
  4. OldBroad

    Liver function tests abnormal

    Have you ever had any success sucking on a tiny piece of candied ginger or chewing on a bit of pickled ginger when you are suddenly nauseated? It sometimes works for me when I get a rare wave of nausea. Regarding reflux, I only seem to have that problem when I eat right before I go to bed. I...
  5. OldBroad

    Sunday Weigh In (1/22/2017

    242.8, which is down 1.8 lbs since the beginning of the year. I've been very inactive since I had lithotripsy for kidney stones two weeks ago. At first it was because the stent made it feel like I had to pee every time I moved. Then I demanded the removal of the stent. Since then, I'm still...
  6. OldBroad

    Liver function tests abnormal

    Do you take a lot of Tylenol?
  7. OldBroad

    Kidney Stone Saga

    Vitamin C: I take 500 mg split into two doses. I bite a chewable in half and take half with my iron and half with my second calcium dose of the day. Do uric acid stones also have calcium? I am confused.
  8. OldBroad

    Kidney Stone Saga

    Well, I made a squeaky wheel of myself and got the stent removed this morning. I had to get an x-ray first. The urologist couldn't see any big chunks left, so he agreed to take out the stent. He warned me that it was still possible for a chunk of the stone to get caught in my ureter, but that...
  9. OldBroad

    Kidney Stone Saga

    I've been using a disposable pee filter the past couple of days and most of what I've caught is smaller than the grains of sand you see on a fine sand beach. The stent is driving me nuts. Every time I stand up, I feel like I have to pee. I'm calling up the urologist first thing tomorrow and...
  10. OldBroad

    How is @oldbroad and @dianacox 's mom doing?

    This is in response to a question asked a few weeks ago on another thread about how is our mom doing, which I didn't see at the time it was posted. Mom got approved for four weeks of respite care at an assisted care facility. While assisted care is generally not paid for by Medicare or...
  11. OldBroad

    New PCP, Updated Labs

    If you get a FitBit, we can monitor each other and compete for activity levels.:laugh:
  12. OldBroad

    Kidney Stone Saga

    I just called the urologist's office and asked them to tell the doctor that I want the stone tested anyway. I haven't felt anything passing through my urethra, so I'm guessing the stone was crushed to sand. I wonder if the sieve can catch that or whether I'll need to use cheesecloth or a...
  13. OldBroad

    Kidney Stone Saga

    I had lithotripsy on two 1 cm stones on Tuesday. The only symptoms I had before the procedure were a couple of episodes of moderate flank pain and consistent bloody urine after exercise. I was certainly lucky in that many people get horrible pain from kidney stones. The urologist said the...
  14. OldBroad

    Sunday Weigh In (12/18/2016)

    Last time I weighed myself before today: 247 Today: 245 I hadn't lost much since a year ago and started losing again recently. I think it's mostly due to walking lots more. I'm still eating way more carbs than is ideal. I credit Pokemon Go and my Fit Bit for the increased activity and the...
  15. OldBroad

    F#[k neighbors who don't care for trees and F#[k bees.

    There are also annual cicadas that come out every year. That would explain how cicada killer wasps survive between periodical cicada emergences.
  16. OldBroad

    F#[k neighbors who don't care for trees and F#[k bees.

    To anyone dealing with bee fear, I offer my experience. My own fear dates back to being alone in a motel room at the age of eight with an angry hornet. I got a sting right in the middle of my back and cowered in the corner of the room with the phone calling my parents in the adjoining room...
  17. OldBroad

    You wanted a fight? We may have one. BC/BS wants to pay $2300 for DS

    Shhh .... I haven't heard anything from BC/BS or Elariny. Last I heard, Elariny was appealing the fee and my appeal was put on hold until his was determined. I'm afraid to ask anyone what is going on since I'm not being dunned by Elariny for the difference between what he billed (>$25,000) and...
  18. OldBroad

    Vitamin HELP Please!!!!

    Citracal Petites are 200mg each, so I take 2 in the am with my multi, which has 200mg calcium, and take another 3 in the afternoon, for a total of 1200mg per day.
  19. OldBroad

    Vitamin HELP Please!!!!

    I endorse this sentiment. I can easily swallow two Citracal Petites in one swallow, but the bigger pills I started with (and only had like 250mg each) used to gag me.
  20. OldBroad

    Two weeks out!

    Hi Kimberly! I think we may know each other from FB.
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