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I am from Southern Illinois. Born and raised about 2.5 hours south of Peoria in a town you have never heard of. I have heard that Peoria has gotten bad, but I didn't know it had got that bad. I am sorry that this happened to your son.

I can't hardly believe that is the same person.

@OldBroad You look fantastic. That is inspirational for me. I often wonder if I am on track. I am right there with you. You are amazing!

Because I am in a commenting mood this morning, I am going to agree with everything the real vets said.

I was sent home from the hospital with chewable multis (yes, I know) and calcium chews and told to start them after I was home 3 days. I started taking the regular multis after a week, and I worked my way up to a full regimen by one month.

Dr. Inman did my surgery. You need to go to mybrandnewlife.org and look up her information. Coral in Dr. Inman's office has one job and that is to beat the insurance companies into submission. My mother is having the surgery done and Medicare and Humana are paying for it...she had no problem...

I drove myself crazy weighing all the time. I would beat myself up so bad if I didn't lose everyday or if I didn't lose "enough" in a week. Now, I only weigh at doctor's appointments. You need to focus on protein and fat and stay off that damn scale. The weight loss will come. Worry about...

I am five months out on a DS. I have lost 88 pounds (hoping to get to 100 by 6 months) and I have to tell you that this lifestyle is so much better than low calorie dieting. I eat protein, protein, protein and if there is room, some veggies. I love it. I mean, when else is it acceptable to...

I take my iron right before bed - it is the last thing I take and far away from anything else. I just added vitamin C this past week. Hopefully this brings my iron levels up.

I am not taking my iron like you described. Should I start doing that? I know my triglycerides are high. They were in the 400's pre-op so I am moving in the right direction. I am currently getting 80 ounces of water in, but I will add more right away. Thanks for the advice. I...

I finally got my lab results. I know I need to improve my D numbers and my calcium. Anyone care to look and see what else I need to do? Thanks so much!

And while I am on a rant...I am so sick of seeing insurance questions asked EVERYWHERE. Will my insurance pay for the DS? How much will this cost me out of pocket? And then get mad because someone can't tell you what YOUR insurance will pay for. You know what? When I started looking into...

I belong to a couple of Facebook forums, too. I often see those posts and wonder if something is wrong with ME because I am not having the issues that they are. I mean, so maybe I have some aches and pains, maybe I have some weird poo sometimes, but I am not sure that taking to Facebook and...

So much this! After my surgery, I couldn't remember whether I needed calcium citrate or calcium carbonate. I remember looking at my bottle of Citrical and wondering if I bought the right stuff. I had surgery brain for about three weeks.

Feel better soon, you hear me?

Welcome! This site is a wealth of information. I have made it part of my daily routine to read at least one older thread. I learn something new here every single day.

I love this so much!

I take this. It is the Trunature probiotic and I buy it at Costco. The rule of thumb that I was given for a probiotic is a minimum of 10 billion active cultures. I haven't had any problems with bloating or gas. Like @Jbandmmomma I eat at least one Greek yogurt everyday. I also hate yogurt...

Set your own weight loss goal. Where are you happy? What weight do YOU want to reach? The important thing is that you make you comfortable and healthy. My first goal was to get off of my cholesterol and BP meds. Once I did that, I set other goals for myself. Oh, and you missed it...I...

Gall bladder removal is standard with a DS for my surgeon. She told me that if she didn't take it then, I would be back within a year needing it out. I also had a liver biospsy during the procedure. Honestly, if she would have told that she had to tattoo polka dots on my ass in order for me...