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  1. K

    What are the odds these guys are measuring their OWN failures?

    I am a patient in this practice. The nutritionist is very good. The compliance of patients is poor. This is a good bariatric group and she has given me extensive counseling about nutrition and tested me regularly. They are now hesitant to offer DS to people who can’t be compliant with a...
  2. K

    Iron Woes

    I didn’t think about insurance. I will ask. Thanks!
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    Iron Woes

    (In my best Jack Nicholson impression) It’s BAAACK! Iron deficiency anemia strikes again, requiring infusion. I had an infusion in February, so the interval between infusions is much shorter this time. I had a major nosebleed last month, and dental surgery twice between infusions, so that didn’t...
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    Blood work

    She is right that Medicare part A does not cover those vitamin lab tests. You may have to explain to the staff what other parts of Medicare you have. If you have part B, Medicare Advantage (part C), or a Medicare Supplement insurance policy, the tests may be covered, but it is worth finding out...
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    Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) & PPIs

    This article outlines practical steps for treating NAFLD, including reducing sugar, exercise and taking vitamin E in addition to the steps you have identified. http://pmj.bmj.com/content/91/1072/92
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    The End of Alzheimer's

    There have been several reports this year that something happens with gut bacteria that is different in Alzheimer’s disease patients. I’m not sure if intermittent fasting is related to this potential cause/correlate of disease, but the research is suggesting that gut microbial diversity may be...
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    Yet another vitamin interaction, E and K

    Ray, these are the latest doses (all dry formulations) K1 100mcg (and whatever is in my multivitamin) K2 150 mcg E 400 IU Spiky, you are a rebel. I am beginning to think that whatever we call “normal” values of vitamin levels are arbitrary,and different for each person. (And, death is not...
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    Yet another vitamin interaction, E and K

    At a very upscale restaurant, all of the sudden, for no descernable reason my nose started to bleed, high up and it couldn’t be stopped until I packed the nostril with Kleenex and pressed hard against the side of my nose for several minutes in the bathroom. My fancy white napkin suffered the...
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    Nail streaks??

    What are your latest blood levels for calcium, zinc, B12, and iron?
  10. K

    Switched off of Omeprezole at 4 month post op visit and have raging reflux now

    First, there are data on both sides of the PPI-Alzheimer’s link, and there hasn’t been a randomized controlled trial, so it is not absolutely certain PPIs cause dementia. But, I agree with the opinion that it’s best not to mess around with brain cells. I also think that severe reflux is so...
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    My Weight Loss History

    Southern Lady, thank you for the SNL sketch! I was laughing so hard people came in to the room see what was so funny!
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    My Weight Loss History

    K9ophile: You need Alexa. Amazons information robot. Not very expensive. You don’t have to buy a monitor and pay for the $30 monthly charges. If you fell, you’d just call out to Alexa to call someone in your family. She can even text if they don’t answer. I am loving Alexa. You can call out and...
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    My Weight Loss History

    Thank you for the link on death cleaning! I suspect there is a biological trigger for death cleaning that happens 10-15 years after menopause, because every person my age talks about it. One said she just moved when she was 70 and took only those things she would need for the future. Then she...
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    My Weight Loss History

    I am also having memory issues and word-finding issues as is my husband. We are 66. He was evaluated and they found a vitamin B12 deficiency, gave him a shot, and put him on daily oral therapy. B12 deficiency causes a rare type of dementia. I know DS patients are not supposed to have vitamin...
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    Sorry not sorry, but they are stupid

    Obesity is a chronic disease. I still have it. I always will have to be careful to avoid falling back, even with restriction and malabsorption. You are absolutely right that picking the right surgery for your health profile is essential. I came close to starting with a gastric band in the late...
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    NHS No Surgery for Smokers or the Obese!

    Dangerous precedent as our senate just passed a budget with significant cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Guess bariatric surgery in the UK will be included as non emergent procedures. Penny wise, pound foolish. Literally.
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    Newbie

    Glad you came by! We’ve all been on the same weight loss merry go round you describe, so we can relate. I am guessing by “GB” you mean RNY? Several people have been to surgeons in Mexico and I’m sure they will stop by.
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    Low carb versus moderate carb

    Can’t give you permission to freely consume carbs and expect the best possible outcome. You might be lucky, but you might not be. Ask your surgeon about DS failures and what he thinks contributed to failure. This pattern helps me enjoy some carbs, by being selective and controlling quantity. I...
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    My 3 Month Labs

    Your copper levels are high. I am getting concerned about taking copper if there isn’t a deficiency, since it’s being linked to Alzheimer’s,, http://www.neurology.org/content/59/8/1153.short
  20. K

    Another protein question....or two

    You have entered into the DS Zone, where nothing found in the surgically unaltered necessarily applies. How quickly you experience deficiency depends on your pre-DS nutritional status, your post-DS surgical anatomy, your digestive efficiency, GI loss because of diarrhea, your age, your exercise...
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