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It's tough to find a ballet flat with good arch support...if you really need something firm, I'm not sure the ballet style would be best. For the Tieks lovers -- how do they compare to say, Cole Haan Flats? I just can't get over the teal sole. I'd wear them for casual wear but I just don't...

I'd be curious to hear the rest of your iron panel. What is your serum iron, HGB, HCT, iron sat %, TIBC. I'm no expert, but what I wouldn't want to see in my levels is the rest of the numbers showing a trend towards anemia with a rising ferritin. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant so when...

My issue now is that I can wear clothes so long because I stay the same size that sometimes they just wear out or the hem falls out and I need to get them repaired. And yes, some clothing repair is robbery. I had a fallen hem that was sewn in some sort of hidden seam way (too skilled for me to...

I travel for work extensively. I like chick fil a grilled nuggets or chicken club with bacon/cheese but no bun. I'm in maintenance so I eat the fries though. Gas station type stuff: jerky, cheese, salami, summer sausage, quest protein bars. Occasionally quest protein chips as well. I like...

This post was forwarded to me for comment. Dr. Ganta did my DS surgery in 2007 and he also later removed my gallbladder as well. Based on my experience, I really have nothing but positive things to say. I think he's a capable surgeon. I had no issues with insurance coding or coverage...

Did you get premedicated prior? My hemo is very liberal with the pre-meds and they hardly ever see bad reactions. I get solu-medrol and a huge dose of benadryl right before.

I guess I am a bit confused by the simultaneous complaint of being hungry and having a stomach that doesn't empty properly. Are you physically hungry but unable to eat full meals?

So ferritin is what is called a "positive acute phase protein," which CRP is too. Your liver makes these in response to inflammation in a positively correlated manner (This means they go UP with inflammation). Other proteins are negative acute phase proteins, like albumin and prealbumin (I'm...

How high in CRP? This is a measure of inflammation in your body. If it gets high enough, its a signal that your body is making inflammatory proteins instead of "normal" ones. It's probably the reason your prealbumin was low. It could also be the reason your vitamin A was low (not because it...

I wouldn't pay that much for a vitamin K test. It's not that reliable of a test anyways. It's very affected by recent intakes and doesn't at all reflect storage levels, so who cares? ha... It's still very important though, so supplement, and supplement well. There's no tolerable upper limit...

Corrected calcium is only used when Albumin is low (yours is not). It is a calculated lab value, not an actual one. High phos is usually dietary related. It's in dark colas, whole grains, beans, dairy, certain preservatives, and pretty much all high protein foods. Probably just showing high...

I doubt iron deficiency given the normal TIBC. Ferritin can increase when you have some sort of inflammatory process going on, so I do wonder if that's what you have going on here.

Rumor of course, but I heard his practice started going to hell around the same time he was experiencing marital troubles.

Oh, no, they shouldn't be fishy at all. They are a very mild, lovely seafood. They come in teeny versions (like size of a dime or less) and the mondo versions. I have seen some people cut them in half so they are flatter, but there isn't like a seafood cucumber that they come in that they are...

And she had the sleeve? Well, my initial thoughts are that I have concerns whether this is actually iron-deficient anemia vs. B-12 deficient anemia. Ability to absorb iron would not have been quite as impaired in VSG as in malabsorptive surgeries. Whereas, removing a portion of the stomach...