sinus infection, medication & single schmingle

hello everyone. this week i've had a heck of a sinus infection. a full 7 days of headaches that i tried all kinds of things until i finally called the doctor. i've not been sick ini over 3 years. that alone is a good thing! very unlike what i was before! the weight being gone has made a difference in that but i dont' know why. i'm jsut happy that iv'e not been sick. anyways i did fall to a nasty sinus infection. i think brought on by the change of a little bird in the house. my sinuses had to adjust to having new things to live with like feathers, dust, her food. its ok now we've adjusted. and i went to my GP for some meds. now here is the silly thing...I've not taken any pills since before the surgery. i called Dr A and spoke with the receptionist. I said i'm sorry to bother you but i have a silly question....i'm over 2 years out and have a sinuse infection...my GP gave me some pills...is it ok to take pills? alright have you all stopped laughing????? i really didn't know. my GP called the perscription in before I thought to ask. The receptionist gave the ok and i think i was better off to look silly and to ask then just take. they don't bother me. this single business is for the birds. don't get me wrong i'm happy right where i am in my old single life. i go to support groups for singles, i go to singles dances, i keep in touch with my friends and do other things to. the singles thing isn't what i worry about in my life someday maybe it will be different and i'll meet prince charming for now i'm ok with being alone. but. (there is always a but isn't there???) I have a good friend who was a heavy buddy she was always smaller than me and has had a problem with my weight loss. we've worked though it and have stayed friends. well a guy who is also a mutual friend all these years found that he was interested in me now that i've lost weight. poor bugger didnt' stand a chance with me. first becasue i am not interested in a boyfriend/girlfreind thing with him second becasue he didn't like me when i was heavy now he likes me? HA! not gonna happen. But my friend now liked him. years ago he liked her but she didnt' like him. oh geesh this is like a soap opera! now she is mad at me cause he isn't interested in her now at all and she blames me for going after him. This is all what she told him. I said I sure do hope you told her you chases me cause I did'nt chase you! She won't return my phone call. I've left one message and thats it. Maybe time will heal. Who would ever have thought that i'd be at the center of this crazienesss. not in a million years. i feel like i've lost 2 friends. arggggggg I'm sticking to the cats, dog and bird.

Hi Pam; No, I'm not laughing. I'm a firm believer in the old saying that: "The only stupid question is the one that you DON'T ask"!!!! This is your health that you are dealing with and you need as much information as you can get. I can tell you that while it is OK to take some pills, there are many which can cause WLS patients lots of trouble. There is a group of medications called "nsaids" (I think I spelled it correctly and I forget what it stands for) which are known to be "pouch burners". We need to be very careful about the medications we take and need to remind our PCPs that we are "pouch people". I have a list of many of the "good and bad" medications for WLS people. I'll try to dig it up and post it on this board. As for your relationships with your friends, it does seem to be a problem when one member of a group of friends makes a radical change in their life. It seems to upset the group routine and many people feel threatened by this. I hope that you don't lose your friends and that "Prince Charming" eventually shows up to sweep you off your feet!! Mike