I do have Dr. Chua's personal email, though I don't think I'm at liberty to give it out.  I suggest going to his website www.wisconsinbariatrics.com and go through the "contact us".  If you don't hear anything from him or his office in a couple days, just call the office and tell them you requested to be contacted through the website, and they can check on it for you.  If it's anything serious, just call the office directly. Depending on your question, his nurse may also be able to help you.  Let me know if you need any further help.  Lois

Thanks I have been so busy with appointments. Went to my family doctor gave her the stuff that needs to be filled out by her. And the copy of the necessity letter as well. She also sending to me to phsycial therpy for my back and knees. I told her my back was doing better and today I wake up with a back ache. Yesterday it hurt to walk my knee gave out in walgreens waiting for my pain pills. Pharm tech ask if i was ok I was sitting in the chair holding my knee I had some sharp pain going thru my knee. I did the cortizone shot they don't help. I am going for mri of both of my knees on Wed as well as being evaulated for phsyical therapy on the same day. I can't take any antiflamatory's, aleve or advil due to my kidneys. I have some increase in creatine and went to see a kidney dr going for kidney ultrasound. And to repeat blood work one month after stopping the advil. Also checking vitamin D level as well.
I had my sleep study Thursday night by the sleep well institute. I had hard time falling asleep and I think I woke up 6 times during the nite. They told me if I stop breathing they were going to put me on the cpap machine. Well in the middle of the night they came in and woke me up to hook me up to cpap machine. They did not tell me anything. I see them again in one week for the results. But a few hours after I left there went to my family dr told her that they had to put the cpap machine and she said then you have sleep apnea! Great just what I need another thing on my medical list. I was so exhausted yesterday beside the pain I was in.
I hope when I get done with all these appts I can have time to exercise to at least do the sit tight dvd by richard simmons. At least I won't be standing and won't be bothering my knees and feet.
I am starting to eat 3 meals a day now. I was one to skip breakfast and sometimes lunch. Yesterday I did skip lunch because of my appt at 10 son appt at 11 and we didn't get out of there until 1. And then spent 1 hour waiting for my prescription. So got home after 2. I was to exhausted to make lunch. So ate dinner by 5. But I did have small breakfast.
Well time to have my breakfast and start my day. talk later!

Well I cut my consumption of diet cokes right now. And have added water with lemons and splenda sometimes i add lemon juice over crushed ice. Well since I started the phentermine a week ago I have lost 7.5 lbs. I have gone from 317.5 to 310 lbs. I have cut out all junk food out.

did you do that very low colorie diet or did you choose another option?

if you did do the very low calorie diet do you find yourself hungry all the time?

thank you Meredith!

you must be so excited!

I cant wait to get going with this... want it to be done and over!