Ohh Val.. that sounds awful. I am so glad you are ok. I will make sure to watch out for that.

Tammy - DO NOT GIVE UP! You are going to have the WLS. Think positive. Leesa suggested MAMSI. Can you check them out? What about looking into disability insurance and dumping your regular insurance all together?

I bow to you. I am not worthy to post in the same weight training board as you....lol...Keep it up

Hey Dee Dee! Welcome!! Yea! A newbie to the board! I am glad you found us too! This is a great board, everyone here is just super. We have a lot of suport here and share a bunch of ideas, and get ornery, it's fun...this board is my life line! Keeps me motivated! Good luck on your certification test!!! You'll be just fine I can just tell already! Keep coming back! Hugs, Val

Ew that doesn't sound pretty at all! I am allergic to latex too, and I am in the best profession for it! That's probably where I got that from. I will have to call you Tammy the blow fish! You can call me "red" hahaha your blown up lips and my red face..hey!! Two new super heroes! I don't think it was so much of an allergic reaction, but more of an over sensitivity to it. I am going to have to see if that would be considered and allergic reaction or not. I know that it is supposed to cause vaso dilation and boy howdy did it! So, goes to show, just gotta try stuff in small doses before doing a big one I guess. I was looking up niacin and arginine and they are using it more frequently in diseases that need increased vasodilation. Pretty interesting stuff. It is what they are calling the "natural" viagra. hmmmm sure didn't have no viagra effect on me that's for sure...