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I can't take oral iron. I get really bad reaction to it.
But - there are vitamin patches - and they just introduced iron patch. The multi vitamin patch has iron and I had been using it. And since I started using it - my iron has been stable. And ferritin. First time in 8 years it did not drop in one year.
they are not cheap but not that expensive... there is always discount codes - any from 20 - to 40 %.. If you need I can ask if someone has current one...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hi Julia, Everyone,
Been a very busy week, packing up years of a legal department, so 20 drawers later, plus tops of all the filing cabinets, which had to be gone through, determining what needs keeping, what needs to be sent to offsite filing, and filling up 6 large shredding bins with all the stuff that was determined to be beyond the need to keep, my back by 4:30 was in spasms and I was in pain, so I took a pain pill, along with the gabapeten, hung around a little bit until the wooziness wore off, packed up all the supplies and then headed home at 6:15, which was an hour earlier than last night. One of the benefits of this week is I've hardly been in a chair and today I logged almost 12,000 steps. Tomorrow I expect to be done by lunchtime, we can leave when we are done tomorrow and on Monday I will report to my new desk, where I will being the process of putting things in an orderly fashion. Lawyers are a funny breed, they just have such a hard time giving up paper and the new building we are moving into is all about "being green". It was designed to be able to use solar, wind and gas power options, however, there is also very little storage space, as they are discouraging usage of paper, so we shall see, because I've been pushing my people into the age of scanning and storing and I think after what we just went through, I might have sold them on the idea. It is exciting to be moving into a brand new headquarters.
Anyway, for breakfast I had a homemade breakfast sandwich, made with a 100 calorie Thomas' muffin, egg and piece of alpine lace, that was breakfast and snack, lunch we went out to celebrate one of my bosses birthday, which was last week, I had half a vegetable spring roll, half a sushi roll and a dumpling, I had some dried mango for snack. Dinner was some white bean turkey chili over jasmine rice (1 tbs) and I am done for the day. I need to start keeping a log of my food, because I still eat too much. But at least I am moving again, so that helps some.
Julia, Happy Birthday, hope you enjoyed it!
Regards, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Julia- how about next time on your birthday - you ask him for your CC and buy what yuo want - then one it is delivered - show it to him and say "o honey,thank you.. I really wanted that"
My BFad and I are together for the last 5 years. I now give him a list... very specific list- he can pick from it what he wants.. i get what I want... and lilies.. I LOVE Tiger lilies .. I got the lilies last 3 years.. "the guy" really listen,
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Linda - I use a tablet - typically - early morning or late at night... plus - english in not my first or even second language...
as long as i can get "it" - you are "great" in my book..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Linda,
That's what we are doing. I will be getting enough over a specific time period to keep me good for two years or more. I cannot take the iron because there is an added compound that I am allergic to...it's totally crazy. Plus, the doctor said that he doubts I would absorb the oral pills....my diet is rich in iron so he says, it's your wls....
Jeannie
I have an excellent hematologist. She gave me a series of infusions. A total of 8 MWFMWFMW. That was 5 or more years ago. I lose track of time. Since then I have only needed one more (last year). So much easier on the system than massive doses of iron that I don't absorb anyway.
Good luck
Linda, I went to Catholic School where good grammar was really beat into you...no pun intended...lol.
I also try to proof my posts before hitting 'enter' but most times I forget. Like you, bc I might be trying to respond in a hurry or I am typing from my home or tablet I either make mistakes or spellck likes to misquote me or look like I'm incapable of putting a sentence together that is grammatically correct!
I think as long as our message gets posted our good intentions take priority over any mistakes. I hope do anyway!
Kathy
Julia and Ladies,
I will post more later but wanted to drop by and say, yes, it was a great success and hopefully many will hang around for a while.
I am setting up my next iron infusion and hope that it happens before I take off for KC for the AP scoring. LOL....I need the extra energy.
Catch you guys later this evening.
j
