poet_kelly
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
poll - taking care of our health - What I'm wondering is how good we all are at taking care of our health. On one hand, it seems like having WLS is such a BIG thing to do to get healthy, it seems like we'd be on to...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily spirituality post -
You are part of everything! You are part of the fire, you are part of the water, you are part of the green, you are part of the stars, and you are related to everything. You ar...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Friday is B12 day for me, so I thought I'd post so - about B12. Since I just finished my B12 shot.
After RNY, we need to take a B12 supplement. Since part of our small intestine has been bypassed we won’t absorb B12 as we...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - How are you doing today?
All I have left is my iron and C, and my B12 shot.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
all right, I think I've got things worked out - I made another appt at Cleveland Clinic. My partner is going to go with me, but the only day he can go is on a Monday, so the next available Monday appt is not until May 21. But ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
tried to make appt at pain clinic near my house - They insist on having a referral from my PCP even though my insurance does not require one and I have not been seeing my PCP for my back pain. So I guess that means I have to sche...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
I took 400 mg ibuprofen - I gotta say, my back did feel better. Not totally better, but it helped. Now, I took it shortly after I'd taken some Vicodin, so that probably helped too. But it feels better no...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - I still need one more calcium and my iron and C.
How about you?
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Argh!!! It is 90 degrees in my house - I have no air conditioning at the moment because we use window units and of course I cannot put them in by myself and my partner has not gotten around to doing it yet.
He calls ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
I need some help - I suck at asking for help. But I need some help. I don't know what it is exactly that I need, which makes it that much harder to ask for help... but I need something.
I have b...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - I'm guessing you are all doing better than I am with vitamins today.
I've had a terrible day. Spent most of it in bed, actually. I did get in two doses of calcium citrate, a...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
well, that did not go well - I feel like such an idiot.
My appointment at the Cleveland Clinic was at 12:40 and Mapquest said it took and hour and 34 minutes to get there. So I left at 10:40. I thought tw...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
appt at cleveland clinic today about my back - I have my appt at Cleveland Clinic today for my back. I really hope they are able to help. I have my records from the other doctor, including a disc with the MRI I had recently o...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - I still need one more dose of calcium plus my iron and C at bedtime.
How about you?
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Reminder about calcium -
Just wanted to post a little reminder about calcium. The ASMBS says we need 1500-2000 mg calcium per day and recommends calcium citrate. The two most common kinds of calcium fo...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in yet?
All I have left is my iron and C at bedtime. I am so glad I ordered more Calcet bites, they make it so much easier to get all my calcium!
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
good info on Opurity multivitamin - Andrea, from whom I learned a good bit of what I know about vitamins (she used to post here but hasn't been around much lately), has written an article about Opurity multivitamin t...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
so, my tool is still working - At 3.5 years post op, my tool is still working.
Last summer, I started taking some medication that is known to cause weight gain, and in about six months I gained 23 pounds. I ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in for the day?
I have everything in but my iron and C at bedtime.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
malabsorption after RNY - Just in case anyone has any questions about how malabsorption works after RNY.
There are these little tiny things in your small intestine called villi. They are like fingers th...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily spirituality post -
"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children.
Ancient Proverb
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
daily vitamin check in - Got yours in for the day?
All I have left is my iron and C. I got all my calcium, my B12 shot, everything.
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
OT -EEEK! Had to stop by the vet - to pick up flea prevention stuff for all my cats and insulin for my one kitty that is diabetic.
They had a special on flea stuff - buy nine, get three free. I have three cats, ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
And, a poll for those using Flintstones - I've posted a similar poll a couple of times and never gotten responses. I'd really like to see some responses but I'm very curious about how patients' labs compare when they use ...
poet_kelly posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Poll re: choice of multivitamin - How did you decide which multivitamin to use?
A. your surgeon recommended it
B. your dietician recommended it
C. some other health care provider recommended it
D. a friend or...
