~Stephanie~

I have hypothyroidism and I've lost 130 pounds with about 39 to go, however lately its been a struggle. I recently had my thyroid tested again and after keeping my levels a little high for years it was almost non existent. We just lowered my dose and hopefully I'll start losing again :-)

Acetometaphine (spelling??) is Tylenol, and I take that for aches and pains. As far as the other one I don't know

I have hypothyroidism and take Synthroid every night at bedtime. I am taking a calcium citrate supplement twice a day and was wondering if anyone else takes the calcium and synthroid together? I heard it makes them both a little less effective and was wondering if anyone can tell me. Thank you!

I have mild psoriasis and it was doing great until a couple of months after surgery. I got a ton of spots on my legs & stomach... It lasted about a month and then calmed down. I only used my steroid cream on them.

I love Taco Soup! I usually add some shredded cheese to it and it's yummy!

Las Vegas, NV :-)

I was supposed to drink an 11oz bottle of magnesium citrate the day before surgery and then an enema the morning of surgery.... I honestly tried to drink that stuff but it was sooooo disgusting I couldn't do it. I didn't say anything to the Dr. and it didn't stop the surgery because the liquid diet before and then the enema helped clean me out :-)

There's a support group this Saturday @ 10 @ Mountain View Hospital :-)

I saw my son today, he's been out of town since the beginning of may and the first thing he said was I look so small. I know I'm still big but that made me feel good :-)

Things are going slowly, but the scales going down....I am down about 42 pounds from surgery, 60 total including preop. I haven't been to the gym yet, I've been in a walking cast/boot for heel/foot problems but I've been going to physical therapy and getting a little workout there 3 times a week :-). I started out wearing size 26 pants and today I fit into a size 20! I am sooo happy :-)

He has a support group... He leads one every other month at mountain view and then theres another one every month at another hospital...I personally love him! Lol, I started with another center and just never felt comfortable. With Dr Hanna I saw him every time I went into the office. He's funny, nice, understanding, strict, everything you want your surgeon to be. The schedule for the support group meetings can be found at www.lasvegasbariatrics.com/pdf/Bariatric_Support_Groups_for_2012.pdf#zoom=95

Hi! I was sleeved 4/18 with Dr. Hanna at mountain view hospital :-)

I have an issue with sugar free stuff. Anytime I have something SF I get liquid diarrhea. So my NUT gave me the ok to stop and have regular foods.

I have Aetna also. My papers were sent in on a monday and I had my approval Thursday, so it took approximatly 3 days.