Kalimomof3

They work like lactaid tablets(lactaid used to market the drops too)only they come in a dropper bottle and you add drops to your milk or other dairy products.I used them years ago. I just read that they are hard to find in stores now but can be ordered online. I believe it is the same type of product that Lactaid adds to its dairy products.The drops don't taste like anything once they are mixed in they can be added to a whole gallon of milk and people would not notice anything different.

I meant are we allowed to add lactase drops?...I had a blank moment an was not clear lol

4 oz is roughly 120 grams and 8 oz is roughly 240grams... I am a nurse and I have lived in the UK and Australia so metrics were a must lol

Glad to hear things went well:)

I know it probably sound weird but the lemon may actually help your sore throat. Have a spoon of honey after to soothe it... I worked for a physician who swore that a spoonfull of honey works just as well as any other throat lozenger plus honey has some properties that helps with bacteria.. I know a lot of people who swear by Manuka Honey for ailments if you can find it. It is from New Zealand I think.

I completely agree with you I look at things the same way I think as nurses it is hard not to. I can think of one story in particular that just doesn't sound right to me for a multitude of reasons. I have had 3 c-sections,a Lap Choley,and a Partial thyroidectomy I get extremely nervous every time..I tend to worry about complications after surgery more than surgery itself things like DVT and PE especially but also things specific to the type of surgery...As for Day of Surgery I say BRING ON THE VERSED!!! Lol

I hope this issue resolves quickly for you. I am sending positive energy your way.So glad you went to ER in time for them to catch it

-I want to wear a bikini(I am going to have a mommy makeover before I achieve this one) - I want to go whitewater rafting - I want to be able to hike and explore Yosemite without tiring out. - I want to buy about 7 pairs of different brand premium denim jeans in a 28(waist size not plus size) - I want to be able to wear Victoria Secret Bras - I want people to look at my hot husband and wonder how the hell he got a catch like me because I will look that good lol!!!

I thought of a couple more ... I can't wait to wash dishes and not get my belly soaked in the process . I can't wait to try on premium denim and not leave the store dissapointed or ashamed.... I will be rockin some True Religion and wearing some Bad Heels!

It will only get better with time, Congrats!

Now I am mad.... Looks like I won't get the late October date I am hoping for... My TSH level came back as a 9.9 and I have to start On Synthroid and have my level stable begore surgery which the Bariatric Clinic is saying can take a couple months

Prayers

Awesome, prayers and positive energy flowing your way peeps

That is Awesome Crystal!!! How tall are you? I am 5'2 and was thinking setting a 135ish goal weight but I am seriously considering trying for 120 just to see if I can.. I am currently 222

I was saying on a different thread that I haven't had ribs outside my dinner plate in a while lol... But someday soon I too will see bones on my body...

I hope you are no where near the hurricane area and if you are that you keep safe...

No not the EGD it was definitely not that... It was the Upoer GI I had to do a Barium Swallow while they took various X-rays... Maybe they were a little too thorough I will go through step by step what mine entailed so others can compare. 1. I was given CO2 crystals (think pop rocks)a medicine cup full and was told to throw in back of throat and chase with a medicine cup of Water. This produces gas in order to expand digestive track. They told me not to burp but it makes you feel like you have to so you just have to keep swallowing air.They take 1 X-ray 2. Immmediately after they give me thick Barium to swallow and take more X-rays . 3. They laid table down and ask me to log roll 360 for a total of 3 times to cost stomach with barium. I shift side to side a well and they take more X-rays. 4. They have be lie on stomach and give me the 2nd barium solution the thin one and make me sip with a straw while on my stomach and take more X-rays . 5. They stand me back up and take a few more X-rays . Keep in mind they went through all of these 5 steps in about 15 minutes so that they could get the best images with the gas and the barium in my stream before it started to dump out. I don't know what anyone else's Upper GI entailed so please share:) I am thinking it was a little overkill on the part of the radiologist.

I don't know if anyone else has posted on this subject but.... OMG I did my Upper GI yesterday and I would never wish that upon anyone! I had tears running down my face from trying so hard not to spew everywhere and I am not a puker I have been through 3 pregnancies and have never experienced such an overwhelming urge.Does everyone experience this or is it just me?I am just now experiencing the after experience of the body ridding itself and I am so glad she warned me or I would have freaked out lol I am a nurse but I never realized that barium leaves the body that way...