Celticrosie

I am a 61 yr old female. I never had much support( nor did I demand it) from my doctor's office. When they realized (after a year) that I never had any dietary counselling, they sent me to a food nazi! I am a nurse and I feel that contributed to the lack of counselling and support. Medical personnel frequently are thought to "know the system". That is very wrong. When we are patients,we should be treated like patients. Anyway, My Lap Band was 2006. I lost about 60 lbs but that was it. In 2010 I became ill and was found to have an impacted kidney stone and a seriously infected kidney. It took several months to diagnose it. I was given gentamycin(IV) which knocked out my good kidney. I spent 4 months on dyalisis and with the grace of the Almighty, I was able to get off of the dyalisis.( I lost nearly 100 lbs while on dyalisis and have since gained much of it back) I now have Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3. My Protien is limited, and now they have me on a reduced citric acid diet as I have another stone. I have never been able to hold much down anyway. I have my band wide open. I am at my wits end! I eat the things I am not supposed to eat just because I can keep them down. i think it's time to get the band out! My primary does not agree. I am really feeling alone lately.