Its kinda funny, but not in a funny way, before I was banded I never got sick. I am seeming to get everything going around now since banding. It has been a bad winter here with lots of colds etc and I have got each and every one of them. I havent been well over the last few days so I went to the doctors and got checked out today and found out I have an ear infection, a throat infection, chest infection and sinuitis(sp). I am on 2 different antibiotics and an over the counter sinus med. Is this the case with anyone else, or do I maybe need to get back on the vitamins?

PS...I had a rash come up on my arms and legs yesterday which I thought must be an allergic reaction of some sort...Anyways today he said it was related to haveing a temperature with the infections and that its not contagious. Well tonight my youngest has the same rash come up on her. So much for not contagious. Its a prickly rash too...I hate it

Kelly sorry to here you are sick.Hope you get to feeling better.I am diabetic and last year Mike and I had the flu three times we were sick all winter.Husband an I now take a product form Mannatec. It helps with you immune system.It is amazing what it has done for my blood sugar. We have not had as much as the sniffles since we started taking it.I will send you some information if you are interested.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, Kel

Definitely get back on the Vitamins. It can't hurt at all and might just give you the extra boost you need.

oh yeah, get back on those vitamines pronto! You are obviously not getting all the nutrients you need, probably low on you Vit C and bioflavinoids. Important, important, important.

VITAMINS! You get yourself onto a good daily one like Centrum or something. I used to get colds as they went past, which normally turned into chest infections etc but since being banded and on a regular daily Vitamin, I have had one cold this year back in June. Have you had your Iron levels tested? I turned out to be anaemic after 7 months banded, so now I take a daily supplement and feel great.

Thérèse