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  1. confusedks
    What about if you used a juicer to juice wheatgrass and now want to use it for just veggies? Do I need a new juicer?
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    Happy birthday and may God bless you today!

  3. confusedks
    Hello everyone! Just a quick update...I got a job and was working full time, but only for 2 weeks. It was a lot for me to do, but I made it through and I'm feeling pretty good. I got a cold from the lady I was working for, so that knocked me down a little bit. That was really hard because I was told to be in bed and that triggers SO much old stuff from...
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    Hello everyone! Long time since I've posted. I got iron results last Monday and guess what????!!!! My ferritin went from 5 to 17 in 4 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In all 4 years I've been fighting this iron problem, that has NEVER happened! It's looking like I won't need iron IV's. I go back in 6 weeks to have my numbers checked again...
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    Thanks everyone for sharing my happiness with me! So as some people know I have been trying to gain weight because I lost quite a bit after my GB surgery and was too thin even before that...the weight loss post op was very rapid. I am up to 2,000 calories a day and STILL losing weight!!!! I lost almost 2 more pounds...I guess I'm so active that I'm...
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    Yes I am. I am hoping to get off them soon though.
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    Just a quick drive by... About the iron, it has been determined (this is mainly to Jin...) that I do not have hemolytic anemia. Been tested many times and I don't have it. It's basic tests that would reveal it, and they're fine. I see my hematologist on Wednesday morning and he is going to re-test my blood/iron levels and we will decide whether...
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    Nora, yeah, I remember that too. I am on an antiparasitic and have been for quite a few months, and I will soon start the PPI. Just to update everyone...my ferritin and iron is really low again, my hematologist called and told me I need Iron IV's this coming week (he wanted to do it last week, but I said no.) This is the one that 3 out of 4 patients...
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    Do you by any chance remember which test? I have no memory of this... I was supposed to start Protonix which is a PPI, but since I started on Reglan we want to see what helps me...so I will wait until I see the GI Dr again next week. If the Reglan isn't working by then, we will start Protonix to see if that helps.
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    I'm feeling better and better every day pain wise! I am having a really hard time eating still though. I am barely getting up to 900 cals a day...and that's a PUSH! I feel like I'm eating 24/7 to get to that. I'm losing a pound a day which sucks because I worked so hard to gain a couple pounds. Dr B said I'm starting to look too thin again... I...
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    I just had my gallbladder removed last Friday (few days ago) and have been facing the food thing since then. I actually have been forcing myself to eat because I have had no appetite whatsoever and have been losing weight rapidly. I ate jello (sugar free because I can't eat sugar) and popsicles the first 2 days. I have just been able to add back soft foods...
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    Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! That was a ROUGH surgery!!! Basically, I woke up from surgery with 4 staples in my stomach and just having had my GB removed, and NO PAIN MEDS!!!! AHHH! At first they didn't believe me and thought that I was a narcotic pain med abuser, but once my heart rate was in the 140's, they realized I wasn't hysterically...
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    One last check in before surgery. I'm a little bit nervous, and when I get nervous, I get busy! So I've been making food (soup, etc.) for the hospital because I won't be able to eat anything there. I don't know if I'll be hungry, but just in case, I'll be prepared. I have quite a few friends coming to visit since my mom isn't going to stay the entire...
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    Ok....bad news. I have to have my GB out on Friday...only because they couldn't fit me in tomorrow. I have a fever and severe diarrhea (can't eat...) so they're worried it's infected. I'm not very happy needless to say. They don't even want to run more tests because my symptoms are so severe that they said there's no point, we already know I have stones....
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    Another update... My hematologist called and my ferritin is at 5. It drops about 2 points a week at this point. Especially because I'm supposed to get my period soon. So my hema wants to premedicate me and give me a different Iron IV. I told Dr H and he was like "noooo, not this again!" He is going to talk to the hematologist tomorrow so hopefully they...
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    Hi everyone! So I couldn't get in to see the GI Dr until tomorrow afternoon. I'll bring my CT results with me. I'm praying and hoping and wishing I don't have another attack because even the strongest dose of IV fentanyl (wayyyy stronger than morphine) barely took the edge off. And, they sent me home with just vicodin which isn't very strong. The...
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    I saw Dr H yesterday...he's happy with my progress and wants me to continue on all my meds and supplements. He added Protonix because I am having severe stomach pain (radiating to chest pain, rib pain, throat pain) that he said sounds like a stomach ulcer, so he is going to just start me on it to see if it helps. I had to call his office today to ask...
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    The guilt is mainly around eating...My body still doesn't want to start with that yet though, she's treating other stuff (non emotionally related) first. Rachel, You could definitely call Dr B if you want to have a consult and see what she knows...I'm not sure what she knows as far as blocked pathways...but she is very open and knowledgeable.
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    OMG, my Blackberry crashed!!!!! I don't even know what to do with myself. I called Tmobile and they said that I will have lost all of my information!! That phone has my life in it!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!
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    Happy Bday Andrea!!!! Hope you get to enjoy some yummy gluten free food!
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    Just popping in to say hi!! I've still been making progress...yay!! Most really bad days now are because of emotional stuff. Since I realize that now, I am trying to make those days better by taking certain actions that make me feel better. Those who got my email know a little bit of what I've been struggling with, and it has been an amazing journey...
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    I sent out an update, if you didn't get it, PM me with your email address!
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    Just popping in again! I've been kinda heavily involved in doing emotional work because it plays a huge part in my recovery. So, I've been in a daze, but definitely feeling better. I saw Dr B for an NAET treatment on Tuesday and I had just had my hair cut, and she was like "uh oh, you're getting busy again!" LOL!!!! She knows me...Having ANY...
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    Hello everyone! It's been a while since I posted. I started the bart med and I also got my period at the same time, so I've been pretty sick. Anyway, I went to that "specialist" at UCLA...the supposed best Hematologist there. What a waste of time!!!!! The second he saw Lyme Disease on the papers, he was totally disinterested. He said that it is all...
  25. confusedks
    Thanks for all the suggestions. I have decided that I'm going to slowly increase my calories. I'm starting with just adding more protein to my breakfast...that's all for right now. Then I will also be able to gain weight when I start working out, I'll gain muscle weight. My whole thing is, I don't want to gain fat...I want to look toned. So, I...
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