Re: Jo, Marta, and others

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Pearl

I haven't heard of Ribose...lol...so of course now I have something

new to surf the web about. Some of the things a quick search told

me was that benefit claims are pretty much unsubstantiated.

It " may " help heart (angina) problems. Be careful taking it if you

have hypoglycemia or are diabetic. Also, It can cause diarrhea.

Other than that is seems fairly benign. Keep us informed on what

you find out.

I glad you enjoyed your trip.

I'm thrilled I scare you into being worried if you miss a supplement

now and then...lol...it keeps you vigilant! Great news on your labs

being good...it's really important in the healing process after

surgery!!! YeaHHHHH...No supplement IV's for Pearl!!! (those Iv's

are what scare the heck out of me also...I'm taking a moment to

tiptoe into the kitchen for another dose of calcium)

Hugs

Jo

waiting to learn more about ribose

[Guest guest]

Pearl,

Ribose is a sugar and is the building block of RNA. I have never

heard of its use as a supplement, so I have no input into the

discussion. Whatever makes you feel mentally prepared for surgery, as

long as it isn't specifically bad for you, should be okay.

Marta

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> Jo, Marta or any others who might know. I have a question about

something

> called ribose, put out by a company called Valen Lab.

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Pearl,

Sounds like you are doing great to begin with. My PS had advice about what to

take pre op and it didn't do any good as I still had a few problems. I think

protein loading and making sure your getting your vitamins is the best thing you

can do for yourself. I have fibro, and am very weary about any OTC drug that is

supposed to be good for fibro. Too many snake oil salesmen out there that want

to sell you guaranteed cures. Fibro is so wierd in that you can be fine one

minute and if th ewether changes be in severe pain by nightfall. So Anyone who

tells me that they are cured makes me wonder if they ever had the illness to

begin with. Fibro isn't just aches and pains and being tired yet some docs with

diagnois people who are achy and tired(you know those generalized complaints we

all have sometimes) with " a touch of fibromyalgia " . I have seen people who have

it and know people who say they have it and know that they don't have what I

have. So Take fibro cures with a grain of salt. I also wonder about any miracle

cure that is just plain old vitamins we should be taking anyway every day. Also

as a warning there are several herbs that can and will postpone your surgery if

the annesthesiologists find you are taking them. They can cause fatal

complications with annesthesia. Make sure your doc knows everything your taking.

I wouldn't take anything without Ok'ing it through him! I remember the man who

was at the hospital for a week with uncontroled B/P we tried everything we knew

to get him down and regulated. One nurse accidently found out he was taking a

" harmless herb " to cure impotency and after looking it up found out that the

herb was the problem. One day off of it and no B/p meds needed. We had been

giving him B/p meds under the tongue to reduce his B/p below stroke levels. He

could have killed himself over a " Harmless herb " , Remeber That digitalis, one of

our strongest heart meds started as a herb that older people used to " cure "

heart " dropsy " ....LOL. Many years and lots of knowledge later it is a drug that

is widely given. Be careful with herbs as we don't always know how we can react.

Lots of people think herbs are always good for you. Your body can react to

anything you put in it.

Jo, Marta, and others

Jo, Marta or any others who might know. I have a question about something

called ribose, put out by a company called Valen Lab. It can be called CORvalen

or CORvalenM. Among the uses I have read about, is for fibromyalgia, but the

one I am especially interested in is it is supposed to help with surgery

recovery. Do any of you know anything about this? I have a surgery date of

November 10th to have my hernia repair and panni removal and I am trying to get

myself ready and get anything that will help make a faster, easier recovery. I

read the info online, but I would like to have input from others about this

product. It sounds good, but you know the old adage about if it sounds too good

to be true, it probably is. Well, I want to be sure about it being for us

DS'ers. The info on it says it is basically good for everyone and helps give

enery to all. It even mentioned helping neuropathy. I have severe neuropathy

and I would welcome any help with that.It has now gone all the way up my legs

into my hips from my toes, and my hands. So I would love some help with that.

I am looking forward to no longer having this panni and hernia. Then comes

the boob reduction or whatever it will be called where he brings them up and

makes them smaller. All my life I have wanted that done. I had DD's when I was

12, so I always wanted it done. I was a 48II when I had the DS and am down to

a F, but I so want to be a C or D and to have my arms done. Then I will be

happy.

I just got back from a fast 5000 mile trip to TN, KY and IN. My brother,

daughter and I drove back, he picked up a pickup his son in KY gave him and we

came back. We visited with my daughter and grandkids, his son, daughter and his

grandkids and some friends, got to go to a Ham Fest and then headed home. We

had a day both going and coming that the weather just poured on us, but we

would start out great and end up great. We had fun though. Next spring I will

do it again, but just with my daughter and take more time. I have a lot of

relatives I like to stop and visit along the way. We had to get back because I

had tests and such I had to get done in order to be ready for this surgery.

My labs came back, and they are all good. I worry each time that they are

going to go down somewhere, as I have heard some of you talk about yours doing.

I get scared that I will have to have those IV's. I try, I really do JO, to

get my supplements in everyday. Every once in awhile I miss a dose and I worry

about it. That is why I want to know about this Ribose. It is supposed to

give a person energy and be good to get a person going after surgery.

Pearl