RE: [EMOSS] Nutritional status and blood work today

[Guest guest]

You know what, you guys, I have sometimes complained in the past year

that I don't get any support from EMOSS as a group for ME since I was so

busy running the group, but I sure have gotten tons of support with this

issue. And I DEEPLY appreciate it. I haven't been this frustrated with

everything in my life since I was waiting for Pam in Dr. Weber's office

to get my stuff submitted to insurance!

Some people from the Grads list have suggested some scary things;

Grave's disease and other serious thyroid problems, among others. I hope

that Dr. Sandstrom and I can figure it all out and rejigger my daily

pills to make me healthy again somehow. It's STILL all worth it, but

DANG I want to stop thinking about every single crumb of anything that

goes in my mouth, and I want even more to stop thinking about my stomach

and its functions ALL THE TIME. Know what I mean?

I want to be NORMAL. Since I'll never be normal (who am I kidding? LOL)

I at least want to be able to live life without obsessing nearly

continually. Right now, I don't feel like I'm there. But I am so glad to

have so many friends in my corner. I've felt really emotional about all

the kind and caring messages people have sent me, and I've gotten so

many that I don't think I can even reply to them all. Thanks. :-) I'll

definitely email Monday and probably again Wednesday or Thursday; most

of the lab results should be here on Monday and the esoteric ones will

be back in the middle of the week. Hopefully there will be some kind of

answer soon.

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/126

Re: [EMOSS] Nutritional status and blood work today

Dear ,

I have no idea what is going on with you girl, but sounds like

you have an excellent Dr.

All the tests should be very helpful in this mystery, plus you

are so great about documentation. Thyroid might be the culprit. Please

take care of yourself, and keep us informed!!!! Anything you need, I'm a

phone call away!

Ruby

Re: [EMOSS] Nutritional status and blood work today

...I'm new to the group but even I can tell you are a very

busy woman...and it's irritating to work so hard with such a tight

regimen of nutritional needs...protein,vitamins,water,,,percentages

etc.etc.etc...and still not feel like you think you should!!!!- it

almost sounds like thyroid=Overactive???? and/or to much of some

vitamin/mineral/supplement?++++plus a lot of stress...maybe you need

some Calgon moments...or try throwing some more pots (pottery)..I very

much hope the blood work gives you a definite answer and I certainly

hope it's an easy fix..You've helped me a lot through your open sharing

of your wls journey and I would be very happy to return the favor...if I

can do anything to help please let me know. Mimi

Ziobro wrote:I went this morning to

my PCP and we spent over half an hour talking about my list of

" symptoms " . I had finally written them down because I was starting to

feel insane, or like a serious hypochondriac, at least. I had also

written down my supplementation regime so he would be able to see what

I'm doing there. Dr. Sandstrom said that my B-12/iron situation could

still be all messed up (great) :-( or it could be my thyroid or a few

other things (though he doubted that it was going to be something

strange). He sent me to the lab to get a TON of blood work done; she

took TEN tubes of blood and there were definitely some odd-ball tests in

there because they had to call the external lab that does their

specialized stuff twice and look things up in three different books to

figure out which tubes to use and how to prepare the specimens. Some of

these tests are not on the recommended list that I've seen in the

Graduate files area.

[Guest guest]

You know what, you guys, I have sometimes complained in the past year

that I don't get any support from EMOSS as a group for ME since I was so

busy running the group, but I sure have gotten tons of support with this

issue. And I DEEPLY appreciate it. I haven't been this frustrated with

everything in my life since I was waiting for Pam in Dr. Weber's office

to get my stuff submitted to insurance!

Some people from the Grads list have suggested some scary things;

Grave's disease and other serious thyroid problems, among others. I hope

that Dr. Sandstrom and I can figure it all out and rejigger my daily

pills to make me healthy again somehow. It's STILL all worth it, but

DANG I want to stop thinking about every single crumb of anything that

goes in my mouth, and I want even more to stop thinking about my stomach

and its functions ALL THE TIME. Know what I mean?

I want to be NORMAL. Since I'll never be normal (who am I kidding? LOL)

I at least want to be able to live life without obsessing nearly

continually. Right now, I don't feel like I'm there. But I am so glad to

have so many friends in my corner. I've felt really emotional about all

the kind and caring messages people have sent me, and I've gotten so

many that I don't think I can even reply to them all. Thanks. :-) I'll

definitely email Monday and probably again Wednesday or Thursday; most

of the lab results should be here on Monday and the esoteric ones will

be back in the middle of the week. Hopefully there will be some kind of

answer soon.

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/126

Re: [EMOSS] Nutritional status and blood work today

Dear ,

I have no idea what is going on with you girl, but sounds like

you have an excellent Dr.

All the tests should be very helpful in this mystery, plus you

are so great about documentation. Thyroid might be the culprit. Please

take care of yourself, and keep us informed!!!! Anything you need, I'm a

phone call away!

Ruby

Re: [EMOSS] Nutritional status and blood work today

...I'm new to the group but even I can tell you are a very

busy woman...and it's irritating to work so hard with such a tight

regimen of nutritional needs...protein,vitamins,water,,,percentages

etc.etc.etc...and still not feel like you think you should!!!!- it

almost sounds like thyroid=Overactive???? and/or to much of some

vitamin/mineral/supplement?++++plus a lot of stress...maybe you need

some Calgon moments...or try throwing some more pots (pottery)..I very

much hope the blood work gives you a definite answer and I certainly

hope it's an easy fix..You've helped me a lot through your open sharing

of your wls journey and I would be very happy to return the favor...if I

can do anything to help please let me know. Mimi

Ziobro wrote:I went this morning to

my PCP and we spent over half an hour talking about my list of

" symptoms " . I had finally written them down because I was starting to

feel insane, or like a serious hypochondriac, at least. I had also

written down my supplementation regime so he would be able to see what

I'm doing there. Dr. Sandstrom said that my B-12/iron situation could

still be all messed up (great) :-( or it could be my thyroid or a few

other things (though he doubted that it was going to be something

strange). He sent me to the lab to get a TON of blood work done; she

took TEN tubes of blood and there were definitely some odd-ball tests in

there because they had to call the external lab that does their

specialized stuff twice and look things up in three different books to

figure out which tubes to use and how to prepare the specimens. Some of

these tests are not on the recommended list that I've seen in the

Graduate files area.