Diet, Docs, & Board

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Decided to post this separately as my post " Questions re. Pseudocyst

Surgery " was getting

pretty long.

In addition to supplements I mentioned there I take a one-a-day

Theragran-M vitamin/

mineral tab. No-one commented on my earlier question about whether a

calcium

supplement would help nails splitting. My PCP says it could just be

a side effect of my

initial attack last year and that the part of nails growing at that

time is just now reaching

the ends. Sounds weird. Possible?

Stool has been getting a little hard the past month, so trying some

Metamucil. If that has

no effect, do you think I might try reducing Lipram from two to one

per meal? That's all I

was prescribed from time of my initial attack in May 04 until Sept

when endoscopic doc

increased Rx. I think that was because I was complaining of pain and

continuing weight

loss at that time.

Anyone had experience with & /or recommendations for GI surgeons or

other GI docs in

Sacramento or rest of northern California? Most on PAI data base are

in southern

California. I'll add mine to data base after my treatment gets

further along.

Except for my user group's forum I've had little experience with

message boards. In a Feb

3 post Karyn recommends not repeating entire previous

message when you post.

I understand how that happens when composing a reply in a regular

email program, but I

don't see how that would occur when posting a reply on the yahoo

website board unless I

actually copy/pasted previous message. Just wondering, as I want to

use right netiquette.

I " m a Mac-addict, so I don't always appreciate what you pc users have

to endure (along

with the viruses).

It would be nice to meet or communicate with any Caleeforneeans (as

our governor

pronounces it). I notice there are very few CA members on the map,

data base list, or

" Where You Live " poll, and of those, Kimber is about the only

one currently posting

on the board. As Karyn mentioned a few days ago, I am impressed with

the support and

compassion that is going on among members, and hope with some more

experience, I can

be of help or encouragement to others with our affliction.

Kurt