Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Welcome Home Jan P I'm Ba-ack! I just got back from Lubbock. Had a nice dinner with , Helen, and Sharon and great visit with Dr. R. He is keeping me on the same doses of sex and adrenal hormones. I am staying on my same doses of thyroid meds. But he cautions me that as I lose weight, I may need to reduce the amounts. So we will retest in six months more or less. My ferritin is now up in the 60s. He would like me to get it to midrange: 115. Somebody, sharpen the steak knives! recommended a great place to eat right around the corner form the doc's office: Bless Your Heart. I had broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, and some fruit. I have 262 emails in my inbox. I will get to them as soon as I can. . . . . I feel pretty good, but right now I am too tired to oink! jan How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Jan, it was so nice to meet you! Was your drive back uneventful? I hope you get some good sleep tonight! I'm still tired, too. I'm Ba-ack! I just got back from Lubbock. Had a nice dinner with , Helen, and Sharon and great visit with Dr. R. He is keeping me on the same doses of sex and adrenal hormones. I am staying on my same doses of thyroid meds. But he cautions me that as I lose weight, I may need to reduce the amounts. So we will retest in six months more or less. My ferritin is now up in the 60s. He would like me to get it to midrange: 115. Somebody, sharpen the steak knives! recommended a great place to eat right around the corner form the doc's office: Bless Your Heart. I had broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, and some fruit. I have 262 emails in my inbox. I will get to them as soon as I can. . . . . I feel pretty good, but right now I am too tired to oink! jan How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 You must be thrilled to be losing weight and feeling good, too. I'm very happy for you! kidbobo > > I just got back from Lubbock. Had a nice dinner with , Helen, and Sharon and great visit with Dr. R. > > He is keeping me on the same doses of sex and adrenal hormones. I am staying on my same doses of thyroid meds. But he cautions me that as I lose weight, I may need to reduce the amounts. So we will retest in six months more or less. > > My ferritin is now up in the 60s. He would like me to get it to midrange: 115. Somebody, sharpen the steak knives! > > recommended a great place to eat right around the corner form the doc's office: Bless Your Heart. I had broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, and some fruit. > > I have 262 emails in my inbox. I will get to them as soon as I can. . . . . > > I feel pretty good, but right now I am too tired to oink! > > jan > > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 34lbs!!!! Congratulations! Were you overweight??? this gives me hope as that's how much I need to lose..how long did it take??? steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Dont you live in the Dallas area? I'm Ba-ack! I just got back from Lubbock. Had a nice dinner with , Helen, G eorge and Sharon and great visit with Dr. R. He is keeping me on the same doses of sex and adrenal hormones. I am staying on my same doses of thyroid meds. But he cautions me that as I lose weight, I may need to reduce the amounts. So we will retest in six months more or less. My ferritin is now up in the 60s. He would like me to get it to midrange: 115. Somebody, sharpen the steak knives! recommended a great place to eat right around the corner form the doc's office: Bless Your Heart. I had broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, and some fruit. I have 262 emails in my inbox. I will get to them as soon as I can. . . . . I feel pretty good, but right now I am too tired to oink! jan Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Yes, it was nice! Re: I'm Ba-ack! How exciting to get to meet some of the group members. Pickle New Message Search Find the message you want faster. Visit your group to try out the improved message search. Share feedback on the new changes to Groups Recent Activity 2 New MembersVisit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I still am extremely overweight. I have a long way to go. But what I am doing is not a diet. It is a permanent change in my way of eating. I am also getting more sleep: at least 5.5 to 6 hours. I would also have to state that the weight loss did not start to happen until I got my Armour up to 270, 285, and then 300 mg. And I could not tolerate those doses of Armour until I raised my sex hormones by 50%. I started on March 1. sle816@... wrote: 34lbs!!!! Congratulations! Were you overweight??? this gives me hope as that's how much I need to lose..how long did it take??? steph Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Great job Jan, welcome back! 34 lbs! JudyP Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Jan, What sex hormones do you take and what amounts of each? We are having a really hard time getting everything in order with my hormones. How long did it take for alot of symptoms to go away somewhat??? this is getting to be so fustrating. Joni Re: I'm Ba-ack! I still am extremely overweight. I have a long way to go. But what I am doing is not a diet. It is a permanent change in my way of eating. I am also getting more sleep: at least 5.5 to 6 hours. I would also have to state that the weight loss did not start to happen until I got my Armour up to 270, 285, and then 300 mg. And I could not tolerate those doses of Armour until I raised my sex hormones by 50%. I started on March 1. sle816@... wrote: 34lbs!!!! Congratulations! Were you overweight??? this gives me hope as that's how much I need to lose..how long did it take??? steph Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hey Jan, Welcome Back! And your email on the iron part is of great importance for me, as everyone is always saying that the 70 I always have is a good number. I believe that your lab is using the same ranges and test for this as mine, so I'm thinking that my 70 has been too low all along for me, and that this could be one of the keys to my problems with chronic fatigue, energy, etc.....I know no two people are alike, but being as it's probably the same lab ranges (as far as I can tell) as HealthCheck, I think I'd better start working on this. If Dr. R says that midrange is better, then that's what I'm also going to do. I've never had to take iron in my life, but then I've never been between the ages of 50 to 55 either, and I'm thinking that this may be one of the keys. We'll see, that may change. I know that that indiscriminate taking of iron, when it's not needed, isn't safe either, but there's got to be something to that 115, and I NEVER run over a 70. All this time, I've thought that that was the magic #, everywhere I've read. Evidently not. That may be why I constantly crave red meat all the time, at least a couple of times a day, but I don't always answer that call, not everyday. Even though my hemoglobin was good this last time (February), I may be waning and waxing there, inbetween testing. After all, my testing is now only about every 6 months, if that, most of the time. I'm analyzing in writing here, because it may be important for many. I don't want to thicken up my blood too much, because of my age, but I'm thinking it is something to look at here, for myself. The only anemia that has ever showed in my blood is the Folic Acid one, but who knows what's going on in between testing, at times. I have a week or two of feeling great, then this changes for a week or so. Could be when I'm more careless with my diet, I don't know. I'm Ba-ack! I just got back from Lubbock. Had a nice dinner with , Helen, and Sharon and great visit with Dr. R. He is keeping me on the same doses of sex and adrenal hormones. I am staying on my same doses of thyroid meds. But he cautions me that as I lose weight, I may need to reduce the amounts. So we will retest in six months more or less. My ferritin is now up in the 60s. He would like me to get it to midrange: 115. Somebody, sharpen the steak knives! recommended a great place to eat right around the corner form the doc's office: Bless Your Heart. I had broiled chicken breast, grilled veggies, and some fruit. I have 262 emails in my inbox. I will get to them as soon as I can. . . . . I feel pretty good, but right now I am too tired to oink! jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Wow, success!! Cool. Re: I'm Ba-ack! 34 lbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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