Question:
Lab work shows low levels
I will be a year out on Dec 27th and down 188 lbs! (yay!) have had no problems/complications... but lab work last week came back showing I am very low on electrolytes, potassium, calcium, glucose, and calcium. I have an appt with PCM on Thursday to get "replacements"... anyone know what those are? — airbear762000 (posted on December 17, 2007)
December 17, 2007
Wow, that is soooo awesome!!! Congrats my dear!!!!!!!! Woohoo, life is
good! Now, do as your doc says and replace all the vits and minerals you
are losing!! Or they WILL become a problem for you!! =(
Here's to a new you in 2008! =)
— ChristiMNB
December 17, 2007
Most of what you named is a part of gatorade, so you may want to replace a
drink a day with a gatorade. The calcium you should be taking supplements
for maybe you should increase your dosage. Congratulations on what you have
done so far, hope to reach my goal by next dec.
— dapoohster38
December 17, 2007
I am only a little over three weeks out; so I realize I am somewhat naive
about alot of this but people please... tell me you did not have this
surgery and your doctor and his/her staff not educated you on all the
supplements you should have been on from the beginning. I understand that
every surgeon is different as is every patient but they do call this a
malabsorbtion producing surgery. This, of course, meaning that your body
will not absorb all the things it needs because of not only changes in your
gut but the amount of time those things are in there to be useful.
According to my surgeon & dietician from the very beginning (once
reasonable healing had taken place) I started on sublinqual B12, four doses
of calcium citrate (four doses because the body can only absorb so much at
once) per-day, two chewable Flintstones Complete Vitamins (am & pm) and
protein supplements. I even had to sign a contract stating that I
understood that this is a life-long committement. It furthday said that if
I fail to up-hold my end of the deal (doing the above & more) then I
would be released from the practice's care and would have to follow-up with
my primary care doctor.... So, are you actually saying that all this time
you haven't been on the supplements that would have kept you from becoming
low in the first place? Good Luck, Leslie
— LuvNSummer
December 17, 2007
Leslie, thanks for your comments, I just want to be clear that I did a lot
of research before having my RNY as well as the required symposium my
surgeon had me attend. I also had to do the battery of required tests etc,
etc. I HAVE been taking my mulit-vitamins, B-12's, iron, calcium, etc from
the beginning. While this IS a "malabsorbtion" surgery it means
exactly that--- some of what we ingest simply won't be absorbed...
obviously that is what has happened.
— airbear762000
December 17, 2007
While I do not know the answer to your question, I just wanted to add my
congradulations! I just had my 1st birthday also on the 15th of this month!
I have not yet, but probably soon had any problems. I am starting to feel a
bit run down so I guess it is time for an appointment and some bloodwork
too. I am at goal, or should I say I would be if I did not have 25 lbs of
hanging skin, thank God for Spanx. I am not a Spanx dealer but I should be.
A woman who had gastric bypass invented these, she was on Oprah. They keep
the skin nicely tucked in for us chickens that will not have tummy tucks.
You are awesome and continued success to you. Happy Holidays, I am sure
yours were not the best last year like mine, but look at us now! Well worth
it don't you think! Yahooooooo!
— noboat4u
December 18, 2007
Please believe, no insult intended, from just reading the question post it
seemed to have ommited any indication that the required "doctor
recommended goodies" were being taken into consideration and that the
"replacements" referenced were to be in addition to what you've
already done over your post-op period. I wish you good luck and increased
health witht he new replacement therapy.
— LuvNSummer
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