Connie, Mike, Marilyn where are you guys?
Hi Pam, I miss everyone too - I just have this sick feeling that our Board is unraveling - please, people - prove me wrong! Pam, I've posted some links about hypoglycemic complications that are occurring for longer term post-ops (like us) - pointing to serious health issues that affect that pancreas and liver. Please read those articles and make sure you share them with your doctor. Dr. Aranow is way too casual about this - I have not appreciated his post-surgery care at all - it's as if he washes his hands of his post-op patients, like God or something: "I've worked the Miracle for you, now go forth and Lose Weight!" and that's the end of that story. I think the industry is only just beginning to understand that very serious health ramifications of post-gastric bypass (re-routing/malabsorbing) surgeries. This is why Connie is so quiet, I'm betting. She's really suffering from some serious health issues because of this surgery. BE PRO-ACTIVE. I hope you're well, Pam. Happy Holidays. M.
i agree with the thought of having had the surgery and feeling like well i'm done with you type of thing.
i do keep asking questions and asked him if the diet didin' tmake a difference what woudl be next. he told me he'd give me the name of a endocronologist. Please excuse my spellinjg of that one!
i've already decided that in january when I go back to him I will ask him to refer me to one. if not then my insurance lets me go to a specialist without a referal and I will use that. I plan on being proactive with my health.
I thought the dietician was very nice but i didn;'t think she understood that the issue i was having is not eating enough. yes i want to lose weight but if you need to eat to not have crazy episodes then give me the food man!
when i questioned that 4 oz of cottage cheese and .5 oz of rasins for a snack i wans tsure woudl cut it seeing as how I was eating twice that and having episodes of low blood sugar she said to me don't you want to lose weight? duh why do you think I had the surgery hon?
i did get a good list of the good carbs that i need to eat.
i did what she gave me to do for a week. felt totally out of sorts couldlt' think clearly was shakey all the time felt light headed oh it was fun! then in the next week i added more amounts of food than what she had given me to eat of the same thihgs she listed. that did help me to get regular when i do less i have problems.
so for now until i'm regular again or january which ever comes first i will continue with what is working for me to be better.
the odd thing is i'm not gaining. which is good. i'm holding to what i was.
all in good time right? the important thing is geting better.
thank you again reenie.
we'll hear from connie and marilyn and mike again. dog too! maybe they are all doing so very good that they do not need us right now. i do find that we all seem to circle round the wagons when we'renot feeling well.
i do keep asking questions and asked him if the diet didin' tmake a difference what woudl be next. he told me he'd give me the name of a endocronologist. Please excuse my spellinjg of that one!
i've already decided that in january when I go back to him I will ask him to refer me to one. if not then my insurance lets me go to a specialist without a referal and I will use that. I plan on being proactive with my health.
I thought the dietician was very nice but i didn;'t think she understood that the issue i was having is not eating enough. yes i want to lose weight but if you need to eat to not have crazy episodes then give me the food man!
when i questioned that 4 oz of cottage cheese and .5 oz of rasins for a snack i wans tsure woudl cut it seeing as how I was eating twice that and having episodes of low blood sugar she said to me don't you want to lose weight? duh why do you think I had the surgery hon?
i did get a good list of the good carbs that i need to eat.
i did what she gave me to do for a week. felt totally out of sorts couldlt' think clearly was shakey all the time felt light headed oh it was fun! then in the next week i added more amounts of food than what she had given me to eat of the same thihgs she listed. that did help me to get regular when i do less i have problems.
so for now until i'm regular again or january which ever comes first i will continue with what is working for me to be better.
the odd thing is i'm not gaining. which is good. i'm holding to what i was.
all in good time right? the important thing is geting better.
thank you again reenie.
we'll hear from connie and marilyn and mike again. dog too! maybe they are all doing so very good that they do not need us right now. i do find that we all seem to circle round the wagons when we'renot feeling well.
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