ONE YEAR CHECK UP

Weight: -87 pounds Height: Same BP: 108/60 BMI: 27.2 Waist -13 Inches Hips: -14.5 Inches Now if my bloodwork comes back good I'm set for 6 months! (my Iron may be low again)

Sounds Good!!!!! It is so hard to believe that we have made it to a year!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! Jen

Congratulations, Doodlebug! I hope your iron levels are better than you expect. What type of iron do you take and how much? Keep up the great work! Best wishes, Kathy

The nutritionist has us take Ferrous Sulfate 325mg Iron tablets. I am supposed to take one every day with my Vitamin C but I don't always remember. I get it at Walgreens where it's pretty cheap. By the time I have waited long enough since I last took my Calcium I forget the Iron.

BTW, you might want to switch irons. Ferrous sulfate can be hard on the stomach. From: http://www.sobariatrics.com/resources/vitamins/ "In general, ferrous fumarate is best absorbed in Gastric Bypass patients. Although ferrous sulfate is found in most over the counter iron formulations, we do not recommend it because it can irritate your stomach. Other options are ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, and ferrous aspartate." I take Vitron C. I buy it at CVS. Kathy

Congrats, Doodlebug! Good job. Hope your iron levels surprise you (and are good). Eileen

Great report, glad for ya. I love the low BP. I'm guessing that is a bonus of your wls. I know mine has come down from 10 bp pills a day to weaning down to 1. Happy surgiversary, wonderful progress. Mary