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Right now 25 a day split into 5 times a day. That includes 3 that are for medical reasons.
HW: 398.8 SW:356 GW: 175 CW:147
I am nearing 7 years and I follow the above Vitalady protocol. I do not take iron because after surgery I was dxd with acute myloid Leukemia which by the grace of almighty God, I arm now deemed cured. During my year of chemo I recieved over 30 bags of platelets and 38 of red blood. This caused huge iron stores on my liver requiring several plebotmies.
I am not on any perscriptions; however I do take 8 ageless cures curcumin as well. I split mine into morning and evening and my labs have been great. I do have severe osteoporosis which is being treated with a daily injection of fortero. I also keep my d3 labs in the high 60s.
Blessings
Julie
LOL. I used to know this by heart but I had to go to my vitamin list I keep to pass out to new Docs to count them up. I could have gotten up and fetched my daily vitamin sleeve but too lazy.
18 vitamins - split up about 5 times a day. This is highly variable depending mostly on what kind of calcium you are taking and how much. I take citrical max 3 doses a day of about 600mg per dose (6 tablets total)
3 for medications (thyroid and BP/Kidney)
so 21 total pills. tablets, etc
I'm 6 years out and found the whole idea pretty overwhelming right after surgery. Even though you should ramp up slowly as you heal - just trying to get my head around it was hard but you figure out what works for you and after a while it just gets easier.
I still tweak according to labs and sometimes I add or subtract or rearrange based on new information or old information that I understand better. Even sometimes just to see if moving things around makes it easier to handle the inevitable disruption of my vitamin schedule.
Congrats! Good luck with everything and keep us posted!
HW: 398.8 SW:356 GW: 175 CW:147
I posted awhile back about looking into getting a revision to a DS and got some wonderful support and responses. I reached out to Dr. Inman, the closest doctor I could find (still almost 3 hours away) that performs a real DS (and revises to them!)
Her office staff was super helpful in getting me scheduled and between talking with them and my appointment, less than a 2 week wait. Incredible.
Summary: I had a VSG when I was 15. I am now 23. I'm only about 25lbs less than I was on the day of my surgery. I have a metabolism from hell. I've been insulin resistant since I was 5 years old. diagnosed with hypothyroidism, pco**** or miss on if i'm hypertensive or not, mild sleep apnea, etc...
I've always followed every diet and doctors plan to a T with little to no results. The sleeve didn't hurt me but it didn't really help me much either and I'm hoping a DS will be a tool that I can use to help manage my health in a more efficient way.
Has anyone else seen Dr. Inman? What should I expect from a first consult? Any particular questions or topics I should raise with her? It's been awhile since I've done this and I"m a little rusty!
How long was your wait period between consult and surgery, too? If I may ask?
Thanks for the help guys. I really appreciate it.
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Rachel you may want to start your own thread instead of asking this question under multiple threads that are not related to your question (I already answered your question in another thread).
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
If you have an office job it is usually doable. I worked at a desk and I could have gone back in 2 weeks but had the luxury of not having to do that because I could do some work from home.
At 2 weeks I still got twinges of pain from my stomach when I stood up or sat down. Not continuous but about half way through the process. Kind of like I did a 1000 situps. As long as I was prepared it was OK. I still got really tired by about 2 or 2:30 but it was something I could power through. You will probably need to nap pretty quick when you get home.
A little harder to keep hydrated but while I was going through the liquids, pureed, soft foods cycles on my way to "regular food" I didn't have any BM issues so your probably ahead of the game to start and watching what you eat that early on is easy because you can't eat much. ;)
Take a pillow to hold against your stomach on the way home from the hospital. I swear every pot hole felt like my stomach would split.
I started to really notice that things were getting better about a month out. They had been getting better all along but it was hard to judge from one day to the next. Really, for me, there was the normal pain I would associate with any major kind of stomach surgery. Nothing worse with the DS. The first couple of weeks are the time it may run through your mind that you had to be crazy to do this voluntarily but that doesn't last.
Best decision I ever made and I'll always be grateful that I backed out of my 2 prior starts to getting an RnY.
Pete
Personally I think two weeks is too short. If you're having the full DS, you are having MAJOR surgery (even if its done lap). It will take the first week just to get all the anesthesia out of your system.
I took 4 weeks off - I probably could have gone back to work after the 3rd week. When I did go back, I went back part time for two weeks. I realized it was exhausting just getting up, dressed and ready for work.
With the DS you're re-learning how to eat - what you can eat, what you can't. Getting your water in. Learning how to introduce your vitamins, making sure you're getting enough protein.
IMHO the first couple of months are a true learning experience.
But worth it all!
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175