PLEASE ASK

AT OUR LAST LCBB MEETING, MS SHANNON MENTIONED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO BE WITH HER IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE WENT IN FOR WLS. SO MS CHERYL, MS BRITTY & I VOLUNTEERED, OF COURSE! I'VE MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST 3 LADIES WHO HAVE HAD SURGERY THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM SINCE THEN ... SO, I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE SURGERY ANGELS. THE POINT IS THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO THROUGH THIS ALONE, SO IF YOU NEED AN ANGEL, PLEASE ASK HERE ONLINE & SOMEONE WILL CERTAINLY HELP YOU. IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO TAKE YOU, PICK YOU UP OR STAY WITH YOU AT THE HOSPITAL, ASK ON THE BOARD OR AT A SUPPORT MEETING IF SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU & HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN WORK OUT THEIR SCHEDULE TO DO SO. BUT, IF YOU DON'T ASK US, WE THINK THAT EITHER YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU OR YOU WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE AN ANGEL OR VISITORS. GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK

Lady D I have a question for you. I read in an earler post that you no longer take the Flinstone chewable vitamins. I am still taking them since I have so many. What kind are you taking now.

I'M FINISHING MY 1st BOTTLE OF "OPTISOURCE" FROM WALGREENS ... YOU CAN USUALLY GET THEM IN THE STORES (IT'S NEAR THE BOTTOM SHELVES) & YOU CAN GET IT OFF THEIR WEBSITE. IT'S CHEWABLE & YOU TAKE 4 A DAY. WHEN I FINISH THESE, I'M GOING TO TRY "VISTA VITAMINS" WHICH HAVE CHELATED MINERALS ... I GOT THEM FROM bariatrieating.com, BUT I'M REALLY IRRITATED AT HER JUDGMENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS "US" WHO POST ON MESSAGE BOARDS OTHER THAN ON HERS SO I'M GOING TO ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE VISTA VITAMINS WEBSITE IF I LIKE THEM AS MUCH AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE. CHANGING FROM THE FLINTSTONES (4 TIMES A DAY) TO THE OPTISOURCE HAS IMPROVED MY EXHAUSTION ISSUES FROM 50-70% DEPENDING ON THE DAY. I AM SOOOOOOOO PLEASED. THE VISTA VITAMINS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE EVEN MORE POWERFUL, SO IF THEY WORK THE WAY I THINK THEY WILL, I'LL BE BACK TO MY "YOUNG" SELF ENERGY-WISE. I REALLY DIDN'T THINK IT MATTERED JUST AS LONG AS WE TOOK VITAMINS/MINERALS, BUT I WAS SOOO WRONG. GET A BRAND THAT IS SPECIALLY-FORMULATED FOR OUR NEW DIGESTION SYSTEMS! HOPE YOU SEE GREAT RESULTS, MS LINDA. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

You mean you were taking 4 Flintstones vitamins a day? I have been only taking one. Let me know how the new ones work. I hope to meet you when i come for my Dr's visit the last Thursday of the month.

ONE OF THE THINGS WLSurgery/GB PATIENTS HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IS MALABSORBTION, WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO TEACH MUCH ON ... SO I COMPENSATE BEST I CAN BY HOW I FEEL & HOW MY BODY REACTS - THEN, I CHECK IT OUT WITH MY LABS TO MAKE SURE I'M DOING OK MEDICALLY. OUR POUCHES ONLY ALLOW A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FOOD, BUT OUR NEW DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS ONLY ALLOW US TO ABSORB SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 40% OF WHAT WE INGEST. SO, PERFECTION IS INGESTING SPECIALLY-FORMULATED ITEMS. BUT, IF WE TAKE OTC ITEMS LIKE FLINTSTONES, THEN WE HAVE TO COMPENSATE A BIT ... CONSIDER THAT FLINTSTONES IS FORMULATED FOR THE NEEDS OF A 40 # CHILD & YOU CAN SEE WHY I TOOK 4 A DAY. SAME WITH BIOTIN ... THE 1 TIME A DAY DOSAGE IS FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE WITH FULL DIGESTIVE TRACKS ... WE ARE "UNHEALTHY" IN THAT OUR BODIES ARE HEALING FROM MAJOR SURGERY & OUR CO-MORBS & OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT ... SO, I TAKE 3 A DAY & STILL HAD A 2 WEEK PERIOD OF FAIRLY HEAVY HAIR LOSS ... NOT MAJOR LIKE THOSE WHO TOOK NONE OR 1 A DAY THOUGH ... & IT QUIT QUICKLY. SO, UP YOUR FLINTSTONES TO 3 OR 4 A DAY ... BUT, WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THEM, I'D SUGGEST TRYING THE OPTISOURCE NEXT ... THEY ARE VERY EASY ON THE POUCH. THEN, IF YOU STILL HAVE EXHAUTION/TIRED ISSUES, TRY STONGER FORMULAS LIKE VISTA VITAMINS. I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE OPTISOURCE, BUT NOT QUITE "THERE" SO I'M GETTING READY TO START THE VISTA VITAMINS IN A COUPLE DAYS. ANY THURSDAY EVENING FROM 6:00 - 7:30pm ... FEEL FREE TO JOIN US AT OUR LCBBuddies MEETINGS ... WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU. NICK & I ARE THERE MOST MEETINGS ... A LITTLE LATE ... BUT, WE'LL SHOW UP, SO REMIND ME OF THE MEETING YOU'RE COMING TO & WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO BE THERE. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

Thank you so much for your help! LCBB is the best!