Good News

Although I am not out of the woods yet, my diet seems to be working. I was able to put on 3.5 lbs. It's tough to comply with eating all this protein plus trying to get 50g of complex carbs in but that's what my "Coach" thats what I will call her on another group wants me to do. She has definately steered me right so far. She had the DS about the same time as me and has been very successful so i'm working to comply.  It's hard because the complex carbs are filling and don't have much protein so even with 3 shakes a day somedays I feel like I'm going to burst. The doc doesn't think I'm having malabsorbtion just eating wrong, not enough. It took me 2 weeks of complying to put on 3.5 lbs. I am just glad I don't need revision surgery I just need  to eat better and more. For some reason my system changed and what I had been eating even though I got to 174 suddenly turned around and I lost 34 in 8 months.

Have you started taking Creon at all to increase absorption? You can take that until you're in a good place to maintain.

No no Creon. I have heard of side effects and I don't feel it is needed. There was no sign of malabsorption just poor diet and not enough of it. I didn't let myself get down so bad this time before I started doing something about it. Will get labs again in 1 month and I'm sure that they will be back to normal. Like I say they only got slightly low this time.

Congratulations! Keep up the good work. 

That's good news!

That;'s great news.  Keep it up. I'm glad you found a "coach" that could help.

Yep I got her on another group. Her handle there is "NewYork*****" and it fits. One reason I like her. She is on me like stink on s__t when I don't do somethings right but I appreciate it. She is also 14 years out with the same surgery and is thriving. I'm lucky she took an interest in me.

From all I've seen she is good people. She is a great resource on ProBoards and always worth listening to. Good for you.