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Good to hear! You seem to be doing stellar. Don't worry about what you call stalls. Your body has been through a lot. If you stick to the rules, you will lose the weight. I had the DS 9 years ago (the old DS) my common channel is 125. The DS still works just fine!
It is a life changer!
Keep us informed on your progress!
Most drop the ADEKs after a while because their labs will show that, maybe they are high on A and E but low on K and D, so they go with separate vitamins as needed. Then, you also add in anything else that might be intrinsic just to you, but not necessarily because of your DS. My wife, 17 years out on her DS, makes a daily smoothie that includes a couple doses of Calcium citrate, a big variable dose, depending on labs, of potassium (because she has always been low) and a couple scoops of protein powder. That makes a couple servings that she has during the day. She also takes some iron, L carnitine (doc finds that to be low) and some K2 some time during the day.
1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)
Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin
on 8/2/22 3:33 am
Thanks for the feedback!
I'm curious - does that mean you don't take an ADEK? And if not, what do you take for vitamins?
Glad you're well!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
on 8/2/22 3:30 am
Thank you for the feedback! I figured that folks would have a lot of different things based on need farther out. Super helpful comparison. Appreciate it!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
on 8/1/22 6:06 pm
Thanks! Feeling good. I answered your other thread, too. My first checkup was today and I got to eat a bit of cottage cheese today. Seems to have been tolerated well since it's been two hours. No issues with meeting water and protein goals. Still takes a lot of sticking with it to make sure I'm always sipping since I was a gulper previously.
Doctor told me I'm on track for what he would want to see at this stage. I'm currently four days into a stall but it happens. I got to meet and compare notes with three other people who had surgery the same day, so that was interesting.
I start all my vitamins tomorrow and I'm looking forward to weaning off the protein shakes. I'm not a fan of sweet things and would rather eat food. Have a very carefully planned menu for the next few days to start testing foods.
I chalk a lot of this up to changing a lot of habits before surgery and following their directions. I haven't had anything identifiable as hunger since surgery and the constant sipping keeps me full.
The surgeon told me today I have about 80 weeks of honeymoon to take advantage of. Good start, I guess. Was also cleared to start exercise so going to try the elliptical a bit tomorrow. Hope your personal journey is going well! Cheers.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
Most of those bariatric supplements pushed by your doc are not adequate for us long term. They are however an excellent revenue stream for your doc. Just so you know. Your test results will tell the tale.
I am almost 20 years postop. I take supplements twice a day, morning and evening. Usually right before I go to sleep. I have never had a serious deficiency so the way I look at it, why make this harder than it has to be. This is what works for me.
- The most important thing is to just take the pills. Don't agonize about what goes with what. It leads to skipped doses. Your test results will tell you down the road if you need to worry about it... Or not.
You'll find virtually everyone has a unique program based on their specific needs and updated annually based on results of blood work. It's not uncommon to add, drop or adjust vitamins each year. The schedule you are following now is important because you just had surgery and want to get off to a good start. You'll find over time things are not that rigid, and you'll adjust to your own schedule and needs.
I take vitamins twice a day; in the morning while getting dressed, and the evening before bed. It's not really a big deal anymore. After a few years, I no longer needed iron but I had to add Vitamin K and Zinc. I have not seen anyone need to take vitamin C outside the standard multi-vitamin pill.
on 7/31/22 7:36 pm
Hello fellow DSers!
I'm hopefully about to transition off my post op liquid diet and start soft foods tomorrow. For the past two weeks I've had Celebrate ENS 4 in 1 shakes that include a ton of vitamins, so I haven't had to start my regimen yet.
I was rereading the manual I got (below) and it includes four staggered doses a day. It doesn't include the omeprazole I'm in for the next year.
I currently have everything outlined in my guide along with a mice organizer box with three compartments a day for grab and go but I'm curious...are you all taking supplements 4 to 5 times a day similar to what's outlined? If not, could you share what your schedule looks like? Curious about long-term maintenance with this. Thanks!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
Agreed, I'm a patient of Dr. Roslin and had WLS in 2014. He's extremely knowledgeable and his staff will help make Dr referrals.
octordle is awesome!
