Take your VITAMINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wanted to come here and tell everyone how important it is to take yoiur vitamins!!! Im having some "treatments" done and have not been able to take any in 2 months because something in them will counter act (???) with my treatments. Im on a "low iodine" diet and I think that vitamins have iodine in it. (??) Im not sure what the reason is that I can't have them but MAN I feel bad!!! I don't think ANY of you realize how much our bodies are different now that we have had this surgery. If you don't believe me...go for 2 months without taking any and see how you feel. I heard on CNN that there was a lady who didn't take her vitamins after having Gastric bypass and she became BLIND!!! My dad saw it too and is very concerned about me. Something about Vitamin A being the main vitamin that helps you see. Anyway, I called my nutritionist and talked to her about it. She said that basically we don't have a stomach anymore!! With the little pouch that we have and the amount of intestines that was bypassed....there is a LOT of malabsorption that goes on. And without those vitamins, there can be a LOT that can go wrong! So please, take your vitamins!!!!! I feel really crappy. All I want to do is mope around. I have no energy. I can't wait until they get these treatments over with!!! Linda

Linda, I am so sorry that you are not feeling well. I hope that will all change soon. Thanks for letting us know about the vitamins. I have started taking mine now, since I started my pre-op diet today. Which is going to be really tough, but I am thinking positive and looking forward to the end result. Take care- Melissa

Hi Linda, Do you think you might be able to take individual vitamins? Like the A that may be so lacking in your system? Ask your doctor if taking them in their simple form might be able to help provide your body with some of the missing vital nutrients. Just an idea, Many blessings, Maureen

Hey Linda,, Hope you feel better soon. I wish you'd call me everyday and fuss at me and remind me to take mine. I forget...I'm bad...you need to sick your bunnies on me...I hope you have a great Easter...Sandi