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Ask your hemotologist about injectafer... 2-30 minute infusions 1 week apart. It'll have you back up in the black in a jiffy. It's quick and just sitting 30 minutes with an IV no biggie.
Take your vits faithfully after that. I use Celebrate I love them but just make sure to take them... even taking them faithfully I had an iron issue... the double edged sword of a malabsorptive procedure. So all the kale and spinach in the word may still not stick.
P.S. On the regain.... life happens no more looking back at old goals. Start charting your food, water, exercise for a few weeks and see what adjustments need to be made... while you wait for a Dr appointment. There is a great group here on OH head over to the WLS Grads forum they will give you all the 411 on it. If you have an in-person group locally I'd go to that. I don't know where you are but once a year the OAC has a great conference that really helps me keep my head in the game www.YWMconvention.com lots of nutrition, weight, health, wellness Dr's sharing info, support.
Best wishes! I hope your levels are 100% soon.
Are your meals protein focused? I find when I eat mostly protein, my cravings are much better and I am less hungry overall. I do let myself have some chocolate every day though. My therapist says that when you continually deny yourself something, you crave it more and end up binging. What are you craving? Can you eat a little without going crazy?
on 5/12/15 2:58 pm
Trying to find a food journal that isn't online. Just a better way with my job. Thanks for any ideas!
I'm 5 months post op and had the sleeve. I take, which I still enjoy, Calcium Citrate Chewable Wafers by TwinLab (http://www.iherb.com/Twinlab-Calcium-Citrate-Chewable-Wafers-Citrus-60-Wafers/31376). I take 2 chewables 2 times per day, I take 1-Chewable Centrum w/o iron once a day and 1 sublingual B12 only 3 times per week (Trader Joe's). Just had my blood work and everything came back great! B12 was not required for the Sleeve, this is something I added for energy. So my doctor told me to just take 3 pills for the entire week.
When I was in the liquid phase, I just sipped all day and made sure to get through my prepared drinks. Protein shakes counted as liquid for my plan.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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I am 7 years post op... but I was very diligent about my labs...
I don't tolerate the oral iron also, and even when I try to take them (and deal with the pain) - they don't do much if any for me. .. so every 2 years or so I get Iron infusions.
Vit D- I use dry D3, 50,000IU in a small caps and that worked great for me - too well.. so now I only take 1 - 50,000 IU every week or so.
Vit B12 - I had problem maintaining my B12 - even with sublingual supplements - so I have been injecting myself weekly with 1000mcg B12 (doc Rx). That finally allows me to keep my B12 blood level at 800-1000.
I use generic Multi - CVS brand Centrum Equivalent multi. and I take that 2 per day. I also try to supplement with K2 and K1...
good luck.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hi, I haven't been on the site in a very long time. I am hoping to reconnect because I still have a lot of issues after having roux n y gastric bypass 14 years ago. I am severely iron-deficient. I am seeing a doctor at the beginning of June. He is a hematologist and we are discussing iron IV infusions.I do not tolerate iron supplements very well. I use the chewable iron vitamins from Bariatric Advantage.I am also vitamin D deficient and low in vitamin B12. I take daily supplements though I am not as good as I should be and taking the iron because of the severe gastric distress it causes me. I have started making smoothies shakes and putting in fresh spinach and kale. does anybody have any suggestions to help me out. I realize that I have not been taking as good of care of myself as I should have but now I'm paying the price and I still have never reached my goal weight I am still 75 pounds overweight and never fully reach my goal. I am currently thinking about researching to find a doctor that may do a revision or at least check me out. Thank you for any suggestions that you may have.
I don't understand the 4oz thing, I don't wait if I'm only drinking liquids. I count the liquids in shakes to my total water intake for the day. The 1/2 hour wait is when you eat food, like dense protein or any kind of food in general, b4 you drink water/liquids.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
I love the Premier, before surgery I loved the vanilla....after surgery? I can't stand the vanilla lol It's chocolate all the way for me..... love their protein bar's as well. I get mine at Sam's Club 
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