16 days out...calcium ?

kleekelly
on 4/23/08 8:34 pm - Hudson Falls, NY

Hi All! I am headed for 3 weeks out, and feeling GREAT! At my one week visit I went from 292 to 265...but havent lost a single lb in over a week! Very frustruating! Anyways everything is staying down. I did have a problem with the calcium w/D...so I cut it in half and it got stuck. VERY SCAREY! I puked...it hurt. I am never ever taking it again, but the only other chewable calcium I could find was the smooth chews from citracal... something like that. Can I take those? I did today, but I wanted your opinions! What do you all take? Gosh, after that episode I feel bad for people like my mom where everything gets stuck. That hurt sooooo bad. I go for my 1 month on 5/5. It is flying by so fast!!! Thanks for all your support!!!

Kristy

Britt
on 4/23/08 9:46 pm - Long Island, NY

RNY on 11/06/06

Hello - Congrats on your surgery and weight loss! I highly reccomend UPCAL - D it is a powder calcium citrate / Vitamin D. You can either add it to your food or a drink or just scoop it right into your mouth. It is DELISH!!! I so wish I knew about this early post op. Even so I am glad i know about it now. You can order it here ....upcal - d Have a great day, Britt

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inkerdoodles
on 4/23/08 10:33 pm - Schenectady, NY

RNY on 01/25/08

Kristy... You missed the huge sign hanging on Chris and Evelyn's walls

.. CITRICAL is a NO-NO... You need ONLY calcium citrate.. Unfortunately, I'm not able to find a chewable form in any of the pharmacies around here... I order mine from Bariatric Eating. I personally use the Calcium Citrate Lozengers.. Wild Cherry.. I received a free sample of the cinnamon and didn't like that one as much.. Here's the link.. http://www.bariatriceating.com/chcacilo.html They also have a chewable in the Building Blocks brand. These come in orange (which I had a sample of as well and these were not bad).. Here's the link to that one... http://www.bariatriceating.com/bublcachch60.html Good Luck !!! and Remember Calcium Citrate ONLY !!!!!!!!!! for those of us Dr. Clarke patients.

Lisa... HW/ 314.7 SW/ 280 CW/ 180ish

RNY ~ 01/25/2008 Terrence Clarke (Ellis Hosptial Bariatric Center).... Lower Body Lift with butt lift and upper thigh lift ~ 07/14/2009 Sanjiv Kayastha (K Plastic Surgery) -- LOVE IT !!!!

jamiecatlady5
on 4/23/08 10:46 pm - UPSTATE, NY

RNY on 10/09/02

Just to clarify CITRICAL is calcium citrate (the chews) and is FONE to take although personally I like Upcal D cheaper!
Jamie

Take Care,

Jamie Ellis RN MS NPP
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kleekelly
on 4/24/08 5:46 am - Hudson Falls, NY

RNY on 04/08/08

Thanks guys sooooo much! Citracal is calcium citrate, I believe the sign says NO Caltrate which is calcium carbinate. Im gonna try ordering from here... thanks a lot!!

Kristy

Karen3
on 4/24/08 8:35 am - Long Island, NY

RNY on 06/18/07

Hi Kristy--I just switched to the Upcal D and it's just as good as everyone said it would be. I usually just scoop it right onto my tongue! I have no problem w/pills, but for some reason the Citrical (even the petites) are hard for me to take. Sounds like you're doing really well--for some reason a lot of people, including me, stall @ 3 weeks. Don't worry, it will pass! hugs,

Karen
232/210/132
Highest wt. (pre-band)/at revision to RNY/current

Phatty
on 4/24/08 9:27 am - North Greenbush, NY

RNY on 10/22/07

Kristy, OMG - you are doing really great!! I am so proud of you!!! Keep it up!!! All I cn add is that calcium citrate is what you need to take. I bought a bunch of the citracal creamy chews from drugstore.com & now they are hard to find. But as long as it's citrate you should be ok.

Keep up the great work!!

Cece

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