High Risk???

I just found out that I'm 5 weeks pregnant.  2 1/2 Years Post OP.  My " WLS Friends" say that I will be High Risk.  My WLS Dr. did not mention this & the only thing my OB says is that we really have to watch obsorbtion (sp?).  Can you help me out??

It depends on your doctors.  My group of Dr's for the baby did want to keep me high risk in the beginning to monitor my nutrition and the baby's growth.  However, that being said having WLS does not automatically make you high risk.  My bets are that you are a lot healthier now then prior to WLS.  Make sure you take your vitiamins, have your labs monitored.  They will already be monitoring the baby's growth.  At 2 1/2 years out, your food intake should be great to support a baby, you may need to increase carbs and how frequently you have meals or healthy snacks.  Best of luck on a healthy pregnancy.

I am only being sent to the high risk Dr because I can't do the gestational diabetes test and since I have had 3 abdominal surgeries (gastric bypass, appendectomy and gall bladder) they want to monitor things more closely, I am also on Wellbutrin, so poor me (sarcastic! lol) they want to do an ultrasound monthly! lol

That being said WLS doesn't automatically make you high risk - just some OBs will monitor you more closely - which I am all for.

Oh and also - my surgeon told me to make sure that the OB didn't automatically sign me up for a c-section because of my RNY, he said some OBs that are less educated about WLS will want to do that.

Liz

I am just curious...why couldn't you do the gestational diabetes test? I guess I don't know much about the test....so I am wondering if it is something I can or cannot do...

I can't do te GD test because it involves drinking a sugary drink which will make me violently dump so they do an alternative test to check for it.

Oh, ok! That makes sense. I can't drink/eat a lot of stuff with sugars even though I only had the VSG. Do you happen to know the name of the alternative test?

from what I have been told it is a blood test - well 2 really, you go in fasting and have one, then go eat and come back 1-2 hours later and have it done again. I don't know the name of it but my OB knew what it was immediately.

Hope all this helps!

Being a WLS patient does not make you a high risk pregnancy as your vajayjay and your stomach have no correlation. There is an issue with absorbtion - so you will have to keep your eye out on your labs and vitamin levels and what not - but no it doesn't automatically put you in a HR category.

Congrats on your pregnancy!!

I had surgery 9/6/06 and I am currently 27 weeks and I am seeing just a regular OB and not considered high risk at all!! I am doing just fine!! I wouldn't worrry myself over it as your doctor will let you know on your first appt!!
congrats and best of luck!!

Beth

The only reason why I'm considered "high risk" and am seeing a perinatologist in addition to an OB is because these are twins as well as being a surrogate pregnancy. So it's mainly for my intended parents' comfort level not that I've had WLS.

Congratulations on the pregnancy!