After long arugument with my OB

Hi, I drank my drink as I am not a dumper.

However, my OB was well aware of the possibility I may not tolerate it (due to RNY) - this was him being well aware of dumping syndrome, I didn't even need to tell him.

He offered for me to do a post parandial test (just eating a regular meal that you may eat as your RNY allows) and doing bloods 1 hr post finishing the meal.

I don't know about pretending you drank it as when I drank my drink, they stood over me and watched me drink it to make sure I didn't "cheat". - their excuse was that they needed you to drink it within a set time and note the exact time you finished it.

will wait for your update later,
Becky

During my very first OB appt the Dr said since I have had RNY when it comes time to test for GD she doesnt make her Gastric Bypass patients do the drink.  I am having the test done next week and what she does is, I come in get a fasting glucose test in the morning, go have a regular breakfast then come back in 3 hrs (I think, can't remember if it's 3 or 2 hours) and they do another blood test.  I asked her about the jelly bean thing b/c I am not a dumper, however I haven't ate 50 grams of sugar at one time either... She said the jelly bean test is around the same amount of sugar so I still may dump and she would rather do the fasting test so I do not get sick.  She said she had one really bad expierence w/ a gastric bypass patient and the sugar drink so she prefers to do the test this way.  Not sure what the bad experince was but I'm happy shes not making me do something that may make me sick. 

Maybe the method we are using isnt as accurate, I dont know, but I would think with your history of never having it before it would be better than having a severe dumping episode. 

Good Luck!  :)

check with your ob mine is having me do it just like the other test but I will eat foods i normally eat or a high carb food that will turn to a sugar we can handle like a pretzel with cheese dip .He said they can draw blood or have me do it at home with a blood monitor for home use.

I'm glad you didn't have to do the test!  We shouldn't have to drink that aweful crap!  My OB has me do the fasting test.....where I go in the morning without having anything to drink or eat...they draw my blood and then I go eat a normal breakfast or lunch and come back 2 hours later and they draw my blood again!  This is the way we should all take this test.....not the drink and not the jelly beans!

I'm glad you stuck to your guns and didn't drink that crap.  3 pregnancies and no GD.  I'm really glad the OB finally backed down and let you just do the bfast version of the test.  Good for you!  Rest rest rest.... no more contractions.  You'll be fine honey.

You know the worst part about the contractions is that the come on at night, when I am 100% at rest trying to snuggle on couch, or watch a movie! You'd think they would hit me at store, or if I try and do too much around house. I can't figure this baby out LOL

I am glad you didnt have to do it after all. My dr was very understanding, luckily.  I didnt have to do anything but he watched me like a hawk!!  LOL 

Congrats and good luck!!

Glad everything is going well right now. Keep it up!

Good for you--stick to your guns!! I explained my RNY dumping to my ob/gyn who had never had a pregnant RNYer. He was really cool about it and said we would just do a finger-stick blood sugar test at each appt. No problem...

Best wishes!
Kina

Thank you so much for posting your story!  I know that my next appointment will require a chat with my OB about the GD test and I was so dreading it.  I too am a brutal dumper and know that consuming such a solution will make me very sick within 20 minutes.  I can't even imagine eating 26 jelly beans without having a dumping episode! 

Thanks again!

Jenn