What Revision is best when struggling with Iron and Vitamin Deficiencies
On September 29, 2012 at 9:26 PM Pacific Time, 3jsmom wrote:
I am seeking a revision ,I had the RNY in 2009. I am a candidate, My Dr. suggested the DS or the sleeve. With the amount of weight I have to lose the DS would work best he suggests,however from early after the surgery I have struggled with vitamin and iron deficiencies . I take an iron infusions regularly and prescription Vitamin D along with the B-12 shot for the past 3 years . I would like the DS however he says this will not work for me because of these reasons. He said the sleeve would work best with my problems. Is there anyone who has suffered with these issues that have had a revision and if so what did you revise to?RNY to DS Revision 4/29/2011
Dr. Henry Buchwald
"Think twice.....Cut ONCE"
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on 10/3/12 11:56 am - Wendell, NC
on 10/3/12 11:56 am - Wendell, NC
Wow Everyone is saying this about precription D! Why would my Dr. even prescribe this to me ? Do you know if the gummies OTC are any good they are 2000 which I take 5 twice a day in addition to my precription Vit. D ?
No...they are not enough and probably not the right kind of D. You need to be taking DRY D3. As I said before, vitalady dry d3 50 or you can get it on amazon under Biotech. You need to be taking 50,000 units per day until you get your numbers up. Some need to take more than that. I take 100,000 units per day. You would be spending ALOT of money on those gummies to get 100,000 per day. And the prescription D is useless. Don't take it....you are just wasting your time. As for why a Dr. would prescribe it....well, they are Dr's and think they know everything and a lot of them are resistant to learning new things that prove them wrong. They do not live the WLS that we choose. We need to be advocates for our bodies and health. It is mind boggling that the medical community is so clueless about some things. Hopefully someday soon they will finally get it....until then, we can rely on the ones that have 'been there, done that' and can share their journeys and what has worked for them.
RNY to DS Revision 4/29/2011
Dr. Henry Buchwald
"Think twice.....Cut ONCE"
This is very interesting to read and I'm glad I came across this I'm sure no one ever told me what vitamins and such I need to take I always have low iron & low blood levels and I'm anemic, the dr suggested revision to RNY i was wondering is that even possible if I already have issues with low iron and blood count issues, if I do decide to do a revision I'm hoping they can tell me what I NEED to take I have no problem taking pills if it means life or death I have kids to live for!
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