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Trina,
Things are going well.  I am waiting for Vanderbilt to submit everything to Cigna.  Which, I've been calling like crazy and have been told possibly tomorrow they will be faxing everything.  I've had so many medical appointments the past 2 months my head is spinning.  It's nice to know that Vanderbilt wants all of their ducks in a row before doing anything, but IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!  I'm so excited about the surgery, and yet scared to death.  I started crying the other night because I started thinking crazy things like "what if the surgery doesn't work for me" and "what if my diabetes doesn't go away"  I know the surgery will work for me, and eventually my diabetes will go away it's just my lovely self-doubting.

I've been put on this new medication, atenolol, to try and lower my heart rate and it's been giving me horrible head aches.  I am constantly living with a head ache and am trying not to take anything for it.

As for the exercise room, I'm trying to get a tv in there.  It's just difficult to move the satellite wire from one bedroom to another because I have to send my husband under the house to do it.  I do have a radio, and am trying to figure out the best kind of mp3 player to get so I can have all the music I want right at my finger tips.  I'm thinking about trying to do 20 minutes of exercise in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening.

So keep me in your thoughts that hopefully in 8 weeks I'll be having my surgery.  I hope everything is going well for you.

Heather

Hi CDouglas,



What a great post.  You know I never thought about that.  Back prior to WLS I was taking tons of med.'s...  I wonder which ones interefered with what? 



Now several years later and 165 pounds lost, I no longer take all those meds. thank God...  I have really struggled with the Anti depressant's and made a radical decision last October that I would come off all the antidepressents cold turkey....(I would not recommend this to anyone without consulting their doctor.. it can be dangerous.) I had to do what I thought was best for me.  Now 4 months later I feel better emotionally than I have felt in a long time.  I think clearer I sleep better the list goes on and on.  Don't get me wrong, I still have bad days like everyone else.., I still have my blue times too.. but I daily learn new coping skills and I now take things 5 minutes at a time not a day at a time...

I am so sorry I did not post this for CDouglas sooner.  I thought I had. I received an email from Sharon asking me to reply to CDouglas' post cause she was wanting to know too...  Please forgive me... 



I take the following supplements:



Conison Cap Ethex (Iron) one capsule by mouth everyday


Vitamin D 50000 IU Cap Pliva


Citrical Calcium Citrate Caplets + D  the D has 400 IU the calcium has 630 mg 


Acidophilus 1 Billion CFU's 2 tablets twice a day


Centrum Chewable multi vitamin one tablet every day
B 12 high potency sublingual 2500 mcg


B 12 Injection every 2 weeks



My Iron, B 12, Multi Vitamin and Acidophillus can be taken at the same time.


My Calcium and Vitamin D can be taken at the same time, and I have to keep them seperated from the others.



So my routine looks like this:


Morning:  Multivit, B12, Iron, Acidophillus


Lunch:  Calcium plus D


Dinner:  Calcium plus D, Acidophillus 



I take Acidophillus because I can not seem to tolerate yogart.  I think it is more of a mind thing really, it kind of grosses me out...  But I do beieve after Bob L and Stuckin Texas urgings, I am gonna really try to give the Fage greek yogurt a try....

I hope this helps,  Trina

Hi C Douglas,



I am so sorry I did not post this for you sooner.  I thought I had. I received an email from Sharon asking me to reply to your post cause she was wanting to know too...  Please forgive me... 



I take the following supplements:



Conison Cap Ethex (Iron) one capsule by mouth everyday


Vitamin D 50000 IU Cap Pliva


Citrical Calcium Citrate Caplets + D  the D has 400 IU the calcium has 630 mg 


Acidophilus 1 Billion CFU's 2 tablets twice a day


Centrum Chewable multi vitamin one tablet every day
B 12 high potency sublingual 2500 mcg


B 12 Injection every 2 weeks



My Iron, B 12, Multi Vitamin and Acidophillus can be taken at the same time.


My Calcium and Vitamin D can be taken at the same time, and I have to keep them seperated from the others.


So my routine looks like this:


Morning:  Multivit, B12, Iron, Acidophillus


Lunch:  Calcium plus D


Dinner:  Calcium plus D, Acidophillus



I hope this helps,  Trina

Thanks for the post I've always been told that we should let our Doctors know all of our med's and supplements as well as all over the counter med's.. But other then what you pointed out I never thought of the absorption issue in regards to other medication. Good post Thanks Bob