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An early analysis of a study done at the Mayo Clinic was presented by ASMBS president, John Backer, MD at the Endocrine Society in June 2009 which found that those who had bariatric surgery were nearly 4 times as likely to sustain a fracture after surgery than the general population. They were not sure if the fractures were due to vitamin deficiencies prior to surgery, malabsorbtion issues after surgery or possibly because people's bodies shapes and centers of balance had changed substantially. The following excerpt points to the need to get sufficient supplimentation of calicium and vitamin D regardless of your surgery type.

"Before and after gastric bypass, patients are routinely told to take at least 1,200 milligrams of calcium daily, and usually 800 milligrams of D, but that may not be enough," Baker said.

Monitoring patients closely is crucial, he said. "No matter which surgery [of several bariatric surgery options] they have had done, they need to be monitored for calcium, vitamin D levels and parathyroid hormones long term," he said. Parathyroid hormones help increase calcium levels in the blood.

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Hi All,

Tomorrow evening we will have the Over 50 Group in Raleigh. The focus of this group are the issues that people who start with a high BMI may face, such as excess skin issues, a longer weight loss journey, goal/success may 'look' different than a lightweight's goal/success, etc... Anyone, regardless of BMI is welcome to attend this meeting, just understand that the discussions and focus of this meeting are geared to issues for those with higher BMI's. 

The support group will be being held at 6;30 pm. They have WLS and vegetarian friendly offerings. 

8521 Brier Creek Pkwy
Suite #109
Raleigh, NC 27617
544-3388

If you'd like to join us, please RSVP at www.meetup.com/nc-wls.

I hope to see you there!

Barb

P.S. You are welcome even if you haven't had surgery, but are just thinking about it.