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Doctors with the "Bad-News" Face!

Well, the first anniversary of my LAP-BAND is almost here. It was on October 26, 2009 that I had the LAP-BAND put in - and what a year it has been.

 

So as we all know, at the end if your first year, we need to have an esophogram and blood work done, and mine is due next Thursday. I got the prescription for my blood work and took it to my physician to have my blood drawn. After a few days, when the results were in I asked the doctor for a copy of my results.

 

So now I'm waiting for the results in his office - which was full of patients. Within a few minutes the receptionist told me that the doctor needed to talk to me, and he called me into his office ahead of the other patients. :smile2:

 

When I walked into his office, I could see he had on that face that doctors have when there is something wrong. He closed the door and told me to have a seat. Now I'm nervous - thinking there is something really wrong here - I was waiting for some serious bad news like the LAP-BAND has to come out - which for me will never happen even if it kills me - at least I'll die thin! LOL:tongue_smilie:

 

Then he proceeded to say I was vitamin D deficient and also iron deficient. I look at him and smiled and say "is that all" LOL. So he says it is not that good. I said this is nothing - can vitamin supplements help(which honestly, I have not been taking like I should have been doing)? The answer was yes, so I'm taking vitamin pills now.

 

Someone posted today about a vitamin D deficiency and passed out a link and I looked at it. I learned that vitamin D deficiency is common with obesity and also common with weight loss.

 

Boy, doctors sure know how to scare a person! LOL:sneaky:

 

Now I'm looking forward to the esophogram next week and I'm sure the results will be fine. I just hope my surgeon has his usual smile on his his face when he calls me in to tell me the results in his sexy Aussie voice!

I will keep you all posted. I hope you are all doing well!:smile2:

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finallyncontrol

LAP-BAND Patients

Excellent results..I agree with you...you can take a supplement and get it back in line! I wish you luck on the esophogram!! I know I was potassium deficient on the 6 month check up and have been struggling to keep it up so I am curious as to where I will be next month when I get my 1 year check up.

naya1003

LAP-BAND Patients

Guess I better get back to taking my Vitamin D cause I was deficient before surgery.

marw

LAP-BAND Patients

Good information and congratulations on nearing your bandiversary . . ..how great! :-)

Debra G

LAP-BAND Patients

Thank you finallyncontrol. I to was potassium deficient I did a whole posting on that it put me into the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. I now have my Dr. do a potassium blood check every 3 months to keep up on that. The levels should be 3.5, mine is 3.3 now still working on getting it up higher. Am sure your 1 year check up will go well. All the best to you.

Debra G

LAP-BAND Patients

Yes good idea naya, or you will get the, Dr. Bad-News Face look. Those vitamin supplements are so important to us.

Debra G

LAP-BAND Patients

Thank you marw what a year it's been, all good of course. Now looking forward to my next year. Best wishes to you marw .

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