KristieRerouted

I was just told yesterday that my insurance doesn't cover my choice surgery after months of pre-op appts. Now I am scrambling to catch up. I barely looked at RNY before now, and there is SO MUCH I don't know, and so much I need to know. And some of these question could be answered by my NUT but I can't call until Monday. So I'm hoping you all can help me learn. I have several questions I am hoping you all can help me with. I'm trying to get a real world perspective instead of a bunch of websites that just say XYZ *could* happen, or you *might* need XYZ. Thanks in advance. Dumping/digestive distress: 1. Do YOU dump? 2. What kinds of things do you dump on? For example, do you react to sorbitol (A hidden sugar)? 3. Fruit has natural sugars- Can you eat fruit without distress? 4. How long did it take you to figure out what you couldn't eat without distress? 5. Are you lactose intolerant? Or are you milk intolerant? 6. Are you gluten intolerant? 7. What foods cause digestive distress (not necessariy dumping)? Vitamins: 8. What did you take to start with? 9. Has that changed as you have gotten further out? 10. Do you know of any Vitamin company that carries a brand that is kind of an all-in-one, to minimize the number of vits I will need to take? 11. Are you struggling with any vitamin deficiencies? Life impact:: 12. Are you happy with your RNY? (Honesty please) 13. Have you had any complications? 14. To the ladies who have been pregnant after RNY- How did the RNY affect your pregnancy? More Vitamins? "High risk"? etc. 15. Is there ANYTHING you wish you would have known (good or bad) before your RNY that you know now? 16. Is there ANYTHING that you think *I* should know that I may not discover on my own in my very limited window of time to learn about the RNY? Again, Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answe my questions. I know there are alot but I have alot to learn and not alot of time!