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BlunderWoman

Gastric Bypass Patients
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    BlunderWoman reacted to OKCPirate in Had consultation yesterday   
    Tough call...http://my.clevelandclinic.org/about-cleveland-clinic/newsroom/releases-videos-newsletters/2014-3-31-cleveland-clinic-study-shows-bariatric-surgery-provides-long-term-control-of-type-2-diabetes
    I was not yet diabetic, but I see where the consult is coming from
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    BlunderWoman reacted to CTJohn in Had consultation yesterday   
    I had lap band. No,longer diabetic. A1c was 10.1, now (14 months later) 5.6. Thrilled.
    Good luck
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    BlunderWoman reacted to James Marusek in So upset right now   
    Individuals who have RNY gastric bypass loose weight at a quicker pace than sleeve patients. I had RNY. I transitioned to the Maintenance phase at 7 months. My daily weight loss gradually reduced and my weight loss leveled off.
    The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.
    One thing to do now at your 3 month stage is to assess your protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. If you concentrate on high protein meals,, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.
    This is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can end a stall. At least that was the approach that I used and it worked for me.
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    BlunderWoman reacted to jcthornton4@verizon.net in Years later...(9)   
    You know what? You could not be with a better Doctor. I used to work with Dr. S and his patients when I worked in ICU. He did not do my surgery at the time because he was mostly doing lap bands at at the time, and it was not a candidate. He inherited me a year later, and has been following me ever since. He has been doing his best to help me too. He is awesome!
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    BlunderWoman reacted to Flost9823 in Protein Problems   
    Thanks for the answers. Just talked to my nutritionist, he is having me return it and get egg white Protein. He thinks I'm having an issue with Whey protein in general.

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    BlunderWoman reacted to defibvt in Protein Problems   
    @Flost9823 this early in your recovery, it could easily be dumping syndrome, but then again, I have had a few friends who have become lactose intolerant post surgery. Good luck on your journey and welcome to the club!

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