MTaylorEE

Thanks for the replies!
I'll try to see if I can get scheduled on Spring break.

Hi everyone,
I'm currently doing my 6 month physician supervised weight loss prior to having my gastric bypass. I'm probably going to have a surgery date sometime in late February or early March of 2019.
What worries me is that I'm also in college and this is going to be at the beginning of the semester.
Should I take a semester off while I have the surgery and recoup or is it possible to have my surgery, take a few days off to recoup and carry on my schoolwork?
I'm afraid that I might have to miss a week and receive a failing grade or at least one less than what I deserve simply because I had to have surgery.

Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forum and have recently embarked on my journey through bariatric surgery. I've been obese most of my life and am now 503 pounds, miserable, and ready for a change.
My surgeon has recommended the DS to me. I've been doing a lot of research and the procedure seems to be quite popular and effective for long-term weight loss. While I have no problem committing myself to being religiously devoted to taking in plenty of Vitamins, minerals and Protein everyday, I am concerned that I will not be able to live a normal life as a result. I'm afraid that I will be obsessing over taking supplements to the point of having anxiety (which I already have) and not enjoying day-to-day living as much as I would if I had another procedure.
Am I worrying over nothing? Making a mountain out of a molehill as they say? lol
No matter what, I am having bariatric surgery and am strongly leaning toward DS but I would appreciate any additional help you all may be able to provide.
How has your life been affected by having to take so many supplements?
Do you feel like your schedule revolves around taking your supplements?
Thanks so much!!

Welcome to the forum.
I had RNY gastric bypass surgery over 4 years ago. Both RNY and DS requires taking a lot of Vitamins and supplements daily. A DS patient is required to take a little more than RNY, but for the most part, both take quite a few. So these are my observations:
At the beginning the process of taking vitamins was somewhat overwhelming. it took several months before I had developed a system that worked for me. After that it wasn't too bad.
It is important to put a 2 hour separation between the vitamins that contain Iron and those that contain Calcium. So in my case I found that what works best for me is to take the iron supplements just before bedtime. I put my vitamins in a weekly pill container. I have one container for the morning and one for the night. And I use a very small glass bowl for my calcium supplements. I put my calciums in the bowl in the morning and take them throughout the day a couple at a time. If I am up and about I put my calciums in a ziplock bag and carry them with me.
I did not find the cost of these vitamins or supplements were excessive. The surgery drove many of my health conditions into remission. So the cost of the vitamins and supplements were offset by the cost of the prescription drugs that I was no longer taking.
Immediately after surgery, I discovered that I lost my ability to swallow large tablets. So I had to crush or split many of these vitamins. This was a major pain. But then about the 2 month mark, I was able to swallow again, and all was right in the world.

You will need to work at keeping a routine of eating properly after the surgery,and supplements and Vitamins will be part of that. Its not as drastic as it sounds, trust me. A few pills in the morning a few in the afternoon and youll be fine. But you need to want to do it and make the change and embrace being healthy and happy again..
Check out some of my Youtube videos they explain it better.