I probably won't go back to see the Doctor who did my surgery. I don't have a primary care physician. I am going to make an appoinment with one today or tomorrow. Can the primary care doctor have my vitamin levels checked? What is the process? I remember the doctor who did my surgery wrote a prescription for the blood work, but then didn't tell me where to go and get it done so I just didn't do it. I am sort of at a loss of what to do.

Any doctor can order the blood work. Kaiser has a cheat sheet for General Practitioners that details what should be checked:

http://www.permanent...r/pdf/63284.pdf

Some stuff in the sheet applies to other surgeries, but most info applies to sleeve.

Lynda

Great it says:

NSAIDS: contraindicated LIFELONG due to risk bleed in

relatively ischemic pouch and INACCESSIBLE remnant

stomach

I HAVE TO TAKE ADVIL during my period! It is the only thing that gets rid of the most horrible cramps!!!!

I think that applies to RNY only. I know my program allows them but if I take them I also have to take prilosec or the generic version, omeprazole.

Lynda

Great it says:

NSAIDS: contraindicated LIFELONG due to risk bleed in

relatively ischemic pouch and INACCESSIBLE remnant

stomach

I HAVE TO TAKE ADVIL during my period! It is the only thing that gets rid of the most horrible cramps!!!!