July bypass

[itsmekarenlee 129]

K good to know. Just goes to shows not to believe everything you hear from a dr or nut.sigh.

I hope those taste better than the flintstones.

How much vit k are in the Centrum you take?

[rubyred138 17]

10 mcg per tablet

[Jessica.O 47]

While we are all trying to help each other here it is always best to follow medication and nutritional recommendations from a medical professional you knows you and your medical history. Each doctor has different recommendations. You have put your faith in this person and their team to help you succeed through this process. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to be on the medical side of things and have patients picking and choosing what instructions to abide by and telling us what they read online. Often you can find what you want to hear online and it becomes easier to accept that than your doctor's directions. The doctors don't make stuff up for their own amusement, they are trained and experienced and we turn to them for their professional advice and wisdom. Bariatric Pal is a great place for support and practical advice but not a credible medical resource.

[itsmekarenlee 129]

It's more credible than my bariatric dr and obviously our Nuts since both of them have us different info. I have been neglected by our bariatric dr so any information I can get from here is more than I have ever gotten or will get from him.

[Jessica.O 47]

Wow.

[NewLife4Me7 110]

GB on 7-30 16lbs feeling so much bettet

[shebaker1 4]

Had my surgery July 28th. Feeling great, walking 1/4 mile. Still on Protein and liquids and no probs that I am aware of except the incisions are healing and itch.

[itsmekarenlee 129]

Jessica O- I totally understand what you're saying though and I'm still going by our dr/nut instructions/menu.

As far as our dr goes he has not once examined me, before, right after or at post op, he argued with me when I asked him about a lump above one of my my incisions, he couldn't be bothered to come in at my post op appt to answer my two questions (the nut went back and forth to ask him), he didn't tell me how my surgery went, didn't give me pain meds that worked even though I told him beforehand what did and didn't work on me and made me suffer, even the nurses were po'd at him, and he makes me feel like I'm a bother, and just a number and a paycheck. I called him on a Saturday night to let him know about my husband who was going downhill after his sleeve, told him his urine was very dark, he was nauseous even taking antinausea meds, in pain, tingly in his head and hands and couldn't drink his Protein and he just said for him to drink more Water. Made him suffer 4 more days until post op appt and then had me drive him to the ER where he stayed for 5 days diagnosed with pancreatitis and a blood clot. Yet, he is considered one of the top bariatric surgeons here in Texas. Personally, I think he has gotten the God Complex. And because I've had so many drs like him give bad advise and made errors, leaving me with physical and emotional scars, I do not trust them 100%.

Two regrets that I've had with doing this is 1) not trusting my gut feeling from our orientation meeting with him, 2) not taking my husband in to the ER that night, no matter what our dr said, because he was wrong, and I knew it too.

Our Nut said the Centrum doesn't have Iron in it. She was wrong too apparently.

But we are staying in the flintstones for now because with his Coumadin and levels being tested two times a week he can't change the Vitamins until after. The vit k levels are different and we can't mess with that right now.

:-)

[Donald Garvey 31]

I had RNY July 31 so i just make the cut!! Im having good days and bad days...mostly good recently.

[Donald Garvey 31]

Jessica O- I totally understand what you're saying though and I'm still going by our dr/nut instructions/menu. You sound like you have a horrible doctor!

As far as our dr goes he has not once examined me, before, right after or at post op, he argued with me when I asked him about a lump above one of my my incisions, he couldn't be bothered to come in at my post op appt to answer my two questions (the nut went back and forth to ask him), he didn't tell me how my surgery went, didn't give me pain meds that worked even though I told him beforehand what did and didn't work on me and made me suffer, even the nurses were po'd at him, and he makes me feel like I'm a bother, and just a number and a paycheck. I called him on a Saturday night to let him know about my husband who was going downhill after his sleeve, told him his urine was very dark, he was nauseous even taking antinausea meds, in pain, tingly in his head and hands and couldn't drink his Protein and he just said for him to drink more Water. Made him suffer 4 more days until post op appt and then had me drive him to the ER where he stayed for 5 days diagnosed with pancreatitis and a blood clot. Yet, he is considered one of the top bariatric surgeons here in Texas. Personally, I think he has gotten the God Complex. And because I've had so many drs like him give bad advise and made errors, leaving me with physical and emotional scars, I do not trust them 100%.

Two regrets that I've had with doing this is 1) not trusting my gut feeling from our orientation meeting with him, 2) not taking my husband in to the ER that night, no matter what our dr said, because he was wrong, and I knew it too.

Our Nut said the Centrum doesn't have Iron in it. She was wrong too apparently.

But we are staying in the flintstones for now because with his Coumadin and levels being tested two times a week he can't change the Vitamins until after. The vit k levels are different and we can't mess with that right now.

:-)

crappy doctor

Edited August 10, 2014 by Donald Garvey

[Donald Garvey 31]

Had my surgery July 28th. Feeling great, walking 1/4 mile. Still on Protein and liquids and no probs that I am aware of except the incisions are healing and itch.

Man..that itching is tough huh?

[itsmekarenlee 129]

I'm itching on my belly where the incisions aren't. What's up with that??

[Donald Garvey 31]

Well a whole lot went on under the skin to. Could be a trapped leprechaun, i don't know. Im not a leprechaunologiest

Edited August 10, 2014 by Donald Garvey

[itsmekarenlee 129]

Love it! Lol

[pik 262]

I'm itching on my belly where the incisions aren't. What's up with that??

That's how I was too, but never at the incisions. Very minimal at the other areas.