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AmyD102    95

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My husband and I are both in the process of getting prepped for the sleeve surgery. We went two weeks ago for our pre-op appointments including blood work, meeting with the NUT and the psych eval. We thought everything was good, but my husband received a letter today that his Vitamin D levels came back really low and he needs to take a special prescription for 3 months and go back to get retested.

He's now freaking out that they may postpone his surgery because of this, the surgeon was hoping for a July date for him and an August date for me. We have another appointment on the 16th which is when we are going to go over surgery dates, but didn't know if anyone had any experience with this?

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Elle09    157

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I have low Iron, low Vitamin D, and even lower thiamin levels (B1). These are issues that I have continuously have dealt with over a lifetime. My surgery was not postponed, and due to those nutritional deficiencies although I have been sleeved it was determined that I would follow the Vitamin protocol for those who have the gastric bypass. Since I was so close to the surgery date I was advised to start thiamin immediately and the other issues were to be addressed after surgery. I do have a liquid Vitamin D that I take.

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Valentina    2,642

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I have low Iron, low Vitamin D, and even lower thiamin levels (B1). These are issues that I have continuously have dealt with over a lifetime. My surgery was not postponed, and due to those nutritional deficiencies although I have been sleeved it was determined that I would follow the Vitamin protocol for those who have the gastric bypass. Since I was so close to the surgery date I was advised to start thiamin immediately and the other issues were to be addressed after surgery. I do have a liquid vitamin D that I take.

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Exactly what she ^^^ said. :)

I am 5yrs out (today) and have been taking Vit. D, B12, B complex, Calcium and a Multivitamin ever since and will continue to do so. Not a bad sacrifice for all of the rewards I've received .

Call your bariatric team about whether a surgery postponement will be necessary. Only they will know what's right for you and your hubby.

Keep us posted.

Prayers going up.

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Elle09    157

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The Vitamins @@Valentina listed I take also with an addition of Vitamin A and Iron. I was recently sleeved 28 April 2016 so I am kind of a newbie, but it was definitely worth it.

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The Vitamins @@Valentina listed I take also with an addition of Vitamin A and Iron. I was recently sleeved 28 April 2016 so I am kind of a newbie, but it was definitely worth it.

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becomingmandikaye    262

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My Vit D level was low, and the first question I asked when they called to tell me was "Will this effect my surgery?" They assured me it would not and simply called in a Rx for a weekly supplement.

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AmyD102    95

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Thank you so much for your responses! Definitely eased his mind, I really appreciate it!

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FrankyG    1,450

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My husband and I had low Vitamin D a few years ago, and besides the supplement, were advised to go outside and get actual sun exposure a few times a week. As I am really fair skinned, they told me no more than 10 minutes a pop, and it needed to be with no sunscreen. I wore a hat so my face wasn't getting as much (I turn red easy) and mostly just sunned my arms, legs and stomach, but the husband would take off his shirt to get maximum exposure. We'd take a book and set a timer and did that twice a week.

My levels came up to normal pretty fast while doing this. I think with the indoor jobs many people have and the common usage of sunblock due to the worry of skin cancer, we're blocking the body's natural ability to get Vitamin D from sun exposure - which is a way better method than pill form.

I wear sunblock when I'm outside now, but I'm outside a whole lot more now that I exercise (walk/bike/swim).

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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