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My name is Kara, I'm 26 years old and from Pocola, Ok. I had the Roux-en-y Gastric bypass in December of 2010, I was 20 when I had it done by Dr.Roller in Fayetteville, Ar. Before I had surgery, I weighed 255 lbs with a BMI of 40.2. Now I weigh 189 lbs with a BMI of 32. I struggle REALLY bad with nutrient deficiencies and low Protein. I bruise VERY easily and get sick 2-3 times a year (I usually wind up with bronchitis or strep throat) But I try to manage. Any input is welcome! Glad to be here!

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Are you still taking all your vitamins?

Welcome. 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. Some of the problems that you seem to be encountering could be caused by a lack of Vitamins or a lack of protein.

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 are restricted to is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore if you concentrate on consuming high protein meals, you have a very important option available to you. You can start to reduce your reliance on protein supplements. I went from 3 protein shakes per day in the beginning, down to 2, down to 1, and then when my meal volume increased to 1 cup per meal at a year and a half, I was able to completely offload my use of protein shakes. So I think you might want to track how much protein you are consuming from meals daily and if it isn't enough, you may have to add protein shakes or Protein Bars to your daily consumption.

After surgery, you should have been given a list of vitamins that you need to take daily. This is an initial list. Normally you had several blood workups since then that measured how well you are doing with your vitamins. If you are below the required levels normally your surgeon changed your daily requirements to bring you back to normal. This is extremely important because the part of your stomach that normally converts food into vitamins has been cut away permanently. Thus you have to take a vitamin mix every day for the rest of your life.

You indicated that you bruised easily. For several years I was taking aspirin and as time went on I discovered I was bruising very easily. Aspirin is a blood thinner, so are products that contain aspirin such as excedrin. I stopped taking aspirin and my bruising went away.

I dont really have any input, but i just wanted to say you look great!

Edited November 20, 20169 yr by ready_to_be_thin