I am feel weak and tired all the time.

Has anyone had any known deficiences since their surgery?

Who did the testing? Should I go to my primary care doctor or can the surgeon who did my surgery do the testing?

Probably you should talk to your band doctor about it, but he might send you to your primary for those kinds of tests.

I've been low on Iron since banding. Which can cause the tiredness you are describing. You can get Iron in chewable form from a Vitamin store.

Probably you should talk to your band doctor about it, but he might send you to your primary for those kinds of tests.

I've been low on Iron since banding. Which can cause the tiredness you are describing. You can get Iron in chewable form from a Vitamin store.

Thanks...how did you find out?

I am feel weak and tired all the time.

Has anyone had any known deficiences since their surgery?

Who did the testing? Should I go to my primary care doctor or can the surgeon who did my surgery do the testing?

prbooksie - are you taking Vitamins??? I take flinstone with Iron per my doctor. In my book I have a paper to give to my pcp to run blood test every six months and gives a list of what i should be tested for.

I am not tired all the time - but I do eat my veggies daily

and i consume about 1000 - 1200 daily...

Are you getting enough calories??

prbooksie - are you taking Vitamins??? I take flinstone with Iron per my doctor. In my book I have a paper to give to my pcp to run blood test every six months and gives a list of what i should be tested for.

I am not tired all the time - but I do eat my veggies daily

and i consume about 1000 - 1200 daily...

Are you getting enough calories??

No and I know I should be taking them. I bought them...but always forget.

I am not eating very health and I know it too. I can't eat anything until some time after noon and some days...not even then. My doctor recommended me doing liquid drinks for the morning because I wasn't losing until he tighted it down.

No and I know I should be taking them. I bought them...but always forget.

I am not eating very health and I know it too. I can't eat anything until some time after noon and some days...not even then. My doctor recommended me doing liquid drinks for the morning because I wasn't losing until he tighted it down.

Ok imho you need a Protein shake (do you have protein powder) in the a.m. if you can't eat or some clear Liquid Protein - my doc sells some great stuff proti 15 and has 15g of protein and for lunch too.

Take your Vitamins... Put them by your bed and take every night before you go to sleep.. (this is what i do - if i don't see them I will forget - i ususally take mine about every other day - 2 at a time) and start eating healthy again Make sure you are getting 64 grms protein

No wonder you don't feel good....

Get back on program GF - and you will feel better ... Good Luck

Ok imho you need a Protein shake (do you have protein powder) in the a.m. if you can't eat or some clear liquid protein - my doc sells some great stuff proti 15 and has 15g of protein and for lunch too.

Take your Vitamins... Put them by your bed and take every night before you go to sleep.. (this is what i do - if i don't see them I will forget - i ususally take mine about every other day - 2 at a time) and start eating healthy again Make sure you are getting 64 grms protein

No wonder you don't feel good....

Get back on program GF - and you will feel better ... Good Luck

I'm trying! I want to, but I get lazy! I do drink...one to two Rivival Soy Protein Drink a day, plus one to two Medifast drinks. I sure I am getting enough protein.

My doctor also has me taking calcium (tums for me)..

But I also keep the bottle of Flintstones+Iron and Tums on my night stand, and it's part of my nightly ritual when I take my sleeping pills.

You can go to your general practitioner for a blood work up, and they can tell if you're having a deficiency of something.

I'm trying! I want to, but I get lazy! I do drink...one to two Rivival Soy Protein drink a day, plus one to two Medifast drinks. I sure I am getting enough protein.

The medifast has only 11 grams of pt (been there and done that one twice - but I do like the banana cream shakes and the cream of ck & broc Soups )- I don't know about Rivvaal ???

The medifast has only 11 grams of pt (been there and done that one twice - but I do like the banana cream shakes and the cream of ck & broc soups )- I don't know about Rivvaal ???

I found out about the Revival Soy from a magazine article. Soy has been known to help with stomach fat, which is me me me...also PMS and menopause. Most of the Revival drinks have 20g Protein.

I've got an email into the surgeons office to see if they will do the test.

I am going to put my Vitamins by the bed and try that to remember. It sure can't hurt!

INDIOGIRL55 In one of your posts you said:

In my book I have a paper to give to my pcp to run blood test every six months and gives a list of what i should be tested for.

Could you please share with us what those things are that we should be tested for? Thanks!

INDIOGIRL55 In one of your posts you said:

In my book I have a paper to give to my pcp to run blood test every six months and gives a list of what i should be tested for.

Could you please share with us what those things are that we should be tested for? Thanks!

It's at home but - I will tonite ....

Vitamins - I actually look forward to mine. I use the Chewable Centrum Silver and Chewable Viactive Calcium they are kind of like a little "candy" for me.

Protien drinks - I'm pretty tight in the mornings as well. I usually wait until around 10 am then have a Low Carb version of SlimFast. I've tried other drinks and have nothing against them but I like that the Slim Fast has a variety of vitamins/minerals as well as 20g of Protein to 6 Carbs (4 of which are Fiber).

My vitamins were like candy, till I ran out and bought the 'big bottle', and it's flintstones 'COMPLETE'.. I have no idea what the difference is, except these are about 2.5x the size of 'normal' flintstones+iron and taste like crappy vitamins..leaving vitamin residue on my teeth.

But, I am toughing it out till I run out, and just making sure not to make this mistake again.. on the bad side, since I got the BIG BOTTLE, it's going to be a while.

I take the SF calcium soft chews and like Diane.. they are like candy to me.

I've been eating the Weight Control oatmeal in the mornings and it seems to be going through just fine.

I'm guessing you are not getting enough protien in........ I can really feel a difference in my energy level when I don't get enough........

I take the SF calcium soft chews and like Diane.. they are like candy to me.

I've been eating the Weight Control Oatmeal in the mornings and it seems to be going through just fine.

I'm guessing you are not getting enough protien in........ I can really feel a difference in my energy level when I don't get enough........

My doc & nurtistionist have me taking calcium citrate as is better absorbed than calcium carbonate

In an article from the November, 1999 issue of The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Howard J. Heller, MD and his colleagues compared the calcium absorption of Citracal (a calcium citrate formulation) and Os-Cal (a calcium carbonate one) after a single oral dose (500 mg calcium), taken with a meal. By measuring blood levels of calcium, they demonstrated that calcium citrate is 2.5 times more bioavailable (easier for your body to use) than calcium carbonate.