Any regrets?

[Berry78 4,261]

16 hours ago, Lateese92 said:

I'm not really sure if I have regrets or not at this stage of my surgery.

Would it be possible to keep some snack bars with you? Eat a few bites every couple hours between patients.

The snack bars should be something like oats+ peanut butter+choc. Protein powder. No sugar.

Eating two Snacks + lunch during your shift should help. Breakfast and dinner before and after. Bedtime snack if needed.

Hope this gives some ideas.

[Lateese92 49]

Thank you AnneElliot I will do that.

[Lateese92 49]

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[Lateese92 49]

Would it be possible to keep some snack bars with you? Eat a few bites every couple hours between patients.
The snack bars should be something like oats+ peanut butter+choc. Protein powder. No sugar.
Eating two Snacks + lunch during your shift should help. Breakfast and dinner before and after. Bedtime snack if needed.
Hope this gives some ideas.

Thanks Berry78 and yes I have tried this. Depends on where I am working it does work. For example when I work in ICU I carry a snack bag since I cannot leave the floor without relief and Im in the same area all day, usually about 8000 steps. I rearly have sugar drops on these days. However when I'm assigned to working on the floors I'm constantly walking very very busy and although I'm not confined to one area and can grab a quick snack at my leisure usually I'm so busy with crashing patients that I don't realize I haven't eaten until I become symptomatic. I've tried setting my phone but usually don't feel it as I can only have it on vibrate. I typically get 14-20,000 steps when I'm working the floors so I'm using much more energy and my sugar drops quicker and more often. I work as a respiratory therapists for a very large hospital. So Im currently a work in progress. Thanks so much for your input .

[nwheeler3573 9]

Same here

[nwheeler3573 9]

Thx for sharing that

[carlychloe2 106]

I take a ton of Vitamins and always have... something to be aware of with vitamins is that many brands, even the expensive ones, even the bariatric brands, contain fillers and are too low dose to be therapeutic. My clinical nutritionist has me on Thorne Research and Designs for Health.
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PS when I had my RNY in 2003, I was told that I need only take a children's Multivitamin, an Iron tablet, and a Calcium tablet. THAT is completely untrue. I suggest working with a really good clinical nutritionist to set yourself up so that you might avoid nutritional deficiencies and the ripple effect of those deficiencies.

May I ask of you are having any dental issues? I just read an article about RNY patients 5 to7 years out having many issues with their teeth, ending up with dentures.

[My Bariatric Life 764]

1 hour ago, carlychloe2 said:

May I ask of you are having any dental issues? I just read an article about RNY patients 5 to7 years out having many issues with their teeth, ending up with dentures.

I don't have any dental issues. But I know of people who do.