shirleyjohn001

Please don't hold me on this. I have not had my surgery yet, but my nutritionist told me that red meat will only kick in after minimum 6 or 12months, I think so. But definitely not right away. It's a long path before red meat can kick in. I could be wrong, but I believe the people who has had the surgery would be the best to go by since they are the experienced veterans in this matter:) Hope you feel better

In fact I don’t take any other medications other than the metaphormin and 1 BP medicine, though, my pressure is normal, but my doc told me that I have to take the BP med because I am taking the diabetic medicine. I was told by the nutritionist in my last visit last week that I have to take so many medicines for Vitamins and Calcium and ......which I will not get from my regular food intake. And the cost that was told is almost $175 per month for my vitamins, which I feel is extremely expensive. It just blew me out for the cost. I was thinking, the idea for doing the surgery was to get away with my diabetes so that I can avoid more complications down the road, coz I know how much this disease can damage our body, since I saw my dad battling this disease. Would it so much for the vitamins per month? If not, how much should I expect as the cost for the vitamins, so that I can financially plan ahead more wisely. Can somebody tell me, will I be able to do my normal functions the day you finish the surgery? Or what should I expect before the surgery and what to expect after the surgery. ? Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas would be very helpful, so me to prepare both physically and mentally. I have not yet met the surgeon and physiatrist yet, and hoping to meet them this month. My hope is that my A1C comes to normal and I am diabetic free which is my prayer!

I am so thankful and grateful for each one of you who has responded to my questions. The only reason I am doing this surgery is because I am diagonosed diabetic and have seen my dad go through so much of health complications and both my parent being diabetic, heart patients, blood preasure.....etc, it just freaked me out to see whats my future like, if I dont do something about it. I too am ashamed to say that I pretty much eat what I like knowing, that I am diabetic and take metamorphin. I have not yet started my food journal, coz I am scared to write down all the stuff I eat, though not that bad.coz I dont eat any white stuff like white bread, white Pasta as I have replaced them with brown rice/brown pasta. I am hoping to start my food journal and I pray and hope that I make healthy choices. The food intake measurements that I'd seen at the nutrionist, just blew my mind and keeps me wondering, if people are really satisfied with that amount of food ? coz its so little. And I keep wondering ti quantity will ever be satisfying.. I am so nervous and scared that I have no words to say because I have been healthy all my life, and I dont take a single medicine/tablet upto date, other that the one I just started metamorphin and the BP medicine and dont know if I am making the right decision to do the sleeve surgery. And if there would be complications after my surgery, when I had none to begin with. I am excited though but scared too!!!! I am excited that my diabetic will hopefully God willing will go away and I will loose my weight, which I have been struggling for 17years now, after the birth of my first child