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allwet

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  1. In prep for my 1 year follow up the surgeon sent me for lab work and my B6 came back way way to high. So they asked me to stop taking B6. so now i am looking for a way to cover the B vitamins without B6. I was taking a sublingual multi B liquid.

    1. allwet

      allwet

      did a search both on this site and google and found a lot of hits on just that issue - high B6 when taking multi B supplement. Including 1 NIH study that found 17/68 sleeve patients in the study had elevated B6.

      going to stop the liquid multi B and just use the chewable Centrum Silver for a few months then retest

    2. Orchids&Dragons

      Orchids&Dragons

      That's interesting. Is it just a sleeve issue or is that just what you were searching for?

    3. allwet

      allwet

      on this site it was sleeve specific but on google it was more wide spread among people that were daily users of supplements and the gov't study was a sleeve study for vitamin deficiencies that found oddly B6 went up more than it went down post op

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  2. this for 2 months post op. if not prescribed pick it over the counter
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  4. allwet

    Some questions regarding GERD...

    In one study i read recently that compared sleeve to bypass there were 11 people with post op (sleeve) issues and 9 of 11 were gerd issues. this is the number 1 issue for sleeve as this procedure seems to make it worse. most people with serious gerd issues get moved to bypass by there surgeons because that procedure shows no increased gerd issues like the sleeve does
  5. allwet

    Well, THAT was gross.

    there was a recent (month or 2) recall i got a letter due to my purchases being on record with costco. check the premier protein web site for lot numbers and see about taking the package back
  6. so for 2nd time since WLS i have managed to hurt myself. Pulled the tricep muscle right at the top of the elbow and now even the dam coffee cup hurts.

    Doc has me out of gym for 10 days and then back slowly  if i dont want to screw it up again.

     

    1. Orchids&Dragons

      Orchids&Dragons

      I definitely get that. I'm curious, what is the civilian equivalent to the guy that loads torpedos? Yes, my brothers were all fortunate to have salable talents when they got out. The two older ones have solid careers with major companies. The youngest, unfortunately, keeps getting side-tracked by drugs and alcohol. His employers (there have been many) seem to have a problem with employees getting drunk at lunch. Who knew?

    2. allwet

      allwet

      lol yea your dad and i ended up in the same "boat" there

    3. Orchids&Dragons

      Orchids&Dragons

      Yeah, he came home and was a sales rep for a big dairy. Don't see how torpedos fit into that one :)

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  7. allwet

    Serious Thoughts.....

    It really does come down to just this. Processed food is killing us. All the Macro's just play at the edge but the real Issue here is the level of processing all the food we eat has gone thru.
  8. allwet

    Serious Thoughts.....

    i have said before and will say again. post op is mostly mental if i could change anything i would move all that bullshit you do for 6 plus months before surgery and change it out for 6 plus months of therapy post op. food is SO much more than just nutrients and energy. It is a part of our view of ourselves for better and for worse.
  9. allwet

    Month By Month Weight Loss

    I was lucky i had a great first month 30 something pounds. followed by 8-10 pounds every month for the next 9 months after that. June looks to to be my big slow down. i have been expecting it for the last few months. My body seems to have found a sweet spot and i think the last 20 pounds i want to lose are going to be a slow slog but i have hit every goal to this point and i haven't felt this good in more than a decade so at this point i just don't care if i need the next 6 months to get that last 20 off
  10. weight gain and loss is driven by hormones and men and women have a very different mix going on inside. This will have an effect on the pace of weight loss. Nothing fair about it but you can't change biology. If he keeps those bad habits it will bite his ass down the road with weight regain.
  11. allwet

    Are you happy with your sleeve

    so very happy. at 10 months post op all the downside is way behind me and only the good parts are left to enjoy
  12. I think the fake sugar thing is more of a sweetness issue. You dont do sweet now and things that are sweet are REAL sweet to you and that is not as pleasant to you as it was before. Your taste buds are more sensitive to sweet now that you are not eating it as a normal daily thing. I never could stand the aftertaste of any fake sugar before and its no better now.
  13. i believe it was under tickers in the drop down box located under your log in name
  14. mine was scrambled egg with a teaspoon of salsa. i ate a lot of this to start. good thing i love it.
  15. allwet

    H-Pylori test

    been there done that but better now than post op. lots of us here test positive for this and have to take the meds before moving on to the surgery. With your new very small sleeve you do not want any issues making things more complicated.
  16. second time this week i have seen mention of the grp of people that can eat carbs with ease.  can't find the link to that Business Insider article that talked about the test for carb processing but this mentions that ability in the start of this video.

    1. allwet

      allwet

      yea the whole genetics link to this is real interesting. I have come to think it was ketosis that had me so hyper at the start of this. I went from liquid to soft foods then on to lean meats but i was basicly carb free for 2 plus months and was deep into ketosis without knowing it. doubt i have been there much since but it was a weird time for me and and interesting effect.

    2. Orchids&Dragons

      Orchids&Dragons

      Thanks for introducing me to this speaker. I've spent the entire morning listening to his shows.

    3. allwet

      allwet

      glad you liked it. i have always been a science nerd at heart and i find the stuff coming out of research today very interesting and fun to delve into.

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  17. around here its graduation weekend so lots of get together's and out of town family.

    thought i would look forward to it more but turns out nope.

  18. allwet

    Non Scale Victories

    Bump just bumping this important thread back up. dont want to lose it to other pages. we just end up with half dozen new threads starting instead of keeping it all in one place
  19. allwet

    Hunger normal?

    this is different for everyone. Head hunger is real even if just in the head. Habit plays a real role here you are simply used to eating and your body and mind don't understand why you stopped. this does get better as the days go by you get used to a new pattern and the head hunger will decrease. once you move to more semi solid food it will help the mind with the why are not eating thing. all i can suggest is avoid being reminded about food- less tv more movies - try to keep mind occupied distract yourself as much as possible
  20. allwet

    surgery in four days

    peace of mind if you can find it on sale anywhere. The ladies seem to have a list of must haves - like chapstick and a robe and extra clothes but for me if didn't want to see my butt checks close you eyes grats and good luck hope you have a great recovery
  21. allwet

    Loosing slowly

    if its sold in the middle of the store you will be hard pressed to find something without added sugar. There is a whole industry devoted to finding the exact amount of added sugar to make something taste amazing without you thinking sugar.
  22. if you have the control - big if - there is no food you can not enjoy next year but its the frequency and portion you need to worry about not if you will ever eat it again. seek some help with emotional eating and try to build habits now that will carry you later when its easier to go off the rails.
  23. allwet

    Another carb theory

    very interesting. guess i'll have to try but really no matter what that test says life exp has taught me i can't do carbs safely. i just can't keep control of my eating with them included.

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