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Ooh no you don’t. I didn’t realize that it would ask that. Hold on I will get it and post it. It’s just two ingredients and water. lol

I had sleeve because I was worried about medication absorption. Since then I have read about tons of bypasses who are on meds, even the psyc meds I worried about and they have had zero issues. I am a year and a half out and so far no gerd issues but I have not lost all I weight and I struggle with regain. In all fairness one of my meds does clearly state is causes weight gain and with the depression I don’t exercise like I should but I still can’t help but wonder if I would be in a different boat with bypass. Don’t get me wrong I don’t regret my choice. I am glad I chose something because they are both great surgeries that will get you down to a much more healthy weight. I just can’t help but wonder what if I had chosen bypass would I be sporting my skinny jeans right now.

I am a little shocked to see this. I had sleeve even which I thought was less risk with NSAIDS and my doctors said I can have like ONE here and there since I am a year and a half out now as long as I take the PPI but made it sound like my only real answer for pain was narcotics. I was thinking about meeting with a pain management doctor to weigh the risk of ulcers vs addiction. I wonder why some doctors are so strict with the NSAIDs and others less so.

Wow that looks delicious. Does it have a lot of fat though? i haven’t had that type of sausage in a very long time so I honestly don’t remember.

First of all congratulations!! You say you’ve read stories of complications do you mean just because you are post sleeve?? I think you are far enough out now that you can eat plenty to nourish you both. I have heard of several people on here who have become pregnant even sooner post surgery and they have all had good updates as far as I have seen. I’m sure you will be considered higher risk but that just means they watch you even closer (and more chances to see the baby) so not necessarily a bad thing. I do suggest a nutritionist be part of your plan to help keep you on track to meet both of your needs without too much regain. Maybe even a phone call to your team to see if they have any advice or suggestions. And of course you will want to see the OB asap. If you haven’t already, try a search of pregnancy on here. I’m pretty sure there are a couple women who are pregnant right now. I’m sure they will have some of the best advice.

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I only take a multi with iron and two calcium citrate and my rx meds. I am able to take the rx meds with the multivitamin in the morning and I take the calcium at noon and three. I just set alarms. Some people like to use breakfast, lunch and dinner and/or bedtime. It really is dependent on how many doses you have to separate and what works best for you to remember.

I was one of those that had taste changes post surgery. Almost all the shakes were sickingly sweet tasting. My suggestion to avoid this is to shop at convenience stores and buy singles to try a bunch of diffferent shakes. Easy to find your favorite without committing to a whole case of anything. Walmart has some four packs but a lot of places you have to buy a case.

Well the fasting glucose is the one that’s a part of the regular labs, right? I get those Wednesday. My last one was right on the upper cusp of normal when I looked back but idk if he seen that or not. I think this Is his version of a glucose tolerance or glucose challenge test??. I say that just because he said I can just eat a big meal instead of drinking the gross drink. But it’s not a blood test (it’s the finger prick one) so idk. Lol

If I were you I’d just ask your doctor if they are okay first and hopefully they will know what to type in to find them because I know you don’t really need 10 of them but I didn’t know what to call it other than non slip.

These sound delicious. I will have to give them a try. Thanks.

Does anyone else’s doctor do the glucose test two hours after a “big meal”. I am supposed to do this this week sometime and he said instead of drinking the sugar drink I can have a big meal. Since I can’t eat a big volume I assume something with a lot of calories? I was thinking of a bacon cheeseburger with avocado and ranch would be really heavy even if I only eat like half. Do I need to have actual sugar though? I tried to google it but I think my dr may be a bit old school cause I couldn’t find anyone else who does the test this way.

okay I just got my moon cheese and couldn’t wait to try it. I got the garlic parmesan and I’m not a fan. Neither is my hubby. Did I just pick a bad flavor?

Yea those clips are so annoying. I THINK they are a different material too with some rubber or something that makes one layer sorta stick to the next layer. I don’t think it’s rubber but something like it.

Trust me, i never had constipation before surgery so I never realized I would talk about my bowels so much or be so happy to have one. It’s a happy day when things get moving again. The stool softener was colace but I only needed it immediately post surgery. After I had a bowel movement I stopped taking it. But you may need it longer if still on pain meds. I took the benefiber daily for a while to keep ahead of the constipation. Walmart has a generic that is a powder and much cheaper. I just mixed in a spoonful to a glass of crystal light in the morning and I didn’t have any issues from there on. Some people still do and need something stronger daily but you could start with that and see how it works for you since you have it already and know you tolerate it okay. Once I got closer to a normal serving of things I weaned myself off of the benefiber and I don’t need anything now.

Maybe ask if you can use something like this. I knew I had seen ace bandages made out of different materials than cotton that looked less slippery. I’ve never tried these but it does say “non slip”?? Supra-Grip Elastic Bandage, 4" x 5.5 Yds, Pack of 10, Hook and Loop Closure, Non-Sterile, Washable and Resuable, Non-Slip Compression and Support https://a.co/d/4yjONhY

I had sleeve and I was told to take a bariatric multi with iron and two calcium citrate daily to start. They do blood work at the three month follow up and adjust from there if necessary. My labs were good at 3 and 6 month and one year. That seems to be working for me. I take the procare health multivitamin with 45mg iron. That and the bariatric advantage chewable were recommended by my team. I started with the chewable and I didn’t think it tasted bad (some people hate the chewables though) but it was more expensive and you had to take it twice a day so I switched to the capsule at about one month out and that’s been fine for me. I have it on auto ship which is convenient and it qualifies me for free shipping. I did keep my leftover chewables in case they ever didn’t arrive on time but a year and a half later that has never been an issue. The calcium citrate I take is just a normal vitamin from Amazon (just make sure it’s “citrate” though. The other one doesn’t absorb as well for us.

In the US we do B12 shots too, sometimes they are required post WLS too, just not always (sorry if that’s what you meant). From my experience the dr’s are kinda stingy with the B12 around here. Which is sorta odd because im pretty sure I’ve been told your body just pees out any excess (don’t quote me on that though). I was borderline low once in labs and they said the sublingual version would be sufficient so they seem to reserve the injections for more severe deficiencies. I guess that makes sense.

I never heard the rule about gas passing or not. Are you taking any stool softeners and have you tried anything to help you go? Do you feel like your bowels are full? I was on stool softeners from day one post op but like many people I still got constipated. I took milk of magnesia (just one dose) and that did the trick. I can’t remember exactly how many days they said to go before I took the milk of magnesia (sorry). Check your paperwork it should like your teams preference for medications to take and how many days to go before taking something for this issue. In terms of going to urgent care or not is up to you. To me if I have something going on it’s worth a few bucks for the peace of mind cause I get pretty bad anxiety but that’s up to you. You may get a more helpful response by calling your team though.

Well I’m glad you haven’t given up and that you have someone to help advocate for you now. Many people would just quit and that’s what they want. Hang in there.

Ypu said your dr retired but is his practice still active. If so, I’m sure they would answer your question.

I don’t THINK you should have any issues with any antibiotics? I believe it’s just NSAID’s that we are supposed to avoid but you can always ask is that okay with my surgery when they write the script just to be certain.

I am a year and a half out. I don’t have any problems eating at all. Sort of wish I had more restriction but I guess we are all different. It’s a little unusual to be having issues still at 8 months have you spoken to your team to make sure nothing is going on?

Okay i had sleeve and just had an MRI. She asked when I had it so I guess if your earlier out it may matter but I was fine.

I haven’t heard anyone mention this one yet. I would check with your doctor.