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Finally saw my surgeon after 13 days postop



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Asked him about the following things:

1. Numbness in the hands which I never had

He said to take pediasure ice pops for electrolights

2. I asked him about bloodwork to tack Vitamin deficiency and kidney function creatinine test

He said that he doesn't test anything until a month and a half post op. He said to drink more Water so that I urinate more and to continue to take the Bariatric Vitamines

3. I asked him when can I go swimming

He said anytime now

4. I asked him about low energy

He said to drink more water and drink more Protein.

5. I asked him about the gerd I have in the morning upon awakening and the pain I feel when I eat low fat cottage cheese

He told me to keep experimenting with different foods and keep taking the Prilosec. So I went to the store and bought pure almond butter and it tasted lovely.

6. I asked him about Constipation since I take a lot of Iron Vitamines

He told me to take colase stool softener.

7. As pretty and wealthy as he is, he's not the wealth of knowledge as you guys are on this website. It really seems like he's going through the motions and moving onto the next patient.

His answer is that I drink an ounce of water ever 15 minutes and drink an ounce of protein every 45 minutes. He said that I will eventually move up to two Protein drinks per day.

The only thing that went wrong today was that my inner thigh exercises using a weight machine in the gym caused my TI band in my back to irritate and inflame tremendously. So I went out and purchased a foam roller and took a pain killer.

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