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Has anyone used Dr, David N dryer located in and affiliated with Centennial Medical Center. TN

Looking to get printed instructions from this surgeon/dieticians office. Do they say 500-700 until you get to maintenance? Maintaining calories 1000 life long? I've spoken with two patients. These are their instructions after sleeve surgery.

@mama3beartn @dashofsunshine @Ron Eddie @Larryh @EddiesAngel @Dee_Climer

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Yes... that is the amount. 500 cal till you hit goal...I wasnt given a range. Just 500.

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This is from the VSG manual; it isn't just Dr. Dyer, fyi. There are three surgeons in this practice, and they go by the same manual.

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So you are limited to less than 500 calories per day until you hit goal? I may have read that incorrectly,

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1 hour ago, Jazzy1125 said:

So you are limited to less than 500 calories per day until you hit goal? I may have read that incorrectly,

I'm also concerned.

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14 hours ago, mama3beartn said:

Yes... that is the amount. 500 cal till you hit goal...I wasnt given a range. Just 500.

How did you do on 500? Was it realistic and sustainable ?

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@Alex Brecher

You have Dr, David N Dyer and other surgeons at Centennial Medical Center. TN advertised on your site.

Have you ever seen instructions of 500 calories until you lost 75% of your weight??? I thought this was a mistake. But here is the surgeons instructions that patients are following.

12 hours ago, bratcad said:

This is from the VSG manual; it isn't just Dr. Dyer, fyi. There are three surgeons in this practice, and they go by the same manual.

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This seems incredibly low. I'm not a medic, but I'm aware of calorie intake recommended for patients on complete bed rest. It's much higher than even the 800kcal pre-op diet too. Also thinking of the range of physiologies this covers if it's standard. Fascinated to see other opinions.

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To his patients.

I'm not intending on making you feel negative about your surgeon's instructions. I apologise if this thread offends anyone. I'm just concerned.

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