Re: Re: 3 1/2 years and counting....questions

November 7, 2004

I haven't heard of anyone having the mgb that has gained all their weight

back. Have you? I think it has to do with the way our pouches are made and

located. IT just makes sense with the rny that the pouch could extend down and

stretch easier. Any ideas from anyone? barb dudley

November 7, 2004

TAKE your vitamins...I should not be throwing stones as this is very hard

for me to do. I am taking them now like a religious zealot! BUT, I am just

recovering from low iron and it is a bitch to fight...I had an iron infusion

and felt MUCH, MUCH better in 24 hours and if any of you out there are

battling low iron just go get an infusion...the difference was incredible. I

go back to the doc in a few weeks to determine if I will need another one

and how often, but it sure made a HUGE difference for me. I would do it

again it a heart beat. Only risk is the risk of an alergic reaction, it is

NOT a blood product, so no risk there...goes in by IV usually in a cancer

clinic that makes you VERY grateful to be healthy!

Re: 3 1/2 years and counting....questions

I am 4 years out and (wasnt i one of your contacts??!!) You are

lucky... i felt the same around 2.5 or 3 years out... well let me

tell you.... you figure out that you CAN gain when you look at the

scale one day and you are 7 pounds heavier!! LOL! BE CAREFUL!! TAKE

YOUR VITAMINS! many people with malabsorption get osteoporosis, so

take the calcium supplements (or tums)keep an eye on your iron!!

these are things that can sneak up on you and not show any symptom

until you are wayyyy out of control. be safe be healthy. i am

tickled to death that you are doing so well! i am doing fine too

except i fight off 5-7 pounds on a regular basis and my iron drops

at times--- i try not to let either one get out of hand!

be well!!

cathy s in va

> Hello Everyone!

> Well, it's been 3 1/2 years since my mgb. I have not had any

problems at

> all lately with anything. I mean, lately I have had quite an

appetite, for

> some reason, and I seem to be able to eat more than I used to,

without

> dumping and without gaining anything. Is this normal? I thought

I was going to

> be " carefully watching " what I ate for the rest of my life.

> I know several people who have had an rny or mgb and have gained

their

> weight back.

> Does everyone this far out of surgery still need to be so careful?

> Is " " " " " " " " taking

tums

> several times a day?

> " " " " " " " " "

taking

> multi-vitamins every day?

> " " " " " " " " having

any

> problems going on that are not showing any negative symptoms that I

could be having

> but aren't aware of?

> I hear about people having serious health problems, but I've none

at all!

> I was 270 lbs. and now I weigh about 110.

> I missed Al's show the other night, so I missed out on hearing

of any

> problems that he's having.

>

> Thanks for your help.

> Angels on your Pillows,

>

November 7, 2004

Hi ,

I too have problems with my hemoglobin. I have been taking chromagen forte

since 3 months after surgery. My iron level has not returned to the normal

level yet. I have taken my vitamins as prescribed since the surgery.

What do you do to get your iron up??? If Dr R is reading this...do you have any

suggestions? Of course I continue to go to my local MD who gets blood test to

show him how I am doing overall. Of course he is the one who prescribed the

chromagen forte for me and said the levels rise slowly. This is really slow as

now I am a little more that 7 months out of surgery.

I talked with Penny with CLOS after sugary telling of my low hemoglobin and

she said that was not typical of pts that close to their surgery date ....and

that it took patients longer to develop the low iron. She did not have any

other suggestions as to how to build my iron level. Maybe those patients with

this issue have suggestions that have helped you. Suggestions or comments for

me?

Any comments on this would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Beth in SC