Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 HI EVERYONE; MY NAME IS ELSA ATENCIO, FROM PANAMA. RECENTLY I STARTED WORKING WITH A HEALTH TEAM ON TREATING PATIENTS GOING UNDER BARIATRIC SURGERY. I MAY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT FOR NOW I WILL BE PLEASE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION IN THE FOLLOWING: 1. IN PATIENTS PRIOR TO SURGERY: THE SURGEON HERE IN PANAMA, RECOMMENDED LOW FAT DIET AND THE WEEK PRIOR TO SURGERY, 4-250 CALORIE SHAKE (for example: SUSTACAL). I CONSIDERED SOMEHOW BORING, BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAS WORKED THE BEST FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND YOU? HOW MANY CALORIES IS THE LOWEST YOU HAVE RECOMMENDED? 2. POST SURGERY: 1 MONTH AFTER, SOME PATIENTS CLAIM THEY DO NOT EXPERIENCE HUNGER. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THIS MATTER, AND HOW HAVE THEY REACT TO YOUR COUNSELING? 3. BARIATRIC SUPPLEMENT: WE DO NOT GET THEM DOWN HERE, UNLESS YOU ORDER. ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH FOR THESE PATIENTS OR DO THEY NEED TO USE OTHERS IN ADDITION. 3. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY UPCOMING SEMINAR/CONFERENCE IN THIS SUBJECT OF INTEREST. I HEARD ASPEN HAS INCLUDED SOME TOPICS BUT I JUST RECENTLY FOUND IT AND I AM NOT READY TO FLY YET. I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DURING THE MID-YEAR ? THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN THIS ACCREDITED GROUP OF COLLEAGUES. ELSA ATENCIO __________________________________________________Correo Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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