Re: I Have My Date! And, More Iron Questions

[Guest guest]

Pat Im soooooooooooooooooooo Happy for you!!! I AM rejoicing with

you!!! Its been great having as part of this group! Im doing the

happy dance for you.

Shell

p.s I'll be an old married women by the time you have your

surgery.Wedding day is sept 5th

> I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My

> surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I

don't

> know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my

> surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked

my

> Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now

> time is flying!

>

> Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation

and

> ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of

ferrous

> fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am

> not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just

300

> mg/day (I was " building up " ), I developed vertigo, a wicked

> headache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I

> was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from

him

> this week.

>

> While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the

> recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says

one

> 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My

> doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to

> take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone

know

> if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes and

> no, so I'm confused.

>

> Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can –

> this is suddenly getting serious!

>

> Pat

> Pre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

My new Kaiser PCP is in Aliso Viejo; the one who actually processed my application is in Mission Viejo. My 3 evaluations in San Diego were June 22, and I got "the call" July 26. Kaiser required that I work formally with a dietician so I signed up for the 10-week "Freedom From Fat" class taught in Orange. I think it ended in early May. I've just started the class again, because it helps me to focus and lose weight--I still have about 10 pounds to lose over the next 8 weeks. I'm sure I can do it.

Where will you be staying in San Diego, Shirley?

I'll be anxiously watching for reports of your experiences (and all who go before me this summer) at Scripps and with PB just before, during and immediately post-op. I've started a calendar with the names of all the people headed for PB soon. You'll all be in my thoughts and prayers!

Pat

Pre-Op in SoCA

-----Original Message-----From: Shirley Weber Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:00 PMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: I Have My Date! And, More Iron Questions

Pat that's great that you finally got your date.. what kaiser do you go to , i went to Fontana

and we had to do a 12 week class , my class ended on march 22 and my surgery is Aug 18th. i am having Lap with DR,Zorn

good luck and try not to stress HA HA !!!

Shirley of Fontana so cal headingsouthca wrote:

I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now time is flying!Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300 mg/day (I was "building up"), I developed vertigo, a wickedheadache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from him this week.While waitin g to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes andno, so I'm confused.Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can this is suddenly getting serious! :)PatPre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

Congrats on getting a date!!! I have heard many wonderful things about

Dr. Leo . You will certainly be in good hands.

Sorry, I can't help with the iron questions - I'll confess that I get a

tad confused about all the various forms of iron and so on.

All the best,

Kay

in San Leandro

open RNY 12/1/03

headingsouthca wrote:

> I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My

> surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't

> know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my

> surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my

> Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now

> time is flying!

>

> Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and

> ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous

> fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am

> not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300

> mg/day (I was " building up " ), I developed vertigo, a wicked

> headache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I

> was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from him

> this week.

>

> While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the

> recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one

> 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My

> doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to

> take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know

> if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes and

> no, so I'm confused.

>

> Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can

> this is suddenly getting serious!

>

> Pat

> Pre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

Congrats on getting a date!!! I have heard many wonderful things about

Dr. Leo . You will certainly be in good hands.

Sorry, I can't help with the iron questions - I'll confess that I get a

tad confused about all the various forms of iron and so on.

All the best,

Kay

in San Leandro

open RNY 12/1/03

headingsouthca wrote:

> I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My

> surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't

> know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my

> surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my

> Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now

> time is flying!

>

> Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and

> ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous

> fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am

> not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300

> mg/day (I was " building up " ), I developed vertigo, a wicked

> headache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I

> was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from him

> this week.

>

> While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the

> recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one

> 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My

> doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to

> take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know

> if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes and

> no, so I'm confused.

>

> Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can

> this is suddenly getting serious!

>

> Pat

> Pre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on getting your date. Your lucky it's so soon, I got a call today from PB

saying everything is in order and that they will be calling next week with my date. It will be with Dr.Tanaka, she estimated my date in early November (sigh). Boy that's a long way off.

Good luck!!!headingsouthca wrote:

I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now time is flying!Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300 mg/day (I was "building up"), I developed vertigo, a wickedheadache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions

from him this week.While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes andno, so I'm confused.Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can – this is suddenly getting serious! :)PatPre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on getting your date. Your lucky it's so soon, I got a call today from PB

saying everything is in order and that they will be calling next week with my date. It will be with Dr.Tanaka, she estimated my date in early November (sigh). Boy that's a long way off.

Good luck!!!headingsouthca wrote:

I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now time is flying!Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300 mg/day (I was "building up"), I developed vertigo, a wickedheadache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions

from him this week.While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes andno, so I'm confused.Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can – this is suddenly getting serious! :)PatPre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on getting your date. Your lucky it's so soon, I got a call today from PB

saying everything is in order and that they will be calling next week with my date. It will be with Dr.Tanaka, she estimated my date in early November (sigh). Boy that's a long way off.

Good luck!!!headingsouthca wrote:

I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now time is flying!Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300 mg/day (I was "building up"), I developed vertigo, a wickedheadache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions

from him this week.While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes andno, so I'm confused.Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can – this is suddenly getting serious! :)PatPre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the congrats--I really am getting excited. Are you having a lap

procedure with Dr. Tanaka? If so, that may be the reason for the longer wait.

I was willing to have an open, which is all that Dr. Leo does, so that may have

speeded me up. Another reason for the delay might be vacations! I know Dr.

Leo is going away for the month of October so I'm very glad to be getting in

before he leaves. Good luck to you.

Pat

Pre-Op in SoCA

Quoting Ron :

> Congratulations on getting your date. Your lucky it's so soon, I got a call

> today from PB

> saying everything is in order and that they will be calling next week with my

> date. It will be with Dr.Tanaka, she estimated my date in early November

> (sigh). Boy that's a long way off.

> Good luck!!!

>

> headingsouthca wrote:

> I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My

> surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't

> know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my

> surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my

> Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now

> time is flying!

>

> Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and

> ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous

> fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am

> not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300

> mg/day (I was " building up " ), I developed vertigo, a wicked

> headache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I

> was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from him

> this week.

>

> While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the

> recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one

> 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My

> doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to

> take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know

> if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes and

> no, so I'm confused.

>

> Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can –

> this is suddenly getting serious!

>

> Pat

> Pre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the congrats--I really am getting excited. Are you having a lap

procedure with Dr. Tanaka? If so, that may be the reason for the longer wait.

I was willing to have an open, which is all that Dr. Leo does, so that may have

speeded me up. Another reason for the delay might be vacations! I know Dr.

Leo is going away for the month of October so I'm very glad to be getting in

before he leaves. Good luck to you.

Pat

Pre-Op in SoCA

Quoting Ron :

> Congratulations on getting your date. Your lucky it's so soon, I got a call

> today from PB

> saying everything is in order and that they will be calling next week with my

> date. It will be with Dr.Tanaka, she estimated my date in early November

> (sigh). Boy that's a long way off.

> Good luck!!!

>

> headingsouthca wrote:

> I finally got the call from Pacific Bariatrics yesterday! My

> surgery will be September 21 at 10 AM with Dr. Leo . I don't

> know whether I'm excited or down-right scared! At the time of my

> surgery it will be exactly 1 year and 1 week since I first asked my

> Kaiser PCP about the surgery. Seemed to go very slowly, but now

> time is flying!

>

> Iron. All my pre-op lab tests are low - especially % saturation and

> ferritin level, so I was put on iron supplements - 200 mg of ferrous

> fumarate 3x/day. (My red blood count is low but in range so I am

> not officially anemic.) Over the weekend, after 4 days of just 300

> mg/day (I was " building up " ), I developed vertigo, a wicked

> headache and nausea. My doctor was on vacation (of course!) but I

> was told to stop the iron and wait for further instructions from him

> this week.

>

> While waiting to hear from the doc I'm wondering what is the

> recommended/safe dosage for ferrous fumarate? (The package says one

> 50 mg tablet/day unless otherwise directed by a physician.) My

> doctor initially said to take ferrous sulfate, so when I asked to

> take the fumarate I may have thrown him off. Also, does anyone know

> if iron is available in injection form? I've heard both yes and

> no, so I'm confused.

>

> Rejoice with me at getting my date, and enlighten me if you can –

> this is suddenly getting serious!

>

> Pat

> Pre-op (A Little Longer!) in SoCA

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