Hot Topic-Glucose Tolerance Test

March 20, 2004

Well, I quit fighting my OB and had my test today. I warned the girl

giving me the test about my WLS and that I would most likely get

sick from it. I can say she was the rudest person yet that I have

been in contact with in a hospital setting. She told me I MUST drink

it as quickly as possible and if I got sick that I would need to

retest. Yeah, right!! Like I would continue to subject myself to

such torture. I did my best to drink the stuff as quickly as

possible, being sugary and carbonated was not helping me. I held

back the nausea like a real trooper. All I can say is thank goodness

it's over with.

I have to say, my PCP was a real advocate for me. She tried her best

to persaude the OB to see the error in their ways when it came to me

taking this test and future patients, but they ignored her advice.

My PCP's nurse called me yesterday to tell me that she was unable to

convince them. I told the nurse to please thank her for trying her

best to help me. I often wonder, she referred me to this group of

OB's for the simple fact that they've had experience with WLS

patients.....I think she may be changing her opinion of them now!!

But, like I said, I did it. I didn't want to have gestational

diabetes and not even know it. The puzzling thing to me is this:

There is no drug on the market that helps control this, the only way

is through a special diet. Call me crazy, please tell me if I am

wrong, but aren't we (meaning WLS patients) already on specialized

dites??? Don't most of us limit sugar intake??? Seems weird to me. I

thought long a hard about it and am trying to think how would I

change my diet more than it is already??? Hhhmmm, maybe someone has

an different insight on this than I do.

Thanks for Listening...

Beverly

Pittsburgh, PA

RNY 4/10/02 335------145

First Baby!!! EDD6/16/04

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