Re: Newbie w/ questions

[Guest guest]

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Congrats and welcome to the group! Most OB's don't want to see you till your 8

weeks along so I wouldn't be to worried that they don't want to see you right

away. My husband is in the military and so we no longer live in the state that

I had my surgery in and as a result don't have the option of seeing my surgeon.

In addition to that the OB that I have, I am also his first WLS patient. This

didn't worry me too much as my OB and I discussed in detail the surgery and I

explained to him that I would feel better if we did some extra blood tests to

check levels that may be an issue for WLS patients. At that time I also

discussed with him that I would not be able to take the usual gestational

diabetes test because of the risk of dumping. He was very understanding and

said that he would follow my lead as far as nutrition and if we felt it was

necessary at any point we would consult a nutritionist. Even when I ended up

losing 25lbs during the first trimester due to morning sickness my OB was

relaxed about the whole thing, which made me feel relaxed. I am now 37 weeks

pregnant and so far my daughter is doing great. Its good that you know exactly

when your last period was so you can be confident about your due date. Take

your vitamins and drink/eat healthy!

Axelrod

Newbie w/ questions

Hello all my name is and I live in Nevada. I am about 10 1/2

months out from surgery and have lost about 145 lbs. I have been sick

for the last few weeks and finally took a preg test last night which

was positive and another one this morning which was positive. I am

schedule this afternoon w/ my PCP, but I am alittle worried about my

surgeon and OB docs. I called them first thing this morning, but

surgeron's nurse tells me that I will be their first pregnancy

patient and I got the same spill from my OB. How long did you wait

until you first appt. w/ the OB and do you still see your surgeon. I

am actually only about a month along, if that because the first day

of my last period was on March 4th. Any help or suggestions anyone

has would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

mother to Tucker 5/10/00 pre WLS

WLS Lap RNY 5/16/03

Wife to Gordie 10/30/99

[Guest guest]

You should be fine at 10 1/2 months postop. I got prego at 111/2 and all is

well. Alot of people on my other group are even closer postop than that and had

or are having healthy babies. I do not see my surgeon anymore, just my OB. I

am NO DIFFERENT than any other patient really except that I eat different. i

take my regular vitamins, I went and got 800 mcg of Folic Acid and the OB gave

me a script for prenatals that I take with my regular things. Eat as best you

can, several small meals if you need to, get plenty of fluids and you should

be fine.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby