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I am considering DS surgery and I am wondering, does anyone NOT have issues with vitamin deficiency? or is that just the way it goes? I hear so much about iron infusions and vitamin d and ferratin way too low. Is there anyone do ok with their levels?
it is actually, not possible to NOT have malabsorption of vitamins , if the surgery is done correctly, because of the intestinal bypassing as white dove said.
anyone who says they have never needed supplements is either lying, their surgery was done incorrectly or they are about to be in a world of hurt, with irreversible damage occurring and death is possible.
taking supplements is not optional and it is really not a big deal.
Because the part of the intestine where vitamins are absorbed has been removed, it it not possible to be heatlhy without taking supplements. It is a matter of frequent testing to find what you need. And those needs change. So you might have everything in balance and then suddenly have a big drop and need a lot more treatment.
I did not need iron infusions for about ten years, then ferratin started dropping drastically and I needed infusions.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Absolutely and only the DS. Im 15 years post DS no regrets.
And knowing what I know now about my crazy wacked out body, the DS was the only way to go. Im where I need to be trust me your body tells you, learn to really listen to it.
DS Aug 15th,2005 @ goal, living life and loving it.
"An Arabian will take care of its owner as no other horse will, for it has not only been raised to physical perfection, but has been instilled with a spirit of loyalty unparalleled by that of any other breed."
Vitamin D is a battle for most everyone even non WLS folk just with the DS it can be a hair of a struggle more because D is usually absorbed in the duodenum.
But me personally my vites havent ever been an issue lab wise. I take 1 multi a day and 1-50,000 iu D3 as related to my DS (Im 15 years post op and no exactly DS related issues). Now I take a handful of other things but thoes are related to my multiple connective tissue issues. I have certain things that are more effected by the connnective tissue disorders more than my DS. But my Drs and me have found a "happy zone" that has been superb in my health. I cant take calcium, magnesium etc because my body is actually excessive on them. But I eat salt like its no ones buisness (usually 4-5,000 mg a day...no exaggeration, because I sodium waste something fierce. Which also means I have to be careful with my water intake or I flush to much out. Its a PITA, lol.
But like everything YMMV. No one person is the same as the other. Some have to heavily supplement, others are mid range, and then the rare that need little compared to others. You will find the right balance for you and soon its just 2nd nature on taking it.
DS Aug 15th,2005 @ goal, living life and loving it.
"An Arabian will take care of its owner as no other horse will, for it has not only been raised to physical perfection, but has been instilled with a spirit of loyalty unparalleled by that of any other breed."
Thank you! I actually have lost 3 more pounds so the stall is over for now!! Yay! Finally. The 3 gained plus 3 more! I'm have lost 31lbs now and feeling a lot better!
Did you have the surgery in NY? Who did yours?
I am considering DS surgery and I am wondering, does anyone NOT have issues with vitamin deficiency? or is that just the way it goes? I hear so much about iron infusions and vitamin d and ferratin way too low. Is there anyone do ok with their levels?
My wife (DS class of 2005) was on Fosimax for a few years and has now shifted to Prolia without any side effects.
Ulcer concerns are primarily an RNY thing owing to its unique physiology (the part of the intestine where the RNY stomach pouch is attached is not resistant to the stomach acid like the duodenum, which is bypassed along with the remnant stomach in the RNY, so that anastomosis is prone to ulcers.) This is why the RNY has an extreme NSAID sensitivity which are reasonably well tolerated with a DS or VSG.)
1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)
Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin
Although stalls are normal, I am a bit concerned when you say you are eating a lot of protein. Even with surgery, the only reason for weight loss is eating less than you burn. Second weight loss surgeries are often not as successful because you usually learned how to eat around weight loss surgery.
So you still need to weigh, measure, and track your food and keep your calories low in order to continue to lose weight.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Neither my PCP nor my endocrinologist wanted me to take an oral drug because of my bypass. I'm on Reclast, another injectable. A friend of mine who's a retired physician said she actually likes the injectables better - her patients seem to have fewer issues with them than they do with the oral drugs.
