X-POST -St. Vincent DSers esp. newbies: Beware education packet! Gives RNY info for DS...

JazzyOne9254
on 5/21/13 3:38 am

I went down for my surgeon visit May 13th, and after coming home and going over my labs, I e-mailed one of the NUTS with a question.

She replied, and sent me the "new" DS packet, which is simply RNY information with a DS cover slapped on it.  

I know, because i compared it to the packet of a RNY in my support group (I have a general WLS group.  Only 3 DSers in town, including me).

You will get nowhere with any of the NUTS in getting the correct info.  It bears the date 4/2013 as the last update.

I spoke with a NUT who was very defensive about it (not naming names) in an e-mail, said it was approved by the surgeon.

Spoke with the surgeon's nurse, and e-mailed, to let them know what happened. Not sure if any action was taken, since they were all adamant that 75-90 g protein is correct for DS, when the material I initially got in 2009 says 90-100g. 

Also incorrect about what type of iron we should take gives three forms, and we can only absorb heme,  no mention of ADEKs, etc.  All vitamin guidelines listed are for the RNY !

Perhaps *someone on this board with more juice at St. V's * can get through to them.  They won't listen to me. I called them and my surgeon's office and e-mailed, and was pretty much blown off.

Sad, because I'm damn near 5 years out, and the DS rules I got from the beginning are burned into my brain!  I'm not talking out the side of my neck on this!  I also have the original packet from 2009, plus update on calcium intake sent out .  I keep everything in a big ole binder.

This could really get a lot of people really sick really fast,  especially immediate post ops! 

 

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PetHairMagnet
on 5/21/13 7:02 am
RNY on 05/13/13

Perhaps bring it to the attention of the hospital board and the state medical board?

poet_kelly
on 5/21/13 9:04 am - OH

I would speak to your surgeon and/or the director of the practice and ask why they are recommending something other than what the ASMBS recommends for DS patients.

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