First NUT Visit (long sorry)
I have issues with sugar and if there is to much it makes me sick just like RNY so I really think it depends on the person. One day I went to dunkin donuts to get a coffee for a treat. Pumpkin spice is my weakness, so I get a med iced with s/milk no sugar well they put sugar in and didn't notice till I took a sip I was sick for an hour.
Sugar. It makes me hungry. It makes me hungry for more. It cancels out my restriction. I had this surgery to reduce my hunger and reduce the amount I can eat. I consider that before I eat some. Any more than 15 grams of carbs at any one time will do the above. Why would I want to sabotage my progress? -- conversation I have with myself when making a food choice
Call call call call! Tricare and talk to them and if they don't answer your q's then hang up and start over. My surgeon told me that post op I'll have to use a mtf to deal with any complications if there are any but past a certain point I think 6 months all you really need is the occasional bloodwork done by your PCM which is covered