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is there a preop checklist of some sort ? - Surgery 4 days away, i am not really sure if i have everything i need, i dont feel "ready" . The house is not as clean, stuff is not as organized as i would like etc. I have vi...

what prevents people from going overboard and loos - i understand that the body will eventually balance out , but lets say you dont add in carbs, fruits, and you constantley stay obsessively low, wht would prevent someone from using ...

surgery 2 weeks away, but going on vacay, eating? -  i know i am supposed to be on a diet to lose weight right now, but i am going on vacation and i am torn between relaxing and just enjoying myself with my kids/DH or watching every...

starting point for iron , how many mg? 300? -  i am looking at vitalady schedule, i am seeing that 300mg of elemental iron is a good starting point.  I am confused on how much elemental iron is equal to the various types of ir...

how important is protein immediatly post op? Shoul - I have protein powder, but i am reviewing those shots,  and am considering them b/c they are more concentrated for the same amount of liquid so i am guessing immedialty post op the...

Is there a omega , esential fatty acid on the mark - What about the Coromega gummies? I been googling for a "dry" formula EFA but i am not finding it. Is there anything? 

intern w/morgan stanley or duodenal switch - I already have a surgery date, and i did a silly thing, threw my resume around , blah blah, never in a million years thought i would even get invited.  But now that i am invited i ...

have date, have approval, not sure how to feel, no - You know, it's surgery. I want to get excited, but i am not feeling it. What is this? Cautious optimism?  Most people see to be beaming and jumping up and down by this point. I ...

WEll my pregnancy anemia froma year ago is still v - So, what you guys think, should i refer myself to a hematologist and go for infusion and then have surgery or try to raise it up by  just taking iron suppelemnets. ?  Iron is 27...

75% chance at a 1 stage procedure. Would you take - 3 in 4 chance that you get a 1 stage procedure, would you take those odds? or seek out a different surgeon.

overall how well do feel nutritionists know the ne - My experience with nutritionist below (read if you like) goes against a lot of what i have researched/ read. So , i am just curious how well nutritionists have worked for YOU , how...

Why do you care if someone gets the surgery and is - Why do many of you care so much about what other people do. I am not talking about the going on here complaining 10 times about not having money for vitamins or whatever the F. tha...

on adeks need to be dry correct? - i am sorry for the questions today but i am working on my vitamin list So, only the ADEKs need to be in dry formulations. Fat soluble vitamins in dry form since fats are malabs...

am i missing any needed lab tests from this list? - I plan on asking Pomp for orders so i can draw this pre-op at my next appoitment.  Then every 3 months 1st year and  every 6 or as needed thereafter what is MISSING from this li...

ae b-12 shots by RX only in US? - can you do the b-12 shots yourself? do you have to have an RX to ge tthe shot form the pharmacy or are they over the counter??? how does this work here? if instead of taking b-1...

what was e name of the probiotic a lot of you like - i dont remember , but there was one that a lot of board members like? was that the name? 

Did you take vitamins pre-ds? Why do people not wa - I think the vitamin part of the DS was the part that least concered me- not in the need to keep track and maintain vitamin levels but the actual taking a lot of vitamins part, that...

long gibberish . just bunch of random thoughts i a - This is just a combination of random thoughts i am having about the DS, the life changes that will take place, etc.  THIS IS LONG and very all over the place, just writing it to ge...