Re: Nervous about the Glucose test...drinking the stuff

[Guest guest]

>. Anyone out there take the test and how did it affect you?

I never took the GTT...

not before I had my surgery..

and certainly not after.

Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) CLD CAAC

Student Midwife - Mesa, AZ

CAPPA Board of Directors

Doula/CBE/Pregnancy/Birth Photography

Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos

http://www.birthdiaries.com

Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com

[Guest guest]

This test WILL make you DUMP and could be DANGEROUS!! RNY post-ops

should NEVER do a glucose tolerance test FOR ANY REASON. As your

doctor to draw fasting glucose levels instead, and take this article

to your doctor.

http://www.gastricbypass.com/images/GBP%20-%20Pregnancy.pdf and ask

him to read the information on page 463. AGAIN, DO NOT have glucose

tolerance testing done FOR ANY REASON, EVER, after RNY.

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

Nervous about the Glucose test...drinking the stuff

To: ossg-pregnant

Hi All!

I am 18 weeks and I am going to get my Glucose test and ultrasound next

Wednesday. I have to drink a WHOLE bottle of that stuff and I am

scared to death

of what this is going to do to me. My Doc. knows all about my surgery, but

still wants me to do the test. I don't dump from chocolate, but I do dump from

milk, cereal, and things like that. Anyone out there take the test and how did

it affect you? I mean if you get too much sugar too fast 1. Wouldn't that

show up in the blood test as diabetes and 2. Could it make me go into

some kind

of sugar shock or something.

Thanks for any advice.

(http://lilypie.com/)

[Guest guest]

FWIW, it made me feel incredibly sick as a PRE-OP.

Z

Re: Nervous about the Glucose test...drinking the stuff

To: ossg-pregnant

>. Anyone out there take the test and how did it affect you?

I never took the GTT...

not before I had my surgery..

and certainly not after.

Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) CLD CAAC

Student Midwife - Mesa, AZ

CAPPA Board of Directors

Doula/CBE/Pregnancy/Birth Photography

Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos

http://www.birthdiaries.com

Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3

[Guest guest]

Hello !

I am 36 weeks along and I did take the glucose test. I told my doctor my

concerns with dumping; I gave her the article as well that we have on this site

for her reference. I had borderline gestational diabetes with my son 10 years

ago so she thought it was very important that I at least try the glucose test

and if I did get sick then we would try other options. I am 3.5 years out from

my open RNY and I did the test with no problems but that is just my experience.

Not that I wasn't concerned going in but I wanted to at least try... It tastes

much better than it did 10 years ago-- not as thick as syrup like I

remembered... it literally did taste like orange crush to me and went down

easily! Surprisingly I didn't dump or get sick from it either which was a shock

as I do from sugar (candy) over 20 grams. I would just do whatever you feel is

right and if that means to take the test then do so but also if you don't want

to take it-- stick up to your doctor and say no! I know, easier said than done.

Have a good night,

Ivy Nielsen

DOS 11/7/00

EDD 8/22/04--it's another boy! Big brother Jake will be 10 yrs old 9/25/04.

-------------- Original message --------------

> Hi All!

> I am 18 weeks and I am going to get my Glucose test and ultrasound next

> Wednesday. I have to drink a WHOLE bottle of that stuff and I am scared to

death

> of what this is going to do to me. My Doc. knows all about my surgery, but

> still wants me to do the test. I don't dump from chocolate, but I do dump from

> milk, cereal, and things like that. Anyone out there take the test and how did

> it affect you? I mean if you get too much sugar too fast 1. Wouldn't that

> show up in the blood test as diabetes and 2. Could it make me go into some

kind

> of sugar shock or something.

> Thanks for any advice.

>

>

> (http://lilypie.com/)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I took this test pre-op. It tasted like orange soda - sweet orange

soda. It had no effect on me, and that's how we learned that I am

insulin resistant and have PCOS. I wouldn't take it post op though - I

work VERY hard to avoid sugar and to not dump!!

Alison M

----Original Message-----

From: Ziobro

Subject: Re: Nervous about the Glucose test...drinking

the stuff

FWIW, it made me feel incredibly sick as a PRE-OP.

Z

----- Original Message -----

From: elfanie@... elfanie@...

>. Anyone out there take the test and how did it affect you?

I never took the GTT...

not before I had my surgery..

and certainly not after.

[Guest guest]

post ops aren't supposed to drink that much glucose/. It SHOULD make

you very ill. It depends upon the type and length bypassed. It made me

ill BEFORE WLS and I refused it after WLS. Since having WLS, the

results are invalid anyway, (according to my WLS and OB)

Sheila

[Guest guest]

My surgeon says to absolutely not take it - they can test your glucose by

fasting and it won't affect you with the dumping, etc. Good Luck!

[Guest guest]

I have not had a problem with dumping, but they just suggest we dont do it in

case there will be that one time....

Rene

[Guest guest]

Since I am unable to do the glucose testing by

drinking the liquid, my OB sent me home with a glucose

monitor and I have to take my blood sugar several

times a day. Maybe that would be an option for the

people that have dumping really bad like myself.

~e

--- sij2003@... wrote:

> Hello !

> I am 36 weeks along and I did take the glucose test.

> I told my doctor my concerns with dumping; I gave

> her the article as well that we have on this site

> for her reference. I had borderline gestational

> diabetes with my son 10 years ago so she thought it

> was very important that I at least try the glucose

> test and if I did get sick then we would try other

> options. I am 3.5 years out from my open RNY and I

> did the test with no problems but that is just my

> experience. Not that I wasn't concerned going in

> but I wanted to at least try... It tastes much

> better than it did 10 years ago-- not as thick as

> syrup like I remembered... it literally did taste

> like orange crush to me and went down easily!

> Surprisingly I didn't dump or get sick from it

> either which was a shock as I do from sugar (candy)

> over 20 grams. I would just do whatever you feel is

> right and if that means to take the test then do so

> but also if you don't want to take it-- stick up to

> your doctor and say no! I know, easier said than

> done.

> Have a good night,

> Ivy Nielsen

> DOS 11/7/00

> EDD 8/22/04--it's another boy! Big brother Jake

> will be 10 yrs old 9/25/04.

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> > Hi All!

> > I am 18 weeks and I am going to get my Glucose

> test and ultrasound next

> > Wednesday. I have to drink a WHOLE bottle of that

> stuff and I am scared to death

> > of what this is going to do to me. My Doc. knows

> all about my surgery, but

> > still wants me to do the test. I don't dump from

> chocolate, but I do dump from

> > milk, cereal, and things like that. Anyone out

> there take the test and how did

> > it affect you? I mean if you get too much sugar

> too fast 1. Wouldn't that

> > show up in the blood test as diabetes and 2. Could

> it make me go into some kind

> > of sugar shock or something.

> > Thanks for any advice.

> >

> >

> > (http://lilypie.com/)

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord.

> -Psalm 127:3

> >

[Guest guest]

My surgeon advised me NOT to drink that stuff. Instead get a blood test.

[Guest guest]

Run, , from the glucola crappola. Unless you can tolerate 50

grams of sugar with no prob.

@ my 1st appt, 7 weeks pg, the NP agreed with my informed refusal. So

do my OB's.

WlsMomma

19 weeks, 4 days

> Hi All!

> I am 18 weeks and I am going to get my Glucose test and ultrasound

next

> Wednesday. I have to drink a WHOLE bottle of that stuff and I am

scared to death

> of what this is going to do to me. My Doc. knows all about my

surgery, but

> still wants me to do the test. I don't dump from chocolate, but I

do dump from

> milk, cereal, and things like that. Anyone out there take the test

and how did

> it affect you? I mean if you get too much sugar too fast 1.

Wouldn't that

> show up in the blood test as diabetes and 2. Could it make me go

into some kind

> of sugar shock or something.

> Thanks for any advice.

>

>

> (http://lilypie.com/)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/30/2004 12:24:39 AM Central Daylight Time,

sij2003@... writes:

> I am 36 weeks along and I did take the glucose test. I told my doctor my

> concerns with dumping; I gave her the article as well that we have on this

> site for her reference.

Same here! I asked my OB if I could take the two hour fasting test as

mentioned in the article, but he said that the fasting test wasn't as accurate

as

the glucose tolerance test. I told him that it would definitely make me dump

and his response was " Well, you better hope you don't fail the 50g test because

then you'll have to take the 100g test. " I guess you just have to know him to

see that that remark really wasn't as insensitive as it sounded.

Anyway, I took the test last week. Yes, I dumped, just as I knew I would.

It made me very dizzy, and I had to go lay down before I passed out. I was

able to have my blood drawn an hour later, and I drove myself home. The results

came back normal.

Was it worth it? To me, yes. I didn't have to " rock the boat " with my OB,

nor did I have to find another one since this one has delivered both of my

older children. But, I would urge anyone else to try to get around it if they

can. If you can't get around it, like me, well, all I can say is. . . I'm glad

it's over!

Mommy to Duel 5/28/97, Caitlin 1/13/99, and Baby Girl 10/11ish/04

12/11/01 Open RNY