about vitamins and such from a post lap DSer

[Guest guest]

Hi,,,I have been here a couple times before. I am 28 wks pregnant

with my third child..first since wls. I am having a boy I was

wondering if there are any other dsers out there..and if so, what

vitamins do you all take? and are you taking any enzymes? My

surgeon wants me to take Lipase, and enzyme to help me absorb

protein, but it gives me the runs, and I am scared to take something

like that...any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Robin Conners

EDD 11-5-04 Aiyven Conners

3rd boy

Lap DS 3-26-03

[Guest guest]

I had open RNY so I have not idea what you need to be taking. Congratulations

on your new son coming I love baby boys

God Bless, Robin

Wife to Pup for 15 years

Mommy to-

and

(twin boys, 8 years) and

Daughter Madison- age 5 1/2

and new Mommy to-

Emerson Roger born

July 28, 2004 at 4:11 am

8lbs 7 oz, 20 1/2 inches long.

[Guest guest]

Hi I am a DSer. I am currently 6 months post op and I am 12 weeks pregnant. I

take..

2 multi vitamins a day

3 iron and three vitamin C a day (I take It with The Iron to help absorbtion)

3 Calcuim a day

2 A & D a day

1 Zinc a day

1 Folic acid aday

I hope this helps

about vitamins and such from a post lap DSer

Hi,,,I have been here a couple times before. I am 28 wks pregnant

with my third child..first since wls. I am having a boy I was

wondering if there are any other dsers out there..and if so, what

vitamins do you all take? and are you taking any enzymes? My

surgeon wants me to take Lipase, and enzyme to help me absorb

protein, but it gives me the runs, and I am scared to take something

like that...any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Robin Conners

EDD 11-5-04 Aiyven Conners

3rd boy

Lap DS 3-26-03

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

[Guest guest]

> Hi,,,I have been here a couple times before. I am 28 wks pregnant

> with my third child..first since wls. I am having a boy I was

> wondering if there are any other dsers out there..and if so, what

> vitamins do you all take? and are you taking any enzymes? My

> surgeon wants me to take Lipase, and enzyme to help me absorb

> protein, but it gives me the runs, and I am scared to take something

> like that...any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Robin Conners

> EDD 11-5-04 Aiyven Conners

> 3rd boy

> Lap DS 3-26-03

I had an open RNY not DS, but I have been on a daily vitamin w/out

iron, + 1200 mg calcium carbonate, + 1mg folic acid daily as well as

trinsicon iron (and intrinsic factor) every other day. That's my

regiment from 3 months post-op out. they upped the calcium to 1500 mg

when I was preggo and had me take trinsicon daily. I just this

morning got my full lab workup and iron is a tiny bit high so I was

told to go to trinsicon every other day again. All my levels are

great and I'm so less worried. Other than the extra intrinsic factor

in the trinsicon to help absorb the iron I wasn't recommended to take

anything else. I know this might not apply to DSers but thought I'd

pipe in with my regimen as it may be slightly applicable.

I am still losing weight recently tho. My weight had stabilized with

no loss from jan to april, then I got preggo 1st week of may and lost

8 lbs from may 7th to 2nd week of july. last week of july I lost 4

lbs and another 5 lbs in the last week. I am scheduled to see the

dietician next week to make see if there is anything I can do to

improve things as I don't want to be depriving baby of food (or

myself) but it is SO hard to eat now. 2 bites and I'm nauseous. I

had told myself it was okay to gain a little back! I sure didn't want

to plan or accidentally slim down as my second trimester begins.

anyway hope this info helps

Colleen

open RNY 5-9-03

361/222/160

EDD 1-23-05

[Guest guest]

> Hi,,,I have been here a couple times before. I am 28 wks pregnant

> with my third child..first since wls. I am having a boy I was

> wondering if there are any other dsers out there..and if so, what

> vitamins do you all take? and are you taking any enzymes? My

> surgeon wants me to take Lipase, and enzyme to help me absorb

> protein, but it gives me the runs, and I am scared to take

something

> like that...any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Robin Conners

> EDD 11-5-04 Aiyven Conners

> 3rd boy

> Lap DS 3-26-03

Greets..

First time poster, 11 week lurker. :-)

I am almost 3 years post op (9/4/01) DS and 17 weeks pregnant. This

is what I am currently on with happy allocades from my OB and Dr. K.:

2 prenatal per day

2000mcg of folic acid

4000mcg of B12

2400mg of calcium citrate

1 regular multi vitamin at night

I had my labs done about 3 weeks ago and everything was within normal

range. My PTH was perfect and that was one of my major concerns as I

have heard horror stories about calcium deficiencies.

Best of luck.

Liz

[Guest guest]

Calcium carbonate is the WRONG calcium for an RNY person and you are

probably sabotaging your teeth and bones to make that baby. Have you

heard the old phrase, " one tooth lost per baby " ? That's because of

calcium deficiency, and I'm sure you don't want that to happen to you!

Calcium carbonate:

1. requires at least one hour of exposure to stomach acid to become

bioavailable. We have essentially NO stomach acid.

2. can help your body form oxalate kidney stones.

3. interferes with the absorption of iron.

4. can contain toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, and

mercury, among others.

Calcium CITRATE is the preferred form of calcium for people with low

stomach acid, according to the 1994 National Institutes of Health

Consensus Statement on Calcium. A pregnant woman who has NOT had

stomach surgery needs 1500 mg a day of elemental calcium from calcium

citrate. Most surgeons who know about these things recommend 1500-2000

mg a day for non-pregnant post-ops, and 2500-3000 mg a day for

pregnant post-ops.

Please, CHANGE YOUR CALCIUM NOW. And as soon as your baby is born,

have a DEXAscan done to determine the status of your bones and teeth,

and how much bone you have lost. They may decide at that point to put

you on a bone-building drug like Fosamax or one of the others.

According to Dr. Hale, these medications ARE compatible with

breastfeeding.

Good luck.

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us

Re: about vitamins and such from a post lap DSer

To: ossg-pregnant

> Hi,,,I have been here a couple times before. I am 28 wks pregnant

> with my third child..first since wls. I am having a boy I was

> wondering if there are any other dsers out there..and if so, what

> vitamins do you all take? and are you taking any enzymes? My

> surgeon wants me to take Lipase, and enzyme to help me absorb

> protein, but it gives me the runs, and I am scared to take something

> like that...any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Robin Conners

> EDD 11-5-04 Aiyven Conners

> 3rd boy

> Lap DS 3-26-03

I had an open RNY not DS, but I have been on a daily vitamin w/out

iron, + 1200 mg calcium carbonate, + 1mg folic acid daily as well as

trinsicon iron (and intrinsic factor) every other day. That's my

regiment from 3 months post-op out. they upped the calcium to 1500 mg

when I was preggo and had me take trinsicon daily. I just this

morning got my full lab workup and iron is a tiny bit high so I was

told to go to trinsicon every other day again. All my levels are

great and I'm so less worried. Other than the extra intrinsic factor

in the trinsicon to help absorb the iron I wasn't recommended to take

anything else. I know this might not apply to DSers but thought I'd

pipe in with my regimen as it may be slightly applicable.

I am still losing weight recently tho. My weight had stabilized with

no loss from jan to april, then I got preggo 1st week of may and lost

8 lbs from may 7th to 2nd week of july. last week of july I lost 4

lbs and another 5 lbs in the last week. I am scheduled to see the

dietician next week to make see if there is anything I can do to

improve things as I don't want to be depriving baby of food (or

myself) but it is SO hard to eat now. 2 bites and I'm nauseous. I

had told myself it was okay to gain a little back! I sure didn't want

to plan or accidentally slim down as my second trimester begins.

anyway hope this info helps

Colleen

open RNY 5-9-03

361/222/160

EDD 1-23-05

[Guest guest]

> Calcium carbonate is the WRONG calcium for an RNY person and you are

> probably sabotaging your teeth and bones to make that baby. Have you

> heard the old phrase, " one tooth lost per baby " ? That's because of

> calcium deficiency, and I'm sure you don't want that to happen to you!

DOH!!!! thanks for the concern but no worries, I was having a preggo

moment. I have religiously taken calcium CITRATE from my earliest

post-op days and get it in religiously. I don't know why the baby

sucks the brain cells right out of our heads, but the lil spud made me

type the wrong kind. sorry for the confusion.

I just had my labs done and thankfully everything is wonderfully

medium-middle ranged of normal for everything except iron was a tad

high so they took me back to trinsicon every other day instead of

daily. nice to know I am not malabsorbing it. thanks

Colleen