Re: To Meredith (DSer)

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Hey there Miss Meredith. Well I went to see my OB and Endocrinologist

yesterday. For the most part everythign is fine (except for my VIT D

levels off and Parathyroid). I have doubled up on my Multi-Vitamins

from Flinstones because they seem to be the one that has stuck with

me immediately post op and has been doing the job..i will have to

take another supplement though for VIT D..and I can NOT stomach those

chewable Prenatal..i lost another pound at the doc office but i know

i am hungry..like around 2a this morn MY STOMACH WAS ROARING and

GASSING up sooo bad..i had to get up and get a bowl of Frosted

Flakes..I RARELY get up in the middle of the night to eat because my

sleep comes first..but i guess i had better get up and eat more often

to not deprive the baby..because it depends on us to eat..now about

SODA..you are talking to one SODA (Coke-Cola specifically) fien prior

to surgery. I used to always go to the store to get the 2 twelve

packs for $5. But of course they warn after surgery to not have soda

so that did it. But I do allow myself the priviledge of drinking one

ever so often. There are times i go a whole week..but i will sprinkle

a half a can of Sprite (because it does help with the nausea for some

reason) one day..but i remember 2 weeks ago I dont know where this

came from but i was IN DESPERATE NEED of Coke so bad...that i had

three 24 oz cups of fountain drink Coke that was sooo good all in one

day...i didnt feel guilty neither..but lately I am on this KRISPY

KREME kick and I need it now..plus i have a weakness for spicy

foods..i havent had any bad reactions from it yet...so when is your

due date again...

-erica (houston)

Ted Shepherd <tmz_shepherd@y...> wrote:

> Hey a,

> I found out that I have become lactose intolerant

> since getting pregnant. If I stay away from milk, I

> do so much better. OF course there are some foods

> that still give me gas problems, but this was true

> before pregnancy...I just try to stay away from those

> foods as much.

>

> My appetite has began to pick up a little this week.

> I am feeling actual hunger pains. I will wake up at

> night and need something to eat, and most mornings I

> wake up famished! I also can eat pretty

> normally...nothing like pre-op, but pretty normal.

> I am not eating sweets so much now. The junk food

> that I liked was cookies and ice cream...The ice cream

> is a BIG NO NO now...and the cookies have lost their

> appeal now that I can't enjoy a glass of milk with

> them...so I dont eat any them anymore. My problem

> however is that I am drinking more pop. I used to

> allow myself maybe a coke 3 or 4 times a week...now,

> since I am not drinking milk, I am wanting more coke,

> and I know that this is bad! I usually dont have more

> than one can a day, but i know that is to much really.

> I am looking for a substitute for milk, and coke. I

> can't tolerate diet drinks, crystal lite ect, and I

> don't like tea, wish I did! ...I do drink a lot of

> water though...

>

> I am 22 months out, and had my surgery done in

> Hurricane, WV by Dr. Fichter, a really great doc I

> might add. I don't think you should worry about not

> gaining weight so far. I am 10 weeks, and I have lost

> almost 10 lbs since. I'm sure that will change soon

> enough for both of us. My first pregnancy before WLS

> I lost weight during the first trimester, but then

> packed on almost 50 lbs! I'm sure we wont gain

> anything near that, but you probably will start

> gaining a little here and there, so dont worry so

> much.

>

> As for the vits, I am taking 2 prenatals a day. So

> far my labs are right on, if they start to get off

> whack, I will add more...but right now they are fine.

> More labs are to be checked at the end of this month,

> so I'll let ya know.

>

> Meredith

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