Re: Iron too high/gaining weight

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In a message dated 11/21/01 2:37:40 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Do you take iron everyday? I've never heard of a DS patient taking

iron routinely, unless there was a deficiency. Usually, it's a

multivitamin & calcium.... I would agree with your doctor and lay

off the extra iron...

>>

Hell, I take two iron capsules a day (as was prescribed immediately post-op

and hasn't been altered). They are chromagen forte pills (not cheap) and no

one has mentioned that my iron levels are too high (or too low - I know they

weren't low before the procedure).

I would think that continued iron use is determined by post-op lab results?

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal people's clothing

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Maybe iron is needed for women who still have periods? Yeah, my time

of that is OVER :-) Had a hysterectomy 4 years ago. Just a

thought. Wanda

> Hell, I take two iron capsules a day (as was prescribed immediately

post-op

> and hasn't been altered). They are chromagen forte pills (not

cheap) and no

> one has mentioned that my iron levels are too high (or too low - I

know they

> weren't low before the procedure).

>

> I would think that continued iron use is determined by post-op lab

results?

>

> all the best,

>

> lap ds with gallbladder removal

> January 25, 2001

> Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

>

> nine months post-op and still feelin' fabu

>

> preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

> now: 201 lbs/size sweet 16/large in normal people's clothing

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Menstruating women need it (IRON!!!) more than post-menopausal women

or men. --Steve

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