nutrition supplements
i everybody! My sister and I went for our pre-op
testing yesterday. The barium swallow wasn’t much fun,
and Barb (my sister) had to have an arterial blood
gas drawn since she smokes - that was really painful
for her. We are having our RNY surgeries on April 12
and 13.<br><br>My question is this — we had an
appointment with the dietitian and she told us all about the
1/2 cup of pureed food per meal, etc. I specifically
asked her about supplements (protein, etc) and she said
that it was not necessary because we should be able to
get all we need with three meals plus two cups of
milk plus the multi-vitamin that the surgeon will
prescribe. I don’t know yet what that vitamin is, but with
what I have learned on this board and others I can’t
believe we will get enough protein, iron, etc.<br><br>I
stopped by the surgeon’s office to ask a couple of
questions of the nurse (he was in surgery) and she could
not tell me how much intestine was actually bypassed.
Would this have anything to do with how much
supplementation we would need? <br><br>I want to believe that the
surgeon is aware of how much extra nutrition we need, but
if all he gives us is a multi-vitamin I’m worried
that he is not paying enough attention to this issue.
What do you all think? Did your surgeons TELL you to
take extra protein, iron, calcium, zinc, etc?
<br><br>Thanks in advance for the information. <br><br>Cheryl
Osborne<br>BMI 55
February 8th, 2003 at 1:05 am
is practicioner (sp?) to take anything special
except my prescribed Iron Supplement (Trinsicon) and
also a "good" multi-vitamin. The Trinsicon I take says
it contains 15 mcg of Vit. B12, 110 mcg of Iron and
240 mcg of a special liver-stomach concentrate. I
take two capsule a day of this. I also take one
Multi-vitamin. As far as that was concerned, I just asked the
pharmacist for the best Multi-vitamin that he would suggest.
I take pills but I have heard a lot of people take
chewables. I guess as long as the nutrient count is equal,
it doesn’t make any difference. I have heard
different stories from people. Some doctors really instill
the idea of extra protein, vitamins and others are
like mine…they never really dwelled on it a lot. Do
you think it depends on the type of by-pass surgery
the person is having? I was told the extra nutrients
were because of the smaller size of the stomach, not
how much intestine was by-passed. I am sure, others
were told something different. Keep checking with
others and maybe you will get the definite answers you
are looking for. Good luck to both you and your
sister. Helen<br><br>Surgery: August 14, 1997 @ 255
lbs.<br>Today: April 2, 1999 @ 145 lbs.