http://cyberdonna.com Experience and information from a Gastric Bypass Postop RNYer Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:08:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Woo! It's been a while since I've written. It's not because I haven't had any news. It's because I still have no functioning car and spend 4 hours a day riding the bus, giving me very little spare time. With the economy being what it is, I can forget about ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/changes-after-1-year-and-8-months/ Is it up to you to take care of your health? Of course, it is! Does that mean that the government has no responsibility to help us? No.  One way or another, we all end up paying for health problems related to obesity. The city of Los Angeles has taken ... http://cyberdonna.com/obesity/city-officials-are-putting-south-los-angeles-on-a-diet/ Over and over again I see people singing the praises of their doctor who told them all they need is 2 Children's Flintstone's chewables a day. On the other side of the debate you see people saying it's pretty much common sense that a vitamin for children can't possibly be adequate ... http://cyberdonna.com/vitamins-minerals/whats-wrong-with-flintstones-chewables/ Right now I'm down  86 pounds. Let me hear an Amen, sisters and brothers! 80+ pounds ago, I had really bad knee pain. When I would step up onto the sidewalk or step up onto the bus, I would place my hand on my knee to keep it from buckling and ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/my-knees-are-singing/ Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to post to my blog on a regular basis due to my lack of car, which requires me to spend 4 hours a day on the bus traveling to and from work. I also have to spend a good chunk of the weekend on ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/what-has-changed-in-10-months/ Actually I'm at the 7-month mark now. I'm still losing slowly but surely. I've lost a total of 62 lbs. Woohoo! I haven't reached onederland yet, but I'm 5 pounds away from it. Unfortunately, my car is kaput again. It overheated, and probably has engine damage, so I am riding the ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/yippee-ive-reached-the-6-month-mark/ Here are the recommendations that I follow. They were given  to me by a bariatric program that is a Center of Excellence in Los Angeles, California: Roux-en-y gastric bypass diet requires each day: 80 gm protein per day (preferably low fat sources). 1200 mg calcium per day (with 500 mg magnesium and 400 mg vitamin D - both help calcium absorption) 2 ... http://cyberdonna.com/faqs/what-do-you-eat-after-a-gastric-bypass/ When it comes to weight loss surgery, I'm not pro-surgery, I'm pro-choice. WLS (weight loss surgery) is not the right solution for everyone, but the fact is, it saves lives and gives people their life back. Sometimes it gives life to people who have only been living a shadow ... http://cyberdonna.com/anti-wls/big-medicine-is-a-big-ad-for-wls/ 11/13/07 I had my 3-month check-up today. My bloody blood tests did not get faxed to the surgeon so he had no lab results. Ay-yay-yay! He did not seem concerned about my low vitamin D and said to take a total of 800 to 1000 units of vitamin D. That is about ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/3-months-out-surrounded-by-lap-banders/ 11/26/07 Despite all the talk I see about mourning the holidays after RNY, I can't agree. I totally enjoyed my Thanksgiving dinner. Let's see, I ate: A chicken drumstick with skin (I thought it was dark meat turkey, but later found it was chicken. It looked better than the white meat and was ... http://cyberdonna.com/postop/thanksgiving-oooh-la-la/