BeccaHertel
Active Member
I posted this on OH, as well:
So today I had my first educational NUT class. I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it actually was! The class was made up entirely of DS patients (2 revision to DSers) which was nice. The educational paperwork was also geared toward the DS life, as apposed to the RNY life (surprising, I know!). But there were a couple RNY-esque comments that made me raise my eyebrows.
First off, I am having to do liquids for 3 weeks pre-op and 3 weeks post-op. For the pre-op, they required we buy BariEssential shakes (1 tub per week) which came to a whopping $225 for 3 tubs. They gave us a taste test of the chocolate and vanilla types, which was a plus. Usually you're stuck with whatever you think sounds best. Also, they recommended a brand of chew-able vitamins called Celebrate Bariatric Vitamins. Anyone heard of those? So after the 3 weeks of post-op liquids, we get to switch to "full liquids", which includes cream of wheat, scrambled eggs, and blended tuna/chicken salad. That was the first eyebrow-raising moment. The NUT said "make sure to mix your tuna salad with LOW FAT mayo... Um, no thank you!
The 2nd thing she mentioned is that "dumping is common with the DS and RNY", which I know for a fact it's not. I'll keep my pyloric valve, please
Anyways... I honestly can't complain. It was pretty informational and it was nice to spend a couple hours with a few other DS gals. Pretty impressed with Dr. Kim's pre-op regimen thus far.
Quick question for the vets- I asked the RN what length common channel Dr. Kim uses and she said "I think 75". Is that about average? I expected maybe for her to say 100cm or 125cm, but 75 seems pretty small. Opinions?
So today I had my first educational NUT class. I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it actually was! The class was made up entirely of DS patients (2 revision to DSers) which was nice. The educational paperwork was also geared toward the DS life, as apposed to the RNY life (surprising, I know!). But there were a couple RNY-esque comments that made me raise my eyebrows.
First off, I am having to do liquids for 3 weeks pre-op and 3 weeks post-op. For the pre-op, they required we buy BariEssential shakes (1 tub per week) which came to a whopping $225 for 3 tubs. They gave us a taste test of the chocolate and vanilla types, which was a plus. Usually you're stuck with whatever you think sounds best. Also, they recommended a brand of chew-able vitamins called Celebrate Bariatric Vitamins. Anyone heard of those? So after the 3 weeks of post-op liquids, we get to switch to "full liquids", which includes cream of wheat, scrambled eggs, and blended tuna/chicken salad. That was the first eyebrow-raising moment. The NUT said "make sure to mix your tuna salad with LOW FAT mayo... Um, no thank you!
The 2nd thing she mentioned is that "dumping is common with the DS and RNY", which I know for a fact it's not. I'll keep my pyloric valve, please
Anyways... I honestly can't complain. It was pretty informational and it was nice to spend a couple hours with a few other DS gals. Pretty impressed with Dr. Kim's pre-op regimen thus far.
Quick question for the vets- I asked the RN what length common channel Dr. Kim uses and she said "I think 75". Is that about average? I expected maybe for her to say 100cm or 125cm, but 75 seems pretty small. Opinions?
