The surgery
There are alot of people that go through this surgery thinking it the end all cure all... its thattype of mentality that can get you all screwed up. We the informed know, take your vitamins, protien and veggies first and get your labs drwan twice a year.
granite there are things that can happen to those of us who follow those rules, ie leg nueropathy, numbness in hands, etc. I think when it comes down to it, GBP patients need to have a nutritionist and someone with an awesome knowledge about vitamins to talk to. Here we have Tracy, even out own surgeons keep giving conflicting inforamtion about vitamin levels and supplements. So we have identified a problem.... whats the solution? My insurance covers GBP, reconstructive surgery but not visits with a nutritionist... totally bites. So here I am browsing the interent and listening to my well informed friends about what I should be doing..... OMG reminds me of how our children get info about sex.... browsing the web and asking their friends..... holy moly!
I think there is a definite need for nutrition counseling for at least twice a month for 5 years..... what are we to do?We need to be proactive instead of reactive when we are plagued with nuerologic problems....
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J.Bridget Fisher aka koi-pea
2/9/04 lap 5'11"
298/170-trying to lose another 10
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