Lab Work & Supplement FUN
So I had my 6 month post-op appointment yesterday. Since surgery I have lost 91 pounds (128 pounds total since this time last year) so that’s good. I had a great meeting with the nutritionist and I think she was prepared for me to come yesterday because she mentioned she had heard I was unhappy with some things. We talked about some of my concerns and she was very open to hearing about that I had learned through research and said she knows there is room for improvement and gave me her business card. One of my concerns ended up being valid and showed up in my labs (some of my fat levels were in the low range) and I do have a confirmed Vitamin D and Zinc deficiency. I guess the lab didn’t draw enough blood and my Vitamin A didn’t get tested so I have to do that one over again ASAP because of my weird vision issues I talked about earlier this week. I didn’t get a chance to do it today because both of my boys are sick! They both have asthmatic bronchitis and my little one is not doing so well. I am counting down the minutes until we can give him another breathing treatment and if he is still having a hard time breathing then it’s back to the urgent care clinic or the ER. My actual meeting with the surgeon was short and not quite so sweet- like normal! He is a great surgeon but not very chatty. He did answer my question about how long my common channel was- about 90 cm. From what I have seen 100 cm is the standard common channel length so it’s right around average. I previously asked about the size of my stomach and I was told it was 100 cc (or 100 ml depending on what unit of measure you use but its the same amount volume-wise). Which also seems to be on the lower end of average. I do wish I had known that information before surgery but I am happy I know now (and happy with the numbers!). OK- finally time to go give the little guy his nebulizer and fingers crossed we don’t end up having to go back to urgent care or the ER!
