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I've never missed a day of vitamins.... And believe me, I am NOT saying this with a hootie tootie attitude and my nose up in the air! I am saying this because I already took vitamins preop, so i had a habit, but more than that...
my NUT told me horror stories of people who could no longer walk a straight line due to B12 deficiency, who basically had no bones left due to calcium citrate deficiencies, and others whos mental capacity was messed with due to vitamin deficiencies (And believe me, I cannot afford any 'loss' in that department!), etc etc. The stories went on... Needless to say, she scared me... which I am sure what her intent!
Now the whole while my fella was sitting next to me listening to all of this... we get out in the car and he's real quiet... I ask what's wrong? He turns to me, with the most serious face I'd seen in a
L O N G T I M E
(I'm think... "oh shit! He's leaving me, or hes pregnant, or SOMETHING!")
But he says to me "You WILL take your vitamins EVERY SINGLE DAY! And buying them will ALWAYS be on the top of our shopping list and it will NEVER be up for debate!"
My reply.....? "I promise!" And I do... and I did... and I always will.... I did this to get healthy. WHY OH WHY would I risk that over a vitamin!?!
Some days, especially early out... it was not always easy or pleasant... and now, some days I struggle to remember the calcium citrate because I am not suppose to take them within an hour of the other ones and then spread out over the day... sometimes its a hassle... but not as much of a hassle as loosing my bone mass and not being able to flippin walk!
Anyways.... TAKE YOUR VITAMINS! All of them, every day... like em' or not... YOU did this to get healthy.... right? Don't risk that over a vitamin! You owe it to yourself and your family!
my NUT told me horror stories of people who could no longer walk a straight line due to B12 deficiency, who basically had no bones left due to calcium citrate deficiencies, and others whos mental capacity was messed with due to vitamin deficiencies (And believe me, I cannot afford any 'loss' in that department!), etc etc. The stories went on... Needless to say, she scared me... which I am sure what her intent!
Now the whole while my fella was sitting next to me listening to all of this... we get out in the car and he's real quiet... I ask what's wrong? He turns to me, with the most serious face I'd seen in a
L O N G T I M E
(I'm think... "oh shit! He's leaving me, or hes pregnant, or SOMETHING!")
But he says to me "You WILL take your vitamins EVERY SINGLE DAY! And buying them will ALWAYS be on the top of our shopping list and it will NEVER be up for debate!"
My reply.....? "I promise!" And I do... and I did... and I always will.... I did this to get healthy. WHY OH WHY would I risk that over a vitamin!?!
Some days, especially early out... it was not always easy or pleasant... and now, some days I struggle to remember the calcium citrate because I am not suppose to take them within an hour of the other ones and then spread out over the day... sometimes its a hassle... but not as much of a hassle as loosing my bone mass and not being able to flippin walk!
Anyways.... TAKE YOUR VITAMINS! All of them, every day... like em' or not... YOU did this to get healthy.... right? Don't risk that over a vitamin! You owe it to yourself and your family!
It is a good habit to keep up. Yes I have missed a dose here or there but I always remember as some point in the day and take them. If you are not used to taking them keep them out where you can see them. I leave mine on top of the Microwave in the kitchen eye level!!!
Vitamins are VERY important after surgery and will be a part of daily life from now on.
I of course with my different story here was also a daily vitamin taker for most of my adult life preop. My blood work post op though showed my calcium to be way to high.......people think this is no big deal but at 46 I started with osteopenia sp? If I had just started popping calcium because it is part of the regimen I would sure enough have heart disease , ostio perosis , I do have a calcium cluster in one kidney already and I had 2 in my breast that were a nightmare getting biopsied. due to loss of density. Mine was caused possibly by parathyroid disease which is common in women. I still 3 yrs post op do not take calcium because to much is just as bad as not enough.
question your labs people when you get a copy there are approximate values your lab will go by to say if you are normal. or need more or less.
life is balance and you have to take control and question question question. then pop the right pills for you to keep it all together
Tonya
RNY 11/19/2013
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