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04-27-2008, 04:51 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fairfax , VA
Posts: 4
Weight Statistics 5' 4" Height: 255 lb Start Weight:
255 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Lb Left to Lose:
Body Mass Index 43.7658691406 BMI Start:
43.7658691406 BMI Current:
23.1701660156 BMI Goal:
|  Medications Do you have to take differen't dosages of meds? Liike does your body metabolize drugs differently?
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04-27-2008, 04:59 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: coarsegold california
Posts: 1,368
Weight Statistics 8/23/07 Start Date:
8/22/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
200 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
115 lb Weight Loss:
30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.5079365079 % % Lost:
I have no idea Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.3305858766 BMI Start:
31.3210069058 BMI Current:
26.6228558699 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  I have had to change my antidepressant from a time release to regular release cause in my new hook-up there isnt enought time to benefit from a time release med.
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04-27-2008, 05:24 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 4,004
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
169 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.1149825784 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4872528616 BMI Start:
30.9071279917 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | I stopped taking all meds the day of my surgery and havent needed any since. That being blood pressure, diabetes and asthma! It's amazing!!! |
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04-27-2008, 06:13 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mira Loma, CA 91752
Posts: 302
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics April 15, 2006 Start Date:
May 10, 2006 Surgery Date:
6' 3" Height: 345 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
156 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.2173913043 % % Lost:
anytime Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.1173333333 BMI Start:
23.6208 BMI Current:
24.9955555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My surgeon recommended getting a liquid form of any presciption meds, if they were available. Otherwise, my pilled prescriptions are at the same levels. For this reason, I also take a liquid vitamin, link on the signature line.
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04-27-2008, 07:58 PM
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| Super Moderator  | Time releases won't work for you. The best types are liquids, oral dissolvants, and sub linguals, as their route of absorption is not affected as it will be with long acting types. The issue with medication is absorption, not how it's metabolised once in the blood stream. If you are taking time release meds, you'll need to talk with your dr. Also, as Kim said, the medical issues that are affected by obesity will resolve as you lose weight, so if you are taking medication for high blood pressure and diabetes, you need to be monitored closely and have the dosage reduced, or completely stopped. The same goes for cholesterol and other co-morbidies as well.
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04-29-2008, 12:53 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA (Near Philly)
Posts: 663
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 340 lb Start Weight:
251 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
89 lb Weight Loss:
101 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.1764705882 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.8714416896 BMI Start:
40.5080348944 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
| I am off my one BP med and my diabetic meds since surgery. My one BP med is reduced. But I still and will always need my asthma meds (my maintenance meds not a rescue inhaler, I haven't needed that for a long time) And I will always be on thyroid meds I had a partial removal of mine, and I right now feel like I need a med change my body feels in turmoil but I guess it is that way at first and I will just have to work with the Drs to get it right again..
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