StephieAck
I know Ive changed!
Well, I went to my GP about my rash and he asked me which meds I thought was causing it, I said the Forceval and he clicked on the screen and said "we'll stop those" and then said to just buy some over the counter ones as he cant prescribe anything else on the NHS. He then went through my blood results and said everything is ok, though my B12 is verging on too high and I have more iron than I could ever possibly use. He has said to do bloods again in 6-12 months and then if need be we will resume the every 12 weeks injections but for now we shouldnt do them because the levels are so high. He has also stopped my iron pills completely, I said that the surgeon wants me on them for life and he said that too much iron is bad for you and my bloods show that quite obviously I dont need them right now so he isnt willing to prescribe them for me. He then went on to try to remove the Lanzaprozole and Calcichew and I said "I have to take the Lazaprozole for two years" and he argued a bit and asked if I even have problems with heartburn etc and I said "no but they are trying to prevent ulcers on the joins in my new stomach" and he scoffed a bit and said that he will leave them there. He said that he would remove the calcium but new studies are showing that long term use of Lanzaprozole can cause oesteoperosis and so that is "obviously why they have you on calcium" and so he will leave both on there.
So basically I have come away with Lanzaprozole, Calcichew and now Sanatogen A-Z Complete (I chose and bought them myself) as my post-op meds.
When I tried to explain that they put you on them as a preventative measure and that it is something that they all do he seemed to think that I wanted to have more pills than I need, to which I said "hey, the less pills to take is better to me".
I understand what he is saying about too much can be dangerous so I understand some pills stopping but if he had gotten his way then the only pills I would now be on to keep me healthy post-bypass would be regular multivitamins.
I am fine with this, I dont want to take more meds than I have to, but I dont know how much he knows about the operation and the post-op care of a bypasser, so I dont know if the guidance he is giving me is uneducated and a little blind. I dont know if I should be emailing my surgeons secretary to ask if this is all ok. Obviously because of the high B12 and iron then the B12 should be stopped and the iron either reduced or stopped, but surely they dont just put you on calcium because of the Lanzaprozole, that is just for two years, the calcium was supposed to be for life but I have a feeling that as soon as my GP can stop those two pills he will and then I am likely to be left on just regular strength mulitvits and that is it, which like I say, its fine with me, less pills to swallow, but is that safe? Is that likely to cause me problems?
What would you do? Would you sit back and do as he has said and if problems arise tell him I told you so and now fix it or would you email the surgeons secretary and ask her to ask the surgeon if he thinks that the doctors actions/treatment/advice is safe and suitable?
Steph xx
So basically I have come away with Lanzaprozole, Calcichew and now Sanatogen A-Z Complete (I chose and bought them myself) as my post-op meds.
When I tried to explain that they put you on them as a preventative measure and that it is something that they all do he seemed to think that I wanted to have more pills than I need, to which I said "hey, the less pills to take is better to me".
I understand what he is saying about too much can be dangerous so I understand some pills stopping but if he had gotten his way then the only pills I would now be on to keep me healthy post-bypass would be regular multivitamins.
I am fine with this, I dont want to take more meds than I have to, but I dont know how much he knows about the operation and the post-op care of a bypasser, so I dont know if the guidance he is giving me is uneducated and a little blind. I dont know if I should be emailing my surgeons secretary to ask if this is all ok. Obviously because of the high B12 and iron then the B12 should be stopped and the iron either reduced or stopped, but surely they dont just put you on calcium because of the Lanzaprozole, that is just for two years, the calcium was supposed to be for life but I have a feeling that as soon as my GP can stop those two pills he will and then I am likely to be left on just regular strength mulitvits and that is it, which like I say, its fine with me, less pills to swallow, but is that safe? Is that likely to cause me problems?
What would you do? Would you sit back and do as he has said and if problems arise tell him I told you so and now fix it or would you email the surgeons secretary and ask her to ask the surgeon if he thinks that the doctors actions/treatment/advice is safe and suitable?
Steph xx
