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I'm a vet. 20 yrs. I had BPD/DS open. I was a lightweight at the time. 5'7" and 240. I'm now at 186.
I've had issues in recent years with symptoms mimicking IBD. My son has chrohns. Been in and out of gastroenterologist offices, General surgeons and ER with many issues. Belly pain, diarrhea bloating. Supspected blockages or illeus but then nothing shows up.
I have messantariitis that has progressed rapidly too. They're watching it.
I'm at my wits end on what's wrong. I never had real follow up as my surgeon lived 2 states away and no one understood this surgery...still can't find anyone who does, especially old school bpd/DS open, at that.
So im trying to find someone well versed in this procedure to talk to about the issues I'm having. About reversal. Tests or possible diagnosis. I'm so tired of being sick constantly.
I currently live in McComb Mississippi. Willing to travel for help I just have no idea whom to see that would be sympathetic to my issues.
Iron supplements that have ferrous, such as ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, etc, are very constipating. Theme iron and carbon iron are not constipation. Give one of them a try.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
HW 372 SW 350 CW 185 GW 150 Lost 187 so far....
Is it prescriotion D? All of the prescription D I have seen is in oil, and D2, not D3.
D2 must be transformed in our bodies to D3 before it can be used. Only a small percentage becomes D3. If it is in oil, we absorb even less. You are likely getting very little benefit from prescription D2. You can get dry D3 inexpensively on Amazon and other places, and it will boost your numbers much better.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
HW 372 SW 350 CW 185 GW 150 Lost 187 so far....
HW 372 SW 350 CW 185 GW 150 Lost 187 so far....
HW 372 SW 350 CW 185 GW 150 Lost 187 so far....
Normally I'm a naysayer too, but these results were in fact pretty right on. And it makes sense that I'm not able to absorb the B vitamins so there just sitting in my blood. It makes me wonder if the people who have elevated B12 on this board all have the very common gene polymorphism MTHFR mutation? Time will tell for sure once I start supplementing with what they suggest, if it makes my symptoms go away. But I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath water on Spectra Cell yet.
A grateful DSer forever!
SW 223 CW 132 GW 117-125
Do some research on Spectra Cell and their kind and you find pseudo science at best. A lot of people are paying a lot of money for this right now and I don't think it is even close to legitimate.
Thx for the help guys. I'm still pondering this high b12 thing. Read an interesting article on it. http://www.yourhealthbase.com/B12overload.htm
It's interesting because I went to a nutritionist who did blood work through a company called Spectra Cell that measures the amount of each vitamin/mineral is actually being absorbed by my cells. This report came back saying that I'm actually LOW in B12 & other B's incidentally which means that even though I've got Vit B12 floating around in my blood, it's not actually being absorbed. All this lead me to discover that I have the Mthfr gene mutation that doesn't allow my body to absorb B or folate in top of having our surgery- oy vay! Thought it may be useful to all of us to read the article at least.
A grateful DSer forever!
SW 223 CW 132 GW 117-125
