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Thank you for your reply! I am hoping for a good outcome for you. Keep us posted.
Did you have your operation yet? Did it make your ic any better?
I had Gastric Bypass Surgery 1 year ago this past July.. I weighed 340lbs pre surgery.. as of yesterday 10/19/20 I weigh 135..
About a month ago I developed foot drop in my right foot.. I had been kind of wobbly feeling for a good while prior to the foot drop.. and I started falling a lot.. tripping over nothing.. I didn't think too much about this because I was born clumsy.. I also had coordination problems.. again I didn't think too much about this since I have never been coordinated..
But the day the drop foot happened my right leg suddenly felt pretty wobbly.. I got out of my truck to go into the store and about 5 ft later.. I could not take a step and about fell flat on my face.. luckily a lady seen I was having a problem and came to my side and allowed me to steady up.. my husband got out of the truck to help me.. I was in a complete panic.. I could not take a step.. I had on flip flops which made it worse.. I started to cry telling him I can't walk..
After we got home I realized I could not lift my top of my foot.. My leg was numb.. but had been for a while.. like it was asleep.. had been tingly for a long time but it was worse then..
I went to my Dr. a week later because it did not improve and appeared to be getting worse.. I had an ultrasound to rule out a blood clot and x-rays.. everything looks good.. all my labs are great . No deficiencies..
About 2 months later.. today.. I have and appointment with a specialist.. my symptoms have gotten worse and is not in my left foot and leg.. I am not able to drive..
I'm on my way now to my Dr.. I will update after my appointment..
Good Morning!
I wrote this blog post to help out anyone who already had their Gastric Sleeve Surgery and wants to change their surroundings afterward, in order to get better results.
Read all about it here:
Regards
Dr. Alvarez
Like I have already stated twice, I understand this is a shot in the dark. I also know that when you alter a major body part, it could have some unexpected repercussions. 80 percent of the stomach is cut out, so I would argue that in some people malabsorption could be a possibility. I completely understand that is is VERY unlikely that my brother's ALS is caused from the sleeve surgery, but he's dying...it can't get much worse than that, so what's the harm in investigating all leads?
Sleeve surgery reduces the size of the stomach, but there is no malabsorption.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Since you posted this so long ago my answer is for anyone currently going through this.
It's ok to be hungry. I don't think I was every actually hungry for a good 20 years before I had my vsg in 2014. It's so foreign to us at first. Now I've made peace with hunger. Food isn't going away. You will get to eat again, and on a regular schedule. Pho broth is good to take the edge off. Just the broth and add some lime juice. No noodles or anything. A nice hot and tasty cup is enjoyable, all liquid and will get you through the rough spots.
Stop with the snacking. Snacking tripped me up and it was extremely hard to get out of that habit. Those little snacks add up.
I saw a BBC programme and the vsg sleeve surgeon said something that really stuck with me. You don't ever seen a lion out looking for a chipmunk to snack on. They eat a gazelle and that's it until their next meal. You are supposed to be hungry when you eat, not always putting something in your mouth so that you don't ever actually get hungry.
I'm over 6 years out and was a slow loser the entire time. There is no "should be" as far as how much you should be losing per day. If you follow instructions, you will lose the weight. Some weeks more, some weeks less, some weeks none. As long as the scale is going down and not up, you're fine.
