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Thanks for your reply and I'm glad your situation with stones isn't serious anymore, however, my post is 'really' about the malabsorption of protein and it causing sub-dermal edema and now needing a revision surgery because my by-pass section is not absorbing properly.
I'm getting the same error message ð??' not sure why and I'm on chrome as well ?????
I gained 70 lbs most of which is fat on my stomach. My waist is 44inches on a skinny day. I weigh about 180 lbs I was 110to135 till 2 years or so ago. I just stopped caring what I ate and porked up to this. I know abdominal fat is particularly dangerous and I snore really bad now and my knees and ankles hurt and I get outta breath after like 3 stairs. I don?t know if I?m technically obese enough to get help, but I look it. Mi body fat is almost 50% and my fat waist I thought mite qualify me but I?m so embarrassed. I have no good reason for getting so fat . What?s a visit like if u go to your pcp for a fat belly?
I had a problem with kidney stones during the first 3 years post wls (hospital emergency room stuff). I also had kidney stones prior to wls but not in many years, and it became worse after the surgery. The doctor told me this is not uncommon for wls patients do to an anomaly in processing protein. After a few years it became a non issue. I'm pretty sure I still get them regularly but they don't grow large enough to be a serious problem anymore.
I think one reason that we fear this surgery more than others is that we think of it differently. If you had some other medical condition, and the best treatment was surgery, you'd still be nervous, but you probably wouldn't be plagued with so much doubt and guilt.
All my worry was wasted effort; my surgery went smoothly. For a few hours afterward I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, not really in pain and not much nausea, but just weak and vulnerable like you feel after any surgery. By the morning I felt ready to get up and dance! And then the weight started coming off. Today I have a normal BMI, slightly on the low side. It was such an exciting time.
THANK YOU and WE ALL ARE WORKING ON THAT !!!
No experience with this other than my ankles swelling up ( a bit) when I drive for days from South Florida to New York.
Just wanted to say I feel so much sympathy for you and pray you and your docs will figure out the cause .
Getting those big kidney stones out sooner rather than later is probably a good idea too.
hugs and best wishes 
Mal Absorption of Protein Causing Sub-Dermal Edema ... Anyone Else ???
On Sept. 1, 2021, after returning to CA after being away in GA (living out my mother's life journey) ... I noticed my legs and feet swelling up; first I thought, oh it's cause I've been on the road for 2 weeks, then I blamed the climate change, but then it started getting worse. I had immediately gone to my primary doctor, she ordered bloodwork, but the words that came out of her mouth were unheard of ... "Marcia, your proteins are low." ... No way, I said, that is all I practically eat. Well, increase your proteins, and lets see what the labs show and sure enough they were low. Had appointment with my Bariatric doctor and he was, very unusual; lets increase your intake, do more blood in a few weeks and see where we are at.
Trying not to make this story long ... in addition to bloodwork, my Primary also ordered a CT Scan of Abdomen, to make sure there were no signs of leakage, obstructions, etc. ... well, fortunately there were not, but unfortunately it was discovered I had (2) Large Kidney Stones in my Left, "Marcia, why are you not keeled over in pain?" Doc, I don't have any pain ... MRI, Ultrasound, etc. ... well, 1 is lodged in the upper pole and the other lodge in the lower pole ... didn't know I even had them ... The only reason I bring these finding up are because my Bariatric doc needed for me to be cleared from Urology before what he knew needed to be done ... REVISION Surgery (I really didn't want, but if I had to have, I had to have.
Then, I played the waiting game, insurance authorization, referrals, appointments ... it was painful as each day passed ... the EDEMA was taking over my body ... I couldn't walk, stand, sit, lay ... I could not get in and out of bed, up or down on toilet, wear any of my clothes nor shoes ... tears on a daily ... in the meantime, my protein levels (albumin) continue to drop ... it is explained to me that I am malnourished and too unhealthy for surgery/recovery until my protein levels are restored to healthy range ... well, doc, what do we do ... we need to put a feeding tube in your 3 year (then) resting stomach ... I jumped some details ... I couldn't take the wait for a urology appointment no matter the urgency I expressed and I decided to take myself into the ER and made sure they admitted me (doc thought it also was a good plan) on Dec. 13, 2021 (1 Day BEFORE my 3 year Post Op Anniversary) ...
... it took another 2 1/2 weeks before anything was done ... finally, get Urology clearance that the kidney stones, etc. can wait ... Dec. 30th finally have procedure and get a G-Tube installed ... Jan. 2nd we start the Feeding process, and also finally give me some Lasix (why did I have to wait SO LONG) ... Released from Hospital on Jan 9th to go to Rehab, as Muscle Atrophy had now occurred and I could not take care of myself, walk, stand, balance, etc. ... Finally, released from Rehab on Feb. 2nd, and to continue feeding the tube (as well as , eating orally****il March 13th ... Edema finally going away, life starting to come back to normal ...
... had a conversation with my doc, so, how will we know, if I need the surgery or not ... he, was a smarta$$ at first "well, if the Edema returns" ... Doc, seriously, how long will it take before the Edema return if it does ... 6-8 months. We continue checking blood levels regularly, and why did/does he have to be so smart ... almost 6 months to the day, and my legs and feet are starting up again :'( ... it's inevitable, it would seem, surgery being scheduled.
Anyone else ???
It didn't help me at all made things worse. They've had to change/increase meds several times. It was in 2011. The surgeon commented that for most people it gets better.
Depression/anxiety is a disease it doesn't just go away because you lose weight. My anxiety started to get worse during Covid and right now that and my depression are out of control. She did give me some anxiety meds.
Has to move up my appointment with her from November to this Thursday.
I've pretty much maintained my weight. I'm about 6 lbs over what I'd like to be.
my blood pressure improved and got off meds for that. My cholesterol improved a little bit but still on meds. For me it's a hereditary mainly on moms side so no matter how much I lose still an issue.
everyone is different but don't automatically assume everything goes away when you get to goal weight.
