My eyes

I have a very odd question for everyone.  I am about 5 weeks post op, but I have noticed a huge difference with my eyesight. I know, they are not linked.  Eyes...stomach.  But, I was wondering if it's just cause I'm getting older, or if anyone else has had this problem.  I can barely read, everything is so fuzzy!

It actually IS linked to weight loss.  Try to wait until you are at or near goal before getting new glasses/contacts, 

This is interesting.  I didn't know what was going on either.  I'm a CPA and I have a heck of a time focusing on the numbers right now. 

I bought some different drug store lenses to see what the deal is.  Nothing really helps, but my focus does improve later in the day.

Does losing weight rapidly ruin our vision, or is it temporary?

 

First of all, if you were diabetic or prediabetic, a common side effect is retinopathy.  This resolves after surgery and changes your vision.  Next, fat pads around the eyeball have an effect on it's shape, and therefore, your vision.  Take away the fat pads and your vision changes.

Yes, but not all diabetics have retinopathy...I was diabetic for 20 years, no retinopathy. In fact, most of the diabetics I know have neuropathy symptoms more often than retinopathy.

But diabetes DOES affect your normal eyesight, esp if your blood sugars are high or uncontrolled.

 

Sooo...Liz, if my diabetes has been resolved by having the DS, and I had no previous problems, does that mean I am likely not a candidate for retinopathy or neuropathy problems now? 

-Jenny

Did you have hypertension prior to surgery? If your Bp changed you may now be hypotensive where your Bp is low. That happened to me after surgey. Fuzzy vision, dizzy on standing. Takes a bit but you may adapt to it. I did.

I am 6 month post op my Vitmin A level is almost in the single digits. My Dr wants it above 75. before surgery it was WNL. My Dr called me and has started me on Vit A injection for 17 days and then we will recheck in 30 after the shots have ended. Plus i am still on my 50,000 u of Vit A. so yes the are connected. The  NUT at the pharmacy I get my Vit A at she told me that the Vit A needs my gastric juices to brake down my pills and i my not have enough to brake them down so they can be absorbed by my body. she told me that i needed to get my stomach checked out. I then informed her I was a gastric bypass pt. that makes since now she said. She also gave me the info below:    

Vitamin A is a vitamin. It can be found in many fruits, vegetables, eggs, whole milk, butter, fortified margarine, meat, and oily sal****er fi**** can also be made in a laboratory.
Some people use vitamin A for improving vision and treating eye disorders including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and cataracts. Vitamin A is also used for skin conditions including acne, eczema, psoriasis, cold sores, wounds, burns, sunburn, keratosis follicularis (Darier’s disease), ichthyosis (noninflammatory skin scaling), lichen planus pigmentosus, and pityriasis rubra pilaris. It is also used for gastrointestinal ulcers, Crohn’s disease, gum disease, diabetes, Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis), sinus infections, hayfever, and urinary tract infections (UTIs).Vitamin A is also used for shigellosis, diseases of the nervous system, nose infections, loss of sense of smell, asthma, persistent headaches, kidney stones, overactive thyroid, iron-poor blood (anemia), deafness, ringing in the ears, and precancerous mouth sores (leukoplakia).
Vitamin A is applied to the skin to improve wound healing, reduce wrinkles, and to protect the skin against UV radiation.
 

My gastric doctor has told me the same thing. I would get my Vit A level checked and see a Eye dr. just to be on the safe side

I was informed that it is nonreversible even when my levels come up.

I also am very new at this and I have noticed the same problems that you have said

Brendalou,  are you using a dry vitamin A that is palmitate, not beta carotene? Many DSers take a minimum of 100,000 units per day. This one is a good one, availability is a little hit or miss on amazon but Vitalady or the biotech pharmacal company sells it directly. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051HZKKM/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00