PLEASE HELP!!
Hi everyone,
I'm horrified and desperate for an answer from someone who has, unfortunately, experienced this. I had an RNY in April of 2009. I developed Reactive Hypoglycemia from it, which I have under control and is the least of my worries right now. I had to go to urgent care the other day for a concussion. I was weighed while there, and weighed in at 124.6. This means I've lost 12 pounds since October. For the past week (roughly), I then went to 123.6. Now today I'm at 122 pounds even. I'm horrified. My Hypoglycemia dietician said, "well you're not underweight". I admit I've slacked off for a while with good fats, which helps my Hypoglycemia, and also anything fattening. I got lazy. Also, for a while I simply didn't have an appetite and was barely eating. Makes sense why I'd be loosing, right? I've been stuffing my face since I spoke to the dietian 5 days ago. She said to eat more and up the good fats, because that's where the calories are. Seriously? I know this. The issue here is that I'm rapidly loosing. It's like I'm right back to square 1, when I'd just had my bypass, and was Malabsorbing. Each time my surgeon sees me, he's concerned about my blood glucose readings (they're excellent by the way), and tells me if I start getting low numbers that he'll have to reverse my bypass. When he looks at me and says this, he makes me feel like I'm about to take my last breath. Although my BG#'s are good, now I'm dealing with this rapid weight loss. I'm scared beyond words and beyond any form of comprehension that he'll have to reverse it. He said he'd have to remove my Pancreas
Congrats on your success with the bypass, i also have hypoglycemia at times, usually an hour or so after consuming sugar, so i just have a bit more sugar to fix it. If your numbers are good, what is he worried about? Dont let them remove your pancreas you will have to go on insulin then and will become an insulin dependent diabetiic. What ever you do get a second opinion from a specialist. I had a rny in 2001 lost 140 very rapidly (3 months), but over the years have put back on 40, so i am now looking into a banding over the stomach as it has stretched quite a bit.
By the way I am an RN. Do some protein shakes, glucerna isnt that high in sugar.
Pam
Hi Pam,
I was wondering if I could get an opinion. I quit smoking cigarettes YEARS ago. Way before my RNY. Anyway, I'm a horribly nervous person by nature, I have MS as well. Marijuana helps my nerves. I know a person isn't supposed to be a nicotine smoker pre-op. What about almost 7 years later post -op with marijuana? I hear many mixed things. I've been smoking for a while since surgery and haven't had a problem. I've had 1 ulcer since surgery, but that was way before I started smoking marijuana. Any thoughts?
I am not a doctor a d I could be wrong but I don't think you can live without your pancres
yes,you can. Sometimes a small piece of the pancreas is left behind to do its job. If the whole pancreas is taken,then injections of insulin are necessary as that is what the pancreas produces.
