Relief after surgery

[Lilu 65]

This is also post on pre-op because I have not had the surgery yet.

I have question for thos that already had surgey. How long after did you start feeling better from:

1) Diabetic Neuropathy?

2) Back pain from walking due to the weight?

3) Stop taking pills for the illness due to the weight issues?

4) If you had Diabetic Neuropathy did it go away?

Any oplnion and advice is welcome.

[Rootman 1,101]

Boy this is a tough one. It really depends on what the neurapathy is, nerve or blood vessel damage. It may be irreversible. There certainly is no guarantees that it will reverse.

Having all three issues I can say that my back pain has pretty much cleared up. I am hard pressed because my back pain was not the typical lower back pain from being overweight, it was higher and actually looked to be referred pain from my kidneys - but my kidney functions were all OK. I did find late last year that I was low on testosterone - which is largely produced in the testes but also the adrenals - which are on top of the kidneys. I started testosterone replacement therapy and the pain started to go away. It also made me more confident and probably played a LARGE part in my finally having the courage to go through with my WLS.

I have neurapathy in both feet, but I was not diabetic, at least not that blood tests and extended sugar level testing ever proved. One neurologist did an EMG test and another one confirmed it. It too MAY be letting up at 4 months and 100+ pounds lost. I say MAY because it just does not SEEM to be as painful, but this is just my observation and not confirmed by diagnosis. Now, the neurapathy may not be reversed but it stands to reason if the diabetes is eliminated further damage should be avoided.

I stopped taking blood pressure meds the day of surgery and never started again because in a matter of a week my BP dropped into the borderline range and within 2 months was in the normal range.

Again, NONE of this is a guarantee but loosing weight by any method DOES guarantee a reduced risk by MANY diseases and obesity related complications.

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[Lilu 65]

Boy this is a tough one. It really depends on what the neurapathy is, nerve or blood vessel damage. It may be irreversible. There certainly is no guarantees that it will reverse.

Having all three issues I can say that my back pain has pretty much cleared up. I am hard pressed because my back pain was not the typical lower back pain from being overweight, it was higher and actually looked to be referred pain from my kidneys - but my kidney functions were all OK. I did find late last year that I was low on testosterone - which is largely produced in the testes but also the adrenals - which are on top of the kidneys. I started testosterone replacement therapy and the pain started to go away. It also made me more confident and probably played a LARGE part in my finally having the courage to go through with my WLS.

I have neurapathy in both feet, but I was not diabetic, at least not that blood tests and extended sugar level testing ever proved. One neurologist did an EMG test and another one confirmed it. It too MAY be letting up at 4 months and 100+ pounds lost. I say MAY because it just does not SEEM to be as painful, but this is just my observation and not confirmed by diagnosis. Now, the neurapathy may not be reversed but it stands to reason if the diabetes is eliminated further damage should be avoided.

I stopped taking blood pressure meds the day of surgery and never started again because in a matter of a week my BP dropped into the borderline range and within 2 months was in the normal range.

Again, NONE of this is a guarantee but loosing weight by any method DOES guarantee a reduced risk by MANY diseases and obesity related complications.

As normal IANAD http://www.urbandict....php?term=ianad

Thank you ths is helpful just to know that i was their are more benefits to WLS Riding this Pre-op roller coaster