Hello All,

I'm new to this board so please forgive me if this has already been discussed. Has anyone experienced memory loss or problems with word recall post-surgery? If you have, could you please indicate time since sleeved.

Thank you.

Not to make fun but my memory had already gotten so bad pre op i remembered hardly anything short term. It did scare me that post op it would be worse. But so far mine has been a pretty consistent bad.

Thanks Lioyd, how long have you been sleeved? What made you think it would be worse?

Well actually only 3 weeks so it may still happen. Lol well I started reading different posts concerning memory loss and the sleeve. And it really worried me but I actually contribute it maybe due to vitamin deficiency from when a person is first sleeved they struggle to get enough and also the huge calorie carb reduction as well.

I'll let you know as soon as I remember...

the anesthesia will make your brain like swiss cheese. i felt like i just couldn't just hold on to anything. my husband would ask me to do something and i would forget he ever asked. it gets better. i am a month out and it is definitely better. but in the first couple weeks? WRITE STUFF DOWN.

I find that with every surgery I have had, I lose pieces of my memories. Usually some old memories of friends and when my kids were little. I find this upsetting, cause I have lost some memories of an old dear friend that past away several years ago. People say hey remember when we did this or that and I do not remember. :-( Hopefully no more surgeries!! I was sleeved Aug 31st.

Definitely the anesthesia will do this to you. It sits in your adipose tissue and metabolizes slowly out. Takes a few weeks before your head comes out of the clouds

Done Did It!

Yes, yes, yes! I thought I was losing my mind, or in early stage Alzheimer's! I have to right everything down now on a calendar so I don't forget. It has gotten better, but still not as good as I was pre surgery. Still, I love my sleeve and am happy I did this for me!

Forgot what I was going to post...

Yes me too. I think I read that the grehlin loss has an effect. Having difficulty spelling and being alert. July 26th sleeved.

Yes me too. I think I read that the grehlin loss has an effect. Having difficulty spelling and being alert. July 26th sleeved.

I must have quit producing grehlin years before I had surgury. come to think of it I may have been born without it.

I had initially planned to go back to work after 1 week. Due to weakness, I could only work half days. But my memory was so bad I really wasn't much help. I even had trouble recalling coworkers names. I couldn't even think straight. Everything went back to normal probably about a month out.

Lol so it wasnt just me then !!.i said to my staff .im sure they took a few brain cells for th memory wen having this done lol.i havnt got th best of memories any way.but after surgery i dont even know what th hell im talking about half th time.its got bad lol.

Thank you all! These responses are all very helpful! I am not sleeved yet, but I'm trying to determine if anyone can identify long term memory loss. I know everyone is different and this surgery affects each one differently, but I'm specifically looking for older sleevers (those who have had the sleeve several months or years) who are past the initial foggyness from anestesia or lower carb intake.

I'm 4months post op and still dealing with it. I'm looking into possible causes.