I was sleeved with may 22 and I haven't been on my rheumatoid medication in over 4 months. I feel great, which is rare for me, considering I live in Ohio (terrible weather) and summer is the worst for me. I was diagnosed at 14 years old(I'm 22 now) and could only move being on my 18 pills and monthly IV. I have only lost 18 lbs so far (which I'm stoked about), so I am wondering if my improved RA is short lived. I'd love to hear from others!!

I haven't tried altering how I eat. I have seen some reports, but I'm already pretty low carb and eat very little gluten. Going vegetarian would be a strain for me. I really rely on the solid Protein to fill me up and keep me full. And def not vegan. I love my greek yogurt.

Lynda

I have RA, lupus and fib. My sleeve has been a blessing in so many ways. One major way is I don't have to take any of my meds for these daily! I do still get pain in my hands, feet, etc but it is manageable. If I have to I pop a over the counter pain med like aleeve but since my feb surgery date I have only needed that twice.

I can tell you the surgery along with drink 70+ ounces of Water daily, working out, and staying away from sugar, flour, and any high carb items have helped a lot. I also take a garlic pill and fish oil pills daily for inflammatory.

If I skimp on water, miss my pills or eat a sandwich I sure feel it. Hope this helps someone. It took me a while to figure out but has been so worth it!

I have RA, lupus and fib. My sleeve has been a blessing in so many ways. One major way is I don't have to take any of my meds for these daily! I do still get pain in my hands, feet, etc but it is manageable. If I have to I pop a over the counter pain med like aleeve but since my feb surgery date I have only needed that twice.

I can tell you the surgery along with drink 70+ ounces of Water daily, working out, and staying away from sugar, flour, and any high carb items have helped a lot. I also take a garlic pill and fish oil pills daily for inflammatory.

If I skimp on water, miss my pills or eat a sandwich I sure feel it. Hope this helps someone. It took me a while to figure out but has been so worth it!

Can I ask you what your dosage of fish oil and garlic pills are, and maybe this is a dumb question but after typing that out, I wonder does this give you any kind of body odor? lol thanks

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Lol. People ask all the time about the garlic thing. I have been doing for 3+ years and no one has noticed so I guess not.

I take 1000 mg garlic a day (if I'm feeling sick or not good I double it) I buy the order less garlic pulls from puritans pride online. I some times get the regular garlic too but it depends on the price/deals they have.

Fish oil I take 2000mg daily. I get that from the same website.

I did a lot of research on both and I like the puritans pride brand because they don't add crap/fillers to it like some others do. I wait till they have a buy 1 get 2 free sale and stock up. They have that a few times a year so I save a few bucks. They seem to have coupons all the time too if you google it.

Fyi- I was told to try it for 1-2 months and then you will notice a difference. I did but it did take 6 weeks. I also noticed I don't seem to get sick as much. Since my sleeve I have not got sick even once so all of it together has helped me a ton. I hope you get some relief from it and if you have any questions let me know. I always love to share what has helped me. I figure the more tools we have the better we all will succeed.

Have psoriasis and psoreatic arthritis, was sleeved 6/18 feeling fine so far, was on metratate don't know yet either when I go back on it, but enjoying while I'm off....

I have RA and fibromyalgia. I have always been anti-prescription meds. I was diagnosed 11 years ago and managed the pain by excising at least 4 times a week. It really helped the pain but i still had pain. And for some reason probably too much food or my choose of food I has my weight problem. Since the surgery the weight is coming off 6.5 weeks 34lbs and pain is less and less all the time.