Visit today with primary care physician following my sleeving in mid-September. All of my blood chemistry is fine, except uric acid remains high, fatty acid/omega-3 is very low (near zero) and the two parameters associated with inflammation were in the higher range. The doctor gave me a prescription to address the uric acid as it can result in kidney stones or gout. I will take fish oil supplements to address fatty acids. The inflammation metrics are a mystery to me, but could be an artifact of the surgery. Comments?

Fred

did you every have gout or kidney stones? my husband had tendancy's to both but most recently gout and it is extremely painful. He had a severe case of it right after the surgery and it sent him right back into the hospital. Not sure if this would bring on the high uric acid. You should watch the foods you eat. I personally think the high-Protein diet you folks have to be on add to the uric acid levels. Good luck. My hubby had surgey on 4/10 so he hasn't had his uric acid levels checked yet.

No, I have not experienced gout or stones, but neither is something I would look forward to.

Hi and I just want to say I've had four since 2008. It can be extremely painful. I take allopurinol and colchicine together to control it. My level is at 7 which is still high. Normal level should be at 4. It's going to be very hard to control since the key for WLS is more protein and less carbs. So good luck with controlling it.

I've had gout since 2008