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Arabesque    7,572

Arabesque
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How long since your surgery? Are you moving about? Walking etc. Do you have low blood pressure?

It may be an idea to contact your surgeon/medical team to ensure everything is okay.

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SleeveToBypass2023    2,680

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4 hours ago, Sbrown41 said:

Has anyone been experiencing numbness and tingling in arms and legs after gastric sleeve

That sounds like something you should really contact your surgeon about!!

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SleeveToBypass2023    2,680

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19 minutes ago, Sbrown41 said:

I did I was in the er now the pain is back ..

What did the ER say? You should call your surgeon again. And again, and again. As many times as you need until you get to the bottom of this.

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GradyCat    3,697

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What did the ER say? I never experienced this post-sleeve. That doesn't sound normal. Call your bariatric surgeon and try to get in to see him/her. How far post-op are you?

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Jaelzion    1,129

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Yes! I did and it turned out to be B12 deficiency. I'm sure by now they've done bloodwork, but if they didn't check that, that's something to look at.

Typical symptoms include:

  • Weak muscles
  • Numb or tingling feeling in hands and feet
  • Trouble walking
  • Nausea
  • Decreased appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Irritability
  • Lack of energy or tiring easily (fatigue)
  • Diarrhea
  • Smooth and sore tongue
  • Fast heart rate

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ShoppGirl    5,072

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I would definitely contact my team about this one.

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Sbrown41    1

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3 hours ago, Jaelzion said:

Yes! I did and it turned out to be B12 deficiency. I'm sure by now they've done bloodwork, but if they didn't check that, that's something to look at.

Typical symptoms include:

  • Weak muscles
  • Numb or tingling feeling in hands and feet
  • Trouble walking
  • Nausea
  • Decreased appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Irritability
  • Lack of energy or tiring easily (fatigue)
  • Diarrhea
  • Smooth and sore tongue
  • Fast heart rate

Thank you how did you feel?

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Sbrown41    1

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4 hours ago, GradyCat said:

What did the ER say? I never experienced this post-sleeve. That doesn't sound normal. Call your bariatric surgeon and try to get in to see him/her. How far post-op are you?

21 day post-op in they still trying to see

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Jaelzion    1,129

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5 hours ago, Sbrown41 said:

Thank you how did you feel?

I had tingling in my arms and legs, I fell a few times, I was tired and weak. I was irritable. I even got the sore tongue they mention!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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