Diabetes meds

I had a pre-op appt with my PCP yesterday. He told me that he will be taking me off of my Metformin after surgery. He said my lab numbers came back with much improvement over my October numbers. He thinks he'll be taking me off of some others down the road too. Like my cholesterol and possibly my hbp meds. Those numbers were great too. Just from me being on a liquid diet for so long, that he believes that this will be "just the ticket" to bring me back to life. 

I already believed this to be the case, but it sure was good to hear from my doctor.

I came off my Metformin, all 3 of my BP meds and my cholesterol meds.  RNY saved my life.  

That's awesome! How long after surgery before you were off of the cholesterol and bp meds? I assume you were of the metformin right away?

Same here. Off all meds within a week of surgery. Almost like magic.

Wow.  Magic is a good word for it. Another word I think I would use for this is miracle. 

What about atrial fibrillation? Anyone else have that pre-op and not have it post-op? I am hopeful that this will cure that for me too. I go into a-fib almost every time I eat anything of any amount as long as it is solid food. My a-fib has been doing pretty good since starting liquid.  This is why I've been on liquids for so long. Up until last week it was completely voluntary, so I would eat periodically. Even a small amount made me sick with chest pain and palpitations. My bp would jump up to 215/120 with a pulse of 115-120. My resting bp is 140-150/70-80 with a pulse of 60, so it's a big change.

I never had heart issues. I did want to give you a heads up about blood pressure though. A fair number of us get something called orthostatic hypotension during the first year or so after surgery. It's when your BP drops really low when you get up from sitting or lying down. You can get dizzy and faint, as I did a few times. If that happens, you obviously shouldn't be on BP meds. It happened to me long after I stopped the meds. It's not a major issue, but something to keep an eye on.

Thanks for the heads up! I hadn't heard of that.

Ok, I'll be the Debbie Downer and remind everyone that RNY is not a cure for diabetes, but it does allow some people to go into remission.

Not everyone, but some ...  and it is wholly possible that it can come back at some point in the future - even without regain!

Absolutely. For a while doctors used the term "cured," but they don't any longer. If it goes into remission, and how long, depends on several things. Regain and eating habits does play a major role. But  how long you were diabetic, and whether you were insulin dependent or just on oral meds are really important. The few studies I've seen say that being diabetic for longer than seven years seems to be a tipping point.