jenlmaz’s Posts
My MCV has been a little high for about a yr and primary dr just blows it off because it's only a little high and has also blown off the high b12. Definitely going to bring this up. Thank you for mentioning it.
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Thank you for the link. I agree that it's a drastic option but imo so is getting gastric bypass. I was 285 when I got it. My weight was harming me. The surgery has been successful.I got to goal and I have never gotten back up over 200 pounds in 20 yrs. But now it's not weight that's harming me it's the gastric bypass surgery. Besides this hypoglycemia I also have a lot of nutritional deficiencies. I have read a ring may be placed around stoma and that can help with the hypoglycemia. I have appt with gastroenterologist then endocrinologist... as well as bariatric surgeon in a couple weeks. So I'm going to ask about that too
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I had issues with low b12 years ago and now for some reason I have high b12 and I'm not even supplementing it. What were your symptoms of SIBO and how diagnosed? I have appt in a week with gastroenterologist, then a few days later endocrinologist and then bariatric surgeon. I'm going to discuss this with all 3 to get opinion on reversal... I also read that putting a ring on stoma can also help so I'm going to ask about that too. So I will let you know what they say. It really is disheartening. It's easy to say don't eat carbs or sugar but harder to do. I look at it this way.. when I was 285 before surgery... I was told just don't eat high fat, carbs, sugary, high calorie foods. Easier said than done so I had gastric bypass... it was successful for me.. I got to goal and In 20 yrs I have gone up and down through pregnancy and a lot of surgeries but I have never gone over 200 pounds. Before surgery my weight was hurting me.. now this gastric bypass is hurting me.
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Thank you for that info.. this very well could be what the issue is. I have been seeing a gastroenterologist lately for upper right abdominal pain and high GGT which indicates a bile duct issue. Can't be gallbladder as I don't have one...liver issues have been ruled out.,I'm actually having a specialized mri on pancreas and bile ducts on Monday. So definitely going to mention this to him. When I saw the endo for this she didn't mention this as a possibility at all so will go back and ask her about it too.
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It was not known about when I had my surgery which is what I'm pissed about. I researched wls for 2 years before I decided to get it... weighed all the pros and cons. I was willing to get nutritional deficiencies and strictures ..which I did but not this. I have been restricting carbs and sugar but I'm still having issues as well as the meds my endocrinologist put me on is not helping either.
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I had gastric bypass 20 yrs ago. I started at 285. Got to goal maintained until pregnancy 5 yrs later but so still have not gone up over 200. Currently 190. I'm fine with my weight problem is all of a sudden carbs and sugar cause my glucose to go high and then it plummets to a low. Which is dangerous. Endocrinologist said it's bariatric hypoglycemia and generally occurs around yr 2. So stumped why it's happening 20 yrs later. Anyhoo I have an appt next month with bariatric surgeon to discuss options.. possibly a reversal. At this point I don't care if I gain back some weight.. low blood sugar can kill you. And I'm pissed that 20 yrs ago they did not know that this could possibly happen. They should have.
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