Neurological Condition with WLS

I ran across this online.. wanted to pass it on to everyone.. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17584069/

My sis-in-law was telling me over the weekend that she watched a special on TV about a woman who had the surgery and didn't take her vitamins and she went blind ! Whatever vitamin it is that we need for our eyes made her lose her vision, then she regained it when they started giving her high quantities of vitamins. That is why it is sooooo important to do what we're told to do.

yes them vitamins are important little bugers!!!!! Melissa

Stephanie....Thank you for sharing the article. Dr. Bour started me on B1 supplements at my 3 month follow-up appointment. I had been having a lot of muscle and joint pain and he referred to this condition but did not tell me much about it. He didn't give me a definitive diagnosis of this but I guess he was wanting to head it off before it got too far along. It's kind of scary to think what can happen. I'll have labs drawn in the next few weeks for my 6 month app't so we'll see if the supplements have helped. Thanks again for sharing! Mel

Amen to the article.. and please if u dont listen to anyone let me be the one who didnt follow the rules and honestly thought i was dieing at 25 due to vitamin deficiency.. PLEASE TAKE YOUR VITAMINS. .they are your life line right now!!! I realized how important they were and are and I was a fool for going 5 mths without them! I thought i could beat the system and it about killed me. ive never felt so horrible and all in my life. I couldnt move or get out of bed for 3 days and just kept forcing down my vitamins until i felt like i could move again. I never want to hit rock bottom like that again, and it happened out of NOWHERE so please listen and take ur vitamins!!! jen

Thanks for the info, Stephanie! It's easy to get slack with the vitamins ... having this in the back of my mind will remind me how important those nasty-tasting little things are! Dawn

Thank you. I am the worlds worst at taking any kind of pill and of eating right. Sometimes I need a good scare to get me back on track.