The answer????????
Paul-
Way to go for trying to find answers for yourself. I am hoping that getting your levels back to mornal will help the numbness to go away.
I have taken monthly injections since being 3 months out from surgery. I give them to myself (I was insulin dependent for 20 years, so this is not much different). In my opinion it is probably the easiest way to get absorbable B12.
Feel good!
Reenie
Way to go for trying to find answers for yourself. I am hoping that getting your levels back to mornal will help the numbness to go away.
I have taken monthly injections since being 3 months out from surgery. I give them to myself (I was insulin dependent for 20 years, so this is not much different). In my opinion it is probably the easiest way to get absorbable B12.
Feel good!
Reenie
Mayo Clinic makes you watch a video post op showing the effects of B12 deficiency and the only true way to get it correctly in your system after RNY is by injection. They teach you how to give the sho****ch you give yourself the shot and send you home with literature for the next month when you have forgotten everything about the hospital episode because of the morphine you were on when you did it.
The scariest thing I learned about not getting B12 is that it can show up ok and then three years out, the deficiency shows up and it is usually irreversable. Needless to say, I give myself an injection in my stomach every month on the 25th.
Paul, B12 can not do any harm, what about calling your primary and asking for a single RX to see if you have any change in the next week before your Neuro appt. Be sure to ask for an RX for ths syringe as well.
Be well,
Sandy
The scariest thing I learned about not getting B12 is that it can show up ok and then three years out, the deficiency shows up and it is usually irreversable. Needless to say, I give myself an injection in my stomach every month on the 25th.
Paul, B12 can not do any harm, what about calling your primary and asking for a single RX to see if you have any change in the next week before your Neuro appt. Be sure to ask for an RX for ths syringe as well.
Be well,
Sandy
Holy crap Paul - you might have nailed it. I've heard of this before on the grad board. I've been using a sublingual tablet for the last 6 years - once a week and my levels have been fine. I was using 1000 mcg a week, but I upped it to 5,000 mcg per week. I buy mine at Iherb.com, and these dissolve quickly under the tongue and don't taste yucky. Although if you're in the toilet so to speak, I think the injections are the way to go for you.
Good luck and hopefully this resolves quickly. Get shooting!
Lori J.
It's better to be imperfectly happy than perfectly unhappy. 
PNC recommends the sublingual right off the bat, although some RNYers prefer the injection. I was told one per week - but because I'm forgetful, I just decided to do mine on Wednesdays and Sundays - that way if I forget one, I'm at least getting the other. (I don't often forget). And as was said earlier, you can't OD on it, so I COULD take it every day if I wanted, but my levels have been good.
Trader Joe's makes a really good subling B12 (the bottle says "Trader Darwins") - it dissolves really quickly, no bad taste. I also bought a bottle at Wallyworld, and that one is really quick to dissolve as well (can't think of the brand right off the top of my head... I can get that to you later if you like).
I pray that if this IS what you're dealing with, that it IS reversible, and you can get back to your "normal" toot sweet!
Trader Joe's makes a really good subling B12 (the bottle says "Trader Darwins") - it dissolves really quickly, no bad taste. I also bought a bottle at Wallyworld, and that one is really quick to dissolve as well (can't think of the brand right off the top of my head... I can get that to you later if you like).
I pray that if this IS what you're dealing with, that it IS reversible, and you can get back to your "normal" toot sweet!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
Most Active
Recent Topics
