Did your comorbidities return post RNY?

....just curious.  Does anyone know the stats or have you or someone you know had  one or more of your comorbidities return post-op?

I posted last December about a very painful episode I had one night.  Long story short  I finally went to a doctor one month later after I began experiencing troublesome shortness of breath.  To my surprise, my high blood pressure had returned. Shortness of breath had never been a symptom I experienced pre-op with my high blood pressure.  So I was stunned when I learned my blood pressure was high.  The cardiologist said having the WLS gave me great benefits and imagine if I had not had the surgery.  She said I was predisposed for this.  Anyway, I am again on BP medication and feel great.  I am just a little surprised.  I thought my BP would be gone forever as long as I exercised regularly and ate correctly.

You know "regular" people ..skinny exercising people get high b/p. It's good you went to the doctor.
My major co morbidity was renal failure. I was weeks from dialysis. My renal function has improved and 2.1/2 years later I still do not need dialysis..much to the amazement of my doctors.

Deb T.

That is a wonderful blessing.  I am so happy for you and wish you continued good health.

Gosh, that was hard to read, but somehow I was able to tilt the screen so I could see the letters. I think my vision score decreased by 20 points after that one... But to say a little regarding your post.

I don't know anything about the pathophysiology behind why your BP returned. And I didn't have high BP pre-op so its not something I am experiencing. However, I can say that there are tons of people in the world who have not had weight issues and therefore are not post-op patients and they eat healthy, exercise daily but still have BP and cardiac issues. One girl I work with has been a runner all her life. She is fit and eats well. But since she was a teen she has had cardiac/BP issues. Its something genetic for her. It runs in her family and she has been on BP, cardiac, and cholesterol meds since she was a teen. I know she gave me details at one point but I can't remember off hand what she has, but her father has it too. There are also tons of other people who may not have some sort of diagnosed "genetic" disposition, but they do the right things with regard to their health and they still battle high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, etc... There is no reason for me to believe that surgery is the cure for these things. Yes, it certainly helps and many people are able to come off their meds, but there are some people  out there who may have to continue on 1-2 meds which for them is still a huge accomplishment because prior to surgery they may have been on 5 or 6 or more. So I guess it happens. My decision to have surgery was not only to help get the weight off, but it was also prophylactic to help prevent the co-morbidities. I didn't have any co-morbidities prior to surgery, but I knew that if I kept on my previous path I was certainly going to end up with high BP, high cholesterol, and eventually diabetes because it runs in the family on my fathers side. Luckily, my mothers "good" genes seem to be dominating and my lifestyle change will hopefully keep the co-morbidities at bay.

Take care,
Tynaya 

This is my daughter's situation... she luckily didnt have any co-mobidities but at around 340 she wanted it.  I didn't get diabetes till I was well into my late 20's to 30's.

I luckily have kept my diabetes at bay which was my major reason for getting the surgery.

My brother is diabetic, and I was moving in that direction more than likely.  Good for you you have arrested that issue.

Was the post in a different colo?.  I DO AM SO FRUSTRATED.  OH cannot  fix the issue with my posts not being legible.  I am sorry if it was difficult to read.  I thought the issue was corrected.  I do not choose the colors of my posts;  "it" just happens.

Right now your post is medium gray on a BLACK background

To read your post, I highlighted the text, turning it white text on a blue background. That worked to enable me to read it.

My major comorbitiy was GERD, I also had high blood pressure. My GERD is gone/not gone..... doc says that I manufacture NO ACID  in my pouch, but I still have continuing reflux.. but without the acid it is not a big deal. So..... cured or not cured? If I eat something acidic or take pills that tend to be a bit acidic when dissolvng I get heartburn.

My blood pressure is VERY LOW now..... so low that one day when I went to the ER they were pretty convinced I was gonna keel over and die. After my recent surgery it was 50/20 or something like that. But i was a prettly LOW blood pressure gal until I reached 350 lbs.

That is really low pressure.  My GERD has not returned, however some food items do cause me problems. II had my first BLT last night, and oh goodness it upset my pouch.  I knew better.  I cannot eat bacon since having surgery...shouldn't anyway.   What do they do when you have surgery/procedures with such low blood pressure?

which editor are you using??