weight gain and exhaustion... please help!

Katie B.
on 10/24/13 10:59 am

I am just over four months out from my RNY surgery and over the last three weeks I've gained 3.5 pounds and am extremely tired... I mean utterly exhausted! I've been to the doctor and so far all my labs have come back within normal levels. Any thoughts? Suggestions?

poet_kelly
on 10/24/13 11:11 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Let me ask about some of your labs.

what's your iron level? Ferritin?

Protein? Albumin?

B12? Below 550 people often get tired and depressed, yet docs often say B12 is fine much lower than that.

Vitamin D?

Are you getting enough fluids?

Did you have a sleep study prior to WLS?

Kelly

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