Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 hi Folks, My name is and I'm writing from Washington, DC. I had a mini-gastric bypass in Dec 2000 with Dr. Rutledge and have mostly done very well. The reason that I am writing because in the last few months, I've developed some bizarre problems and want to know if ANYONE has had any kind of similar experience or knows any post-ops that have had ANYTHING like this happen to them. Back in early April, I started getting burning pains in my lower back. I assumed this was due to overexercise. I was told by doctors to rest, take anti-inflammatories, do physical therapy. I never got better. My problems have only gotten worse. I started getting burning nerve pain in my thighs, arms, and upper back as well. I started feeling my upper spine shift and sticking into everything. My bones will just ache. After I couldn't exercise, I started counting calories as I was concerned with weight regain but instead I lost 20 pounds in a very short period of time. My hips get stiff, my muscles are very weak. I have limited ability to walk. Sitting hurts, standing hurts. I have had every medical test under the sun. X-rays, spinal MRI's, BRain MRI's, nerve conduction tests, blood work. The only abnormalities are very low estrogen, low FSH and low LH hormones. Next week I'm having a bone density scan. I tried sending a post to the main post-op list 8 weeks ago. That post never appeared and I didn't get mail for 6 weeks and couldn't log in either. Then one day, mail just started coming again for no rhyme or reason. Any ideas? Feel free to email me directly. kleiny41@... Thanks, in DC pre-op 260 current 119 5'4 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I am 3 years out and I've never heard anyone talk about this....I'm very curious though. I'll be looking to see if anyone has experienced the same thing.... Marie/Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 at last check, my calcium levels were normal. Could it still be a bone problem? I was wondering if calcium levels in blood are normal, could it somehow not be making it to my bones. Thanks, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE APES http://www.theapes.com (homepage) http://www.birdmanrecords.com (record label) http://www.planariainc.com (record label) http://www.leafygreen.com (booking) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >From: SCAFFOLD77@... >Reply- > >Subject: Re: bone pain/nerve pain >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:36:51 EDT > >IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE AN OSTEO PROBLEM. wE SHOULD BE TAKEN CALCIUM AND >IF >YOU DID NOT ALONG THE WAY YOU MIGHT BE GETTING THE REPERCUSSIONS NOW. I >HAD A >HYSTERECTOMY 8 YEARS AGO AND MY BONES WERE HURTING BEFORE MGB SURGERY AND >NOW >ONE YEAR AFTER SURGERY AND SLACKED OFF ON THE CALCIUM PILLS I AM FEELING >BONE >PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION ON THE BACK LIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER >BLADES. > >I WAS THINKING JUST TODAY THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK MY DOCTOR TO SCHEDULE A >BONE DENSITY TEST FOR ME. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 , Sounds an awful lot like the symptoms I have with Osteoarthritis Degenerative Joint Disease and Fibromyalgia.....my bloodwork always comes back normal and I'm over 4 years out. I've also seen several articles on the net that explore the increase in arthritis after gastric bypass surgery. Hope they find your problem soon. Genz 249/145 MGB 5-31-00 Revision 6-03-02 Revision 3-24-03 > at last check, my calcium levels were normal. Could it still be a bone > problem? I was wondering if calcium levels in blood are normal, could it > somehow not be making it to my bones. > > Thanks, > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > THE APES > http://www.theapes.com (homepage) > http://www.birdmanrecords.com (record label) > http://www.planariainc.com (record label) > http://www.leafygreen.com (booking) > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > >From: SCAFFOLD77@A... > >Reply- > > > >Subject: Re: bone pain/nerve pain > >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:36:51 EDT > > > >IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE AN OSTEO PROBLEM. wE SHOULD BE TAKEN CALCIUM AND > >IF > >YOU DID NOT ALONG THE WAY YOU MIGHT BE GETTING THE REPERCUSSIONS NOW. I > >HAD A > >HYSTERECTOMY 8 YEARS AGO AND MY BONES WERE HURTING BEFORE MGB SURGERY AND > >NOW > >ONE YEAR AFTER SURGERY AND SLACKED OFF ON THE CALCIUM PILLS I AM FEELING > >BONE > >PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION ON THE BACK LIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER > >BLADES. > > > >I WAS THINKING JUST TODAY THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK MY DOCTOR TO SCHEDULE A > >BONE DENSITY TEST FOR ME. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING SEMINAR IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA DATE: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 TIME: 10-12PM WHERE; GREENVILLE HYATT LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. ( From Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (14 miles): Take I-85 South to I-385 North. Follow I-385 into downtown. The hotel is at the intersection of Beattie Place and Main Street. The hotel driveway is on the left.) Dr Dasher and Dr Walsh along with the CLOS staff will host the seminar and we are very excited about seeing old friends and making new ones. Contact either Penny Belcher at pds@..., Monroe at npm@... or Debbie Green at djg@... for more information and to RSVP. We look forward to having our wonderful support group from the Greenville/Spartanburg area come and tell all of their stories. See you there... Penny Belcher Executive Director CLOS-High Point Dr Dasher/ Dr Walsh 704-871-0031 (ext 104) 336-906-2810 704-682-1226 800-248-8961 (fax) http://www.highpointregional.com/mgb/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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