Comments on: My Mother’s Gastric Bypass Surgery is Causing Neuropathy and She’s Unable to Walk

By: shelly heslop

shelly heslop — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:57:37 +0000

I had the lap band done about a week ago. Does anyone have experience with lap band.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:21:37 +0000

Have your Thiamin levels checked.

By: rache feinsod

rache feinsod — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:57:36 +0000

What kind of Dr do I see to get diagnosed for the gastointestinal or neuropathy doc, I just dont know. I am in severe pain, burning, muscle spasms, that grip me like a dog holding its pup. I have seen many doctors. They got me a script for an x-ray, next weel or two, an mri. I dont think any thing will show. Did 6 mos of physical therapy. I cant take the pain much longer. Its my life now.

By: rache feinsod

rache feinsod — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:46:13 +0000

I had gastric bypass in 2003. I have had a a burning pain in my shoulders for a year now .I have had physical therapy for 6 mos; it did nothing. Then I had trigger point injections which worked at first. Now I have severe muscle cramps, spasms like my feet and hands like claws, cramps in the arches of my feet. Right now I have pain, a cramp in my calf that has been there all day and my rt shoulder has a burning pain, then it goes up my neck and down my arm.I can feel the hard as rock spasm up my neck down my arm and down aroubd the rt shoulder where my trapezious muscle is. I am afraid. I was shopping, got a cramp in my foot for 25 min and couldn’t walk. The pain was so severe, I thought I had to call the ambulance. As soon as I was done with that cramp, the other foot began. It holds me like a vice, that wont let go. It ia hard to hold my head up, just to sit there in a chair hurts. I have no muscle left in my body. I feel depressed because of the pain, and my husband does not understand. I need a doctor who specializes in vitamin deficiency and neuropathy, someone who knows what hes doing. I am in the phoenix area. Does anyone know of what kind of dr I should go to or who? PLEASE someone help. I am in so much pain and I need to be diagnosed.

By: Marina

Marina — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:20:25 +0000

I just recently had surgery, about 2 weeks ago and when I sleep at night my thighs start to burn. Can i been experiencing neuropathy this early??

By: Ken Savage

Ken Savage — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:34:23 +0000

Hi Ginny, you are pretty new to the RNY stomach. There can be lots of weird things that go on after surgery. The irritation needs to me monitored to be sure it doesn’t get worse. Just make note of everything you eat and try to figure out what made you feel irritated and not eat that again. At least for a while. There are some things I can eat now that I couldn’t a year ago. It’s a looooong process to get to know your new stomach. Good luck and check out http://www.gastricbypassexperience.com for more information.

By: ginny

ginny — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:48:29 +0000

I had gastric bypass RNY May 2010 and when I eat certan foods I have like an irrated feeling in my stomach and I can’t finish eating whatever I was trying to eat. Is this the same feelng you have in your stomach it’s sorta like a nervous stomach? I’m askng so that I will know if it’s the same as what your experiencing so I can speak tomy doctor about it.

By: JOSE

JOSE — Tue, 10 May 2011 05:54:18 +0000

My dad had gastric bypass surgery last year. Now, he is in a wheelchair and the electromyographies keep showing more and more damage. We’ve seen many different doctors and nobody gives a clear response. We live in Mexico and plan to travel to the U.S. Do you recommend any city or doctor?
Thank you

By: dave

dave — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:44:38 +0000

hi i have had neurapathy and really bad since 04 and thinking of gastric bypass hmm is it goin to make it worse or help i am on lyrica 600 mg a day and and a couple others i cant rem. due to lyrica loss of memmory and ivig weekly helps some so WHAT SHOULD I DO!

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:52:55 +0000

My husband had the surgery and on liquid Dilaudid, Baclofen, Gabapentin (Neurotin) and others and has nueropathy and disc probs…. Ask doc if u can try Trileptal, will make u VERY sleepy until u r use too in about a couple of wks. It has been amazing for him. The other meds have caused swelling and w Trileptal is mostly gone.