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I dealt with the same thing and had mine removed laparoscopically on 9/4. I was discharged the same day and didn’t need any opioid pain meds. Tylenol covered my pain just fine. Honestly I felt so good I probably could have gone back to work the next day.

I hope you get some answers. Keep us updated.

Thanks for the replies. I still haven’t heard anything and can’t get my surgeon to call back. I’ve calmed down a bit and figure if it’s urgent they will call me 🤷‍♀️ For now I’ve stopped taking my vitamins since the levels are high. Still not happy with the lack of response from them, but I’ll have answers by my 1/22 appointment at the latest.

I should start this out by saying I am not looking for any medical advice, this is mostly just to vent because I am frustrated and scared. I was sleeved on 10/15/18 and have not had any complications except for a kidney stone 1 month post op. For the last 2 weeks however I have been feeling extremely run down, muscle aches all over and daily headaches. I definitely felt like something was wrong with me, but in my head I thought it could be low vitamin levels or just my body adjusting to the weight loss. I am scheduled for my 3 month post op appointment on 1/22 and had my 3 month labs drawn last Friday, mostly expecting them to show low vitamin levels (although I have been compliant with my vitamins) and maybe that my thyroid medication would need to be adjusted (I have hypothyroidism). Well, the lab results that have come back so far have me really worried (lab results get auto released to me on mychart). My labs show that my B12 level and Ferritin level are higher than the normal range. My TSH was low, which i did expect. The most alarming result however is that my ALT, AST and Alkaline phosphate labs are significantly high. I know that those labs have to do with liver function so I am pretty worried. Also, the Vitamin A and zinc labs have not resulted, which is unusual for them to have not been released by now unless they are "critical" results (at least this is what I understand from the way things result to mychart). The only thing I can think that may have caused this is that I was taking additional Vitamin A on top of my bariatric multivitamin as instructed by my NUT, because my Vitamin A labs were under the normal range before surgery. I stopped taking the additional Vitamin A mid Dec. as instructed. I do know that Vitamin A can cause liver problems in high doses so maybe that is what happened... I have only taken a couple of Tylenol and I have not drank post op. Most frustrating is my PCP looked at my labs and said the surgeon "definitely need to review them". The problem with that is my surgeons office has terrible follow through. I called first thing Monday morning and conveyed how worried I was about the labs and I was told I would need to send them the results to review (even though they ordered them and should have gotten the results faxed from the lab). I sent them over and confirmed that they were received but did not hear anything back, and now here we are with them closed on the holiday. I do understand I am not their only patient and they are understaffed currently. I will call again tomorrow afternoon if I haven't heard anything as my surgeon only works M-Wed. Sorry for the long rant, I am just really worried about the potential for any liver damage.

Hey there. I just wanted to say I am so sorry you are dealing with all of that. I can't imagine. I am pre surgery right now, so I don't have really any advice to give, but like the poster above said, your husband would want you to be healthy. You will likely only be off your feet for a short time. Hang in there. Our surgery dates are really close, and it looks like we are both in WA. I am here if you need to chat.

My surgery is set for 10/15/18! I just got approval the other day, after my 6 month supervised diet. I have been wanting to do this for years, but it was just this year that I had an insurance plan that covered the surgery. I am so excited to finally have a date set, but very nervous! I am hoping to get about 3 weeks off of work, but we'll see how the paperwork shakes out.

I have Anthem BCBS too and am scheduled to meet with a doc tomorrow to start my 6mo supervised diet. Does anyone know, if after 6mo required supervised diet my BMI drops below 40, am I going to get denied for surgery? I spoke with an Anthem rep today and he said to ask my doctor, because he is “not qualified to make decisions on what is medically necessary”. I told him obviously, but it is up to the insurance to determine coverage, not the doc. He said he would have someone contact me tomorrow. Sorry for the long post, just wondering what others experience is.