Fatigue and aching legs

[Odie 249]

I had gastric bypass in May 2014 and I have lost 120 lbs. I just turned 64 in October. A month before my scheduled bypass surgery, I fell and shattered my wrist requiring surgery. I have been dealing with very low energy, fatigue and aching legs ever since my surgery and my regular doctor had told me that it was because I had 2 surgeries so close together. I've only seen my bariatric surgeon once when I had my first meeting to see if I qualified for surgery, once in the operating room, once 6 months after my surgery. He is 4 hours away from me. I take all my Vitamins and then some!! I have been using Protein shakes and also a Gelatin drink. Has anyone else had this problem?

[Djmohr 6,965]

You should ask that they do a nutritional panel. you may be short on B12 or some of the other critical Vitamins.

When is the last time you had a full panel done? It should be done at 3,6,12,18 months and then every single year after that.

Call your bariatric surgeon and have him provide the list of tests they do. There are alot of things they look for.

I suspect you may have a defficiency somewhere. Even if you take your Vitamins you have to get checked because your body malabsorbs them so without testing you wont know.

[James Marusek 5,244]

@@Djmohr is on the right track. This is probably a vitamin/mineral deficiency. Our bodies are different. So even though you are taking the Vitamin regiment given by your doctor, your body might not be absorbing all the vitamins/minerals. That is why I undergo period blood work that identifies how well my Vitamin levels are. They are fine tweeking my vitamin and mineral needs.

As a result of this blood work, they determined that I was low on Iron, so I now take an Iron supplement. Low iron levels can cause weakness. B12 is another important vitamin that can be related to weakness. In the case of this vitamin, you cannot take a time release version of B12. You need to take sublingual and the chemistry must be methylcobalamin for best absorption.

[Odie 249]

I do have the list of blood tests from my surgeon and have this done by my family doctor every year but everything is fine. My legs ache constantly while sitting or lying down. In a way, I was hoping that someone else had this problem and had an answer why or how it was fixed! I sleep approximately 7 to 8 hours a night but usually have to have a nap most days. I'm trying out the Protein shakes now and Great Lakes Gelatin but thought maybe some on this site has a favourite shake that is better than some.

[Djmohr 6,965]

When is the last time they were checked? Also, are they checking potassium? that can sometimes cause that restless legs and make you very tired.

I have had problems with my legs in the past and was treated for restless leg syndrome but eventually it went away.

I know I have had 4 surgeries in the last 15 months and that can really take alot out of you so your doctor might be right however it doesnt answer the leg issue.

[MaryCatherine 173]

What fixed my aching legs was giving up all caffeine.

[Odie 249]

I DO drink a lot of coffee!! My legs don't twitch though, just a constant ache and weak feeling within the legs. I am due for my blood tests, so maybe this time something will show up. I kinda hope something does show up and then can be dealt with!!

[Er1n 90]

Preop I had a lot of leg issues and it was low Iron. Once on Iron for 3 months completely resolved.

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[MaryCatherine 173]

I DO drink a lot of coffee!! My legs don't twitch though, just a constant ache and weak feeling within the legs. I am due for my blood tests, so maybe this time something will show up. I kinda hope something does show up and then can be dealt with!!

I had no twitching, just an ache like I had strained muscles. I gave up caffeine several years ago and no longer have sore legs.

[Odie 249]

No coffee means Migraines for me!! I had coffee right up to the day of my surgery, with permission cause of how bad my migraines get! I will try cutting back though and drink some herbal tea instead and see if that makes a difference, thank you everyone!!

[Joy@boman 151]

I have about a fourth of a cup. I will drink Decaf with some regular in

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[chacha82 1]

Maybe you Vitamin D is low...

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