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I haven't visited here in a loooooong time, but I directed a friend here for support so thought I would pop by and say hello. 9 year post op next week! That definitely qualifies as long term. Bumpy road, but still the best journey I've ever taken.

I react to iron in the same way. You'll have to find a different format that works for you. Your best bet is sugar free ferrous fumerate syrup. There are a few other types of iron available on prescription in tablet form. If none of these are tolerated, you can try over the counter iron called...

6 years post op and nope, not adjusted at all. I now have body dysmorphia and zero concept of what size or shape I am. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Switch round how you take them. Instead of putting the forceval on your tongue then taking a drink, take a mouth of drink then pop the forceval in, and swallow. This technique is brilliant for any pills that have a strong taste or smell, or are large. It was advised for me years ago when taking...

Thanks FA. It's never too late to start, better late than never! My fibro etc were all diagnosed long before my surgery. There is a link between fibro/auto immune diseases and weight gain though, which I think is more accurate as to why there are high numbers of bypass patients with one or...

Yup I have reynauds and restless legs too, and systemic lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, psoriatic arthritis and others. I know what you mean about the pills, at present I'm on - 6 paracetemol, 3 tramadol, 3 Alverine citrate, sertraline, lanzaprazole, forceval, calcichew, magnesium & calcium...

Folate is linked to iron, you take folic acid to restore it. Vitamin D is normally made by your skin when you are in sunlight. It's linked to calcium, so you often get combined supplements for both such as adcal. It helps with bones etc and your immune system. Low vitamin D can cause increased...

I've had B12 from the outset so luckily that's never been a problem. I've had iron level problems for years too, and low vitamin C, but that's due to my other health problems and impaired kidneys. The IV iron was threatened pre-op so I've been avoiding it for about 10 years now! It's hard to...

Thanks all. So far tolerating the spatone, but it's early days. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Well I've been feeling more fatigued than normal for a few of months now, I thought it was a fibromyalgia flare up but when it persisted I decided to get my iron levels checked as they have a habit of dropping. I asked if I was due my bariatric bloods (annual for life) while with my GP and yup...

It's easy enough to say 'oh you'll be fine, you can do them' etc, but when you have a genuine needle phobia, sometimes you can't! I knew I wouldn't be able to do them, so hubby was going to. When it came to it, I couldn't let him, as he's not medically trained to, so I freaked out. Instead I...

I'm still around, just. Health is bad, so I don't have the energy to put into the forums anymore, my family is my priority and they take every ounce I have! Weight wise, I had a hormonal problem as a side effect of my anti-emetic medication, which in turn caused some very quick weight gain...

I fell pregnant 8 months post op, and there are a lot of others on here who've had babies post op, some with pcos. There is a post op pregnancy section which you might find helpful. I tried to conceive preop for about 18 months with no luck. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Yup. I suffered muscle wastage (due to the chronic malabsorption and my other health issues) and as a result had a herniated disc and ended up having spinal surgery last year. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Trundling on! I don't come on very often tbh, just now and then. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

All ferrous tablets are sugar coated, and post bypass coated tablets aren't absorbed the same way. You can get sugar free ferrous fumerate on prescription which is a lot more gentle on your tum. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

I'm over 4 years post op, and still haven't adjusted, I doubt I ever will. I do not see myself as slim, or attractive etc. I still see all the folds and loose skin as fat. I have no concept of my body shape, I couldn't tell you if I were bigger or smaller than anyone else, or compare my body...

The cream is called Emla, and then you need tegaderm dressings to sit on top. It has to be applied 1 hour before the needle. You can get it on prescription, don't think you can buy it. It is mostly used for children for blood tests and canulas etc. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

Quinoa salads (make as you would rice or pasta salad, quinoa is high in protein), cheese and ham roll ups, cold meat & crackers, hummous and crudités, salad with fish or cold meat, wraps or pittas are a better alternative to sandwiches. Bulgar wheat/ebly/couscous salads. Sent from my iPhone...

I had a barium swallow immediately post bypass but that was only a cup of contrast. I've had to drink large amounts of water post op for ultrasounds and managed the quantity, so long as I went with an empty stomach. Does the consultant know about your surgery? Have you spoken to your bariatric...