Thanks Wade. It's probably too long and complicated to go into here. Gina's been in poor health for a long time. High blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, and some auto-immune stuff. She had a gastric bypass 2-1/2 years ago and lost a lot of weight. Her blood pressure and many other problems cleared up quickly. For a short time, we seemed to enjoy a long awaited period of good health.
But the bypass comes with a price. She can't absorb nutrients the way she's supposed to anymore. And I guess it taks a while for the resulting problems to surface. Six months after the bypass she was at a place where she could eat whatever she wanted. She just ate a lot less than most people. Her health seemed greatly improved. She had a problem with potassium uptake for a while, but that eventually cleared up. Only now we're finding that she's critically deficient of several vitamins, B6, B12, D, etc. These cause a whole host of symptoms, some of which she's had for the past 9 months. Constant headache, dizziness, depression, dry eyes mouth and skin, and finally seizures.
She's taking vitamin injections now, and I guess it just takes time. But she's really down about it all.
But the bypass comes with a price. She can't absorb nutrients the way she's supposed to anymore. And I guess it taks a while for the resulting problems to surface. Six months after the bypass she was at a place where she could eat whatever she wanted. She just ate a lot less than most people. Her health seemed greatly improved. She had a problem with potassium uptake for a while, but that eventually cleared up. Only now we're finding that she's critically deficient of several vitamins, B6, B12, D, etc. These cause a whole host of symptoms, some of which she's had for the past 9 months. Constant headache, dizziness, depression, dry eyes mouth and skin, and finally seizures.
She's taking vitamin injections now, and I guess it just takes time. But she's really down about it all.