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Originally Posted by Bob
I regret I had it. It is very dangerous. We never hear of those who died from
Wernicke's encephalopathy, and other issues, as they are not considered by-pass related, "directly".
I have Wernicke's encephalopathy, severe dry eye, ataxia, night sensitivity, and cannot keep weight on.
I regret I had the surgery. Deeply regret it.
I aged some 15 years. Hair is all but gone. And I am 1 year out.
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Bob, I'm sorry you are going through so much distress.
I'm just a little over 2 weeks out, so I certainly am not an expert and I don't know what the future holds, but way before I had my surgery, my surgeon was very clear that I had to take protein supplements for quite a while after surgery and a multi vitamin for the rest of my life.
I looked up Wernicke's encephalopathy and from what I've read, it sounds as though its caused by a Thiamine deficiency. The multi vitamin that I take lists that it contains 4000 percent of the daily recommended allowance of Thiamine and I take 2 pills a day, so even if my body only absorbs a fraction of the nutrients, I would think this regimen would provide enough to prevent a deficiency. Of course, like I said, I'm new on this journey and I won't know for for sure how my body will react to all these changes.
Did your surgeon stress vitamin and protein supplements and if so did you make sure to follow those recommendations?