robertgnv Report post Posted July 31 Greetings all. I'm new here and considering gastric bypass WLS. I'm also HIV positive (healthy, HIV is undetectable - I take Triumeq) so I'm a little worried about complications/conflicts between my HIV treatment (absorption, swallowing crushed pills, etc.) after RnY gastric bypass. Anyone here have any experience or knowledge on this? Thank you! 1 NerdyToothpick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kio Report post Posted July 31 (edited) A quick call to whoever manages your HIV meds should be able to clear this up for you. I had a similar concern about an autoimmune condition I have - so I asked the dermatologist who was treating me for it, and she was able to assure me that there would be no issues. I found this for you, which seems reassuring: "Outcomes of bariatric surgery in human immunodeficiency virus positive individuals: a single center experience" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785127 Oops, hit save too soon. I also wanted to say you've come to the right place with questions - even if we don't know the answers, we're always happy to help you find them! Edited July 31 by Kio 8 athenarose, NerdyToothpick, Jen581791 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Res Ipsa Report post Posted July 31 I do not know anything on this topic, sorry, but I expect that this is an important topic to discuss at length with a bariatric surgeon. For example, it may be that a gastric sleeve, which does not have malabsorption, is a better match for your medicine. If anyone here at TTF is HIV positive and feeling uncomfortable publicly posting on this topic, then you should send an IM to @robertgnv on this topic. We are here to support you. 4 robertgnv, kristinwitha_k, Stephtay and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertgnv Report post Posted July 31 3 minutes ago, Kio said: A quick call to whoever manages your HIV meds should be able to clear this up for you. I had a similar concern about an autoimmune condition I have - so I asked the dermatologist who was treating me for it, and she was able to assure me that there would be no issues. I found this for you, which seems reassuring: "Outcomes of bariatric surgery in human immunodeficiency virus positive individuals: a single center experience" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785127 Oops, hit save too soon. I also wanted to say you've come to the right place with questions - even if we don't know the answers, we're always happy to help you find them! Thank you for this! Yup I have a call scheduled with my HIV doc and will talk at length with my surgeon about it too. I appreciate y'all. 4 Stephtay, athenarose, Jen581791 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jen581791 Report post Posted July 31 Welcome, and I hope your team can get your questions answered. I’m happy to hear you’re taking good care of yourself 2 robertgnv and kristinwitha_k reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerdyToothpick Report post Posted August 1 I have no answers for you but wanted to send a warm welcome! 1 robertgnv reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
athenarose Report post Posted August 1 (edited) Welcome to TT! I hope you’re able to get some answers to your questions. Edited August 1 by athenarose 1 robertgnv reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinwa Report post Posted August 1 I have nothing to add to what's already been posted Robert but I send a warm welcome to Thinner Times. 1 robertgnv reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robertgnv Report post Posted August 1 Thank you all for the warm welcome. 1 NerdyToothpick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
