--that bypass operation should be investigated.

There have been anecdotal reports of neuropathy due to nutrient deficiency/malabsoprtion following gastric bypass. B12 deficiency has often been a culprit. as the body needs intrinsic factor in the gastric tract (and available surface area) to break this out of food and be absorbed properly.

See:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1483244/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237207/

http://www.neurology.org/content/63/8/1462.abstract

A conscientious surgeon should alert a gastric bypass patient to the possibility of such malabsorption post surgery and about the likely need to supplement, probably for life.

doubleeagle15......I'm an Air Force brat but my mom and dad's families were here. I didn't get to GA til I was 10 (was in CA and Alaska prior to that). I took to the south like a duck to water ! Love it.....we live about 40 minutes from Atl. We're in a very small town and it was a great place to raise kids. Boy they could not get away with anything. Cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents always busting them

How long have you been in TX ? We drove from Alaska to GA when I was 10 and I believe we came through TX but I don't remember.

I got up this morning thinking I would not be able to get away from the pain today. Seems like I forget I can feel better until I do. Does that make sense ? Took my morning pain pill (1/2 a vicodin) and about an hour later I'm good for a while.

I had some trouble with my husband thinking I was 'faking' this SFN.....I wasn't known to 'fake' anything before so I have no idea what led him to think that. When I asked for the skin punch biopsy and he saw the results he has been a different person. Very supportive and caring....kinda scary actually.

You will find many good friends here and we all want u to keep us posted on how it's going with u.

Debi from Georgia (Sun is Shining ! My kind a day)