There is a Yahoo Group discussion among long term DS patients about short-term memory loss. Both people are more than a decade out from surgery and both are over 50 years old. Among the theories are fat malabsorption for fish oils, DHA/EPA, vitamin D deficiency or ferritin deficiency. Among RNY patients, there is a risk of neurological disorders/dementia due to thiamine deficiency, but as far as I know this isn't an issue for DSers.
I am 12 years out, and have short- and long-term memory loss (not severe in everyday life) from a stroke I had pre-DS. I worked for 9 years after DS, but these issues at 64 affected my ability to do a fast paced, high science job and I went on disability when the company folded.
The Yahoo posts make me think that perhaps the worsening memory issues were less due to the stroke (which hadn't initially affected my ability to work) than to a vitamin or mineral deficiency from malabsorption. I have always been a compulsive vitamin taker, but adjustments have been needed for zinc, iron, and vitamin D over the years. I have had also reactive hypoglycemia related to the weight loss as a previously diabetic person. Since I have complex non-DS issues, nothing can be determined from my experiences.
So, do any other long termers experience short- and/or long term memory loss? Any theories?
I am 12 years out, and have short- and long-term memory loss (not severe in everyday life) from a stroke I had pre-DS. I worked for 9 years after DS, but these issues at 64 affected my ability to do a fast paced, high science job and I went on disability when the company folded.
The Yahoo posts make me think that perhaps the worsening memory issues were less due to the stroke (which hadn't initially affected my ability to work) than to a vitamin or mineral deficiency from malabsorption. I have always been a compulsive vitamin taker, but adjustments have been needed for zinc, iron, and vitamin D over the years. I have had also reactive hypoglycemia related to the weight loss as a previously diabetic person. Since I have complex non-DS issues, nothing can be determined from my experiences.
So, do any other long termers experience short- and/or long term memory loss? Any theories?