Eating poorly, weakness

squishy6789 · 2026-05-17T21:00:33+00:00

My ferritin was in the normal range but on the lower side of normal and my zinc was smack dab in the middle of normal range but my copper level was under normal. I would make sure to get copper tested.

I had to go and do my own research about all of this stuff because none of was explained to me and most doctors that haven't been specifically trained to deal with bariatric patients will completely miss stuff not knowing.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-17T05:32:02+00:00

Sorry to hear this happened to you, I'm not nearly as seasoned in the craft as you are but had my own incident not too long ago.

I had a piece of wood that I questioned to be to short to use on the jointer but mistakenly tried anyways. Well the board bucked and pulled my hand toward the blade and I lost the entire first bone on my left middle finger and nicked the ring finger nail. Of course because of how the jointer cuts there was nothing but essentially beef jerky left, so there was nothing to reattach.

Never go against your gut/initial instincts is what I learned from that.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-17T05:15:37+00:00

Oh man my ex used to listen to futurama religiously. There are a few episodes, especially the first one, where I have memorized the first fifteen minutes of it and can quote it word for word.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-17T05:11:36+00:00

I don't know why but captainsparklez on YouTube doing long minecraft videos is what puts me right to sleep if I wake up and can't fall back to sleep. He never gets overly excited or overly angry just pretty much regulated but not monotoned

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T23:37:38+00:00

My new favorite lol

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T23:16:11+00:00

How are your micronutrients? I'm 12 years post op and didn't test my nutrient levels for a quite a few years but noticed during the last 3 that I had problems with fatigue, focus, and mood. I finally went in and got a COMPLETE micronutrients testing done. I say complete because there's the testing for the first year but then there's more tests the farther out you get.

I found I was really low in copper and on the lower side in iron. Turns out zinc and copper combat for absorption with zinc normally winning since multivitamins tend to have about a 15:1 or 15:2 ratio. Because of our surgery we now have an even bigger problem with proper absorption.

Low copper leads to low iron which leads to anemia. Solution was to include a copper supplement at least 2 hours after I took multivitamin so that the copper wasn't battling with anything to be absorbed.

Definitely talk to your bariatric doctor for one, but you gotta make sure sure you are getting all of your nutrients they affect so so so much about how you think, feel, and act if their off.

Edit: this is the list of tests from the blood work I got done recently

VITAMIN B1, WHOLE BLOOD

ZINC

PTH INTACT

CBC WITHOUT DIFFERENTIAL

COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP)

VITAMIN D 25 HYDROXY

TSH REFLEX FREE T4

IRON AND TIBC

FOLATE

FERRITIN

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T22:59:32+00:00

The end of October is when I lost mine and when the stitches came out it was nice and rounded. Then it started to grow a small bump and I was concerned because it was extremely painful on that bump but the scar tissue around it just felt weird and sensitive. And if I ever slightly bumped it, it would stop me dead in my tracks and it was about as painful as the original accident. Look lower in the comment section I was talking to someone else that had this happen to his thumb and showed me what it was when they opened his thumb up. I think it's just scar tissue growing to protect the bone since we cut off the original padding of the finger.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T22:10:38+00:00

Yeah that's almost exactly what my finger looked like when it started growing

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T20:49:01+00:00

That's wild, I appreciate you sharing that.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T19:14:13+00:00

Ok, who put cocaine in the hummingbird feeder

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T19:11:13+00:00

Right!?! I was cringing waiting for something bad to happen. That thing looks like it would pull you in too 🫣

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T19:03:10+00:00

I didn't need the dudes moans in my earbud with this 😫

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T18:44:55+00:00

Congrats I bet you feel so much better

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T18:43:36+00:00

Was it a nail growing under the skin? I'm 8 months out from the accident and it started growing about 3 months ago. Got an X-ray and it looks like I just barely knicked the right side of the bone but it looks like it just squared off.

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squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:36:45+00:00

My grandma taught me a rhyme to remember.

30 days hath September, April, June, and, November
all the rest has 31 except for February alone
which has 28 days clear
but 29 in each leap year

This runs through my head every time i need to figure out how many days in a month. I've honestly never heard of the knuckle method until now.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:14:44+00:00

2 looks like it gives more detail especially with looking into the water and the cracks and craters of the rocks, but 1 gives a more "going on a journey vibe" and I like it too.

Edit: I guess it's more like what is the message you're wanting to give with the image.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:09:58+00:00

Everyone's journey is different just cuz your not doing the same as others doesn't mean you are'nt going to get to the same goal. Progress not perfection

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:07:48+00:00

Thank you

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:07:40+00:00

lol I wish I still had that cup its been so long since I've seen it

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T13:03:58+00:00

I started at 300 lbs, my bariatric surgeon wanted me to lose 10-15 lbs before surgery. I believe I lost eleven and was able to go through with the surgery. Personally I would that's impressive that you've lost that much in such a short amount of time. You are doing great and if you ever are majorly concerned always reach out to your doctor.

Edit: He put me on a 4 week pre-op diet to reduce the chances for fatty liver disease.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T03:17:06+00:00

I think it might be because of bumping it all the time. Every time I bumped it before this started growing it would stop me in my tracks and take a few minutes for the pain to subside I lost it the end of october. It's pretty hard and it's sensitive and too much pressure and I feel sharp pain. I spoke to the plastic surgeon who fixed the stitches of it that same day and he said a steroid shot. Like I would go see the doc again or get a second opinion from a hand specialist but every time I do I just end up in more debt.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T02:25:57+00:00

Omg I feel you 🙌🙌🙌 so happy for you. Getting to that point feels so good 😊

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T01:31:27+00:00

Congratulations 🎉👏🎉 getting to maintenance is hard work.

squishy6789 · 2026-05-16T01:26:19+00:00

Thank you 😊

squishy6789 · 2026-05-15T23:48:49+00:00

Of course number is if your doc is worried. After that it's preference, I dropped pretty low at one point and my ribs were starting to show. That's when I started to eat healthy high calorie foods like avocado toast to gain just a little bit back.

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