Is it just me, or does pinning somedays seem like a chore

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FarmgirlRebel said:
Biliopancreatic Duodenal Swith/DS and it almost killed me when we found out regular multi vitamins and supplements weren't enough, I wasn't absorbing Thiamine, regardless of protein intake. Developed Wernicke's Encephalopathy and wound up in ICU for several days.

Thankfully, I was still coherent enough in the ER to whisper Duodenal Switch and I had a curious nurse, who ended up saving my life by getting me on a Thiamine push as they were treating me for a TIA.
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Ow wow, sorry that happened to you. That nurse definitely earned her degree right there! I was curious when you said permanent malabsorption component, as that can happen with the DS. Nothing to the degree you went through, my mom had a DS and struggled with getting her Vitamins in. Had to get her to the Dr's office more a few times that 1st year, a lot of blood work and threatening to take her the ER, to get her on the mend and poppin vitamins all day. We talked about a revision several times, but it all worked out in the end. She's still down 175+lbs to this day and pretty functional.

Sorry to bring up bad memories, but I'm glad you shared that.
 
RubbaDubba1 said:
Ow wow, sorry that happened to you. That nurse definitely earned her degree right there! I was curious when you said permanent malabsorption component, as that can happen with the DS. Nothing to the degree you went through, my mom had a DS and struggled with getting her Vitamins in. Had to get her to the Dr's office more a few times that 1st year, a lot of blood work and threatening to take her the ER, to get her on the mend and poppin vitamins all day. We talked about a revision several times, but it all worked out in the end. She's still down 175+lbs to this day and pretty functional.

Sorry to bring up bad memories, but I'm glad you shared that.
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Don't worry...maybe someone with a DS will stumble across this post one day and keep this information in the back of their minds. I had thought I was doing all the right things, and typically it would have been enough, but as we all know, people vary. Glad your mom got sorted...it dropped me almost a hundred pounds and eventually Tirz got me the rest of the way...but yeah, a life long diligence is needed.

I often wonder with all these peptides coming out, if at some point, extreme bariatric surgeries will be looked back on in the future as quite barbaric.
 
FarmgirlRebel said:
Don't worry...maybe someone with a DS will stumble across this post one day and keep this information in the back of their minds. I had thought I was doing all the right things, and typically it would have been enough, but as we all know, people vary. Glad your mom got sorted...it dropped me almost a hundred pounds and eventually Tirz got me the rest of the way...but yeah, a life long diligence is needed.

I often wonder with all these peptides coming out, if at some point, extreme bariatric surgeries will be looked back on in the future as quite barbaric.
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Kinda like blood letting, seemed like a good idea at the time? I wouldn't doubt it, I know some Bariatric programs are down 30-40% in some areas of the country. I wouldn't be here, if not for the WLS and probably wouldn't have been able to keep my job without the Tirz/Reta.

This sounds far fetched, but I dropped 100lbs in 9 weeks, 200 at 6 months, 300 in under a year because of the surgery and became Anemic at about 6 months. Like you I did all the right things (so I thought) but I forgot to start a bariatric multivitamin, after 6 weeks. I had to take an iron supplement for over a year and it took 1.5 years to level out and feel good from losing over 300lbs in that time frame.
 
FarmgirlRebel said:
Don't worry...maybe someone with a DS will stumble across this post one day and keep this information in the back of their minds. I had thought I was doing all the right things, and typically it would have been enough, but as we all know, people vary. Glad your mom got sorted...it dropped me almost a hundred pounds and eventually Tirz got me the rest of the way...but yeah, a life long diligence is needed.

I often wonder with all these peptides coming out, if at some point, extreme bariatric surgeries will be looked back on in the future as quite barbaric.
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It may seem barbaric at some point in the future but I would do it again even though these meds were in the market at the time.
 
HereKittyKitty said:
It may seem barbaric at some point in the future but I would do it again even though these meds were in the market at the time.
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I ultimately have to agree. It worked and was needed at that time, despite some serious issues. If I hadn't done it, there is a good chance I wouldn't be here to even pontificate about the future!
 
PAPoots said:
And today was a light day. BPC, TB, and TESA/IPA blend. I don't know how the peeps pinning 2-3x that daily along with a stack of supplements stay motivated to do it.
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It’s relative. I jab my glute with an inch and half 23 gauge twice a week. So little belly pricks - oh well.
 
FarmgirlRebel said:
I ultimately have to agree. It worked and was needed at that time, despite some serious issues. If I hadn't done it, there is a good chance I wouldn't be here to even pontificate about the future!
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I'm awfully glad you had it done then! Thank goodness you were able to utter DS.
 
Dos-Dox said:
I actually feel a little bored if it’s just a 1-pin day
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I agree. I feel like I'm neglecting some part of my health.

Am I an addict??
 
Same. I only have 2 daily pins (3 peps) and a weekly, however I also have AM meds, PM meds, and…i think 8 vitamins/supplements in rotation. I’m more sick of pills than pins, but I’m kinda sick of pins too!
 
Rtrain said:
Today was one of them days. Somehow jabbed my finger with my syringe when I pulled it out of the vial. 🙄
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Been there- done that!
 
FarmgirlRebel said:
Honestly, I'd rather pin than swallow one more supplement or vitamin...ugh.

I had bariatric surgery back in 2021 (wish Tirz was on the menu back then) which was extreme and left me with a permanent malabsorption component, so daily vitamin and supplements are a must if I want to stay out of the hospital.
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I'm sorry you had to go down that route, but glad you lost weight and have the option to pin.
 
Gt3294a said:
It’s relative. I jab my glute with an inch and half 23 gauge twice a week. So little belly pricks - oh well.
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I'm not sure what size my Test syringe is, but it is 5050 whether I hit a nerve on the glute or not. If I don't hit a nerve, it's no worse than the 30g syringe.

Today, I didn't take my BPC-157 or Tesa/IPA shot until almost noon. I need to snag the link to that peptide crossword puzzle that shows what can be mixed. The sting from a blunt syringe doesn't bother me anymore. But one stick would be better than 3-5 depending on the day.

I'm hoping the BP and TB fixes my elbow pain over the next could weeks ago I can stop with those. I'll also be done with the tesa/Ipa in another couple weeks too. So, I'm looking forward to bring down to just my weekly dose of Cagri and Reta.
 
PAPoots said:
I'm not sure what size my Test syringe is, but it is 5050 whether I hit a nerve on the glute or not. If I don't hit a nerve, it's no worse than the 30g syringe.

Today, I didn't take my BPC-157 or Tesa/IPA shot until almost noon. I need to snag the link to that peptide crossword puzzle that shows what can be mixed. The sting from a blunt syringe doesn't bother me anymore. But one stick would be better than 3-5 depending on the day.

I'm hoping the BP and TB fixes my elbow pain over the next could weeks ago I can stop with those. I'll also be done with the tesa/Ipa in another couple weeks too. So, I'm looking forward to bring down to just my weekly dose of Cagri and Reta.
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I take BPC and TB together. Most vendors sell eg a 10mg and 10mg vial combination. I used to take separately with different schedule but that is a good example of convenience together makes sense for me.
 
Vash_ said:
Peptides don’t bother me. But test is a literal pain in the ass…
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IM injections are horrible, and test gave me lumps sometimes, and also the risk of hitting a blood vessel… God i hated them!
 
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