He was falling due to his knees giving way. He had numbness in his feet and pain, if that makes any sense. On his job, he had to climb steps, and just got to the point that he couldn't. His gait had started to change about 2 years before.. If you research copper deficiency, he began to have every symptom. He had to leave his job and about 2 months later, he was able to see a doctor. Somehow through research on his own, he just knew he had copper deficiency. As I said, the dr wouldn't check it for 2 months. He got violently ill...very high fever, dehydrated, hallucinations. Of course the hospital immediately started an antibiotic, and never found where the infection came from. His Copper deficiency was due to the roux en y, 10 years prior. He also had a vagotomy and part of his stomach removed at that time. He has Romberg Sign Positive;problems with light and dark;sensitivity to heat and cold temperatures; back pain; his knees, feet, and neck pop so loudly that you can hear them from across the room. He can not read or use the computer without having vision disturbances... an example, a green lighter may turn gray, he sees flashing lights. This can last for a few minutes or an hour. His sleep is badly disturbed, despite medication.
He has had other defiencies also...Vitamin A, D, E, protein, calcium, B6, potassium, selenium. That's is a list of vitamins and minerals that should be checked-once a year, and copper and zinc every 6 months, for the rest of his life. He was never told this after the bariatric surgery (roux en y). This was an emergent surgery due to a bleeding ulcer, but it is the same surgery for weight loss. At this point, he must use arm crutches to walk, can not sit or stand for very long at all. This deficiency can cause osteoporosis, brain damage, and so much more. We just have to have labs constantly to check many levels.
We are praying for his disability to go through so that we can find doctors that know and understand this condition. I hope you can find out what is wrong. Let me know. Praying for you!