POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

I have a question for the people that are post op, were any of you diagnosed with a pituitary tumor prior to surgery and if so, has it affected your weight loss journey in any way?

My sleeve surgery was sept 26 2017 and I have hit a stall but not just any stall I haven’t lost (or gained) a lb on over a month I have lost 80 lbs all together 60 lbs since surgery and now I’m just stopped no matter what I do I’m so frustrated should I ask about revision to rny??

I've searched the past posts, but can't find anything related to this, and OF COURSE, it started on Friday! Yesterday morning I woke up with pain similar to 1 week post op. I figured I just slept on my stomach and pulled my stomach muscles, gas, etc because it went away after an hour or two. This morning, same thing. I made sure I didn't sleep on my stomach, but last night I couldn't sleep on my side! This morning I'm back to using the heating pad and taking Tylenol. It's only at the large incision site, which is totally healed and looks good. Obviously, I am calling the doctor Monday morning. I'm just looking to see if someone else experienced this? Everything else had …

Curious to see how long people stayed out of work after their sleeve.

I’m 8.5 weeks post op sleeve and want something sweet, light and refreshing. I want sorbet or sherbet! Any advice on which one to get, if I even should get any?

ok so I'm 15 days post op and i feel like I'm starving!!! the nurse told me its head hunger and of course i got a little defensive .... like your not in my body you don't feel what i feel. after a lot of thought i realized a lot of it is in my head ..... i see all this food that I'm used to eating in fact as a single mom I'm up close to it 24/7 because i obviously can not starve my kids but I'm struggling big time because even though some of it is in my head i am also really hungry as embarrassing as it is i have to admit I've eaten a very tiny piece of meat and it hurt my stomach I've chewed and spit. I've even sucked the cheese of Cheetos (I've rarely done these t…

Is anyone else experiencing a stop in weight loss after three weeks of surgery? I'm walking every day 20 min to an hour. Getting plenty of sleep, I try and eat and drink as much as I can. Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong?

I am guessing the answer is when your surgeon gives the ok but i'd like a general idea. We have a rather larger yard and can only use push mowers. I don't want my mom to have to do it alone. Of course we'd have to get rain for the grass to grow. LOL .01 of moisture in the last 150+ days here.

Guys, help! I'm a paranoid hyper-anxious person, so I'm not sure whether I am obsessing unnecessarily. So, I'm 8 months post op and down 115 lbs. After my stricture dilation 2 months post op I've had very little discomfort with eating or drinking. I could *almost* chug like normal and it was nice to get my water in so easily...I could even use straws... But... This past week I've been feeling very subtle pain off and on in my upper left abdomen. It's dull/crampy and more annoying that painful. Then suddenly (like, last two days) I've felt a lot of restriction in my pouch... Small drinks of water cause lots of pressure and give me the feeling of needing to burp …

I’m 7 months out of VGS and woke up in the middle of the night with a pulling feeling near my largest incision. It’s a dull feeling that I’ve felt all day. Any ideas what it might be? Thanks!

I know you should stay away from these no matter what, however I am curios to know if anyone can handle it? Or once you are sleeved is it a total no go for the new stomach. I'm just curious

I'm traveling abroad for the first time since surgery in a couple months and I'm trying to find out the best way to bring my protein powder/shakes with me. Not sure packing a huge container or small baggies with protein powder is a great idea. Has anyone had this issue and found good ways to travel with your supplies?

Before my RNY I had very bad diabetes and had a different Rx. for my eye glasses. My glasses that I had made when I had real bad issues with my diabetes are not working so well now since I no longer take the meds for it and no longer have sugar problems. I am wearing a pair of glasses I had made before I really had any problems with diabetes. So it seems like my vision has gotten better since I don't have sugar issues anymore ????... Has anyone else experienced this problem?

Did anyone find that gas x helped with the gas pain or strictly walking? Been walking A TON and while some is coming out pretty regularly, I'm still so uncomfortable... operation was 2/22, discharging today...

I was sleeved in Feb. 2018. My BMI was 33. 1 week before surgery I weighed 213 Surgery weight: 206 Current weight: 197 It has been 31 days, I thought I would have lost at least 40 pounds by now. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do?

Hi everyone. I’m new to this site. I do want some advice. I am now 2 months post op and have lost 33 pounds and seem to now gain and lose the same 3 pounds. I am struggling with sweets and am really wanting soda. I feel like I’m grazing and struggling with eating a stable meal except dinner. For dinner every night I do eat tomatoes and cottage cheese. Any advice to get over this sweet hump. I am so disappointed in myself and discouraged.

So I had my gastric sleeve 2 months ago exactly and things are going fantastic - down 51lbs so far. One odd thing I’m noticing though is my weight loss is more dramatic in specific areas causing indents or rolls between 2 sections. An example is the top part of my stomach before my chest has an indent in the middle. I’m also getting 2 sets of laugh lines on my face when I smile as it’s losing weight. My sides now go totally in causing the part towards arm pit and the “tube” part of my belly to look like 2 separate rolls. Im not complaining as I look so much better and I feel much better but it’s odd that my body is losing weight more in very specific areas.…

Hello everybody, I'm 5 months Post-op from VSG.Ive been in a stall for 2 months. I had an appointment at my Surgeon's yesterday. They told me I'm not taking in enough calories for my body to efficiently lose steadily. They want me at 2000 calories a day. I work out hard 3 days a week and lift very heavy and do Orange Theory workouts 2 days a week. So I'm in the gum burning crazy calories 5 days a week. Anybody else go thru or going thru anything like this before?? Sent from my SM-G935T using BariatricPal mobile app

I’m 11 weeks post op and although my doctor cleared me for more solid foods. Things are going down really rough, (so I’m basically sticking with really runny eggs, soups, and protein shakes). Has anyone dealt with this as well? At what point does it get better? I’m not in a huge rush to eat, I’m pretty content with my meals now But Any help would be great.

I’m 8 weeks out and only lost 33 lbs. I’m reading lots of questions answers and a lot of people are talking about the weight melting off. It stress me to think im not losing like everyone else. Just need to vent

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What to do when ur still on clear liquids... but u can see /smell the food the rest if ur family is eating??!!

I'm about a week away from my gastric sleeve surgery (3/14/2018). I've taken a fair amount of before pictures, I measured my waist, hips, arms, thighs, and neck so I can use that to track if I'm losing when the scale inevitably plateaus, and I think I have the essentials packed for surgery (gas-x, biotene, baby spoons, all my vitamins for the first month, water bottle). I was curious about to those who have been through it - what do you wish you had done before surgery to either make it easier, to make your progress more visible, or just simple quality of life things?

Hi all. Im just starting on the road to WLS for the 2nd time (I chickened out 5 years ago, and now I'm 20 pounds heavier...gahhh). I'm single and live alone. My nearest family is close, just 10 miles away. And I have a few close friends. But I'm independent to a fault. I'm wondering how well other single people have managed post-surgery? Assuming no major complications, should I mostly be ok on my own? i do have an elderly cat who may require more care than I can give initially, so I am a little worried about him. Any advice and/or lessons-learned would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I’m 2 months post op. Today, no matter WHAT I eat, I get extremely nauseous. Even if it’s just a tiny bit. I’m also getting that full feeling just after a couple bites, and of course I stop eating, but then I feel like I’m gonna throw up. Then I get super hungry after an hour or so, then nauseous again after I eat. I haven’t eaten anything today that I haven’t already tried. Should I just expect to have bad days like this? If so, what do you suggest I eat?

Just got back into gym literally 2 days ago and I’ve noticed appetite is way more tolerant and I have went up 3 PDs since the beginning of this journey ?? Any advice to keep numbers down (lean muscle )? Anyone experiencing the same ???

I am interested if your doctor/Nutritionist allowed you to have coffee 1 month after surgery. See poll attached. Seems like there is some confusion as to whether or not it is okay to drink.

This post is actually for my daughter. She had a gastric bypass on December 18, 2017 and has done very well losing weight. However, for the past couple of weeks she has had extreme dry heaves in the morning when she first gets up and sometimes at night. They are so severe that it causes radiating pain from her back, up into the back of her neck, Into her hairline and no amount of medication has been able to completely stop her pain. She thought it was from drainage due to a cold, because she is not throwing up any food, just a little mucus. I am so worried ...but cannot convince her to contact her bariatric surgeon. Has anyone else had a similar situation? I had a l…

Haven't posted in a long while. I am approaching 6 years post op. I have had lots of ups and downs. Generally I am pleased and I have not put weight back on. I was about 350 prior to surgery and I float in between 160 and 170 pounds. Eating is still a struggle but its something you learn to deal with. I hope everyone is doing well and receiving the support that is needed. If I can help anyone the way that I was helped and supported by this forum, I would gladly help.

I’m wondering whether anyone else in this forum suffers from this issue.......I had my surgery on 1/2/18 and haven’t really had any issues except this one. I try to walk at least 3 miles every other day. I don’t walk every day because I have degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and lupus and I need a “rest” day because of pain. My problem is that on the days I walk, about 30-60 minutes after I return home, I start getting really bad abdominal cramping and have to [emoji90]. It starts out as a normal BM, but then I start having diarrhea. Sometimes I throw up because of the abdominal cramping. I know it’s not anything I am eating…

Ever since I had my first period at 15 yrs of age my period would last 1 sometimes up to 3 years to show up. I have no ovarian cysts but super irregular. No Dr has been able to tell me why I cannot get my period even when I was prescribed Provera to provoke my period. I finally decided to get the sleeve surgery as a way to possibly conceive before I turn 40. I was sleeved on 1/09/2018 and till' this day I've had no signs of my period. Anyone else have the same issue? I fear i may be infertile even though tests show otherwise. Your advise it greatly appreciated!

Historically, I have always had low cholesterol (it had to be genetics!). The highest its ever been is 190 and the lowest was 160. 2 months prior to surgery, my CHOL was 170, TRIG = 51, HDL = 72 and LDL = 133. I am 5 months post op and had my labs done today by my PCP and my cholesterol is the highest ever - 221 with elevated HDL and LDL. I was SHOCKED. I am strict with my diet, I have had no sugar and carbs are at about 24 grams per day. I basically eat meat, veggies and low fat cheese and yogurt. I work out 7 days a week - swimming 2 miles a day, 3x per week and work out at least 30 minutes the other 4 days a week. I had better cholesterol levels when I ate crap! I hav…

So every now and then I'll stand up from sitting, walk a few feet and then suddenly feel very light headed and have spots flash across my vision. Could this be a sign of dehydration? Trying to keep hydrated the best I can. I have a pcp visit & post op surgeon visit in the next couple of days and will definitely mention it then but wondering if anyone else experienced this.

Hello all .. My name is TJ I’m 30 yr old and I just had the Gastric sleeve. On February 27,2018 and I can get 11 oz of. Protein down over a few hr.. and I can get the Crystal light down .. but please don’t judge me I can’t get water down.. And do one have any suggestions for this pain at the incision?? Or the pain when swollen?

I have a lot of incision pain. Some gas. Have been walking indoors because i Love 3 floor walk up. I feel very tired. How long did it take everyone to feel Normal? Help! Panicking a little!

Had surgery 2/22 and so far I'm doing awesome with staying hydrated, bowel movements, gas, walking, pretty much everything except getting protein in! I've found that I tend to get nauseous with the few powders I have on hand (isopure zero carb, isopure clear, & any bariatric fusion) I can seem to tolerate one milk based protein premade shake I picked up yesterday as well as plain low fat milk. However the stats aren't the greatest on the shake and I can't get enough in a day... any suggestions to help with this? I plan on adding unflavored protein powder to my purées when I start them on 3/2, but till then I'm not quite sure what to do... :/

I am almost 3 weeks post op RNY (2/12/18) and I'm doing great with getting in my fluids but having a really hard time with protein. I thought it would be easier with drinking protein shakes but every time I drink them I get terribly nauseous. I'm on soft foods and tolerating cottage cheese, blended tuna salad, eggs, fish, yogurt, etc but just can't eat enough of it to meet protein goals. anyone else have this problem? I've tried premier protein pre made shakes and syntrax nectar powders. I also have some isopure unflavored powder ive tried mixing a little into my foods but It's basically not making a difference because I can only eat a few tblspoons at a time anyway. do…

I’m 3 days post op and have a ton of air on my stomach. I’ve been drinking water and taking Prevacid. Haven’t been able to tolerate protein as of yet. But the gas pains are killing me. It’s hurting all up into my shoulder. Any tips, besides walking, to help relieve the pressure!!!!!

I am four days gastric sleeve post op and concerned about one of my incisions being infected. Does it look infected to anyone else?

I have been having so much trouble with my protein I cant seem to get the shakes down they're so nasty to me!( starting to feel a little week and shaky) I've also have been having an issue with getting in fluids they tell me 64 ounces a day I only get a bout one 16 once bottle a day.( I feel full and feel like I cant fit it) please if anyone has any Ideas let me know

Hi, i am 9 post op sleeve surgery, but everytime i drink slowly some water or fluid, i have some sort of hiccup or burping, i even feel my chest very heavy, is this happened with anyone else? Plz and thx

How much walking did everyone do first week post-op? I have a treadmill and I’ve been walking 4x per day for about 15-20 minutes each time.

I was sleeved on 2/28 and have found that drinking out of a travel coffee mug helps me get a lot of liquids in while maintaining the "sip" factor. Hope this helps someone out there!

I had surgery on November 20th 2017. I have lost 50lbs (start weight 250, now 200!)..which I am totally excited about. However, I have just gotten my 3rd UTI since surgery and I really don't know why. I never got them prior to the surgery. I wear cotton underwear, I drink a lot of water/fluids (80oz plus per day), I urinate frequently. I urinate before and after sex (not frequent sex, 4 kids and spouse travels for work), I wipe front to back, I added cranberry supplements to my diet after 2nd UTI. Has anyone else had this problem? And what did you do about it? It is beginning to drive me crazy. I don't want to live with chronic UTI's for life! Also..i…

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I need help with the full liquid diet. I'm on it for another week and I'm having trouble getting through it. What are some good recipes are good ways to get through this diet.

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Surgery was successful. Very little pain and I’m able to drink water and protein drinks. Came home yesterday and I’ve been walking like crazy. Got on the scale this morning and was surprised that I only lost 1 lb. would this be normal?

Hello all, I've been stalking these forums for awhile but I really need some insight on my situation. I had RNY gastric bypass 1 week ago and everything is not as I expected... I had/have very little pain, surgeon said everything went perfect. I can drink almost normally, literally chug water almost with just the slightest pressure... Everything I've eaten has gone down perfectly...not even a hint of trouble... I have very little gas and I pooped easily/normally like on day 4. And I feel like my hunger is still present but I do get full faster, but I thought I'd barely be able to take 3 bites and that isn't the case at all. Soooooo I'm concerned. Shouldn't I be feeling…

Did anyone throw up a lot the first few weeks after their bypass procedure ??