POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

Long story short... I have really bad cramps and I took the recommended dosage of milk of magnesia and I can’t stop using the restroom now lol. When does it stop? Lol

I’m one month out from gastric bypass and have only lost 19 pounds. Is that normal?

Hi everyone! I was sleeved earlier this week 2/05 and I’m feeling great. My doctor told me to start on puréed. The first few days it was hard to get liquid down because of gas pains. It’s better now and I had hummus as my first puréed item. Is it normal that I don’t feel full? I had about 3.2 oz of hummus. I know we are suppose to learn to feel comfortable, not full, but I guess I sort of assumed that with how small my stomach should be now, I would feel it more with that much? Will I maybe feel different from other foods or more solid foods later on? Wondering about your experiences immediately post-op. Thanks ?

I had a gastric sleeve revision on January 23, 2018. I have lost only 9 pound, which I lost the first week... nothing after that. I am afraid this won’t work for me again!

Hi all. 17 days post op here and I seem to have pain on the left side. Mostly when I’m laying down and try to roll over. I feel excruciating pain for about 10 long seconds. Anyone experience this? Does it go away?

Hi y’all, I’m just shy of 9 months post. The last couple of months it’s been ridiculous having to sit down. Within ten minutes, my bum gets numb and tingling. I am constantly shifting positions to try and alleviate it some. I’ve been searching for ways to hopefully get rid of it. Main thing is probably to workout my bottom and strengthen the glutes, but I want to hear if anyone has had some success with whatever you’ve done to get rid of the numbness and tingling. Btw...if I sit for 10-15 mins, the symptoms don’t go away at all! I have to go to bed with it still going. A bit frustrating.

Hi there! I’m finally on purée/soft foods and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to portion food so that you don’t overeat. I know they say eat until you are full but I haven’t reached that yet. I can’t tell when I’m full and don’t want to overeat. How much are we supposed to have at a meal? I’ve heard 4oz is this typical?

WHAT IS EVERYONE'S FAVORITE PROTEIN? BEST TASTING? MOST PROTEIN?

I have a surgery date of July 19th. I am getting a little concerned with the group because I feel unprepared for the Liquid Diet and the post op diet. I feel the NY bariatric group explanations during the process are terrible and they push you so fast through like a meat factory. Is this the norm for the industry? I am finally done with every prerequisite I needed to do and had some time to put in thought. Thanks for the help!!

It's interesting how your taste changes post surgery. I am almost 8 weeks out, and pretty much have to choke down my chalky chew able vitamins. My nut recommends 2 chew able Flintstones Complete daily; got sick of those after a month and switched to Centrum chew able Orange Blast. Yuk. The nut at my bariatric center instructed us not to use gummies--her reasoning was that early on it could 'coat or stick to the stomach incision line' and cause problems. She also recommended against swallowing pills whole, but after several weeks of gagging on my crushed/opened Prilosec, Celexa, and Actigall, I swallow them whole with pudding without issues. I tried this method after…

So tonight was my first time dining out w. My family.. we went to a local restaurant. I was excited but nervous.. I ended up ordering shrimp tacos. W. A side of steamed veggies.. I removed the taco wrap and ate the grilled shrimp and shredded cheese. There was three tacos. I ate the shrimp and cheese out of two of them and brought 1 home. Ate most of the veggies except the carrots. They were the hard whole ones so I was nervous about those. I feel I may have a tiny bit more then 4 oz. But I really didn't have a lot today food wise so I didn't feel so bad.. I do feel a bit full and was nervous I was gonna be sick but home now and feeling ok.. I'm nervous for v.day. my h…

Any recommendations on gummy vitamins?

Hi everyone, so I'm just about 3 wks post sleeved on Jan 22, I'm still in alot of pain on my right side and not any of my incisions but around where my stomach was removed frm. Like it's a really painful pain, when I walk I'm haunched over I can barley walk, just trying to bent down to use the restroom I'm screaming out in pain smh. I'm trying to walk more but it just hurts really bad. I can't bent, sit up or walk without pain even shirts on bother my stomach smh. The pain meds I was given just do not work and I called my doc office on Friday they told me to try liq, tynerol n liq, mortin every 4 hrs by rotating. I'm just still in alot of pain it's just not helping me. An…

Hi everyone! First post here... Anyways, was sleeved 02/06 just a few days ago and I'm now experiencing serious back pains... I'm not sure if it's because I'm laying down too much or if it's just pain in my back .. anyone experience back pain this immediately post op? Also how did everyone sleep? I cant sleep well at night as I'm not a back sleeper but I'm scared to sleep on my side or tummy.

I know everyone goes thru stalls...I've already had a few. And, I am down 43 lbs. since my very first doc visit on March 30th when I started this journey. However, I'm not sure I'm buying the whole 'your body goes into starvation mode' excuse anymore. I know 43 is a lot, and I'm not trying to say I'm failing. I just don't understand how I can go from eating way too much food like I had been for 30 years to eating just a few bites and not lose even 1 lb. during the week. The last 2 weeks I have started walking about an hour every day in the heat and humidity. I come home from my walk soaking wet with sweat. I just don't get how I can make such a drastic change to my…

Does anyone know of a protein powder that is flavorless and mixable in water that would not change the texture or taste of water? I hope sure there has to be one out there? Just having a hard time with all the protein shakes and not getting enough protein. Thanks! Any other suggestions work as well, I am here to hear out everyone that knows the tricks and best way to approach this situation.

Hi am I being nosey absolutely! I just want to know if you weight changes what you do on the weekends.

So having eaten 3 teaspoons of white fish in low fat parsley sauce, chewing at least 20 times and waiting a minute between bites, I now have crippling upper gi pain and am experiencing the foamies for the first and please god, the last time. What do I do? I feel a bit afraid! X

I have to inject myself daily for 6 weeks with Lovenox because I had cancer and finished cancer treatment? did anyone else have to do this Why did you? And any sideeffects? The best thing I see is that Ill have no worries about blood clots so its like being extra safe cause my body has been through so much I know it will take me longer to heal.

I have talked to my doctor and my surgeon both tell me patience, I just need to know that I’m not alone and that this is a normal experience. I’m still on protein shakes only as every time I eat soft food I get terrible stomach pain so that eating equals pain therefore I don’t want to eat. I may be getting 800 to 900 cal a day, I doubt I’m getting my 60 to 80 g of protein. I have released 28 pounds since starting pre-surgery prep, and my diabetes and CPAP requirements have almost disappeared. Am I the only one that is experiencing the transition to different eating categories has been delayed due to things like pain when you eat, the pain is in my stomach. Thanks for shar…

I purchased the bariactric multi Vitamins & the citrate Calcium supplement...which are huge! Both taste like chalk to me. The citrate are way too big. Which vitamins are you using? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi all! I am about 4 months away from my 2 year anniversary of my surgery. I have lost over 90 lbs which is great. The problem I am having is that I have stayed at the same weight for easily 6 months, although there has been some difference in how clothing fits, showing that I have still lost a bit but not much. I have gotten back into a very bad sugar/carb habit and am able to eat more food more easily. I have some health conditions that makes it hard for me to do much exercise and causes a lot of fatigue. I need a re-set button or something. I have come too far. I don't really know what I need, except maybe an overhaul of my diet again. Having said that, I KNOW…

Any experience changing to a whole new bariatric team AFTER your surgery? I'm 8 weeks out and having an extremely rough go of it. I've been hospitalized twice postop for dehydration, I'm still not eating, barely keeping liquids down (lucky to get 16oz a day), totally bed ridden and miserable. My bariatric team is not taking this seriously enough and is not working proactively towards a solution. I want to go to a new office, but I don't know how to begin. Any tips for finding a GOOD team? Anyone in the MD area have recommendations? I'm close to DC but willing to travel up to an hour or more for quality care.

I’m about 4 weeks post op and I throw up when I drink or eat anything. Followed up with my doctor yesterday and they sent me to get an IV drip for dehydration thinking it would help my nausea. After I did my two litters I still felt nauseated, when I try to drink or eat I throw up. The first couple weeks I did not feel this way. Has this happened to anyone? I’m really scared.

Anyone taken capsules around a year out of rny?? Sent from my SM-G930T using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm 3 months post-op RNY and trying to go more plant based. I ate mostly vegetarian prior to surgery, but started eating meat again after because it's higher in protein. I've noticed that I'm not sleeping, constantly lacking energy now and have had several kidney stones recently, which is how I felt when I used to eat meat. My concern is that plant based proteins aren't as high in protein as meat. I've got plant based protein powder, though it's higher in sugar, but I don't want to do protein shakes for every meal/snack. Anyone else follow a plant based diet? What are some good options for protein? Does anyone juice post op?

Is Terazosin okay to take? Had my surgery in 2011. Roux n Y.

I have to inject myself daily for 6 weeks with Lovenox because I had cancer and finished cancer treatment? did anyone else have to do this Why did you? And any sideeffects? The best thing I see is that Ill have no worries about blood clots so its like being extra safe cause my body has been through so much I know it will take me longer to heal.

I have to inject myself daily for 6 weeks with Lovenox because I had cancer and finished cancer treatment? did anyone else have to do this Why did you? And any sideeffects? The best thing I see is that Ill have no worries about blood clots so its like being extra safe cause my body has been through so much I know it will take me longer to heal.

I’m just getting started leaning about this procedure, which will be in Mexico. Is there insurance we can purchase in case there are complications (assuming our current insurance company won’t cover this)?

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I ate fish broth like an hour ago and I feel this heat or like burning sensation in what feels like the end of my esophagus and the beginning of my stomach. I had surgery 02/02/18 .. it’s not the first time that this happens... would it be GERD? Help I don’t want complications

Just had my gastric bypass yesterday. I was not feeling well at all. Happy to say I am getting discharged today however I can’t seem to tolerate liquids that is not water or jello. Any recommendations? I am super bloated and cramping from gas pain. Any way to work it out of my system faster? I am very uncomfortable. Also constipation.... when did you guys start taking stool softeners or did you not require it? I really only had water these past two days and I know I need to incorporate protein somehow but makes me ver nauseas. Let me know what worked for everyone?

Salad and fresh fruit? I’m a little over 3 weeks post op, bypass. My surgeon said we will discuss moving to lunchmeat at my next visit in 2 weeks. But all I crave is fresh fruit and I’d literally kill for a salad. I plan on asking him at my next visit, but I figured I’d run it by the professionals until then

Hi everyone! So I had my surgery on 1/31 and I’ve been slowly recovering since then. I haven’t felt much hunger the first 4 days (probably cause I was still dealing with a lot of nausea and pain) Currently, I’m incredibly hungry! I feel much better physically and less pain overall but this is also very stressful to deal with. I’ve been taking my liquids and protein shakes but I wanted to reach out and ask what helped you?

I had VSG surgery on 8/23/17 so I am about 5 months out and now 58 pounds down. 30 of those pounds came off within the first few weeks. I feel like now Im slipping into bad habits because I am unmotivated. I still eat small portions and get full quickly but not losing. Is it too late for me to get back? Did I mess up royally? I haven’t moved in a couple weeks and I’m really frustrated. SW-335 CW- 277 Any tips for getting back on the losers Bench? I don’t want this to be the end of my journey when I’m still heavy.

2 Years after my surgery I started having problems. I'm hoping someone out there can tell me if they went through this or give me advice. 5 months ago (2 years after my surgery) I started vomiting. I would have SERIOUS pain in by my left shoulder blade. The vomiting was/is mostly very foamy. First I thought is was the type of foods I was eating. It started out with a biscuit, pizza, pancakes. I thought I might have been allergic to gluten. Then I would start throwing up vegetables, cheese, anything, etc. Even though the vomiting concerned me, I was more interested in what caused the pain in my left shoulder blade. The only was to ease that pain was to stick my finger down…

So having eaten 3 teaspoons of white fish in low fat parsley sauce, chewing at least 20 times and waiting a minute between bites, I now have crippling upper gi pain and am experiencing the foamies for the first and please god, the last time. What do I do? I feel a bit afraid! X

When does the soreness in the stomach subside after surgery? Bypass was on December 27th. Does the soreness in the stomach relate to pain when eating? Meaning could I still be having pain after eating because my stomach is not all the way healed?

I have no interest in food. Everything I eat I feel like it’s gross and never want it again. I feel like if I never eat again, I’ll be ok with that. Does this feeling go away? Im 2 weeks post op.

my question is this. ive been having unexplained pain on my left side, it feels like a muscle cramp. i hear its an abdominal stitch in the stomach wall.. this problem has been going on for a long time, and i wanted to know if this is documented or in notes somewhere. it comes in and goes, and is like a spasm. does anyone know anything about something like this? it is like an abdominal pulling.

Hey all! I’ve been having gas pains like many but dizziness and lightheadedness. It started two days post op and usually gets worse at night. Could it be due to lack or calories? should I be worried? Thanks all!

Has anybody else gotten lightheaded easier after surgery? I’m 25 days post-op and have noticed that I get lightheaded a lot easier if I stand up quickly or from a squatting position.

I’m 4 weeks post op gastric sleeve surgery. I’m struggling to get all my protein and water in daily. Can I add a scoop of Gen Pro protein powder to my Pure Protein shake? They are both 30 g of protein which would be 60 g in my shake.

I am a little over two years post surgery and now have developed reactive hypoglycemia and been put on Metformin and given a diet. Anyone else out there going through the same thing? Thanks.

I have always been a big dude all my life. I have also always been the dude that works outside and never wore a jacket until it got below 40 degrees and was always hot even when the AC was spitting out popsicles. I am now 13 days post-op (down 20lbs btw) and have found myself to be unusually cold these past few days. My wife always complains of being cold when I was either comfortable or feeling a little to warm. Now she is looking at me like I am going crazy and turning into a weenie. A few of my compadres experienced being more sensitive to temperature, but this was after they had considerable weight loss. Has anybody else experienced a reversal in their temperature to…

Today is my 19th day since having this surgery vsg. That I did want... I have lost 24 lbs . Which I am thrilled with... since Fri so 5 days ago. I have not lost 1oz....... have stayed the exact same weight to the oz..... also my hormones must be going crazy. Cause I am sooo snappy at everyone ...every noise is driving me nuts.. smells of things are making me nauseous -- my kids are small and I feel like they have been so whiney and pushing all my buttons.. I have noticed myself screaming so much more ... I really want to bite everyone's heads off that I have come in my life or speak w....... What is going on.. I know my period is due the end of this wk.. but this is not…

Hi I am 2 weeks post ops I lost 20 pounds so far but at a stall for almost a week. Reading how so many people are at stalls within the same period helped me understand its normal thank you. Since I am new at this I am discovering things for the first time . I am surprised I still have cravings, is that normal?? Nothing like before where it occupies all my thoughts. However, if you have a piece of chocolate near me I feel good having a piece ( won’t have as much thought) Are craving especially for sweets Normal ? I am having issues with dairies making my protein shake an issue to consume. Dairies & fats are making me nauseous. Unfortunately, sugars are not.

Hello , my heaviest weight was On March 2017 of last year and was 280lbs. I was 255lbs on my surgery date which was Oct 5, 2017. I'm a gym maniac I work out 5 days a week for at least a hour mostly 90 mins... Today I'm at 220lbs. I feel like I haven't lost anything between months 3 and 4... I'm afraid to check the scale cause I don't wanna depress myself when I see I haven't lost much and worked so hard. I didn't eat as healthy as I should of during the 3rd month because I was traveling alot. I've been pretty disciplined the past 2 weeks. When was everybody's greatest weightloss ? My goal weight is 180/170 so I'm 40/50lbs from where I wanna be. I'm open too all suggestio…

I’m 9 days post-op and I’ve already hit a stall. I’ve been the same weight for 3 days now. Is it normal to hit a stall only 9 days out? I’ve been walking for 20-30 min on a treadmill and that’s not helping.