POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

Hey, So I love reading all the various advice and stories from everyone. I'm almost 2 weeks post op and searching these forums for some guys. Seems like theres a bit of an overbalance in these forums. Anyways, looking to hear some stories of how to deal with head cravings, what to expect as a guy in my first couples months post op. (I know men and women loose differently)... Looking for some creative ways to hit that 80g protein mark early on... I'm downing 40g in an Isopure bottle daily and then more with some cream soup. I'm craving meat and can't wait to puree a ribeye or something... Just any men out there? Marsh

I'm at day 15 post op and for the last 4-5 nights I wake up 2-3 times a night drenched in sweat. I get up change my pjs and the sheets and go back to bed only to repeat 2 more times about 2 hours later. Something else that is really odd. I have noticed that twice while i was asleep I ended up with a regular sized pillow on my chest (Once) and once on my stomach. the area under the pillow was very hot both internally and to the touch of the skin.. Almost burning up hot. Any ideas why the small pressure of a small pillow would cause the body to create such heat? PG

Hi I had surgery May 8th 2017...i have losted 59 lbs since 2 weeks before surgery until about two weeks ago that the doctor weight me. I'm just curious how much weight have you lost and what are you able to eat? Sent from my SM-G928T using BariatricPal mobile app

I had a few questions. I am one-week post op tomorrow! I had a really rough first couple days, I had a blood clot in my hand and was allergic to all the pain medications. But now I am doing pretty well, I am home after 5 days in the hospital and two nights at a friends house, I have pretty good mobility and have finally gotten a good nights sleep! I did have some questions if any Gastric bypassers can help. First of all, I would love some stage two liquid diet recipes, i got one more week and hate my protein shakes. I am having a little hard time getting my protein in. I know it's only week one, any suggestions? I think I might meet my goal today, I am trying ve…

This back sleeping is killing me. I've tried using a wedge and not using a wedge. I've tried supporting my belly with pillows. It hurts my stomach too much to sleep on my side and my hips hurt when I'm on my back too long. I am a roller and sleeping in one position is not working. HW-292 • SW (6/29/17) 256.6 • CW 243.2

I am whole liquids phase since yesterday, and have found myself able to eat 3 oz of cottage cheese at a time. My Dr. told me at discharge that my pouch was approximately 3 oz, so I guess this makes sense. However, I was told before the surgery that it is usually only 2 oz and my diet instructions indicate eating 2 oz of cottage cheese at a time and I started out with that but don't feel satiated without the extra ounce. Is it because this is still the liquids phase or am I overeating, or is this really the size of my pouch?

I can't tell what the pain that comes in waves are. It feels like, before my surgery starving pains, like if I didn't eat for the whole day and my stomach would growl and hurt and I'd be so hungry! This time, my stomach doesn't growl. I don't know if I should be worried of this pain or not. It brings a slight nausea feeling with it each time. HW - 230 SW - 215 CW- 200 GW - 130 Height 5'5"

I thought I show some pictures of what is a real aspect of post op. I have a picture of my blenders&sippy cups&measuring cups&scale. A picture of my water & gaterade&shaker bottles. A picture of my floor with me missing the waste can. I figure I wait every 30 minutes to get up and actually pick them up. Bending is not going well for me. Not well for me at all. I am actually living off of sugar free popsicles for my water intake. Water just tastes so bad to me and I havent started with the propel yet. So post op is moving but slowly & painfully iamready4this

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So I was cleared to drink anything pourable, and decided to have some Broccoli & Cheddar soup, with no chunks. This was a big mistake. First I did eat a little more that I should (but not that much), but about 20 mins afterwards I was regretting it. Hoped I could walk it off, so walked for about 45 min. No relief. Figured I would try a nap, 1 1/2 hours later no better. This all started about 4pm yesterday. I had a horrible night, I would wake up about every 2 hours be bloated and nauseous. I didn't start to feel better until 2-3 this morning. Trying to figure we're I went wrong? Wrong type of food (bad choice)? Wrong Time, e.g. Too early from surger…

Well I had my 2 week post op appt today, I'm now at hospital getting IV fluids for dehydration! My Dr was not happy with me at all for not calling the office sooner[emoji45]

I have been out of the hospital for only 2 full days so I am not expecting perfection now, but I find it very painful to stay in a seated position for more than a couple of minutes, mainly at my large inscission. When will this change. I really would like to know for 15 min, an hour, and indefinitely. I know everyone is different so I am just asking for your results.

I'm looking to get my surgery done this august haven't really decided if I'm having it done in Mexico or just sticking it out her in Florida . Can anyone share their experience with returning to work after vsg surgery and how many days I will need to take off . Thanks in advance

Hi, I have a month now from having the gastric sleeve surgery and I'm not going to the bathroom as much as I should I'm in the second faze which is purée and yet nothing is helping for me to go to the bathroom. Anyone has pointers.

I ate 1.5 oz of fish this afternoon. It was my first bit of something soft and I still feel like it's sitting in my stomach five hours later. I'm guessing this is a sign I should go back to purée for a bit longer. Drinking fluid is uncomfortable for the first time since surgery. Now I'm not sure if I will get my protein in today. Oh well. Lesson learned. Next time I try soft food eat less and see how I tolerate it. HW-292 • SW (6/29/17) 256.6 • CW 240.8

I have walked one lap around the hallway hours after surgery. Its a nice walk. I walked two laps this morning and three laps this afternoon. Still no passing gas but I am burping after drinking water and broth. Its not real bad like the day of surgery but my nurse told me thats something that needs to happen before discharge. So can you tell me how long it takes? iamready4this

I am 7 weeks post op and am having difficulty with vomiting after eating meat or fish. I will chew it for at least 60 seconds and even after a bite or two I will throw up everything and it tends to continue for a few hours. I grill my meat or broil it with no oils and I do not understand why I can't keep it down. I can't even do protein shakes as they make me sick so i'm living off of yogurt and i have oatmeal in the morning. My doctor put me on meds but it's making it worse. I'm not losing a ton of weight. I have to add that my surgery was a revision to 2 previous nissen fundoplications so I also had work on my esophagus . Can anyone recommend anything else I can eat to…

During my clear liquids phase, I so craved savory foods, especially a ricotta bake recipe I found online. The ricotta bake was for soft food phase, but I figured out a great alternative for my full liquid phase! 1 oz of tomato bisque soup ( try deli dept of King Soopers or Kroger) 1 oz cottage cheese Pour soup through mesh strainer to get any lumps out. Mixed strained soup with cottage cheese. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Enjoy the taste of lasagna! Please note that my Dr okayed cottage cheese during the full liquids phase, please make sure it is okay on yours as well. Enjoy!

Hello, I am 30 days post op from a RNY Gastric Bypass and I have been having bad constipation! Right after the surgery I was emptying ok as tome went on the constipation has gotten worse. I know it is a combination of water intake, balancing fruit veggies and that protein push...lol I think I am concentrating too much on protein intake instead of a balance fruits and veggies through out day. Called surgeons office they said "its a part of this type of surgery to just get milk of magnesia" . I want to op more for something a bitore natural like prunes or prune juice. Is anyone having this issue with constipation? Please feel free to take me under your gadtric bypass wing.…

I have bad gas build up in my stomach area. As soon as i drink anything. I get a strong feeling of gas coming up my esophagus. I get relief by either burping or farting. Is this Normal or not? I've been drinking fresh watermelon juice, chicken broth and water. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

First day weighing myself, I was 307lbs today from 330lbs. Thats liquid diet and 2 1/2 days post op. Is that the normal average for loss during this period?

Today is day one of stage II post op diet. How long should I stay in this stage? The information I got from the hospital states 2-4 weeks, that is a heck of a gap!

I have been told that after so long I will be picking up something to wear underneath my clothes like Spanx or other support under garment. However, when I look at the prices, I am thinking it might be easier to just wear loose fitting clothes. I know I have to stabilize for 18 months before I can have any skin or tissue reduction. What do I do in the meantime? Can anyone give me a clue as to what the normal course of events will be?

Vitamins and nutrition I am pre-surgery have not set a surgery date but I know it will be sometime in October. One of the greatest concerns for me is that I will not get the vitamins and nutrition that I need after surgery. I attended a monthly nutrition class have talk to my doctors about it but of course I want to hear from those who are living it. Although I am 311 pounds right now, vitamins have always been a huge component of my daily lifestyle. I am concerned about the impact of vitamins and nutrition, nausea. Can someone please share with me any vitamin supplements that they have been taking liquid form that has not cause nausea? And that they have had gre…

Hi all! I am kind of frustrated and looking for feedback on my weight loss progress. I had my surgery June 16th and I am about one month post-op. I have been eating between 500-600 calories and working out 5-6 times a week since a week and a half after surgery. I have not been super diligent with water, however, on most days I meet my protein goal. I have only lost 16lbs since my surgery. This scares me because if it is moving slowly now, I am scared it will even get worse as time goes on. Any suggestions on changes I should make? Thank you!

I had my sleeve done on June 15, 2017 and even though the first 2 weeks were ruff, I'm slowly doing much better. I find myself drinking over 64oz a water each day and only using the bathroom maybe once or twice. Is the common? Should I call the doctor? Is this serious?

Random question. I know that after surgery, pain is to be expected. One source of pain could be from gas in our smaller stomachs. I'm in my pre op liquid diet phase and finding that there is a lot of air when I swallow. Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you!

Hi I am 6 months post op and have just had my first drink of alcohol, I had about 7 sips of rose wine and the I started sweating profusely but was shivering all over and felt sick!! What was that and has anybody else had the same happen to them? Thanks in advance.

Is this the normal return back to work time-frame for this surgery. I at least want to introduce my stomach to soft foods and be out of pain.

So I had gastric bypass Jan 24, 2017 and so far I'm down 76 pounds I am beyond happy and so glad I made the choice to have this surgery, I have 50 pound more to lose to get to my goal weight. Surgery weight 301 Current weight 225 Lost 76 pounds Goal weight 175

I am 1 ½ years out I struggling hardcore! I gained 20Ibs and I'm extreme tired all the time. I have no motivation. Any suggestions would greatly help me!

I'm 10 weeks in to my Gastric Bypass, after a failed Lapband. I have had a big problem finding food I can eat and getting the required protein. I was 379 lbs at my surgery and I'm already down to 301 lbs. Which is awesome for me, but protein shakes make me vomit almost right away after 6 weeks of nothing but the shakes.(2 weeks before surgery and 4 weeks after) I thought I could get protein from fish and shakes but can't seem to get them down, and stay down? Small slices of cheese along with a couple crackers and peanut butter are almost a daily staple. As is very thin deli sliced lunch meat. I had a florascope and everything looks good? When I get hungry, I get nausea an…

I had RNY on 4/4/17. I lost 26.6 lbs in like 2 1/2 weeks. This week I started on soft foods and gained 5lbs. I am super nervous. I know I shouldn't pay attention to the scale so I weigh myself once a week. My question is, is this normal? I drink at least 1 premier a day, been doing at least 48 oz of water but more when I can fit it in. I eat yogurt for a morning snack and eat 1 meal. Am I doing something wrong? I guess I figured my weight would just instantly drop off weekly.

I have trouble drinking standard water, and so I have started drinking sparkling flavored water. My fiancé just showed me a YouTube video of a gentlemen about to take the bariatric journey and one of the things he said is no carbonated beverages whatsoever. Is this true? What are your thoughts on this? I had surgery five years ago and just recently started drinking the flavored sparkling water.

I can only get in a 16oz bottle in an entire day and that's it! Is this normal?

I am beyond stressed & my eating habits are beyond unacceptable I need help guys how do I keep from going down !!! Encouragement anything will help guys

This week was my one year anniversary. It is amazing how much my life has changed in a year. For anyone on the fence about getting this surgery as I had been for years, I will say my only regret is that I did not do it sooner. I have lost over 100 pounds from my heaviest. For the last three months I have stabilized between 126 and 130 pounds. I workout regularly including a personal trainer, yoga, spinning and TRX. I have so much more energy and can do things I never would have thought I could do. People constantly refer to me as skinny which blows my mind. I can pretty much wear any clothes I want, and I have gone from a size 22 at my heaviest to a size 6 and even a 4 i…

Hello! I'm 1 week post op and thinking about adding Biotin to avoid hair loss. Any experience with this supplement? If so, how much do you take and does it work? Also, is there anything else for hair loss you are taking that works or doesn't work? I already have fine hair so I can't lose any! lol

So exited about finally having a food I can chew for the first time in 5 weeks!!!! Best scrambled egg of my life lol

Today I have been snacking like no ones business, kind of. Today I had a sandwich. It was a mini sandwich that took me the day to eat, I hate it in halves. I then ate fruit and snacked on two Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I did not need them but they were awesome! I have still been losing weight and I have been being careful, but today was crazy. I will not punish myself but I will also continue to watch my portions, exercise and LIVE! HW: 346 SW: 304 CW: 247 GW: 200 (for now)

Any nurses out there or someone who might know? When I'm eating and my sleeve is just about full, my nose starts to run. I'm not the only person to report this as I've seen many people on here comment about it. It seems so weird to me (although it is a helpful indicator I do confess). All the times I ate past satiety with my natural stomach I never ever experienced this. I'm just curious what the metaphysical explanation for this might be? Why does it happen? And why does it only happen after surgery?

Does anyone know exactly what we are supposed to eat, drink? I had sleeve surgery on the 12th of July. I understand, broth, sugarfree jello, pudding, soup,carnations instant breakfast, anything else? Sent from my SM-J700T using BariatricPal mobile app

Has anyone had trouble with being over medicated for hypothyroid since their surgery? Before the surgery I was taking Synthroid for hypothyroid. Since my surgery 9 weeks ago, my doctor has been checking my blood work and I have been overmedicated and in the hyperthyroid levels. She keeps decreasing my dosages, but I can't seem to get the to the right level. Anyone else dealing with this? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm 11 weeks post op and wondering if there is such thing as a stall around this time? Haven't lost any this week! Thanks!

I am 3 days out and I have discomfort in my back and right side. Has anyone experienced this and what did you do to help it? Sent from my SM-G935P using BariatricPal mobile app

So... personal question. Is there anyone else that has the Mirena and after surgery your menstrual cycle decided to go haywire? Had my cycle before surgery. Ended day of surgery. 2 days later it's back and has been non stop ever since. That was 3 weeks ago. If it were just spotting... I wouldn't mind too much. I was used to that. But this is full force. I know my estrogen is probably playing a part in it... but I am getting very tired of this. Lol. I had just started having normal monthly cycles 6 months ago with Mirena so I was very happy to be done with the daily bleeding. I don't think my body liked it too much for a couple years. Now I feel good enough for some "fun"…

I'm regularly weak and tired. Cleaning makes me very tired and I get dizzy and weak knees sometimes. I'm 3 weeks post op, and I can't drink protein shakes (my doctor knows). I'm trying to eat my protein but I don't really like my food choices and I've become resentful of my choice to have surgery ( I try to focus on the results). With that being said my desire to eat has decreased from lack of like and interest in my food options. I just feel myself getting really upset for making this choice. I don't know what to do....anyone felt the same way?

How long after vsg & gallbladder removal does the abdominal/stomach area go down? Still seeing & feeling "puffy" 3/4 weeks out . . .

Once I started the week two of full liquids I have not lost any weight. I lost 19 pounds the first week which was great but worried not even a pound has come off in week two. Is this normal? Please note I don't expect the same drop I did the first week by any means but thought at least a pound or two.

I'm wondering if anyone has had heat bother them more than normal? After I was sleeved, heat has been nearly making me pass out! I'm worried as I'm going on a beach vacation in 3 weeks. I can drink plenty of water and eat (very little but solids).