POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

I am 1 years post op SW 206.5 LW 158 CW 170 GW 135 And I was never a fan of water [emoji1785].. I could probably do 8oz a day maybe 16oz if I worked out but I have gained the covid 20lbs and haven't been working out as I should be due to a knee injury.. so my psychological thinking is maybe if I drink more water I would lose more weight [emoji2356][emoji31] i need help with motivation to exercise and drink more water .. anyone else feel this way [emoji848]??

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I am a week out from surgery and I started pureed food this week. I'm not sure if it's just my anxiety, but I'm kind of nervous that I gained a pound yesterday. I ate half of a deviled egg, mashed potatoes, and some egg salad yesterday, but it was my first time eating mashed potatoes so maybe I should stay away from carbs? I also felt hungrier than normal. Is it possible to stretch your stomach a week in? My program is kind of behind due to COVID, so my apologies for the many questions. Thank you so much!

3 days out of surgery and today is my mushy meal day. I’m suppose try to eat 3 meals a day with 3 Protein Shakes in between meals. I don’t know where on earth will it all fit, but I’m trying. Sometimes I drink protein water instead of shakes, because it’s easier. The problem is the moment I Try to eat past 2oz of food I get heartburn... like if food is trapped .  Will that go away? It’s that normal?  I have to use gasx or take a sip of water to ease it?  A part of me is reconsidering asking for my stomach back. 

Im 3 days post op and it seems like everytime I go to sleep, I have dreams of different food. For example I just took a short nap, and I had a dream that I was eating Cheez-it Crunch Chips and Buffalo Chicken Dip. Is anyone else like this or do I just like and miss food that much?

Hi Just wondering if anyone did their measurements early on in the weight loss process? I'm officially 2 months 3 days post surgery & have lost 56lb, which for me is about 47% of my excess weight. I'm over the moon. So glad I read this forum & decided to make the best decision of my life! Apart from my chest though my measurements don't seem to be be reducing much. I don't see how that's possible, I'm at least 3 sizes smaller in clothes. Should I ignore it? Am I just doing them badly? Pretty sure I'm measuring the same spot (only measuring once a month). Its a small complaint, I'm not feeling negative just a bit confused.

Good evening! I love baths - so relaxing and feeling wonderful. my bod is shrinking and i’m more submerged in the tub. Baths are getting better lol. What strange way do you notice your bod shrinking? Another one for me is my seatbelt doesn’t strangle me any more lol. Down 53lbs in just under 3 months. Let’s gooooooo people!!!

Hello I was wondering if anyone had dealt with a hernia after their surgery? I had my gastric bypass on 7/15 and i had an additional surgery 9 weeks later - my gallbladder had to come out. My surgeon opened two of my incisions twice - my belly button incision and my right incision. I have a very physical job, and i went back to work after my gallbladder surgery 2 weeks later. I am constantly lifting almost 25 lbs, and pushing/pulling over 200 lbs a lot. My right side near my belly button has been tender off and on. I have recently noticed that my right side swells up a little (its not hard, its still really soft but i do have a lot of loose skin, as I have lost …

I have seen similar questions but no one posts the results. I am having a severe allergic reaction. Antihistamines didn't work and neither did steroids. Its been 2 wks now. DRs recommend going to ER due to their resources (meds via IV) but it will cost me at least $500. Did anyone get over this? What meds? Advice?

Before surgery I was working in a warehouse working 12hr shift with all the extra weight with no problems. Now that I've had surgery and lost 55lbs I can not do it. Last night was my first night back on a job. My feet and back were paining but that's expected because I'm getting back into standing for long periods of time. Around the 8th hour I started to get weak dizzy and my ears started ringing. I tried drinking water and body armour lite to see if it would help but it didnt so I got sent home to avoid passing out or hurting myself or someone else. I'm not even sure if I should go back. Im so hurt, mad and frustrated that I had the surgery to have a better quality of l…

I’m 24 days since RNY. Everything was going smoothly. I was tolerating purées with no issues and following my required diet. Late last week I was overwhelmed by the smell of food cooking and vomited. I was sipping my morning protein shake at the time. Since then I’m having ongoing nausea. I’m struggling to get my protein shakes in and basically surviving on sf popsicles and water. I’ve only vomited that once. Is nausea at this stage common? Or do I need to contact my surgeon?

I am 11 months post VSG today! Down below are my stats. HW: 255 SW: 243 (day of sugary 237) CW: 126 GW: 110-120 I scheduled my plastics appointment for next month! I told them I wanted to remove loose skin from my tummy area and wanted to do something with my breasts.... it’s definitely affecting me... they deflated and are sagging so much :-( anyways tell me your story! What time of plastics did you get? How much did you pay out of pocket? Pain? Recovery? Was it worth it? How long did you have to wait Ladies- if you got breast implants how big did you go?

Hi All Really need some help and advice. So I'm 9 weeks post op and introducing lots of lovely health solid foods again ! However, I have continually got what I can only describe as a b Nauseous hunger feeling around my stomach and all I want to do is snack. Its a bit like acid reflux but there is no burning. I've tried reducing portion and bite sizes and chewing more but its just constant. Anyone else experienced this and will it ever go away ??? Thank u x x x

Hello. I’m 5 months post op of gastric bypass. The past month or so I have pretty much stopped eating. I didn’t realize it at first (became less mindful of eating). I was busy and so stressed with school and work and I have yet to get back a feeling of hunger since surgery. So not feeling hungry, being super busy and stressed made me completely forget. Last week it hit me that I was not taking care of myself and I had to get back into it. I made two ounces of grilled chicken to try and I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to. I had half of it and then felt guilty for eating. I keep trying to remind myself that I have to eat, but it feels like my mind is telling me not to. I’ve…

Hi all, I had my gastric sleeve done on 12/17! It’s been wild but tame for me. I am having pain, not terrible but I think it is gas, haven’t had to use much of the pain killers because it is totally bearable. Trying to get all my protein in is a bit difficult, but everyday is a bit easier. So far since starting the liquid diet, I am down 25lbs woot woot! I’m excited to be on this new path, any suggestions on how I can ensure I get enough water and protein during this time? I can barely eat a cup of jello without feeling full for the whole day.

I am so ready for chewing again. Christmas Eve is the day! I’m thinking boiled chicken and black beans to start. How did your first soft foods experiences work out for you?

This is about pooping, so if you’re grossed out by stuff like that please just scroll past this. I’m 5 days post op (lap band to gastric bypass) and finally had a bowel movement, my concern is that it was completely bloody. Not just like little drops here or there, but it seemed the turd was formed out of pure blood. I know a lot has gone on with my internal plumbing because of the surgery, but I am concerned. Has anyone had personal experience with this or know of any resources that might alleviate my concerns? I’ve already put a note in to my surgeon, but I want to see what “the people” have experienced. Thanks in advance for any information.

I'm currently on a medication that I take with a subcutaneous injection which I self administer. It's a biologic for autoimmune conditions (not sure if anyone is familiar with Humira). I know some diabetes medications are similarly taken. Basically you stick a needle into that fatty tissue under your skin. I usually take it around my midsection (hips, lower stomach). However, lately I am struggling because I've got more loose skin and the fat isn't packed in tightly anymore. It's been super painful lately. Tonight I really messed up my injection though. I've basically injected it under my skin, I can see a little bubble under the skin. Not sure how it will absorb or what …

Are 100 calories a day too little? I'm eating 3 times a day but it's always less than a bite, that's my limit. However in each videos or forum post I see, people tend to eat at least half a cup or more, about 600-800 cal a day 2 months post op. I drink a glass of milk/juice a day in addition to the meals.

I'm 4 months out and still cannot eat "comfortably". Every time I take a sip of a liquid or a bite of food (always well-chewed, very small bites) I have discomfort. Not all-out pain, but discomfort, like an ache. I now dread eating as it is no longer enjoyable or even satisfying, and I don't mean that I miss fried, heavy food, or junk food (I'm eating very clean), but just eating anything is a chore. Will this ever go away, or is this just how it is forever? I'm also burping A LOT. Every time I swallow something - doesn't matter if it's liquid or solid food - I'm burping and belching like crazy, and it's uncontrollable. Does this ever go away?

Hi !! i had my vsg surgery on December third but I’ve been craving so many thing including pickles. Would it be a bad idea to eat a pickle without the skin ? Also, how do you deal with having people in your house eating all the amazing delicious food meanwhile you’re sitting eating puréed food ?

I did get told I would be in some pain after my surgery, manageable pain. Not pain that would send me into a panic attack with whining and tossing every two hours. The kicker is I am very good with pain but this is the worse pain I’ve ever had in my entire life. I haven’t been able to walk or drink as much as they want because of the pain. I am hoping I will get to stay another night but i’m afraid to ask. Help please

Sleeved on December 18th. Full liquids start today. And tips and tricks?

I am 5 weeks out. I was so unprepared for the real journey ahead of me because Everyone wanted to sugar coat the truth. I am learning as I go and I found this group. THANK GOD. I am finding so much you "need" but they all come with a link, or a sales pitch. I do not want to spend thousands of dollars in the must haves. I know it is a journey so I had planned on making a plan and buying and building my kitchen monthly. But Where to start..... I have the obvious... Blender, storage containers, strainers... Never thought about smaller utensils. (Why do you need ice trays I have seen it but I do not get it yet)? So here is the top "Recommendations" Can y'all help p…

I am not diabetic and did not have high blood sugar before Bypass. Oddly, my A1C has risen consistently at each post op lab visit. It's now 5.6 which I'm told is "close" to pre-diabetic. I am, without a doubt, eating less sugar and carb than I did pre Bypass and as I mentioned did not have issues (that I'm aware of) before. Anyone else note their A1C raise when studying their bloodwork?

My surgery is tomorrow and they called me today to tell me my surgery is still on. Only one change, I will stay in the PACU overnight until I am discharged home. I was supposed to go to a bariatric surgery floor afterwards. I am freaking out, but is it really that big of a deal? I have very bad anxiety to begin with so I feel like the world will end but everyone says I will be okay. Opinions? Recommendations? Please help

Has anyone tried the patches

5 weeks out. Was going good but have seemed to hit a slow stop. Is this normal? Haven't lost any weight in the last week. Scared I am doing something wrong.

I'm 15 days post op and my doctor has advised me to lose 40 lbs my first 3 months, then another 40 the following three months. Here's the catch....I still feel awful. I am recovering very slowly. Walking 20 minutes per day so I am not stagnant but the incision pain keeps me up at night (hard lump and pulling, doc said is normal) and I am not resting well because of it. I do not want to be on pain meds but the soreness makes me sluggish. Anyone else slow to heal? There are so many people whom have jumped straight into their weight loss routine and I am not ready to start mine. Tired of the recovery phase......

Hello! I am 4 months post-op. My stools are mushy and frequently after my meals. Do I need more fiber to harden them a little and give them shape? How do I poop less?

I am about a year and two months in and I’m scared to death about gaining. My food intake in a sitting with a chicken breast and salad is about 6 ounces and rice yes I said rice but never everyday about once or twice a week at max I intake about 2 ounces if not 3 and the meat is about 3 ounces at max. Other days I’ll take in about 7 ounces and I’m scared I’m stretching my stomach with these ounces. I do walk my 11-15k steps in the day but I catch myself snacking on a piece of toast or pickles as my meal with nothing else for hours on end. Maybe I have to take it back a bit and control it but even tho my weight has been between 158-161 lb I feel like imma stretch it and th…

Every time I hit a couple day stretch, or even up to a week where I don't see any lbs lost I think "this is it... my "tool" is done, I'm not losing any more weight and this is the weight I'm going to be forever" obviously every time so far that has happened the weight loss has continued, but it did make me wonder, how long do you feel that the "tool" of surgery was effective for you? They generalize a year, but I'm wondering if that's the norm for everyone? My impatient ways are probably heightened at the moment because I'm close to ONEderland, and I jut can't wait!!

Hello I haven’t posted on here in a while. Down below are my stats... Surgery date 1/23/2020 HW-255 SW-237 CW-130 GW-110-120 Please no negative comments... I want to know does anyone feel like they are eating too much? My nutritionist says I need to stick to 800-1000 calories a day but it’s very hard. At 10 months out I am finding myself fitting more in my stomach and eating anywhere from 900 to 1500 calories a day....I don’t eat until beyond full...once I get full I stop! I am just concerned I’m eating more than usual. Anyone out there around my surgery date want to talk? I am thinking I need more support from people who have been or are going though what…

I am now a month out and need to start adding resistance and weight training to my exercise program. I have been digging online all day trying to decide what adjustable dumbbells to buy. The routine that the fitness advisor has me on has some exercises with as low as an 8 pound dumbbell, but others she has me up at a 25 pound dumbbell, and I don't want to go buy a whole set, so I figure the adjustable is my best option. Anyone have any advice to give? Also, any exercises or equipment that you just love? Thanks for sharing all!!

I had my bypass Nov. 5th and am just transitioning to soft foods. Yesterday for lunch I had a small amount of Thai shrimp and rice noodles, and it went down fine. Then I had an applesauce snack, no problem. For dinner I decided I would try some ground beef with a few noodles. I didn’t eat a large amount and I chewed well, but I’ve been sick ever since and throwing up every hour to hour and a half. I’m not throwing up food, just saliva. And if I try to drink anything, it comes up after 5-10 minutes. I don’t really feel nauseated, it’s just an awful feeling of fullness which gets worse and worse until I throw up. It’s now 6:45 a.m. and I’m exhausted! My doctor’s of…

I strated at 264 and im at 163 ive been stuck at 164 for 3 months now. I want to get to 145 but im having a hard time. Any ideas . had my gastric bypass on Dec 31st 2019 so almost a year ago.

Hey everyone. So I have a question for the ladies. I am about 15 pounds away from my goal weight. I have lost 120 pounds since February and I definitely have a lot of loose skin. I wear skirts and dresses most of the time. Does anyone have any suggestions on a type of girdle that helps control a saggy butt? I will confess that I have been very cheap with all of my underclothes during this weight loss because I hate to spend a lot of money on something that I will only use for a short time but I’m starting to be really uncomfortable in the ones that I have bought with them riding up and getting into places they shouldn’t be and I’m looking for some suggestions fro…

My father had a cancer in his oesophagus so they removed a part of him stomach and reattached it to his oesophagus. It has been a year since his surgery and every time he eats he feels his throat burn, his eyes begin to water and he moans in pain. He has done a endoscopy and an x-ray and nothing appears to be wrong. Every day it gets worst and we don’t know what to do. Our only hope is an ENT doctor.. please has anyone felt like this?

How much did you lose in your first month post op? Surgery 10/14 surgery weight 222 weight as of tiday 205. I am only down 17lbs. I feel like it should be more.

It's just all seems unbelievable to me, I just don't even know how to act. I want to embrace the new thinner me, but then I say stuff like hold on girl don't celebrate too early. f**k it I'm happy and I can't keep it in anymore...... " happy dancing [emoji126] "

Hello all. I tried bariatric advantage and they made me sick. I tried two forms of the multivitamin and two calcium’s and could not do them. So I asked around and some recommendations were for PatchAid patches. I got a 12 month pack. I had my post op visit (1 mo post). And Kaiser ripped to shreds the patches. As well told me to get over it that BA made me sick and just take them. I know they are affiliated with each other. But do patches really not work? I was only on the patch for a day before I got blood work done. I am very deficient in vitamin d And potassium. Everything else was okay. Any ideas ?

Hi everyone, how are my Nov ppl doing? I'm now 5 days post op VSG. I'm still a little sore, gas is outrageous and the incision by my belly button is killing me!! Other than that, I'm very happy with my decision. I survived the liquid diet and now the surgery, and I'm currently down 18 pounds! My only concern is my immune system during the rise in covid cases. I hate not being able to take vitamins yet. How is everyone else???

I just came home today after finally having my mini bypass, my question is, has anyone else who has gone through weightloss surgery had a sudden drop in their immune system? I ask as I'm beginning to get a sore throat, but have honey to help with that

I have lost 225 pounds over the past year and just recently suffering from gas. Need to take gas pills for relief. Any suggestions?

hey all im getting a divorce. it sucks. but i understand that it happens. it like i says sucks. i just really miss my best friend. and he had weight loss surgery too. i just f**k i miss my best friend.

Has anyone had a issue with naps in the middle of the day since the surgery? I find that I am sleepy throughout the day and then at night I can't sleep. Today is the first day that I'm going to try to stay up and not take a nap to see if that helps me sleep tonight. I do no that before the surgery I never took naps in the middle of the day because I was working and never felt sleepy either. When I had my first surgery 7 years ago after the surgery I suffered from insomnia really bad and my doctor recommended melatonin to help me sleep it did help but I find it doesn't help now and maybe it's because of the daytime naps. I just want to sleep through the night and feel rest…

Hey all, I am 6 days post op and feeling nauseous mainly at night. By the time is gets later into the evening, around 7:30pm, I start feeling nauseous and I start feeling extremely bloated. I make sure I am getting up and walking around for at least 5 mins every 1-2 hours. The nausea has gotten so bad I am gagging and heaving in the evening. Right now I am just drinking water and slowly trying to add in protein shakes so I hit my minimum protein goal. I just wanted to know if anyone else has gone through this, or shoukd I be concerned? (I am passing gas too. And have had 2 very watery bowel movements since I was discharged home)

Good Morning!!! I joined the Losers Bench two weeks ago today. I was hoping that someone could set my mind at ease. It has been 4 weeks since I started my liquid diet and then surgery and POST-OP diet that follows. I have lost 49 pounds. My question is this....over the last 5 days the number on the scale hasn't budged. Is this a normal reaction of my body hanging on to every last ounce that it can??

Hello, I'm 5 days post op (vsg) now and am still struggling to get enough protein and fluids. I'm up to 25-30 grams of protein but need 60-90. I'm also hitting approximately 32oz of water but can't seem to increase from there. I'm sipping everything but after only 1 or 2 sips I feel a tightness in my chest and throat like I'm going to regurgitate whatever I've swallowed. Is this normal for everyone? Any suggestions? I've switched to flavorless protein powder in water as I can tolerate water better than any protein shakes and I've added low carb, high protein yogurt but the struggle is still there.

Woke up this morning and decided to step on the scale....IDK WHY, but guess what I saw 198........ I can't even believe that I have lost 37lbs in 3 month post opp. This is an amazing feeling.

My surgery date was November 12. I am 3 weeks post op. I feel grateful that post op I experienced very little pain or discomfort. Aside from the incisions from my rny and feeling pretty tired, there was very little evidence I had the surgery done at all. I am currently on week 2 of full fluids with a third week to complete before I can start soft solids. My concern lies in the amount I can eat post op. While I haven’t actually experienced any hunger pains, I can eat 1 cup of puréed vegetable soup easily. Additionally, while I don’t eat beyond that amount I have yet to experience that “full feeling” people talk about. Am I not getting that full feeling because I am still…