Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

Hi, my name is Don. I'm 46, and I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. I'm married to a wonderful woman who I met online in a chat room about 20 years ago. Yup, you heard right -- not an online dating site, not eHarmony or Match.com or anything like that, just a "boy band" chat room of all things. We were the chaperones so to speak, keeping an eye on the younger more impressionable kids. That's our story, and we're sticking to it. I lived in Northeast Georgia, where I had grown up, and she lived here in Cincinnati, where she grew up. I moved up here and we were married in December of 2001. I inherited four kids from her first marriage, three girls, and one boy. They are…

I'm 11 days post op on a full liquid diet for another 11 days and I haven't gotten full yet or had a full feeling I'm able to drink 1.5oz at a time and I do wait in between drinks but haven't felt full is this normal? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

I am 3 1/2 months post op, Gastric Bypass Heaviest: 575 pounds Day of surgery 489 Current: 444 pounds My surgeon asked me to try and lose 50 pounds before surgery. I beat that by a good amount. Weight loss seems slower since surgery. I developed blood clots after surgery and went back to the hospital. Now on coumadin and that limits my salad eating as I have to watch my intake of vitamin K. I am having some trouble staying under the 900 calories per day as required by my nutritionist. Working on finding new foods. Would welcome any suggestions on foods that are high in proteins, low in carbs, and low in calories. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Picture on the left was a couple of hours before surgery. Pic on the right is the day of my 13 week check up. 75 pounds down. Come on everyone !!! We can do this. We have a community supporting and cheering us on [emoji4].

1/29/13 - Update/Edit: As several have inquired about the timeline and were confused when i said her surgery was in May but she's been on a feeding tube for two years. The surgery was May of 2010. I was specifying the month only as a point of reference for the point at which the issue became critical (July 2010) and how long she was in the hospital that first time (into October 2010). She was also hospitalized for a few months in January 2011 when the stomache leak/infection spread through the diaphragm and into her lungs, and again the following spring and summer of 2011 for the same issues. Sorry for the confusion. Also - I agree that the bulk of the issues ce…

Thought I would share my progress with you guys to hopefully inspire others. The pic of me in the yellow shirt is day before surgery. The other is now. I had the best surgeon in the world! My tool has made me a new healthier person! Thank you Dr Maytorena and the Long Term wls team! Sent from my SM-G935U using BariatricPal mobile app

Been awhile, new phone switching jobs and just life in general!! Feeling pretty stoked!

The medical records that my parents saved show that I was only 4 years old the first time I went through a medical diet. Since then I tried all the diets you can imagine. I have been followed by nutritionists, doctors, therapists. I followed the south beach diet, Duncan diet, intermittent starving, the whole 30, I can't even remember them. But when I was going back eating as my all other friends were... I gained weight. Again and again. I have been up and down from 170 to 280 pounds so many times in my life. And that's very dangerous. But I never felt "full" or "satisfied" in my entire life. I'll go through a gastric bypass on September the 5th. I am on my pre-op diet. It…

Well the time has come. My surgery is Sept 1. Any advice?

My name Is Sarah, I'm 36, and I officially hit my one week post RNY today. I've been obese almost my entire life, and with compounding health problems, I was ready for this. Actually, I was ready for the surgery last summer, but between my work switching insurance companies and the insurance company deciding they wanted me to jump through more hoops, I got another year to prepare. I only had to stay in the hospital overnight; they let me go earlier than expected because I was getting down fluids and pain was at a manageable level. I just started on pureed foods today after one week of clear liquids only. After having had several family members have the surgery…

HIII everyone my name's Adriana I'm 26yo and I'm finally ready to share my journey. I started the process feb 2017 and I will have my surgery August 14th ( yikes, 8 days away). I chose to have the rny gastric bypass. I've been overweight FOREVER, I've never been skinny or under 200 which was my lowest weight at around 16-18 yo and that's because I started suffering from hyperthyroidism, as soon as that went under control my weight kept going up to about 240 last year it went up to 265 and felt horrible, so uncomfortable, out of breath and just unhealthy. I've changed my eating habits and started eating healthier. I've started swimming and aqua Zumba classes and I love it.…

Wow!!! Hello everyone!!! Im back and ready to get back on track. My baby is now 6 months amd beautiful! I went back to my dr yesterday and it was exactly 1 year from my last visit with him. Got my fill and doing good so far. Just trying to remember the dos and donts. Not excited about the hair loss that comes with this. Well here goes nothing..... Sent from my LG-M430 using BariatricPal mobile app

Discharging from hospital today, still have some gas pain,but still worth it, dont weigh yourself when you get out hospital, because you will weigh more after surgery than before, due to all the gas in your abdomen and iv fluids they give you in hospital ,Good Luck to Everyone, i will keep you posted on my Journey [emoji3] Sent from my SM-J320P using BariatricPal mobile app

I see a lot here who post their X-post op stories so I figured I would go ahead and share mine, I had my RNY on July 26th 2016, at my heaviest weight I toppled the scales at 460, at the day of surgery I was 418 in just 1 short year I'm now around 275 I'm usually not good at writing or sharing stories about myself, since being a big person self esteem issues has, and still is something I have regardless of how much weight I've lost. It's funny after the pounds fall off it was up until a few months ago I would look into the mirror and see no changes regardless of what others told me they saw for take a ways I would say follow what the DR tells you, there will be days that's…

It's been an interesting week, full of new things learned, ups and downs, and lots of introspection. The following made my life so much easier this week, and I'm so grateful for them: 1. This site. I did a lot of research on this site prior to surgery date, so my home was prepared for post-op. The grocery lists on this site were so helpful. Having a community of folks who supported me was amazing. I received messages from people that I just met, who wished me well. It is such a good feeling to have this kind of support! And I really appreciate the authenticity of folks who share. There hasn't been an emotion I've felt that someone else hasn't described, an issue with…

I am trying to eat lunch at my desk and sitting here looking at a lean cuisine meal I brought from home- still amazed that I can't eat it all! Down 52 pounds since surgery (band to sleeve) [emoji4] makes me happy that I can eat a normal portion and be satisfied.... and eat a microwaved dinner (lapband would not tolerate the chicken)

Hello ! I am a new member having just been sleeved on July 25 and Bariatric Pal was one of the sites that was recommended for friendship and support. So I just wanted to drop in and say hello. After years of fighting the battle of the bulge, I'm 50 now, and with my wife's suggestion and support I decided to have the gastric sleeve done. Looking forward to finally be able to lose the weight and make the conscious effort to eat more healthy. Four days out and I'm doing better everyday. A few problems with gas pains but not so much now. Looking forward to connecting with the forum for support and information ! As I peruse the site there is so much information th…

Hello Everyone- Recently I've been reading through many posts and have been inspired to share my story. I started the VSG process about three years ago, however, got cold feet. I thought to myself, there's no way I can go through this, and that I could lose the weight myself. I was wrong! As a full time mom, with a full time career (and two hour commute each day), there was very little time for me to focus on myself. Three years and three co-morbidities later, I realized VSG was my best option to effectively lose the weight and keep it off! I started my journey in September of 2016 with a 6 month required nutrition based diet program by my insurance. I must say, I di…

Hello my fellow sleevers and future sleevers! I had my VSG on 06/01/2017 and today is 08/08/2017. I must say this was one of the greatest decisions that I have ever made. Besides adjusting to the pre-op diet for 17 days prior to surgery, and fighting that "gas monster" for 1 week post-op I must say that this has been an easy transition that I should have done years ago, but at least I am in my early forties so I have alot of time to enjoy life and my new me. Thus far I have lost 30+ pounds in total and that puts me only @ 26lbs until I meet my goal weight (which I may change depending on how I look and feel at 185)! Prior to surgery I watched numerous youtube videos of …

I'm almost at my year mark! I haven't loss the weight that I believe I have I'm not sure if I need to do ?something different I looks as if I did but the scale says I haven't ! What do I do to get the ball rolling again I need to lose 40 lbs! Help me

I wish I had done this years ago. It was a perfect fit for me. I have never been a snacker only a binge eater, my brother had gastric sleeve two weeks before I did and he lost about 30 lbs right away but has struggled ever since because he is a snacker eating often and also drinking calories. If you are a snacker and can't deal with that than gastric sleeve is not for you. I am happy with not having a great deal of loose skin, but I do have some in my lower belly and groin area. Gonna have that skin removed. Skin over my back and arms and legs is just a little loose but not sagging like my lower belly, but I think I am one of the lucky ones with that.,

I am a teacher and on-air FM radio personality in my mid-30s from south Texas. I found BariatricPal on a Google search for Bariatric compression pants pulled up a forum post from this site. I am 5 months post-op, and am doing absolutely magnificent. I now recommend Bariatric surgery for anyone who asks me about it, of course after asking the "qualifying questions" first (i.e. Are you morbidly obese? Do you have high blood pressure? How about sleep apnea? Diabetes?) I got weight loss surgery because I've been a big dude my entire life. The last time my family remembers me being "thin" was age 7. Post-30 years old, I got sick and had to go to the doctor. I had…

I was thinking it over yesterday and was trying to find that one moment in time where I truly decided I needed to change. Over the years there have been quite a few embarrassing moments (I don't think you can truly weigh in at over 400 pounds and not have at least a few). Over the past 15 years my kill list includes: 4 beds 3 living room chairs 1 couch 5 or 6 office chairs 1 chair at a friends house A seat in a car I owned for 13 years My mother's favorite living room chair 2 toilet seats An office chair in my boss's office Needless to say rooms to go was bookmarked and frequented for many years. Th…

I have always been heavy. Even when I was a child. Every picture I have ever seen I was fat. I think it really struck me when my primary (in Missouri) marked my chart as "morbidly obese" in 2008 or 2009. I never realized just how heavy I was until then. At my largest I was 254 pounds. In 2010 I managed to drop 35 to 40 pounds but then fell off the wagon and put most of it back on. I have since fluctuated from 249 to 236 and every where in-between. I decided to pursue WLS. My primary at that time (in Georgia) referred me to a specialist that could do the lap band. I researched and went to my appointments and the classes they required. When we started doing my me…

Me again! I just received my surgery date of August 7, and I'm SO STOKED!!! I've also cleared an even 30 lbs, and am still 10 days away from pre-op liquids! I'm taking this in Small Victories : last week I broke a personal threshold, when I finally got below 330 for the first time in over 15 years. My awesome hubby feigned non-recognition, LOL!!! So many of you have posted about your trips to Onederland, I'm over here looking Sooooo forward to Twoville!! Thanks again for the beautiful sharing of your stories, inspiration, and real life. You are a joy to be a part of. >^,,^ catt HW: 365 CW: 325 SW: ? GW: 150-175

Totally loving this tool!!! Thank you so much Dr Maytorena and the entire Long Term WLS team!!!! Sent from my SM-G935U using BariatricPal mobile app

I hate how these post op shakes taste has anyone tried using hallo too ice cream mixed in the shakes... I wanna be able to swallow the shakes but I hate how they all taste helpppppp

Hi my names Katherine. Im a 45 year old women who has been overweight for 22 years.. like everyone tried all diets with no success. Have suffered depression and anxiety as well as being nearly crippled with osteo arthritis in both knees. But despite all this i stayed positive, i have an amazing husband, kids and awesome friends. So what is a bit of extra weight. Right!!! Well i was unhappy on the inside. Yes i was the party one who was always happy. Wrong!!! Feb 9th 2017 i had double surgery. Gastric sleeve and hernia repair (which was 21 years old and size of a watermelon) i weighed 168kg. Today i weigh 120kg. I still have a long way to go but am finally feeling alive a…

Hi everyone. I was here few years back, but made a new account. I applicated for the surgery 4 years ago through the insurance, that was the only way to go at the time. To be able to have it, one would have to go to a obesity rehab clinic that had a 1 year waiting list, after that time it would be a minimum of 1.5 year treatment until I could have the surgery. And no guerantees, they have all the control and can drag it out for as long as they like or refuse all together. Anyway after 1 year of waiting to get in, I finally got the letter. I was so happy holding the letter, finally it was here. Then I opened to see when I could come in for a pre-interview and me heart…

Post op appointment today...and of course I'm slightly dehydrated. I'm extremely frustrated with trying to take meds, drink water, and make sure I'm getting my protein in. [emoji34] Perfectly Imperfect

Well lets see, I have been overweight to fat most of my adult life. I had been as high as 265lbs with size 40s getting tight. I did Atkins when it was just getting popular and dropped about 50+lbs, but then gained 25-35 back. I was really debating getting lapband about 5+ years ago, but decided to give myself 6 months in the gym 4+ times a week and re-evaluate. Well, I did good and really got in the gym and at my lowest I hit 189 with 11.9% bodyfat. Then I tore my L4/L5 disk thinking I was on my way to being a bodybuilder at 38 years old. :-( After 5-6 spinal injections and many issues with tendonitis my desire for the gym waned and I got lazy. Lazy turned into ge…

I'm nearly a year post sleeve and have lost a really good amount- started about 290, currently bouncing around at 200. I am 5'8 and my doc wants me to be around 170ish. I'm happy with that amount. I have been very active in the gym since the start. This year (Jan 2017) I started weight training 2-3 x's a week in addition to my cardio 2-3 x's a week. I haven't lost any significant weight since December and am confused as to why. I am seeing how people who go thru this can gain their weight back. After time, your stomach will allow you to hold more food allowing you to eat more. With the sleeve, you have much less dumping also. If I had it to do over again, I might chose t…

First I would like to say I had a great team. My doctor and anesthesiologist and Rn's was so wonderful. All I remember was getting rolled into the OR. The pain is hard when the anesthesia was wearing off. I started getting cold and the pain, but the medication would help. The itching started kicking in was getting on my nerves, but other than that I did get some sleep able to walk and use the restroom. Well day 2 let's see who the day go.

Today I'm six weeks postop and was able to meet with my surgeon for a check up but I was told that he would like me to be under 200 pounds by my next six week check up. I'm concerned that I'm actually not losing a lot of weight and I'm barely losing 1 to 2 pounds a week. Does anybody have any ideas on meal plans and/or work out tips that I can work on so I can boost my weight lost?

Hello BariatricPal Friends! It's been close to 4 years since I've posted on here and didn't realize this site was still kicking! Anyway, I'm here to tell you about my story about me and my Lap-Band. I've had my Lap-Band for 2 and a half years before I had revision surgery because mine slipped due to me losing too much weight and my adjustments were very frequent. Before revision surgery, I was down 120lbs. After revision, I haven't gone back to the doctor. The last four years of my life have been a roller coaster. I'm close to my starting weight before starting my journey in 2013. Well after getting married, my daughter being born and fast forward to 2017, I'm back wher…

Hw : 300 Sw: 274 Cw: 251 My month will be officially Aug 3rd, I had my surgery on a July 3rd on a Monday. For me the sleeve was the best decision I made. I know a lot has changed for me in the last month. Before the surgery I was diabetic not now... and enlarged heart... my Dr. said it's back down to a normal size. Started having signs that the diabetes was messing with my kidneys but not now. Everyday I wake up feeling good but not like before I felt bad all the time and basically ignored or pushed through it cuz l wasn't going to let life rule me!

Five months post op. Surgery date was April 3rd. Starting weight 310, surgery weight 290 and current weight 230. It's safe to say it's had more downs then ups so far. I still have Trouble eating the recommended 6 oz for a meal on any given day. I still throw up a lot especially with meats although sometimes things can go down ok other times it feels like my insides mainly my chest is being ripped apart from the inside. I've been going to the gym weekly and I feel like this is making me a lot better about life in general. I really totally hate eating food now and I get depressed about it trying to over come it one step at a time. Even veggies are hard to do for me. I wa…

About year ago, I had my gastric sleeve surgery. Its been a crazy time learning exactly how my body interacts with different foods. The truth is, everyone is different, and you just have to learn for yourself what will work for you. Im not perfect. I eat pizza from time to time. Ive blown it out a weekend or 2, or 3. But then I review everything my doctor told me, and I bounce back. From the start I told my doctor that I never wanted to be fat again, I did not want to lose hair and I didn't want loose skin. Well, I did lose some hair, quite a bit at first. It hasn't come back, but is has stopped falling out... I think. I was advised that no matter what, if I lose weig…

I had surgery at the end of February of 2017, with Dr. Mario Almanza, I have lost about 130 lbs since the surgery. I was 258 now I'm 125-130. I have had severe problems eating or even drinking anything, I become nauseated after consuming a few bites of food. I can't even eat soups without getting nauseous. At first the weight loss was a gift, but now I'm literally skin and bones and my kids are scared to see me without my shirt on. I dont know what to do, the doctor I went to in the United States for follow up care said that there was nothing wrong with me, no leak, infection, etc. but that it's possible the opening was smaller for me than normal. …

I have read that the weight comes off slower if you have PCOS. I have also been told by the nurse at my dr office that people have the surgery just to cure the PCOS!

I wish somebody told me not to chew the calcium chew, it made me so sick 2nd day post op/sleeve, omg, it felt like a baseball was sitting in my throat, omg be very careful with your vitamins and chews post op,plus i had to get down my other medications, its all a learning experience. . Sent from my SM-J320P using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi Everyone: For me this journey started when I went to the doctor in February 2017 about fixing my hiatal hernia. I have lived with the Heidel hernia for more than 10 years but lately it was giving me problems and impacted my quality-of-life. The surgeon I went to (who would eventually do my gastric bypass) let me know that he could fix the Heidel hernia but that unless I lost a significant amount of weight it would return. So here I am 6 days out from surgery and healing well. Greatest Challenges: Finding a good sleeping position that lasts for hours. Gas pain in shoulders. Greatest Accomplishments: No vomiting, able to do 4oz of Protein shake, teas, water, popsicles.…

In 3 wks I will proceed with a procedure that will change my life and so many things r running through my head. Excited, knowing what to expect on paper n the experience in reality. So yes I'm nervous started my liquid diet. I have been reading everything n understand that the stomach like the liver are important.(clean stomach n small liver) During they process up to this point I had should do it or shouldn't do this. Yes I'm going to do it counting up to my surgery date n hoping all goes well with the insurance[emoji173]️

I'm from Argentina and I'm at a week after my gastric bypass. It seems to my some of my experiences are a bit different mainly in the pre op / post op diet. I started dieting pre op with the nutritionist in my surgery team almost 7 weeks before surgery. The first 3 weeks were a solid diet of high protein low carb diet with no sugar or alcohol whatsoever. The 4th week it was alternating days of solid diets and liquid diet and the last three week just liquid diet. The liquid diet consisted of Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee and milk (fat free) with the protein mixed in Mid morning: 1 cup of sugar free yogurt Lunch: 1 cup of soup (low calories) + fruit shake (half a banana +m…

I finally see it in pictures!!! So excited!! All this because I had a surgeon who did my procedure the right way the first time. Thanks Dr Maytorena with Long Term wls and the entire team!!! 1st is Before surgery, 2nd is from 2 weeks gym pics. Sent from my SM-G935U using BariatricPal mobile app

Discharging from hospital today, still have some gas pain,but still worth it, Good Luck to Everyone, i will keep you posted on my Journey [emoji3] Sent from my SM-J320P using BariatricPal mobile app

I am a 36 yr old man out of Central California. I have been severely overweight since about 24 yrs of age. I started this journey about 2 years ago leaning heavily towards being banded, and the more I researched the more I started leaning toward VSG. I went to the doctor a few years ago and they weighed me before seeing me, and I topped the scale at 507 lbs. I nearly started crying, I couldn't believe how out of hand this got. And that's when the 2 year journey started. I slowly went through the preliminary visits for EKG, echocardiogram, etc. all the while trying different diets and exercise​ programs to see if I could do it on my own. I would lose some, but ultimately …

Having not lost weight for nearly two weeks after surgery, I was starting to stress even thought I had heard of the three week stall. I then read this article and discussed it with my husband who's a meat science who confirmed its accuracy. A breath of relief and kept doing what I was supposed to and weight started dropping quickly again. Thought I'd share if someone else was experience and wondering what was going on. Here's the link: The article I read

Hi everyone. My name is Cecilia and today I'm 2 weeks post op. I'm down ten lbs since the surgery and 28 lbs since I got my surgery date (6 weeks). I'm still having some pain at the incision site where they removed the stomach part but other than that I feel great. I think I need to start getting a little more active to help boost the weight loss. I went to my primary care and she has me off metformin unless something changes which I will make sure it doesn't. No regrets ? Sent from my XT1635-01 using BariatricPal mobile app