Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

4.3 lbs to go before I hit 199.9!!! Surgery date 8/12/14.

Hello, I'm excited to have found this forum! I have lots of questions all the time and I can't attend the support groups offered in my area because they conflict with my work schedule! I have been dying to talk to someone that has experienced the same things I have! My sweet husband is trying so hard to help but can't give the advise I need! I had my surgery (RY) on September 2nd! It has been a mixture of sad, mad and happy emotions. I could of used this forum along time ago. One month later and I am still unable to eat anything solid! Protein drinks, broths, yogurts and soup with very soft veggies! I am so sad I can't eat normally, food was such a comfort thing for me. I…

Three days before sleeve. I'm ready.

I try to use my Fitbit everyday there are days I only get 5000 steps but I still like to track everything. If you have a Fitbit and would like to add me here's my email wildvikk@yahoo.com Let me know how your doing with your journey. I have lost 103 lbs since February 26 2015 and I feel pretty darn good lol. Good luck with your journeys.

Starting Weight 249 6 months post op 151 Goal 135 ????

Hello! I just joined this forum yesterday and am excited to learn more about everyone's experiences. I just had RNY this past Monday. It was a rough couple of days at the hospital, but thankfully I was released Wednesday afternoon. I started on full liquids today and feel so much better compared to the past couple of days. However, I am craving so many things! It's so difficult! On a different note... My right eye has been twitching for a couple of days and was wondering if it could be surgery related and/or if anyone else has had the same thing happen to them?

I'm Anna, married, and the mother of three grown daughters, and one twelve-year-old son. I'm also the grandmother of two. I've been trying to qualify for my surgery for five years, and I finally have a date! October 26th. When I started out, I needed six months of medically supervised diet. I did that, only to have our insurance change before my surgery could be scheduled. Then the new insurance said my BMI was not high enough without two or more co-morbidities, and I only had one. Then I developed breast cancer and uterine issues. Resolving all that took another two and a half years. I developed the second and third co-morbidites, and managed to stay at the required B…

I had to cancel my October surgery due to an infection! I will reschedule once I am off my antibiotics... Hopefully 7-10 days. Should I continue on my liquid diet during these weeks or should I eat some bland foods for a few days and then go back to my liquid Protein drinks until surgery? I have mild diveliculitis and was asked to eat bland foods to help with healing . I never have had this colon issue!

I had my rny in 2011 and went from all time high of 412 lbs to 245. I had kept it off until last year, when I started to put it back on. I have gained back about 35lbs. I am having trouble getting back on track and getting my weight off. I gave a few other medical conditions that could be playing a part but honestly, it is mostly me. Can anyone offer some advice to help me get back on track and get some weight off

After months of waiting I have my date November 17th only bummer is no Thanksgiving dinner but oh well I'll live.. I'm so excited ????????????????????????

Hi all, my name is Germaine. I got the lapband in 2010. I started out at 380 lbs. I got married a year later at 115. I did gain weight and got up to 250lbs. I decided to start from scratch, eat like i was supposed to, and now im at 190lbs, and a personal trainer in Southern California. My focus is to help other bariatric patients. Not just work out, but also support, encourage become a friend. I did it with no help, but wish i had some. I am looking forward to being a part of this forum. Please, if you need workout advice, or support in general, please ask away!!

I'm sure you get the drift...it never looked so dern good????????6days post op and yes I'm following my "liquid diet," but I'm so ready to taste some real food can't wait until my 3rd wk do I can include softs. Oh lawd I might just sleep until then, lol

Hey, I just had surgery this past Monday, September 28th. Since insurance didn't even have the tiniest bit of weight loss coverage surgery was self paid. Of course I expected ALL of this to be stressful for my husband and I but I had no idea that not even a week after surgery that we would be screaming at each other. I'm beyond knowing how to feel. Am I in the wrong for wanting to be taken care of? I feel like he thinks now that I'm home everything just goes back to how it was and I should be taking care of him, the children, the dog plus all the house chores. How do I get him to understand that I hurt? That being around food is hard? I feel like I'm going to have t…

Do tell your story! ! Hw 241 Sw 236 Cw 203 Been 203 for 2 weeks now..bummed but not discouraged!! Protein is still a challenge! Still can't tolerate shakes. Just got some genepro hopefully that will get me where I need to be!! Started really walking 1 week ago! 500-600 cals daily. Is that to little? Trying different foods..some ok..some not so good!! Ready to reach my first goal of 50 pounds. I am trying not to weigh myself everyday. But I just can't help myself! ! Hee hee!!

I have 6 weeks to complete the optimist diet and 12kgs to lose! And I am so terrified. Im scared I won't have lost the 12kgs in time and therefore can't have the surgery... I not only have a goal But I also have a very strict time frame! What happens if i don't lose enough? Im also afraid that my stress and worry is only going to effect my loss even more... Anyone else have these fears?

Hello everyone!!!! Im new to this forum even though I have been reading some of the topics before and after my surgery but today just decided to finally join and be part of the group Well My story is im a 25 year old single mom and back in December of 2013 I had the Lap Band surgery at my all time weight of 265 lb , by November of 2014 i had dropped to a low of 215 but there were some issues with the band and the doctor had to remove almost all the liquid and well with the holidays that made me gain almost 20-30 pounds easily. By this past summer I went to go get my band tightened but it had moved so much it was no longer accessible so my doctor suggested t…

9 weeks post op. 25, Australia. 5'9. 116 kg to 92kg so far. Losing between 1-2 kg per week. And I'm so damn happy!!!

I was banded on August 6, 2015 and i have my days when I begin to wonder if I did the right thing. My weight loss has slowed doen it feels like and I am concerned that im able to eat to much. Anyways most days i am happy with my decision to be banded and i know it was neeed. I love this app it is nice to feel a sense of belonging.

Hi my name is Mary. I am 53 years old and had Gastric Bypass surgery on Sept. 28th at York Hospital in York, Pa. My surgeon is Dr. Garber. I have been struggling with weight gain over the past 5 years. I have tried numerous diets but would only lose 5 or 10lbs and then it would stop. All my weight is sitting in my stomach. I am 5'2" and weighed 230 prior to surgery. I have struggled with sleep apnea, acid reflux, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. I am married to a wonderful and supportive husband for 7 + years now. I have 2 beautiful daughters from my first marriage. My girls are 18 and 21. I work full time with York County a…

Hi everyone! I've never done this before, but i think i may start making it a habit. My name is Lindsey and today marks the 3rd day out after having my RNY. So far the pain is minimal. The most pain is from the liver biopsy my surgeon did at the same time as the bypass. Im not hungry at all... Which may be related to the pain meds or the surgery itself. Only time will tell. .

so today was my first visit with my surgeon for a consultation... i was a lil nervous at first but it felt like a normal dr visit. i found out with my insurance i only have to wait 3 months after doing all the lab tests, ekg, ultrasound, weigh in to make sure i stay on a diet and not gain any weight...etc for them to pay for it... wow i didnt think it was gonna be that close. i thought it would take over a year to have the surgery. everyone seemed really nice thank god. plus another good thing that has been off my mind about the surgery was to find out that my surgeon has done thousands of surgeries and his mortality rate, i believe thats how they put it, was a big ZERO!!…

I had my surgery September 14, 2015. Ever since I constantly have a bad taste in my mouth. Is this common?

Hello all! I am almost two weeks post lap band surgery. I have done well with the weight loss so far. Two weeks prior to surgery I weighed 302 lbs, the day of my surgery I was 295lbs and today I am 280lbs. I know that is a great accomplishment and I am so thankful but I underestimated my relationship with food. I am having such a hard time with this post op diet. It's really taking an emotional effect on me that I'm on the verge of being depressed. I'm so ready to be able to chew food. Just curious if anyone else is struggling with this. All comments are welcome.

Hey everyone. Kind of new to this site, been lurking for a while. Finally decided to create an account. I had my sleeve May 7th, 2015. Went from 305 down to 211 currently. My loss has slowed quite a bit, Now I guess I need to kick it up on exercise to ge this last bit gone. Hopefully this site will help keep me accountable.

Feeling excited????just got that ????

I'm three months out. Lost 40 lbs months before surgery, 35 right after. I stopped losing weight. Just stopped. 2 months, up and down 4 lbs over and over. I'm ALL depressed about that. I tolerate ALL foods, but don't indulge much. No dumping. My stomach holds more food than I was told it would. I can eat a cup and a half or more of food at a time. I realize this needs to stop. I get full way quicker than pre surgery, I love that. And I know when to stop so that I don't get too full. Learned that early on. But I'd be lying if I said it doesn't bother me that my tummy is large. I thought my tummy would hold MUCH less food. It's in my hands how much I put into it, but I got …

S.w 248 cw 165

So I have a question .. I had VSG surgery on the 28th of april this year I have pain after eating any thing. it feels like i have swallowed a rock and really hurts 5 months out. My doctors says the only way to fix this is is to do the complete bypass. He states that this only happens to 10 out of 200 ppl

I'm Kathy. I had a vertical banded gastoplasty in 2002. My high weight was 307 and my lowest was about 230. Over the years I ballooned back up to 269. I found out in May that the mesh used in my surgery had corroded into my stomach and I needed it fixed. My surgeon had retired and no bariatric surgeon in my area would touch it. I found a surgeon in Iowa City at the University of Iowa Hospital that was willing to help me. i had my first visit in June and I was amazed at how much different it was going to be this time. I never saw a NUT before or had a psych eval. With my psych eval I found out alot about my eating habits and I now see a therapist weekly to keep me on trac…

I am 33 years old, live in Washington state with my domestic partner of 12 years. I have struggled with weight and weight loss for as long as I can remember. In 2007 I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease witch came with many years of stariods and a tremendous amounts of weight gain. With the gain came a pill for high blood pressure, gurd, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma. After taking 20 + pills a day for my autoimmune diseases I came to the point where enough was enough. So in January of this year I met with my PCP and got the refural to my syrgon. It's crazy to think I'm 14 days away from the new and healthy me. My only wish if anything is to get off all the precipitatio…

Was anyone else emotional prior to having surgery? I have been emotional lately and the only thing I can link it to is stress from worrying about surgery.

Well everyone in 12 hours I will be heading to the hospital for the biggest adventure of my life! I can't believe that after 7 months of pre op it's FINALLY ending. It's crazy to me that this time tomorrow I will be "on the other side". My highest weight was 270. My program start weight was 257. And today I weighed in at 235. So I have exactly 100 pounds to lose to hit my goal! So everyone, any last bits of advice or tips? I feel 100% prepared but anything to make this a little smoother is welcomed! I'm emotionally all over the place! But it's just nerves and excitement!

I have my 1 year post op appt coming up and really want to thank my surgeon without sounding silly or cliche. You know, omg you changed my life!! Which is true of course. What did you say to your surgeon to show gratitude? A letter, a card. A gift?? I don't think a simple thank you is enough for an amazing life changing year..

My first memory of being overweight is in 1974. I was 10 years old, in 4th grade and I wore 13/14 size pants. It was just normal in my family. We were all big, except for my oldest brother. He could eat anything! My four sisters and both parents were heavy. My brother is the first child after a long history of miscarriage for my mother. He was adopted and then the pregnancies came rolling in. Six kids in just over 9 years! Yikes! I remember in 6th grade watching Miss America, the winner weighed 13 lbs more than me, but probably had Six inches of height on me. That's when I started my first diet. I would lose a little then gain a lot. By the time I graduat…

I am considering gastric bypass surgery and currently following through with all of the pre-surgery requirements. I have been heavy all my life. I feel like I have done every diet there is without reaching goal weight but coming close a few times. I have never kept it off, as so many of you can probably relate. I think that gaining the weight back is my biggest fear in this whole journey... I am very glad to know there is this supportive community to embrace others with these similar struggles.

Good morning everyone, Ok, I'm reading that so many people are losing a significant amount of weight in a short period of time, e.g.: 60 lbs. in 3 months. Today I am 2 months post op, and I've only lost 40-42 lbs. I've been on this stall for maybe 2-3 weeks. I'm getting a little discouraged. Any advise?

Well today is my first day home I slept well last night back a little sore, heart rate I'm sure it's up which its being controlled by meds@ da moment and I can't find bp cuff to check it????stomach a little sore when I'm sitting or trying to lye down. Tired of liquids already and it's only the 5th day. It's like if I see another food commercial????????

I have lost 16 pounds. It's been 3 weeks since my surgery. I am so excited!!

I am in my third week of having the gastro bypass surgery and I'm starving. I am sick of eggs. I don't like fish. I am so over soup. Any ideas??

HI folks, it's Sept 28th and I'm having gastric bypass Roux-en-y on December 19th. A few things: For around 4 months, I've been walking fast and shooting baskets for around 45 minutes a day, meditating, and eating healthy (but too much). But night time eating is killing me and so I haven't lost the 15 I'm supposed to lose, though I am down about 5lbs. I feel pretty darn outta control from dinner time on. Any suggestions and also should I switch to one of the bariatric diets NOW? Please advise, getting nervous here mostly about the incredible radical change that's about to happen, plus a bit fearful about pain post op (recovering addict) and about messing up eating wise…

Well after much research and toil - I've been lucky enough to be able to do a cash-pay here in the states! I had made up my mind to go to Mexico. had it all planned out. my dad didn't want me to go. now, i'm 44 years old so i'll go if i want to but i respect my dad and i told him i had to do this so he said to me - do it in the states and i'll give you the money (loan). i was hesitant because my dad is my best friend and i didn't want to put him out just cuz i was fat and undisciplined and wanted this elective procedure but desperation won out and i accepted so he got a loan for me. i'm using dr soong who i know personally ( i play tennis with his wife) here in l…

Hi! I'm Rhonda. I was sleeved 7/8/14. My experience has had it's ups and downs. I was 299 on my surgery date. I'm 120 lbs down and I've grown to love my sleeve. I considered myself to be a slow loser and that was Ok with me. Now I'm 10 weeks pregnant. The struggle is real. Here for support especially from the women who've been pregnant after vsg surgery.

Hello All, glad I found this app. Today is my 3rd day since surgery and truth is I'm a bit miserable. I have heart burn, I feel light heade, my incisions feel tender and I do feel sorta alone. Although the family is supportive it's not the same when they haven't experienced what I'm going through. I know things will get better but i have some time before I feel some what normal.

So I just joined a "health facility." My physical fitness level is non-existent so I'm anxious to see how this turns out. The only form of exercise that I truly enjoy is cycling (real bikes not stationary) or swimming (in lakes not chlorinated pools). But because I'm from the Great White North (Canada) where we have winter for like 6 months a year, cycling is limited, as is swimming in lakes. The gym I joined is a little pricey, but it comes with a personal trainer which I really think I need as I don't do well with "doing it yourself" initiatives - especially when it comes to personal life matters. Given the fact that I work full-time, have 3 kids (ages 6, 4 & …

Hey everyone! I have had a weight issue my entire life. I've tried so many diets and nothing worked for an extended period of time. My health was deteriorating and I needed to do something serious. My RNY surgery was October, 2013 and it's the best thing I could have done for myself! I topped the scale at 409 pounds and I'm only 4'11". I had diabetes that was out of control, walked with a cane, had already had one knee surgery, and had a pinched nerve in my back and needed to take 800 mg of Motrin every night to even sleep. I also had reflux, which my surgeon fixed during surgery. It was caused by a hiatel (sp?) hernia. I had no life. I sat in the chair after work an…

When do I start adding nuts in ur diet, my doctor has me on very strict soft food diet (I'm 4 weeks out) and now I'm on regular diet, which his paperwork he gave me doesn't say anything but to add Fruits with no skin and soft cooked veggies. I hate asking him because he acts like "why u don't need that"& has an attitude, I don't want to deal with it. I tried peanuts today and my tummy enjoyed them wasn't a problem so I was just wondering when every started. Thank u!!

Some times I feel like am a failure I give up

I am wondering for those who needed surgery to try to combat PCOS or just trying to get pregnant, which surgery did you decide and why? Are you pregnant? Have you had weight gain that you can't loose after pregnancy? Any struggles?

I am wondering for those who needed surgery to try to combat PCOS or just trying to get pregnant, which surgery did you decide and why? Are you pregnant? Have you had weight gain that you can't loose after pregnancy? Any struggles?

Hi All, I'm new here. It's a great forum for sharing so thanks- I've learnt a lot. I'm Australian , living and working in Middle East. I had my surgery done on 15th sept (13 days ago) and it has been an absolute breeze. No pain, no vomiting and no lethargy. While I REALLY miss eating 'real' food I know it's only a few weeks away now so the light is at the end of the tunnel and I've probably been through the worst of it. I've had amazing friends to support me (no family - except my son -single mum) and the journey so far has been fine. What I would like to ask however, is about weight loss. In the first 7 days I lost 5 kgs (11pounds) But in the last 6 days I've lost next t…