Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

Hello fellow over sixtyers. I'm not sure I have done things right when I joined the forums as I don't see any of my posts. Please help.

I'm down 20lbs, shouldn't I be down more by now?

I am in the waiting room at Emory Hospital-Atlanta. I am so hungry! Will be in the best sleep ever in a little while. I'm anxious about this. I have had mult abdominal surgeries and was never really nervous. I had an illness a yr. ago and was in the hospital. I was coded because I went into renal & respiratory failure. That worries me now, but more than anything, my oldest daughter is pregnant with our first grand baby, a boy. That has been the center of my thoughts for the last few months. Will check in afterwards. Good luck and prayers for me, please! Carol

Hi all, I had the sleeve done in Sept 2013. I've been having severe GERD/reflux since, with barium swallows showing instantaneous backflow up my esophagus. I'm tired of the constant heartburn, so I'm having the bypass procedure done next month. Anyone else go through this? How did the bypass procedure compare to the sleeve - pain wise, recovery time, post-op diet, etc? Also curious about additional weight loss... SW was 234, GW was 155. I reached 147, but CW is now 180 (sleeve has stretched and I admittedly haven't adhered to diet very well).

I have T1 diabetes but insulin resistance combined with bad eating habits have brought me to bypass. I am scheduled for May 2nd and start a 2 wk pre-op liquid diet tomorrow. I was instructed to decrease my insulin by half (I wear a pump) and adjust from there as needed. I am so worried about low blood sugars post op. Can anyone share their experiences?

Hi I'm 14 month PO gastric bypass . About a week ago I started having intense sharp pain in my lower left abdomen and then a couple days later in my upper left abdomen also. It seems to happen after I eat and/or drink and not every time ...The pain can last for up to an hour....CT scan was normal. I have no other symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea etc. I feel fine other then those occasional sharp pains here and there. Next step is endoscopy but I'm holding off for a bit to see if the miralax and stool softener helps. Just curious if anyone else has had this? Thanks!

So I'll be having my rny in may and I've purchased my biotin,calcium citrate,and a multi vitamin my question is am I missing any others that ill need after surgery.? Sent from my HTC Desire 530 using BariatricPal mobile app

Stall at 7 weeks

Soon i finsh my protein i am hungry Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app

32 female in Arizona had the bypass on April 3rd been up and down. Today however was a rough one for me. Threw up both lunch and dinner and was nauseous this morning after my protein drink even. Just feel like crap tonight.

Anyone get there surgery done in February?

Whoa.... I'm having pain after eating to fast. I swear I feel so normal like I could eat like I used to (fast) But noooooo I'm definitely not! This has happened twice to me - where I ate to big of bites and too fast. Any tricks to slow me down ? Most of the time I'm fine but when I rush...... it's BAD NEWS

I am having a good recovery so far. I have had no vomiting or nausea and I have cravings to eat regular food I am on the liquid diet for one more week. Anyone go thru this? If so what did you do? Has anyone skipped progression??

I had band to RNY conversion 5-days ago, on April 10th. I know I can't do this alone and I want a mentor and/or a weigh loss buddy. You don't have to live near me or be in my state (MA). I want someone to be accountable to and I need support. Who here has the time to help someone out? I'm a reasonably positive person, I plan to start exercising as soon as I'm cleared by my surgeon, and I want to be compliant with the eating plan my surgeon wants me to be on. I know I can't do this alone. Anyone? Someone?

Hey guys!!! I follow a couple of people on social media that has had some form of weight loss surgery. They just had a meet up in New York and had a blast. I think it would be so nice if a group of us with the similar weight and surgery dates get together and a year from now plan a meet up. In the meantime we can create a group chat (groupme, WhatsApp, text) and just share our experiences, before and after, recipes and etc. Who's down???? I think a cool meet up location would be Virgin Islands [emoji847][emoji847]

Had surgery in 2007, previously have had iron infusions. I just got blood work last week done and iron levels are at 20mcg iron saturation 4% BUN/Creat Ratio 24 Creatinine .5 mg Anion Gap 5mmol Auto Lymphocyte Percent 49 Auto Neutrophil Percent 42.4 RDW 16.7 MCHC 31.1 MCH 24.1 MCV 77. HCT 33.4 HGB 10.4 Those are are all my abnormal results that were taken this time around. It's so much and I'm worried absolutely. …

I'm a little over 2 months post op. I've been throwing up multiple times a day ever since I started the puréed stage. I throw up nearly everything I eat and have severe heartburn and acid reflux. My doctor said not to worry about it yet since everything is still so new, but it's getting to be exhausting and quite painful. Any advice or similar experiences? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Good Morning! As I mentioned, I am terribly disappointed and confused. I had my bypass last August at a weight of 370. Today I weighed 317. I've been as low as 302. Since the very beginning, I never felt much restriction. In some cases, I can eat as much as I'd like. I drink my Water. I walk 5x a week. My diet could be cleaner, but it wasn't horrible until recently. I guess I started feeling sorry for myself and started eating crappy. Has anyone else had an issue with the amount of food they could eat? I read about people living off a golf ball sized amount of food - and at the moment that seems crazy to me! Also - does anyone have any suggestions? Hav…

So I am 14 mos post-op RNY and I have a very large ventral hernia that desperately needs to be repaired. My surgeon is strongly urging me to have a panniculectomy done when I have the hernia repair. I really have no desire to have the excess skin removed at this point, it doesn't bother me at all but my surgeon claims that that is the right thing to do. He said hernia repair may fail if I don't have the skin removed. Has anyone else been in this situation?

Hi everyone. Just looking for suggestions on how to deal with hunger on Optifast diet. Surgery is 3 weeks from tomorrow at Toronto Western Hospital. I'm worried about 3 weeks of only Optifast, chicken or beef broth, sugar free jello, Popsicles, etc. Any help would be appreciated!

Good Afternoon Everyone! I pray this message finds you blessed. My question is how long after surgery did you have to wear your binder? This thing is annoying... Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Struggling!!! A whole year has gone by already and I have received more negative than positive from family and so called friends. Now I am concerned and feel ashamed because I have not lost as much as I should have. I did not even celebrate my first surgerversery (sp). Just healing from two major surgeries at the same time (RNY & gallbladder) was enough but now I realize that the negative reactions sent me more into a depressive state. My starting weight was over 500, maybe there is a willing buddy out there who has been successful with losing a massive amount of weight too.

If you use an Apple watch, how helpful is it for tracking the amount of calories burned throughout your day? Can it calculate calories burned while lifting weights? Do you use it to track your heart rate during workouts? I have about 25 lbs left to lose and I am stuck. I calculated my BMR and if I can figure out accurately the calories I burn at work and at the gym I think I will have a better handle on how many calories I should be eating to see the scale move.

I'm in south jersey and looking into a revision from sleeve to bypass . Anyone else going thru this or similar?

I'm having a very hard time getting myself back on track. I had RNY in June 2015, lost 70ish pounds (248-180) starting putting some weight back on in March/April 2016 after having emergency surgery for an eternal hernia, then putting my dog to sleep, which was devastating. I kept it at 185 for a while but falling into old habits caused the weight to come back slowly. I've been back and forth for months now. This morning I was back up to 203.5 and am worried. I'm working with my therapist and a new NUT to get to the root of why I eat. One huge issue is my history of going on and off diets. I'm used to either restrictive eating or binge eating and not much balance or mainte…

Did anyone have problems taking medication after surgery? I use to be able to swallow horse pills but now when I put even a small pill in my mouth it's like my mouth and throat freaks out. Can anyone relate?

I have Been Post Op for 2 years and am tired of wine. Anyone know of any non-carbonate beverages that are tasty? I want something like Twisted Tea but pretty sure it is carbonated.

My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow I'm excited/nervous. Any advice?

Now that we are way over 2 years, how is everyone doing?

Almost 9 months post-op and I'm well below goal weight. I continue to lose 1-2 pounds a week and am right on the edge of underweight. I saw my surgeon on Friday and he said that as long as I feel okay and he doesn't think I'm anorexic then I just need to "stop losing weight" and everything will be okay. See you in July. *sigh* I'm tired of being told I'm too skinny, that I need to eat, that I need to stop losing weight. Believe me, I'm trying. At this point, if I gained 10 pounds I would be happy. My capacity is okay but dumping is an issue with fats and sugars. Insurance won't pay for acarbose. I pack in as much Protein and good fats as I can every day but I can sti…

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone hit a weight loss stall early on after surgery. I hit a stall after my 2 week full liquid once I started purée. I track my intake and I know I'm not eating much. I get my protein and pretty much most of my water. The scale hasn't moved in 8 days and I am trying not to get discouraged but it is really hard. Thanks

Hi. I had rny on Jan 25. Things are going pretty well. Main problem is feeling fatigued. Is it normal to feel tired this far out.

Hey everyone! I am 39 days post op. I have been having an insane amount of gas when I eat. I mean, literally after EVERY bite Ill have to wait several minutes because I keep having to burp to relieve the discomfort the gas is causing in my pouch. This is whenever I eat, there is no specific food that does it. Drinking doesn't seem to do it. At least, it doesn't do it as much. Im really at a loss of what to do here. Its getting to the point where I just don't want to eat at all. This hasn't been happening the whole time but its been happening a lot this past week and just been getting progressively worse anybody have the same or a similar problem? I don't see the point in…

This problem is seriously affecting my day to day quality of life... I knew that gastric bypass can cause flatulence problem but mine is way over the top.. I think I have tried everything I can try and couldn't solve this problem. I've increased my probiotic intake, used charcoal pills, simeticone, changing diet, herbal teas.... I've tried it all and with no success.. and it's not only the problem of trapped gas that I have but that my farts smell so awful that I sometimes cry from embarrassment that it causes me in public or between family and friends.. I'm in desperate need of help..

I am wondering how long I would be out of work after surgery? Is a week sufficient time to recover enough to get back to normal?

Hi! I am six weeks almost 7 weeks out from gbp and I was just wondering how everyone else was/is eating at this point, I have a great NUT and team - but I was just curious about ideas for food, how much can you eat?

I'm fifty years old. How many days after Bypass surgery did you stay in hospital Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm almost 3 months post op. Does anyone know how many calories a day I should be aiming for. I'm keeping an eye on my protein and water intake too but wondered about calories. I'm walking about 2-2.5 miles a day. Thanks

When did you stall-out or have a horrible, no energy, super hungry day during your pre-op diets? My surgery is on 4/21, so I am on day 2 of 800 calorie/day liquid pre-op diet and I have been doing much better than I thought. I'm thinking there will be some rough days towards the middle, but wanted to get your experiences.

Prior to surgery, I had sleep apnea. But that condition was quickly resolved after my RNY gastric bypass surgery 3 years ago and stayed in remission ever since. While sleep apnea accounts for more than three million cases in the U.S., Insufficient sleep, which is now so widespread that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently called it a public health problem, plagues between 50- to 70 million Americans. So it sounds like the CDC coined a new phrase. So what do they recommend for this new condition? The National Sleep Foundation recommends adopting healthy sleep hygiene habits in order to improve overall quality of life. Among those: skippi…

Dr. Mark Hamer from Loughborough University, Loughborough, England and colleagues combined data on physical activity from iterations of the Heath Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey which were obtained between 1994 and 2012. The data in the present study came from 63,500 participants who were aged 40 or more, 46 percent of whom were male. The goal of this study was to look at how the level of physical activity compared with mortality rates. Essentially they broke the data into four groups: Inactive at baseline — 63 percent Insufficiently active — 22 percent Weekend warriors — 4 percent (about one-half took part in one, and one-half in two …

I am pre-op for RnY surgery, most likely having my surgery in early October this year. I started to have terrible lower back pain late last year, and since then it has become pretty much constant every day. I wanted to see if anyone who had back pain previously and has gone through the surgery noticed a decrease in pain. I am assuming my pain is probably related to my weight. I have had an MRI and seen a back specialist and he said I have a perfectly healthy spine. I am hoping that one of the outcomes of my WLS is a reduction in this pain. Has anyone else experienced this and had less pain once some of the weight has come off after surgery? Thanks!

Why do all the previous years have the months and 2017 has nothing?

Just had my one year post-RNY followup with surgeon. Was disappointed to see I gained a few pounds after having a stall for 6 months. After reviewing labs we discussed what was different in my diet and routine. I recently had difficulty with arthritis and loose matter behind my kneecap preventing me from my exercise of walking. Surgeon recommended I eliminate all bad carbs (breads, pasta, rice, etc) while I am not able to walk (start PT tomorrow after fluid drained from knee and a cortisone shot). I am pleased to report that I've lost about 4lbs already. I am motivated to stay away from the bad carbs and eager to begin my PT.

I know this is crazy to ask but mine is light green, is that normal.

I'm 3 weeks out of surgery and doing good but I started my period 3 days ago and I'm craving chocolate or anything sweet so bad right now. I gave in and had 2 of those mini Snickers

Any one near westland mich I had my surgery last November 8, 2017 6 month out and it's starting to get a little Harder for me to say on task maybe if I had a buddy we can work out together and help each other thought the hard times Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using BariatricPal mobile app

So here's my issue. I had surgery on 10/24 my weight at surgery was 259 lbs. I have gone thru stricture issues and multiple hospital stays. Now I'm coming up on my 6 month check in and weigh 213. At one point I got down to 208 lbs but since then no movement down just up. I go to the gym most days and try to eat right with the little I do eat. Especially since I still get sick most of the time and have started to experience dumping almost weekly. My drs appt in on the 25th and I'm going into this as a total failure. I'm doing a reset as of tomorrow hoping it helps but at this point I'm just so disappointed in myself and discouraged. I weigh myself 3-4 times a day whi…

After plenty of research I chose something that has been tried and proven to be effective and will be better for me....its good to know all the facts so I'm just sharing some stats!! Sent from my SM-G530T using the BariatricPal App

Hey everyone! My name is Rachel and I am going to be in charge of the local group for MI. Right now I am trying to figure out what city has the most interest to determine where to meet. If anyone has any ideas of places or times that would work best, please let me know because I will take feedback in order to determine the best time and place to meet. Can't wait to meet everyone! Please follow this forum for future dates, times and location. Please provide some feedback on what works best. Thank you!!