Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

I went out with a girlfriend tonight and actually wanted to look pretty. The amazing part is I wore heels all night long and didn't have to take them off ten minutes later. Being 2 months out and seeing this change is amazing. My confidence is way up lately and I am so happy about my outcome. I wouldn't change my decision for anything in the world. Best tool ever.

Last week I had my consultation. When the surgeon walked in he told me he was surprised I was leaning towards RNY instead of VSG. He discussed both and said he would do either one, but it was up to me to choose. He didn't want to tell me what I should do, but he also said if he had just read my chart (5'6, 260, no major health issues) he would have said VSG was good option. I'm worried I won't lose enough of my weight if I get VSG. I'm worried that VSG won't be drastic enough to help me make changes. Worried that I'll have complications because RNY has more risks than VSG. During my 2nd C-section my OBGYN mentioned removing excess scar tissue from my 1st C-section, so now…

Hello I am from Charleston WV. I had RNY 2/16/17 with Dr. Rossi.

Hi there. I am wondering if anyone has a good cheap place to get Vitamins online? Also what kind do you all find is the best? Surgery will be Feb 25/17!!!! So scared Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had my surgery on June 29th and am doing well. People have begun to notice my weight loss. When they ask me how I did it, I don't know what to say. I end up telling them that I had bypass surgery but to me that is personal information. Maybe I'm making too big a deal about it and it shouldn't matter. Anyone have advice on what to say or deal with this issue too? Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

Maybe I'm posting in the wrong area, sorry I'm tired. I am 5 days post op and I'm having terrible nausea in the middle of the night. I feel good all day but I wake up in the middle of the night sweating and nauseous. Sometimes I'll have a bowel movement. Has anyone else dealt with this? I know gastric bypass was something I needed to do but this makes me regret having it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am curious on what kind of diet you were given for post with gastric bypass? For me purée for 6 weeks.. i am almost 2 weeks post op and really want to eat meats.. I find myself chewing on ice to help with the feeling of wanting to chew.

I had RNY 2/16/17 and I'm feeling so down and depressed. I see everyone around me eating everything they want and it depresses me that I will never be there again. Never be able to go to pizza Hut and eat pizza and breadsticks or go to Mexican and eat chips and salsa or Taco Bell and get a Mexican pizza and tacos. I'm on stage 3 soft food and all I want is a huge cheese pizza or large plate of chips and salsa. Even though I don't have much of an appetite. I have been struggling daily with my decision and at times wishes I wouldn't of done this to myself. Please someone tell me this gets easier.

I'm 10 weeks post sleeve tomorrow and am finding moving from liquid/mushy to solid food more on impossible. Am I doing something wrong ??? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello, did anyone get tachycardia before surgery, how did your surgery go? Did it get better or worse after surgery? Thank you in advance Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Feeling a bit concerned. I'm taking all my Vitamins that I'm supposed to and have been fine up until I reached my goal weight. I'm struggling badly with energy later on in the day and really craving sweets! Anyone else had this and what did you do?

So I just had my first experience with dumping. Rapid heart rate, dry heaving, dizziness, and diarrhea. Here's what I don't get, it was from taking to big of sip of water. What the heck? Anyone else had this?

We're any of you self pay? How did you handle the costs of your complications? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Anyone heard of stricture coming back at over 1 year post-op? I am 15 months post-op and had balloon dilation exactly one year ago to fix my stricture. The last few days, I am having a terrible pain. It is like a spasm in my esophagus and I am having trouble getting food down (well good food - chips seem to go down too easy ) Anyway, the pain is pretty bad and not the same I had with my previous stricture but not be able to get food down makes me think stricture. I will call my dr on Tuesday and meanwhile try to eat when I can and supplement with shakes (which seem to go down fine). Just made fabulous chicken and 2 bites in, I simply cannot eat anymore - and I took…

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So I just started stage 3 and guess I over at at dinner. I have been in really bad pain for about 5hrs. How can I get it to go away so I can sleep. Sent from my XT1585 using the BariatricPal App

So I had the Sleeve on Jan 9th this year, had do have Gallbladder Removal on Feb 1st this year, had nothing but problems. I NOW have Bile Reflux, so Doctor has me to have the Bypass on NOV 21 this year, Yes that is Thursday. Husband is PISSED, he went off last night saying all the health issues are my fault, and I choose to have the sleeve to loose weight, and now I have <edited> up the family's life for a year now they Have to wait and have me Recover from YET another SURGERY......I feel so Sad and Alone, NO support, and starting to feel like it is My fault I was Fat I chose to eat no one ever put a gun to my head and MADE me GET FAT......ugh so depressed,...

Hello All, Is anyone in OKC? Schedule with Dr. Broussard in March and wanted to find a buddy.

Started this journey 15 months ago. I have a educational class to attend on March 8th and surgery on April 17th. Feeling excited.

I did this for my diabetes because nothing else worked. I did everything possible including being raw vegan for a year. My blood sugar never changed at all! Surgery was my last resort. The Only reason I did this was diabetes, the weight loss is just an added bonus for me! I got surgery in Mexico 7 weeks ago. I was under the impression (due to all my research) that I'd leave the hospital with my diabetes in remission. Well, that was 7 weeks ago, my blood sugar hasn't changed even a little bit! I've lost 33 lbs. but no results with my main goal, my blood sugar. I'm devastated! I'm frustrated! I'm extremely discouraged. My dr communicates to his patients through Facebook. A …

Hey! I just wanted to introduce myself. I had GB on Valentine's Day, so I'm about 5 days out!

So I hit my 2 month mark and I've been having issues with trying to not go back to my old habits, especially at work. I am super busy with school, work and being a mother so trying to get my eating schedule down and making healthy foods and snacks are hard right now. I'm looking for someone who had surgery around December to keep me motivated since I have no time to go to meetings around me. I'm not just looking for someone to keep me accountable but also I can keep someone else motivated and accountable.

Hi... would like an exercise buddy, and someone to talk to... let me know! :-)

Hello everyone, I thought I'd stop by and check this out at the recommendation of my therapist. I am having RNY on 3/21. I have gone through the whole approval process, and so far I'm down 40lbs from diet and exercise. I call myself a grumpy newbie because that's how I've been feeling a majority of the time since I changed my eating and started exercising. The dietician recommended adding 2 snacks to my regimen, and that helped with the irritability a bit, but not totally. Also, I am 3 months into this journey, and exercising still sucks, and I feel like I'm not getting any stronger, which is frustrating. I can't figure out if I'm grumpy because I can't eat like I use…

I had my RNY December 12/16, but since January I have had 2 colds that knocked the wind out of me 3 weeks apart. The last time I had colds like these was 2-3 yrs ago. Anyone else seem to have a lowered immune system because of this operation? Or is it just me ? I take extra vitamin C as is.

Does any of you guys know any thing about "Skinny girl protein shakes". I found them on sale at my local Walmart for $3 so I stacked up on them with out even looking into it. I know it says no sugar and no carbs

2 more nut visits before I submit to insurance hoping to have my rny in April...people told me 6 months would fly by and it sure is....counting day the days[emoji2] [emoji2]

I need some new My Fitness Pal friends!! Many I started with two years ago are gone. I only have 3 friends now. It's so much more fun when you have friends to encourage and be encouraged by. Please anyone who can identify, add me to your MFP list. My name is KSHEPA. Aka Kim. Thanks!!!

I am just over 4 weeks post op and in the last week I started noticing I was having more and more problems with food that didn't want to go down. 3 of the last 4 days I have had episodes where I have thrown up after taking just a few bites of food. One night it was fish, another well cooked cauliflower the third tuna salad and the last cream of potato and leek soup. In each occurrence I got 2-3 bites of food in and I could feel it backing up. I would stop eating but would have pain directly in the middle of my chest like food was stuck in my esophagus. The next 45-60 minutes I would spend throwing up tiny bits and dealing with all my mucous producers going into o…

A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a randomized trial comparing two types of bariatric surgery with intensive medical treatment with respect to reducing or eliminating T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes). One hundred thirty-four patients were randomly assigned to receive either Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, or intensive medical interventions. The participants were followed for 5 years, and the primary endpoint was determining the level of glycated hemoglobin (also called hemoglobin or HGB A1C). HGA!C is a way of estimating the amount of glucose in the blood over time: higher levels suggest that diabetes management is in…

Hey! Is everybody just picking their dream goal weight or have you actually discussed a realistic goal with your physicians? I'm asking because I feel so lost and uninformed. I've done all my pre-op testing, seen a nutritionist twice, lost nearly 20 lbs and just waiting on insurance approval. With all this said, I have received absolutely no info about anything it seems. Maybe my expectations are skewed. All I know is that the surgeon (who I met once and told me I'm a perfect candidate for bypass) told me most bypass patients lose about 100 pounds. I'm 300 pounds overweight. Should I enter 200 pounds as my goal weight even though I should and dream to be about 100-11…

Surgery feb 25. So scared. What am I doing! I don't know if I have dealt with Why I overeat. Scared and second guessing my entire life Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

15 weeks post op and I just started noticing a good amount of hair falling out after shower :-( Very nervous about this :'( Is this early or the usual time? Sent from my SGH-T999L using the BariatricPal App

I'm in Fargo and have a tentative date of surgery for March 20. I am super concerned I will fail. I would really like to get involved with a support group in person that I can meet with on a regular bases. If there is any out there please let me know. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi everyone! I feel bad and sad and know that is my fault of not following the diet and sport but I don't know how to manage it all.. I'm full time working mom of 2 boys, hubby is helping around but not much as he is really overloaded with work and one day off per week.. Boys are 10 (my stepson) and 4 (my birthson) and are very active and noisy and difficult to handle. My work is stressful. No friends or family around to help as we are expats living in the foreign country at the moment. All that is making it soo hard to focus on me and follow every rule I have to follow.. My day starts at 5 am and the only time I can be free falls after 9-9.30 pm and by that time I am soo…

hey ya'll. so i went to see my regular doctor today and she put in a request for me to see a new surgeon and i'll be going next month but, in the mean time, she is thinking about tubing me. i haven't been able to hardly keep foods down. so has anyone here ever been tubed? she also requested an at home IV for a week which i am used too because i had it before when i lived in omaha.

I am seeking others that can understand what I am going through. I had surgery almost 5 years ago. I am 14 lbs away from my goal weight! It seems like that is so far away. My body has been through so much and I am still going through somethings. 3 months after I had my surgery, I had to have gall bladder surgery. I went 2 years doing well. In that 2nd year of having the surgery, I had 2 hernia repairs! During that time, my husband and I were trying to get pregnant. We were not able to get pregnant at that time. In that same year we found out that I was pregnant the day before I was to have an Iron fusion because of my low iron. ( this was in October of 201…

March 6th is my day! I have my pre-op class on Wednesday and I can't think of any questions to ask. I'm really nervous and scared still, just of death. I'm not sure why I can't get past the feeling, but it sucks. Anything good I should ask to calm my nerves any? Thanks everyone!

I'm 30 days post op and I have only lost 12 lbs... Is this usual? I know everyone is different... But... All the posts I see have much more rapid weight loss. I'm not getting in enough liquids... Only 35-45 oz per day. ( everything tastes terrible!) Could that make a difference? Any advice?? ?

I am having gas pains a day before surgery, I'm pretty sure It's stress....To the point I am having trouble standing at this point. On liquid diet today and talking gas x. Could this get in the way of my surgery tomorrow? And does any one know if I can take magnesium citrate to clean out my bowel today the day before surgery?

Had gastric bypass on 1/30, went home Feeling great, within two days ended up in ER with severe pain and had second surgery for blocked bowel. Was discharged in a couple of days, came home to recover, and doing fair. Having severe muscle spasms from two surgeries in less than a week, issues with constipation, and struggling to get anything past my lips. The potassium supplement I am supposed to take 2X daily are too large to swallow. I cut them up and took in pieces, then threw them up. I crushed and put in applesauce which tasted terrible and also didn't work. I dissolved in small amount of tea. Nope that didn't work either. How can I possibly get enough potassium…

I just finished everything for insurance this week. The wait for approval/denial is killing me - I can't sleep or think. What did you guys do during your wait to make it tolerable? How long was your wait?

I started my journey in October 2016 and found out today I'm approved for March 13th 2017 gastric bypass!! So many emotions! Excited and nervous as heck!!! Anyone else having surgery in March?

Does anyone know how long we will only be able to sip a little every 10 minutes? Will this be something we have to do from now on or is this just temporary?

So my last doctor appointment was the 18th of Jan and I was under the impression that it would take them at least a week tops to get it into submission because the surgeons office is pretty busy but on my last day the insurance adviser at the office told me she couldn't find my psych evaluation but she was certain it was probably in the pile of papers she had on her desk and would call me if she had any issues. Fast forward to 3 weeks later and I'm on edge and confused because even the adviser said it shouldn't take her very long so I called the office and turns out she never even found my psych evaluation and didn't call me for 3 weeks ! I understand how busy surgeons o…

I am going to post my original post and then add to it! PLEASE READ Hey All! I had a huge change today in regards to my health. From my original post I was in the ER on 2/13 and I was told I had a iliac obstruction. The hospital told me that I would be admitted and if within 48 hours it has not moved they would cut it out. I waited until in the am and still no X-ray. I was getting annoyed and called everyone I could call. Finally someone from the administrative staff came to my room. I was told that I needed more X-rays. I was pissed beyond belief and refused them. I signed out AMA. I headed back to my hospital Cleveland Clinic Weston. There I was brought in immediately …

Just very curious about if you can keep losing Weight after reaching goal.

I am 7 months post op RNY and 115 pounds down! Woo!! Lately though, i've been finding myself able to eat a loooot more than i was the previous 6 months. I really hope i have not stretched my pouch, but don't believe I have as i follow my doctor's orders/diet to a T. Is it possible that as I am healing i'm just able to eat more and more? I'm still not eating anywhere CLOSE to the amounts i was able to eat pre op, but certainly a lot more than i was able to just a few months ago. It's a bit concerning, so if it's somewhat normal my mind will definitely be at ease! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Anyone else have problems with having cold feet after surgery? I'm 3 weeks post op and most of the time my feet are freezing. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

My Surgery Date is February 16, 2017. Positive vibes & prayers for a safe journey!!! Sent from my 5056N using the BariatricPal App