Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

So dr decided I need to get CT scan to check for internal hernia and / or gallbladder issues following a severe pain incident last week. I just made the appt and i have to drink 32 oz of "dye" before the scan. They usually ask you to come an hour early but said to come 1 1/2 hours early. I am assured the liquid is quite thin (not like the barium junk I had to do pre-op). Anyone have any experience with this and can soothe my fears of getting this in? I am 8 weeks post-op today and when I am intentionally trying, I can get 16 oz of water down in an hour. Just not sure I can do 32 oz....

Hi everyone did you stop drinking coffee or did you change to decaf I love my coffee and just thinking about it is making me sad

OMG. ..I'm so excited but also nervous! My journey will officially begin soon..Keep positive thoughts. ..Any one having surgery that day?

Im 2 weeks post op. What would happen if i took a shot?

Im only down 7 lbs in my first week post op. Is that average? Whats everyone else's 1 week post op weight losses?? I feel like it should have been more? Am i wrong? I feel like i should be doing more to lose weight other rhan following the diet. But no exercise until 6 weeks right?! Ugh feedback pleeasssee

Well i made it. My surgery was on Jan 28th. Beginning weight before all this was 512 lbs. Day of surgery my weight was 486lbs. Surgery took about an hr and a half. Waking up after surgery was painful. I felt this pressure under my breastbone, very uncomfortable. That night i felt nauseous and started spitting up blood. I was like that until early next morning. I finally felt like i let it all out and that uncomfortable pressure was gone for the most part. The nurse contacted my Dr but he said it was normal. I hsdn't heard any body mention that in any of the topics. I was kinda freakin out. The next day i felt better. Still in a bit of pain and couldn't drink very much but…

Well.....I have become lactose intolerant. I tried to deny it but I can't anymore. So...I need suggestions for non dairy protein. I used cheeses and cottage cheese for a lot of my protein aside from meat. Now I feel lost. Milk is in most everything. Thank you.

What did your protein, carbs, fats, and calories look like around this time? Mine: 650-800 cal 70-90 protein 50 or less carbs and 40 or less fat grams. I have been stalled for over a week and very frustrated!! 33 down.

Hi i will be getting the gastric bypass hopefully in october i just wanted to know has anyone used health plus insurance and if so did they give any problems i am so ready to do this but im scared i wont be approved

Hi there, looking for a July 30th buddy. Having RNY. Just about 6 weeks away. Yikes, it's coming up fast!

Sorry about all the questions but they are all on my mind. Again 17 days post op and starting to live again. Highs have been in the 90s where we live. I have been enjoying sugar free Popsicles but wondered if anyone else had any great frozen treat ideas? Frozen yogurt?

It has been a long 6 months. I have had many issues that required additional surgery including having my gallbladder removed. I continue to have stomach pain and discomfort after I eat. I am battling constant dehydration due to constant diarrhea. I have been hospitalized once to get IV fluids. Now I am told that I might be creating too much bile now that my gallbladder (and it's ability to regulate it) is gone. Not sure how to correct this issue. I have also stalled for 2 months. I am looking for a dietician that specializes in bariatrics and those who have had a RNY. What I have received from my hospital team is basically copied papers. I want a real shopping list …

Hello! I have 3 weeks to go and then I will finish my 3 mo required nutritional counseling. My dr said I will likely have my surgery the end if Sept or first part of Oct. At first my husband was all for it and excited as I was. The past few days he has been telling me that he doesn't want me to have the surgery. He said today that I should just stick with the diet and exercise and I will loose weight that way. I reminded him that I have lost weight but it always comes back plus some. He said he is just nervous about such a drastic surgery. Any ideas to help put his mind at ease? I am excited and ready to go for it!

I have a good list going of everything to ask at preop but I would like to cover all my bases. Anything out of the ordinary that you think I should ask? Need all the help I can get.

Hello! My name is Abby, and I'm 23. My surgery date is August 17th... only a week away now. o.o I'm so glad I found this forum, because most people I've talked to are much older than me and are in a completely different stage in their lives, so it's hard to relate to each other outside of the surgery. But I would love to make new friends with you guys here, as I don't know many people who have had this surgery or plan to have it and are also my age. Are any of you still in college? What does your family think of your decision? Your friends? How many people have you told about your surgery plans, and have they reacted well or badly? I look forward to meeting all of you …

I knew I would have some hair loss but I was not prepared for how much I have very long hair and it used to be very thick now just long, I was wondering if I cut it will it grow back as long as it is now, my Dr. says the thickness will come back but maybe not as much as before but I am wondering about the length I have always had long hair......I cut it short once but did not like it and it took what seemed forever to grow back so now I am afraid that it won't grow back at all,any advice will help thank you all very much I have learned so much in the few weeks that I have joined this support group.

A recent study compares the effectiveness of two types of bariatric surgery — laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs laparoscopic gastric bypass. The investigators concluded that the bypass surgery, although having a greater risk of short-term complications and long-term hospitalizations, also resulted in much greater weight loss as well as a lower risk of subsequent interventions. http://acsh.org/2014/11/study-compares-effectiveness-two-types-bariatric-surgery/

My band-to-bypass surgery is on Monday, August 24th. I've been working on getting my clearances done. I've gotten my labs done, my cardiology clearance, and had my initial appointment with my PCP. Today, all that was left was my pulmonology clearance appointment this morning, and then meet with the PCP again tomorrow to get everything together and have him do the official medical clearance. And guess what? The pulmonologist decided she wants me to do a sleep study, even though I have zero symptoms of sleep apnea and she even said that she didn't think I had it. And of course, the place that does the sleep studies couldn't get me an appointment until the 20th. THE 2…

I dislike so many of the Protein choices (like eggs, Peanut Butter, etc) and couldn't wait until I could incorporate things I love, like chicken, turkey, tuna, but since having the surgery I don't like the texture of certain foods. At all. I force myself to eat them because protein intake really does contribute to weight loss...but discouraged by the fact the little I did like, just doesn't do it for me anymore. Has anyone else ever had this experience? if so, what did you do to combat it?

I had this surgery, not only to lose weight, but to combat diabetes (supposedly type II). I've lost a total of 45 pounds (I had the surgery 3/23/15). Initially I had minor improvement with my A1C and was feeling hopeful that I'd be off of meds within the next couple of months. My endicrinologist (sp),dropped the bomb on me and told me I "may" have other underlying issues and I am back to 5 shots per day. Low doses, but still back where I started. Trying not to let it get me down. But it's hard not to feel some kind of way about it. Anyone else have these kind of issues?

Hi, Just curious on blood work if anyone had a high result mine is 48. I'm preoperative waiting to hear back from Dr. All my other test look awesome but this is the liver..any responses greatly appreciated.

So apparently my husband is more excited than me about my 80lb weight loss. ... everytime I turn around he's picking me up and throwing me over his shoulders! !! Once upon a time I could use my weight when playing around with him. ... not anymore. ..I'm going to have to really do some major strength training! ~HW 321 lbs ~Surgery Date: 6/2/15 ~SW:288 lbs ~CW 241 lbs

Hi, my name is ashley, I'm going through the first stages of the RNY. Getting a little nervous but I know it will be worth it. I'm 22 and everyone i,know who has had the surgery is older. So I don't really have anyone who understands right now. Feel free to message me it would be awesome to have a buddy's who's in the same spot I am in this.

I have been weighing option for surgery for a long time now. I'm one to do a LOT of research before making any decisions although I knew I would do a bypass surgery of some sort. Did anyone else weight heavily on the sleeve vs RNY before making a final decision? I have surgery this fall and I have to make a final decision by the end of Aug. I have several friends who have had the RNY but I don't know anyone personally who has had the sleeve.

Gentlemen: I had RNY Gastric Bypass operation on 3/30/14 "Since then I've lost over 100 pounds, It fixed my diabetes, sleep Apnea and lack of mobility" "On the down side, I have a series of recurring symptoms as decribed below" "I have had 6 episodes of the same symptoms, days elapsed between symptoms and how they were resolved" "My problem is that I am at a loss, unable to cure or even to know what is causing these problem" "I'll apreciate comments, or input" Thanks Symptoms "Pain in the colon, Lack of apetite, Bloated Stomach, gurgling stomach, " "feeling sick after eating, Repulsion against food. Makes me nauseous" No blood in the…

It's so hard to wait!! Spent the last two years in treatment for food addiction, had my required three month supervised diet in addition to that and was all set mentally for an August 20 surgery! Unfortunately, my hematologist keeps wanting to run tests ( 6 weeks of testing now), and we won't know the results in time for me to do a two week prep for surgery. ???? Then my sister and my father are both heading out of town. Both have asked me not to have surgery until they are back. Dad won't be back until September 12!! I know it's only an additional month but it seems like forever. I had wanted a good three months of my new life before the pressures of the holidays.

This week's marks 4 months since my gastric bypass was done. So I figured it was time to do a side by side comparison and boy was I wowed at the result!! Pic on left was me at my highest of 278...day of surgery I was 256, the pic on the right was this past weekend at my Bachelorette party and I'm at 216! Seeing the difference is really shocking and I can't wait to be able to post goal pictures!!!

I am all set for surgery in a few short hours. I report to the Hospital at 5:30 a.m. please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Excited and nervous but ready for the next step in this journey! *in

So I've been through nearly a year of prep work and appointments and now am just waiting for insurance to approve me, then I can schedule surgery and am so excited! Unfortunately, I feel very alone in this journey with no one to talk to. I'm the type of person who loves to talk through things but don't have close friends. My mother thinks it's a big mistake and that I should be able to lose the 100+ lbs "on my own" (as if I hadn't been trying and failing at that for the last ten years!) and my husband all but said he thinks I won't be successful after surgery. I haven't told other family or coworkers because my weight is such a sensitive issue to me, and I'm so embarrasse…

I know that Sleevers lose the part of their stomach that produced gherlin, therefore reducing appetite. Does the same thing happen to bypass patients?

Hi Everyone. I am looking for buddies in good ol' New England, or more specifically, NE MA. Anyone around? HMMM? :-) Wendy

Anyone in CT? Looking for buddy or mentor.

Having surgery on 10/7.... Any others in CT? It's a small state but there have to be a few out there...

I am worried because my dietician told me to drink liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery. Well, my gastric sleeve is scheduled for Tuesday and I slipped a little bit and ate solid foods due to extreme craving during that time of the month. I apologize if this is too much info but I am really worried. Should I ask my surgeon to reschedule?

I finally got approved today for my band-to-RNY revision, with a peer-to-peer appeal after a few denials. Now I get to wait to see what my surgery date is! The coordinator didn't want to give me a set date yet (waiting on medical clearances and such), but I'm going to see if I can talk them into giving me one, since I've got to buy a ticket for my mom to come and stay with me and I have to request leave from work.

I'm only five days post op and I haven't had this problem yet, I hope I don't. But I'm curious why is it that if you eat too much sugar you get the dumping syndrome. What is it about sugar?

I've been married to my husband for almost 19 years. All those years my weight has climbed. He is someone who can eat everything at any time of the day and not have any issues. In the beginning of this process he was adamantly against this. He went so far as to tell me if I went through with this he would divorce me. Since then he kind of came around and was trying to be supportive. I have 2 more months pre-op and he told me today he thinks it's ridiculous and the lazy way out. If I could lost 50 pounds in 4 months why can't I just lose it that way and not risk my life and be lazy and take the easy way out. He doesn't understand what a day in my 400+ lb life.…

Throughout my life when profound events happen, my eyes seem to become recalibrated. When my wife became pregnant, whenever we went shopping, we would see every pregnant lady in the store. When we had a newborn baby, our sights locked onto every baby we came across. They just stood out among the crowd. Now that I have lost a lot of weight, my wife and I automatically notice every overweight person that crosses our path. Does anyone else notice this? It sort of brings home the point that there is an obesity epidemic in our society.

Im in the process of getting a date after September. But i just found out i have gulblader. Stones would. That effect my chances of getting my gastric bypass surgery? Please let me know please this is stressing me out ????

Help! How do you post pics in this forum? I've posted my before pic (ugh) and I know how to make albums in my Gallery. I'd like to post pics of foods I've prepared along with my recipes but just don't know how. Thank you in advance

Hi, I am almost 8 weeks post-op Gastric Bypass. I initially had lots of energy after the recovery period and now I have no energy. I am tired all the time and sleep lots more. I am trying to get in all my Fluid, Protein requirements and Vitamin and RX's. I am also getting in a little walking. I have lost 36 lbs and feel I am doing great with my weight loss. But still I have no energy or motivation!! Can any one give me some advise to getting more energy and motivation?? Greatly appreciated!!

Inbal Golomb and colleagues from Bellinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel. examined data from 443 patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) between 2006 and 2013; the surgery on all the patients was performed by the same team of surgeons. Compared to initial levels, the researchers found that one year after surgery, patients had complete remission of type 2 diabetes (51 percent), hypertension (46 percent), hypercholesterolemia (40 percent), and hypertriglyceridemia (72 percent). However, by 5 years following surgery, these remission rates were 20, 46, 26, and 72 percent respectively. Many of the patients with type 2 diabetes (65 percent at one year and…

Just moved to Georgia-north of Atlanta. Haven't been able to find a support group yet. My new insurance starts the beginning of September so I don't have a new Dr yet. Anyone know of any local groups?

Rny 11-18-14. 5'4 hw 289 cw 184 Time for some shape wear!! What have you found to be the most comfortable with the best results??

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has had Dr. Tanaka remove their band and bypass through Kaiser SD? If so could you please share your experience? Im seeing him this week as a pre op appt. Does he make you do the 6 mo. Kaiser program? Im hoping he wont make me do the 6 months... I was banded in 09 and am looking forward to being bypassed.

Okay I'm officially 8 weeks now since surgery and I'm curious if anybody else has had problems we feeling nauseous at about 7 or 8 weeks I can't seem to keep stuff down my stomach is tearing me up inside and I'm not sure what's going on I've made an appointment with the doctor but I'm curious if anybody else has experienced something similar to this I make sure I get my proteins but it always seems to hit me late at night or I feel nauseous and I am throwing up usually every other night 2-3 times a week just curious if that seems to be a problem for anybody

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I am 22 days post op. Getting ready to go to work next week. I'm incorporating more puréed foods every day. I am craving pizza - any suggestions? I've been doing really well as far as keeping everything down and following guidelines. My only problem is I don't want ANYTHING. Not water, not protein shakes, not food. So I'm forcing myself to drink & eat. They want me to focus on the puréed foods and limit my protein shakes to 1 per day. I think I can do that. My pain question is that I was doing pretty well with my pain for about 10 days. Now all of a sudden, I am experiencing BAD pain in my right side, where my drain was, and where my skin is pulled tighter…

I'm currently finishing up my pre-op requirements for band revision to gastric sleeve and was considering switching to gastric bypass because I'm concerned that I won't be able to lose enough weight. I am currently 368 lbs and 5'7" tall. How was your weight loss rate, was it greater slower because of having previously been banded. I was banded in 2009 btw.

Why do I never get replies On this app / site maybe I'm different ???