Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

I am trying to plan my coming home after surgery. I'm having gastric bypass. Do I really need someone with me that night?

I live in arnold, Maryland (AACO) I'm having my surgery in August. I need a local friend.

OK. I'm about 85% sure I'm choosing the bypass, but I keep hearing that the sleeve removes the part of the stomach that secretes ghrenelin, the hunger hormone, while the bypass leaves the stomach to secrete hormones, enzymes that aid in digestion etc etc..... On this site, sleevers always chime in about the ghrenelin and how they're never hungry. Tell me the bypass decreases hunger too? I know everyone is different and most successful folks can distinguish head hunger from real hunger, but walk me through a typical day of hunger sensations of a bypass patient. Please and thank you.

I am 5 months post op and the past couple of days I have been feeling so full. I had a couple bites of steamed fish yesterday at 10 am and couldn't eat again until last night at 7 and again only couple bites and felt like I was going to explode. This morning I just had a tablespoon of peanut butter and I feel like i have eaten an entire thanksgiving dinner plus dessert! What could be going on?? I can't even drink I'm so full. I do keep burping hoping to feel less like I was going to explode.

Well, months of planning and hard work are about to pay off. I am scheduled for my gastric bypass on 10/27 at 7 am. I'm proud to say God helped me get from 303 to 238 as of this morning. I'm 5'6" so that puts my BMI at 38 .4, still obese, but a lot better than 48.9, where I started. I'd almost be tempted to continue losing without the surgery except I have lost more than 100 pounds twice before, even became a certified personal trainer at one point, and my body always creeps up to its set point if I'm not super diligent, or have a health issue, or have a life crisis. The surgery will help me be more diligent for long enough for the eating habits and lifestyle changes…

Hi my name is karina I'd like to make friends around my age who are going through this my instagram is itskariduh

Hello, My name is Barbie, and I live 30 minutes outside of Chattanooga Tn and 2 hours away from Atlanta Ga. Sent from my ANDROID using RNYTalk

Almost 9 weeks out I know your not suppose to compare to others but I feel like I'm struggling to get the numbers on the scale to move like I see for people at this point I work out 4 days at least a week, just frustrated any words of wisdom? I've lost app 30 lbs so far and the last two weeks I loose and gain the same lb.

I am 4 months post-op and having some issues. I'm currently experiencing depression/moodiness/anxiety, fatigue, hair loss, severe muscle cramping in my legs and sometimes hands, and have just discovered a horizontal ridge on each of my thumb nails. I also have bags/dark circles under my eyes. I've lost 60 lbs, and am down to 176 and still losing about 15 lbs a month. My job has felt incredibly stressful this year and I think it is because I'm not handing stress well, not so much because the job has changed. Although, it is a somewhat stressful job. My daily routine goes like this: 5:45 am - wake up, take meds including nuvigil to help me stay awake 7:00 am - go …

This may seem like a silly question, but is it possible for us to still get the flu? And if so, what would it be like? I'm talking the stomach flu, vomiting in particular. I'm 4 months post surgery and all is well, but was just curious. In the past, vomiting for me has been violent. I've gotten food "stuck" once since surgery causing me to vomit, but it was nothing like in the past. Obviously the pouch holds nothing in comparison to my old stomach, so hopefully it wouldn't be too terrible. Just a curious question.

I am looking for a buddy in the Florida area, someone who is going to have the surgery or has had it already. My surgery is on March 11th so it is just a few days from now. I just hought it would be great to share experience and help each other thru this process. Thanks

I got my surgery date 10/22 and now I am in a panic. I have done everything I have been told to prepare but it all just seems so huge now! I am sure I am making the right decision but the countdown is making me crazy.

Hi, I am Tierra. I am pre-op and was looking for someone who lost a lot of weight with Gastric Bypass who is Female, around my age (I am 27) or older to be my support. I am particularly looking for someone who is Post-Op and looking to be a supportive figure. If you know anybody like this or you are that person please feel free to contact me by PM. Thanks!

Any one here pre op ? My rny is on tuesday it seems just yesterday I was trying to get it approved

Hello :-) names Katrina. I'm 22 years old. I finally got my surgery date for gastric bypass! It's been a long 6 months but well worth it because I learned a lot about myself, my body and the way food is (par say) I have lost 25 pounds so far! I want to lose another 10 before surgery but its hard!!! I'm here if anyone needs support! Heck I sure do!! Have a wonderful day everyone! <3

My surgery weight was 320lbs I had to deal with major complications/ 4mm stricture and ended up with a feeding tube in my old stomach for 3 months. I am fighting to keep my weight at 160lbs now. My surgery date was 2/26/14 a bit over 7months out now. Has anyone out there had to deal with a situation like this?

I know this is real silly...but when can I drink coffee?!? I was never a big coffee drinker before the surgery but now I feen for it!! I'm ,seven weeks out

meat? I'm pre-surgery and my sister in law's sister had a bypass 20 years ago and to this day she cannot eat meat of any kind! I love meat, I would like to hear from any of you that can or cannot eat meat. I'm especially a steak eater. I realize I won't be putting away anymore 16 oz ribeyes!

I am not asking because I want to hurry an lose weight. I am asking because I am trying to plan clothes out for a trip I earned with my work that is about 2 months after my surgery. I know everyone is different I just want to have an idea of what everyone's weight loss was after about 6-8 weeks of post-op. Or if you bought new clothes at all at that point were you down 1 size, none or more. I just want to try to have some clothes that will fit without falling off without having to buy stuff in Aruba. Thanks in advance. I am looking forward to my journey beginning. :-) My starting weight is 255ish and I am about 5'6"

Hello everyone,I'm 2 weeks and a couple days out. I'm feeling fine.. no pain or anything. but I'm on puree stage and my taste buds have changed a lot..just like they said it would. but it sucks..foods I liked before make me feel like gagging now when I think of it. like I tried salmon the other day something I really loved and I think it's gross now.. yesterday tried chicken and it's the same. I'm really hating this because I need to have my Protein and I really don't want anything going wrong. I also tried some peas and it taste gross as well. also every time I attempt to eat something I feel lots of gas inside of me and I keep burping. I miss liking the foods I use to …

i don't know if i am posting this in the right place, but i am curious, what did you guys incorporate into your preop diet? how did you feel while on the diet? also i would like to know how did you feel when you were about to get surgery and the mask was put on? what were your thoughts?

My husband had gastic bypass 9/19/14 He has done great....no pain, hardly ever gets nausea...etc. His surgeon said his pouch would only be able to hold 2 oz of food but he can eat 6 oz of mashed potatoes or veg refried Beans....is this normal? Just afraid of stretching out the pouch.

Why did you choose gastric bypass. I just learned my insurance doesn't cover gastric sleeve after 6 month preop appt and diet. So now my choice is lap bad or gastric bypass. Those are the only 2 my insurance will pay. I always though gastric bypass is too invasive and scary for some reasons. Any help?

Was looking to see if their is a list anywhere of who is band to bypass and how long its been since they had the revision

I am so ticked off about this band! My surgeon no longer does the band, due to bad experiences that the patients have had. I am a diabetic and my Endro recommended that I have the by-pass to try to get my diabetes under better control. Now they tell me that I have to start all over again, and this whole process will take 9 to 12 months. That is really depressing, and ticks me off. It was not my fault that this band did not work, they forced me to remove all the Fluid, and won't refill. Just ranting I know, but has anyone else has this happen?

Someone recently told me that it isn't possible to have an endoscopy or an EGD after having RNY is this true??

Hello! I had RNY in March. There was no requirement of a pre-op diet. I have lost 50 pounds. I am looking at lots of drastic weight loss successes from the same time frame and am see double the weight loss. I am strictly ad hearing to the diet-low carb, 60-80 grams of Protein, etc I am working out 3-4 times a week and this has been since August- prior to that I was not exercising. I am losing slower but I am losing and am happy with that. I am 54 and have PCOS. Not sure if that is a factor with slower weight loss. Diabetes is in remission-yahoo! i am loving the new body and size changes. I am just concerned because I see so much more success listed here a…

I am 4weeks out of surgery and every time I eat I get heartburn and indigestion bad, it last on an average of 45 min to an hour!! It's so bad that I don't even want to eat! Any one else have these issues???

I am 6 days post op and afraid that I may have messed up my surgery already. The first few days I was in a lot of pain and didn't want to eat only sleep. It was painful to even drink. After 2 days more I did the liquid diet with shakes. Then yesterday I felt great, no pain full of energy. I walked 2 miles far from home and my husband took me to Subway because they had soup. I put protein powder in the potato soup. I ate 3 spoons with no chunks, within minutes I had my first dump symptoms. It was terrible, it scared my kids they thought I was dying. I did very good this morning and lunch. But dinner I really messed up. I was making tacos for dinner for my Lg family. I used…

Okay update I went to see my surgeon yesterday and they will be calling me in about 2wks with my surgery date. I have to be on a 3wk liquid diet before my surgery date. I need to know what's a good shake that's 100-150 cals and 15 grams of protein please help and let me know and info that could help

No pain after surgery Gas is outrageous Dr say walk walk and walk. I have made myself tired and week from walking. Had still here 5 days out what will make it stop. Someone help

So I'm currently 3 weeks away from surgery and I'm struggling with constantly wanting to eat. My therapist asked me what I plan to do once that time is no longer hijacked by food. So I guess my question is, has anyone picked up a new hobby or activities that can take your mind off food?

Looking for a buddy system...hopefully meet another Mom (35 - 50) in my area to workout/walk with me....

Hi, I feel like I REALLY need help! I am living in a very stressful situation and need someone who lives in Sacramento or Fairfield/Bay Area to help me. I am looking for a Post-Op person who is female and lives in Northern California this is VERY ideal for me because I need someone to be a big support for me. My family is against the surgery because they think it's dangerous. I already know about the danger but I am tired of being fat, tired and sick all the time. For me, it's time for a change and I thought the Gastric Bypass would be my sense of hope and to be another tool to help me besides diet and exercise. If anybody lives in Northern California and wants to be a su…

Hello my name is Andrea and I would love to have a mentor. I am just starting my journey and have so many questions, emotions and feeling lost. Please send me a message if your serious about being a mentor. I would love to share my journey and would love guidance from a more experienced person. Thank you so much for your time and reading my short post.

3 weigh ins completed, nutritionist done and now psych eval done. It was super easy and quick. The guy was hard to read though! But he had no concerns for me, and said I was remarkable compared to others he has evaluated. Woohoo! So, i just need my sleep study (a week and a half from now) and 3 more weigh ins! Getting anxious as it gets to the end.

I'm 16 months post op and haven't lost a thing in 6 months! I've been having a terrible time with low blood sugar (they think I might have reactive hypoglycemia). Whenever I get these lows I feel ravenous and eat more than I normally would! I feel like an epic failure. I want to get back on track and I've tried, but every time I try to eat like I did before having these low blood sugar episodes I get the episodes again. It's a vicious cycle! I'm discouraged and ready to give up on ever being a normal weight again.

Anyone else having wls in October?

I had the the band in 2007, had tons of complications and had it removed and got Sleeved in Dec of 2010. I did great, lost all my excess weight (110 pounds) then got pregnant, did great in the pregnancy but since having the baby 18 months ago I have gained back 50 pounds. Can't seem to get it off no matter what. Can't seem to stick to my diet. It's like before I was sleeved..no restriction whatsoever, plus bad acid reflux. So I saw my surgeon today to ask about getting resleeved and he let me know that resleeving is high risk for leakage and he recommends gastric bypass I am freaked out by that. I have to have a swallow upper GI xray coming up to look at my sleeve…

In 2009 I had the LapBand, in 2013 I had it removed due to issues. I decided to get the Vertical Sleeve Gastrostomy. After many issues, I saw a surgeon today, She said my issues may never end. I have two choices. To stay as is it, and deal, or try. Or to revise to Bypass and possibly have some improvement, OR remain the same. She mentioned because this would be my 3rd surgery, I have a HIGH chance of complications. I am just wondering if anyone has had all 3 procedures?! At this point it isn't about weight loss, HOWEVER, I want to, but its about my general health and my quality of life. Thank you in advance for your input. -Rxtine

A week before RNY I figured out I am not able to tolerate whey Protein. Nausea and multiple bathroom trips are not the stomach flu after all. I am lactose intolerant but I drink Lactaid milk without a problem. What am I supposed to eat for Protein shakes. Anyone in the same predicament? Suggestions? I have been waiting for my NUT to return my call but no luck so far.

I have been approval for the 14 or15 of August ; ) sooooo excited !!!! Hooray

So to make a long story short. I am trying to get approved for a band to bypass revision. I am sure everyone knows about band problems. No my surgeon is telling me I have to start all over with all the classes and appointments. I spoke to the Nurse yesterday and she actually asked me if I wanted to still work with my band or just wanted to give up! What kind of support is that?? I feel that because I stated that I was angry about the band and the fact that they do not even place it anymore( at their office) that they really just don't want to deal with me. But, the good news is I am not going to let them win this battle. This is for me and my health, and they wi…

How much Biotin are you all taking to help prevent hair loss? My surgery date is 11-18 and I started taking 5000mg a day. I see the bottle says it can be taken twice a day. Also anyone taking Coromega for hair loss?

Greetings all I'm a 59 year old retired sheetmetal man. Wondering if anyone else has had problems. I'm 2 years out from my gastric bypass. Very 3 or 4 months I get a horrible pain on my right side. As if my galbladder was still there. It arrvied again this past Friday and stayed till Sunday when I went to the ER. My cat jumped up on the couch and laid on my right side. The pain was horrible. The doctors can't find anything. No gall stones or what. Kittybob Pearland Tx.

I am about 4 weeks out from a RNY, and I am so tired. I took 3 naps yesterday and 2 today so far. Is this normal? Some people say yes, some people say no. I did not get enough Protein for the 3 days before yesterday, but I did yesterday and today. How long do you think it will be before I perk up a bit? Also, I have been taking a B-12 liquid supplement, but is it possible that it has not been absorbing well? I have ordered sublingual B-12 from Celebrate and it should be here by Friday. Any thoughts would be appreciated

I have my rny on October 22nd! Excited and scared! Start my yucky two week preop diet on October 8th! I can do this!!

Tomorrow is my 1 year. Plus my 1 year post op appointment. Can not wait to weigh on doctors scale. I just love the new me!!!

I am pre-surgical right now. More than likely getting cleared on my last speed bump, psychology, TOMORROW! I am excited to move on in the process, and I am wondering if anyone has the answers to the following questions. I know you can't smoke, or shouldn't smoke following surgery, and I am not a cigarette smoker, but I DO love an occasional cigar. Does anyone here smoke cigars occasionally post surgery? My second question is this: I have been athletic and an athlete all of my life. I am wondering how people in their thirties have found trying to get their skin to shrink back after surgery. Did you have a lot of elasticity in the skin still? Did it shrink back a …

Hi there, I am sure everyone of you that made this choice had a reason. Maybe your doctor choose, maybe you did.. I want to know why you chose the Gastric Bypass over the Sleeve procedure. My doctor won't make the choice for me.. I have asked what his medical opinion is and he just shakes his head and states that it's up to me. He thinks I am bordering both procedures. I need to make up my mind before it's submitted to insurance. They're waiting for me now. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you!