Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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guess i should be clear up front that i don't mean the actual surgery because, as far as i know, my insides aren't any different than any other woman. i mean with acceptance - before and after. i went to have my psychological assessment and we got to talking about the disproportionate occurrence of obesity in the lesbian community (my psych's gay). i surmised that there's not as much pressure in the lesbian community to look a certain way in order for someone to find you attractive (no science behind it; just my thought). then i got to thinking about my decision to move forward with RnY and wondered if i'll be judged differently by different communities? so my fri…

New here! Ive had the band since 2005. Saw a new doc last week in hopes of getting a revision done. He wants me to have bypass when i was originally considering the sleeve. I have an endoscopy scheduled in april...i vomit quite often and have a dialated pouch. He said bypass is a better option. I have MVP insurance. They do not cover revision surgerys unless something is deemed life threatning. Will be going thru pre-op testing again and then will try to get mvp to cover it. If not luckily my job offers bcbs too but would need to wait til open enrollment. Either way the band will be out this year. Doc says body has to heak for 3-6 months before they would be about to go b…

Hi there everyone, I'm in Allentown Pa, I am having my surgery Octover 1 at St Lukes. Anyone from the area?

Less than 60 days to the beginning of a new me. Getting excited, I find myself thinking about it all day and all night. Anyone else pre-op for march? How did you handle the wait?

February 13 here!!!!! Woohoo!!!!

Hello, I'm brand new to this site and have been researching surgery on and off for a while. I am 5'4" and 268 (last I checked.) Which puts my my BMI around 49. I have borderline personality disorder, depression, PCOS and general back pain otherwise my cholestrol and blood sugar is normal. I'll be going to an informational meeting next week about surgery, but I'm looking to prepare myself ahead of time as to the process pre-op that you had to go through. Any info is greatly appreciated!! Thanks! MP

Hi all, my name is stephanie and i am 34 living in tn. I have gone to my seminar, met with my pcp so he could fill out all the necessary paperwork and i have my psyc evaluaton and pre op support group meet next week. After all that i will wait to see if i am approved for the surgery. Good thing is i dont hav to do the six month diet for insurance. I hav been keeping a journal last six months and doc said that will work. I am so ready for this!! If everything goes good (insurance wise) i should b scheduled for surgery april or may. I would love to chat and be support to u also.

Weekly Skype Support for Jan 2013 post op or anyone preop want to join ? living4myself_gb1-21-13:

Weekly Skype Support for Jan 2013 post op or anyone preop want to join ? living4myself_gb1-21-13:

Hi everyone I'm an Aussie girl trying to decide whether to go with a sleeve or bypass after 12 years of two bands with continual problems and finally saying no more in jan 13. Since band has come out I've gained 20lb!!!!! Arrhgggggh. I've got an amazing partner who is very athletic and whippet slim but very supportive SPF whatever decision I feel is best for me. First surgeon apt next week! Scared but excited! Rani

Anyone in Texas need a WLS buddy? Ft Hood area, I had RNY on Jan 28 and moving back to hood in a month looking for some gals to hang out with.

I am scheduled for surgery 3/14. I previously committed to attending a function 2 weeks after surgery. it will be a 6 hour drive and I will be there for about four days. I am traveling by vehicle and just wondering if anyone has traveled that soon after surgery? Any tips on traveling? I'm not worried about attending the function itself as I can rest in a room whenever needed. Plus I will have a refrigerator available for my use for protein drinks, etc. I am more worried about the drive itself. :/

Is there someone out there who could tell me when I will actually see dramatic weightloss? I had my bypass/gall bladder removed 11-21-12 (and of course a week liquid diet prior)...lost 16 lbs from the liquid diet, gained 11 lbs from anaesthesia, lost those again so I know can say I have lost 17 total pounds since my pre op liquid diet... I'm confused...

Pooped. Lol. I'm 5 days post op and have had no feelings to go yet. I figured its because I'm just on liquids, but I can't go 2 weeks without going. I have my first follow up appt this Thursday and I'll ask then as well, but if I should've gone by then I don't want to get readmitted Re-Birthday: 2/27/13

Looking for a gb buddy to work out or motivate ......nothing more or less then a friend living4myself_gb1-21-13:

I got approved today. This morning they fax my papers from dr office to TRICARE and I just received the call with the good news. I schedule for Friday March 1st for my band removed and maybe the same day I'll have RNY, I hope he can do it both in the same time.

So I am exactly 2 weeks away from my surgery date. It seemed soooo far away when I started planning for it. Thank God everything has gone well. I saw my surgeon today to go over lab results and he asked that I get an ultrasound to make sure I don't have gallbladder stones, he says it is better to get it removed at the same time if there were any stones. I've read this is pretty common. He is also taking care of a hiatal hernia, which is actually how all this began. Bypass was never an option for me (or so I thought) and here I am, posting about surgery coming sooner than expected.... I am soooo happy and excited about the new and healthier me coming soon!

I have found the most difficult thing to adjust to has been the no drinking 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after I eat. I'm very strict with it but will it ever get easier????

Is it normal to gain back the weight I lost pre-op? I started at 245, did one week liquids lost down to 237, came home and now at 245 again

Hi, I am from pittsburgh pa. I am 36 years old. I have two kids and work full time. I had surgery on dec 6 2012. I lost 66 pounds as of today! I am on my fitness pal too, under the same name!

As I'm sure most of you ex banders, you probably had to battle between the bypass or the sleeve. I have spoke with three different Bariatric surgeons and I have gotten differing opinions of which surgery I should do. One thing I know for sure is I want my band out. But I don't want the same symptoms I had with the band to occur with this new surgery. One doctor says if you get the sleeve then you will still have the reflux. But the bypass is a larger surgery and may have longterm risks. How did you decide which one to do? Any help would be appreciated it!

I am wondering if there is anyone that has had the RNY Gastric Bypass or Has Lost a whole lot of Weight that has some good used Jeans sizes 26 and size 24 that they are trying to get rid of- I would like some good Used Jeans Sizes 26 and sizes 24. Channing

Walking buddy or texting buddy

I have been reading so many of your post alot of them, I am in 3 different support groups, here, facebook, and sparkpeople. I have read the post of folks going in for surgery, 4 days post op, and even up to 5 years post op. I have read about the weight losses, and great going for you!!, I have read the pain in my side. the dumping, and all that, and the excitment to buy new clothes. but not once have i read any post that says I feel so good now. I cant believe i could feel this good. I need to know?? Yes i have read if i had a choice knowning what i know now about the surgery and the pains and stuff would I do it again. and most of everyone says hell yea in a sec…

I'm getting surgery the end of may but i can't decide which one to get. how did you guys decide?

Hi all I am 30 years old will be 31 march 13th and i have went for my first visit with my weight loss surgeon just last week... I went in wanting the sleeve and once I sat through the class and seen the surgeon I've decided to get the bypass its the best option with all my health problems, and my bmi! So I should be on the operating table by the end of march or beginning of April! Good luck to everyone that is having it and I am looking forward to posting my progress:-)

Looking For a walking buddy.. That lives in the San Bernardino area.

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So my old surgeon (he left the practice and has been trying to have me come back to him for him to do my surgery) he'll do whatever he can to get me back as his paitient. I know things happen for a reason but this morning I got an email from him stateing my new bariatric surgeon (who I reconsulted with back in january, whom I fell in love with as a surgeon because he's super informative and just the kind of doc I want to do my surgery) is no longer performing bariatric surgery! OMG talk about a heart attack! I seriously called my mom and asked if they called her and informed her of this or any letters came in the mail. Well long story short he's just trying to sabatoge my…

So I got the lap-band ap placed on 2/17/12 weighing 269 on surgery day. I now weigh 280-284 lbs and will be having revisional surgery on 12-12-12 ... I never felt full with the band. It was either too tight and food would get stuck or too loose... im just happy that I will have a 2nd chance at weight loss and become healthy. Im a 25 year old wife/mom of two and cant wait.

Hey there! I'm in the middle of the process but scheduled for RNY in April. I was looking for a female mentor who had 120-150 to lose and around my age. Thanks for looking and hopefully being that person! -Kat

When I got my lapband in 2011 I was in a lot of pain after surgery. I'm now seeking a revision to RNY. Is the pain worse? The same? How long is the recovery? I can take it. Give me the TRUTH!

I had my surgery back on may,12 after the surgery with 5 months i had the gallbladder and the appendix removed now after that with two months i have many problems gas abdominal pain constipation and bad diegist i just had enough and now i have cyst on the right ovary and Herniated disc now what can i do im in a living hell anyone have an idea whats going on with me ?!?!?!

So most of us have heard of the world according to eggface, the website that offers a ton of great info. Well, stumbled upon another one and thought I would share. http://milestogo.squarespace.com/all-about-protein/ Kristy

Tomorrow I start the low carb until surgery date! I am so full right now and loving it. Excited to begin this next stage in my life. I was thinking 40 was old to get this surgery. Now I feel, it is just my beginning. Here's to a new start and healthy life!

Anyone getting surgery through Silver Cross in New Lenox?

Did anyone have approved from band to RNY with TRICARE??

Hi!! im 2 years post op lost 130 and I recently put on 20 looking for someone to talk to and give a little inspiration to help me through this set back!! so if anyone is going through this or have gone through it please let me know!

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Does anyone know of a bariatric surgeon in Macon, Warner Robins, or Perry GA that performs the Gastric Bypass? All I can find are doctors that preform the Lap Band. It seems all of the surgeons are in Atlanta over 100 miles away from me!

I am new to this site as I am getting ready to have the bypass. I have had the band for 3 years, and have had many complications and little weight loss. My surgeon recommended I have the bypass, so here I am! Could anyone give me some feedback about their revisions? I am much more nervous for this surgery then I was for the band!! I would enjoy hearing others' experiences. Thanks!

Just checking on folks in my neck of the woods... Anyone from the coastal NC?

Hello all. I am 28 from Illinois. I am just starting out and go to my first informational appt on the 16th. I am 270 lbs with a bmi of 42. I would love to keep in contact with people that have gone through the process.

I turned 30 this year and i decided to make the biggest change og my life this year. I had my surgery in Aug. and I have lost ove 80lbs thus far. I have battled a weight problem all my life and it feels great to see the numbers on the scale decline. [ATTACH]1892[/ATTACH]

It's been a rough day today. Actually, it's been a rough 25 weeks! Some may already know my "story," so I'll just be quick with it. 25 weeks ago, I had the vertical sleeve done. Right away, there were problems. I couldn't keep liquids down. I was told it was a stricture, and had numerous endoscopies done, to no avail. I ended up literally standing constantly, when I wasn't sleeping, in order to let gravity pull liquid through my sleeve so I could stay away from Urgent Care. Finally, on December 17 I was converted to RNY. I can't tell you how difficult it was to go back into the hospital knowing I had to go through all the discomfort again, not to mention my just actual fe…

My surgery is scheduled for 7:10 tomorrow morning. Just took the FDA approved Drano and will stay close to the hotel room tonight.

Hey everyone, just wondering if there its anyone who's having surgery in April? Im just finishing up my last 2 requirements for insurance which its getting my cardiology clearance which I'll have on Feb 20. And the first week of march I have psych eval. Hoeing to submit to insurance by the middle of March and have my wls in April. Would love to have some people to talk with and support. Although i'm not having RNY I will be having what's called the Duodenal Switch (not too many people have this so no support forums I can find) hopefully you walk will still be a supportive as I and we can go through this wls process together! Thanks!

Apparently my mom was under the impression that I'd be staying with her after surgery. I never even discussed it with her, so it's not like we had planned that. But I had to tell her that I'm going to be staying at my boyfriends house. She said that's fine as long as someone is taking care of me. I don't buy it. I know my mom and I think the fact that I'm not staying with her hurt her feelings. I have several good reasons why I don't want to stay with her. She has a lot of health problems and I feel like I'd be taking care of her more than she'd be taking care of me. Also, my bf lives 2 minutes away from the surgeons office and the hospital, whereas mom lives 20-30 minute…

I need help!!! Lately I have been having a lot of issues with gagging? ?? Yes gagging... Normally when I wake up in the morning I gag until I eat or drink something and it continues alllll day long?! I am 5 months post op and lost 98 pounds so far does any one else have similar issues or have any advice to what can be causing this or anything I am so sick of gagging all day please help me Jordyn