Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

Anyone have to take Pylera for a bacterial infection in your stomach before surgery?

I'm looking for a walking buddy, someone going through what i am in my area to go to support meetings with.....vent with.lol

I'm happy to say I'm on my way! Today I was able to make my first round of appointments from a VERY helpful person at the Bariatric Center of my hospital. I spoke to someone briefly the other day and she was beyond no help and fairly rude. I have scheduled between now and January 2nd.... 2 educational seminar "classes" on Bariatric Surgery (required by my hospital) followed by 2 appointments one morning with the PA first than an hour later with the Nutrionist and finally an appointment with the Dietician. I'm really looking forward to learning more and getting this process started!

What is a realistic time I can expect to be off work after surgery?

Even though I am now down 109 lbs I still don't see it myself (unless looking at side by side pics).....everyone around me notices but its harder for me. Well yesterday I was in the waiting area while my husbands truck was getting cleaned...I looked down and wondered who the hell was sitting on my lap....these legs can't belong to me, can they?!?!?

Now. I started a similar thread asking if you regret having the rny procedure. Everyone said no. Now, I'd like to know what leaned you toward this over the sleeve? I'm trying to make the most educated decision I can. My pcp yesterday, told me that he had a patient nearly die because he took an anti inflammatory after the rny and nearly killed himself. This is news to me. When will I learn all of his?

I'm trying to make better food choices this week while decide on which surgery I want and just trying to eat better right now... I already have issues with migraines but it seems as though I have cut carbs and I'm just eating chicken and a vegetable I am getting these really bad headaches everyday and I think my body truly depends on having some sugar and carbs.. does anyone have this or did you or when does it stop, ate a piece of toast w butter and maybe it's in my mind but I think it helped.... not have any sugar for 3 days is really I think that been shock to my system... carb thing in my head or do y'all think that this is possible to have headaches from not having a…

M so nervous I'm typing the wrong thing. Anyone want to talk.

I just received a call from advocate I guess they did not appreciated me talking to the scheduler. So it was not a good ideal so now I will leave it alone and just wait. They r truly in control. So that's that's I did not mean to piss anyone off just wanted to schedule my surgery.

When I had surgery almost 8 months ago, the thought of losing 175 lbs seemed like such an impossible pipe dream. Today I am officially down 130 lbs (side note 11 lbs til onederland!!!) and only have 45 more to go. I never in a million years thought I would be living this wonderful life. My health is better, my attitude is better and I feel soooooo much better. Today I bought a large shirt to wear with my size 14 pants. WTH... its crazy to think that almost 8 months ago I was wearing a 3x and size 28 pants that were tight!!! The stalls have been many but the overall outcome has been spectacular. I can hardly wait to hit my goal weight... which I know now is attain…

Did someone make one? If not can someone please make a list please, I would but my site is what it use to be lol

Hi everyone my name is kristie iam from maryland . I just desided yesturday to do the rny and I am just trying to see how peoples journies went ! I had my lap band done in may 2006 , lost 40lbs ! I put alot of time and money into trying to loss this weight but the weight is at a stand still and no matter what I can't get this 100 lbs off . I started all my revision pre op stuff in august and I am almost at the end ! Nutris. Psy. And sleep study and I am done ! My insurance paperwork and pre op stuff is getting turned in on the 5th of november . So with that being said I am also wondering about how peoples insurance journies was ? I have united healthcare . If you have any…

I just checked my no after an hour on the treadmill going 3.3 mph and it was 109/65. Isn't exercise supposed to make it go up?? I need to be checking it more today during non exercise times I guess.

Anyone having them? I had a hell of one today. Went from being happy to super agitated then my skin got really flushed and hot to the touch. My pulse was fine. Then I got hit with this wave of overwhelming sadness. Like I wanted to just sob. I've calmed a bit but man it was like a 30 minute rollercoaster ride. New Life Started 07/24/12

So smart u could treat urself to a full outfit including shoes atleast I could but I'm a bargain shopper

Hope is one of the most powerful feelings in the world, at least to me it is. Today I feel Hope and I pray each of you do too. Really powerful stuff HOPE. Hugs to all

Well as of tomorrow, I go to the psychiatrist and then my pre testings are all done. So far all my clearances are in, so now its just a matter of time. I hope, I won't be waiting to long, for the insurance to approve the surgery, because I know this will be a life saving change. The band helped me lose 100 + pounds, and I want my journey to continue. Because I'm looking forward to a longer healthier life.

Hi! I had a Lap to RNY conversion on Wednesday. The surgery was scheduled for Tuesday, but the anesthesiologist pumped me up with too much gas & they had to try to do the surgery the following day. I was an add on patient for Wednesday. The procedure was supposed to be strictly a laparoscopic surgery. I noticed when I came home that I have 10 lap sites & 1 open incision on my left side. The site is puckered in VERY deep & looks like a huge/wide/ scary roll with sores inside of it. The "sinkhole" is completely disproportionate to my body. I didn't know if this was normal. It's extremely painful & I am so upset. I'm not trying to complain. I am …

All type of emotions, I'm happy, and nervous, scared just a lot of emotions.

Friday is our annual office retreat...everything is kept a secret up until....usually we get address/directions as we're leaving the day before. Well at our Monday morning meeting the one in charge said "come ready to eat!" So afterwards I said I know everything is supposed to be a secret but I need to know about the food so ill know there's something I can eat.....of course when you're feeding this many people you would have some healthy options available...right??? Wrong!!!! I can eat green freaking beans from this list!!! What the heck?!? I'm not happy about having to bring my whole food getup on this retreat....supposed to be a day of fun where everything is tak…

Ok this is crazy. I went to the er because I had a abscess under my arm. I got up to pee and they said use a cup. Then they told me I was pregnant. And no abscess It ended up being a lymph nod. I was having this hungry feeling and was wanting chili everyday. This was Friday night 10/5 and I am only 4 months out. Congratulations to us.

Does anyone know if the Insurance considers personal trainers when making a decision on your case

It's days like today that make me wonder how I'm ever going to cope with a pouch. I've been hungry (?head hunger) beyond belief today, and have eaten anything and everything in sight. I am pre op, so need to know that pat op I won't have the uncontrollable hunger. I'm so sick of eating for who knows what reason.

I am struggling with managing school, home and WLS. I did good the first week of school, made sure I brought enough protein, I worked out 3 times at the gym that week. And here we just ended the second week and I feel like a failure. I have slacked off on the protein, on the working out, even my homework. I am thinking it's contributed to my PMS, but now I feel anxiety coming on about managing everything in life. How do yall do it? The ones who are months and years out. I am almost 11 weeks out. I bought the book "Before & After, Living and Eating after WLS" but it hasn't come yet. I am thinking I need to buy the WLS for dummies book, I sure do feel like a dummy.

Does anyone else have the problem with Protein drinks & shakes giving them dumping syndrome? New Life Started 07/24/12

Very nervous right now trying to relax

I'm ssoooooooo HAPPY right now this is a blessing. I have to now get everything in order, any suggestion on what I need to doo first the surgery is oct 22

Miami

I have to get a bypass and have had the sleeve since April. I have lost 60 lbs but now my sleeve got twisted and it hurts when i eat. Im so depressed to have to go throuhg the process again. All i want to do is eat junk and its almost like i am back in the mind set that i had prior to the sleeve. Has tis happend to any one. am i going to loose alot more weight? I have been stalled for a month now as well. THanks for any help you can give

I registered for an informational night for weight loss surgery at the end of this month ( October) and I'm not really sure how long the process takes to actually get approved and get a surgery date and wanted to know if anyone had gotten it done at LVH and what there experience was.

Is it eating the wrong foods? Soda? Pouch stretching? Everyone I know personally that's had the surgery hasten successful long term but you always hear about people gaining it back. I want to be sure that doesn't happen...so keep wondering what happens with those that regain? My surgery was the RNY with Fobi pouch which from what I understood means there is a band on my stoma that will prevent my pouch from being able to stretch. I would love to hear others input on this and have others ad the fobi pouch? It was an option my surgeon offers and I went with it.

Dumped yet again... That's everyday now for the past five days... I'm eating slow, following all the rules about avoiding certain foods, spacing out my fluid intake properly... This just sucks!... What makes it worse yet is having my friends and family seeing/hearing me go through the process and the expressions of angst and sorrow on their faces breaks my heart.

I'm just keeping it real. It has been a horrible year.

I just found out my surgery is scheduled for 10/5. I am feeling so many emotions right now.

I have weighed my self almost everyday since I started the entire process back in January. I have always felt that if I get on the scale it helps keep me accountable. What I have now realized is that I have become a slave to the scale. My only motivation was seeing those numbers go down. I finally had a nervous break down over it this week. I have decicided to no longer runt my life around the scale.... There is so much more to health then numbers on a scale. I have to determine in my mind that know matter what the numbers say I want to optimism maximum health. So for the first time in a very long time I will only be weighing my self once a week. That way I can focus on…

So I found out that i was approved recently.. bringing up lots of conversations about my surgery.. I've discovered a lot of people are saying negative things to me For example: Your tattoos are going to look bad you are going to get too skinny and look gross you are going to lose alllllll your boobs and all your butt you are going to look gross because you will have extra skin you might die it's dangerous i don't think you should " i know this person who got it and regretted it because she looks bad" So my question is.. How do i stay positive. All the things they say run through my mind and bring me down majorly. Of course all of this IS a concern of mine.. and…

None want to talk

I'm from Southampton nj. Anyone else in NJ?

" Riis and his colleagues have completed studies at Panda Express, a chain Asian fast food restaurant, showing that customers will often accept an offer to reduce the size of a calorie-filled side dish (such as rice) to cut more than 200 calories out of their meal (some also received a small discount on the meal for doing so). The offer was much more successful than menu calorie labeling at getting customers to eat lower-calorie lunches." Very interesting article on the psychological side of over eating. We are slowly starting to see an increase in the amount of research done in what may be a promising and overlooked part of the equation. Have you switched to using sma…

"And as Susan Woolford of the University of Michigan pointed out, as she showed a video of a dance flash mob, we know that cell phone messages “can get them to come out and dance, but can you get them to change their weight-related behavior?” How big a role does technology play in your weight loss journey? Do you see that role increasing? Decreasing? Why? Full Article

Ok, I'm in the process of passing a kidney stone. Any recommendations or advice on how I can avoid them in the future. This is the 2nd one I've passed in my life. The first one was a week after I gave birth to my twins so it was no surprise when I learned I had one. This one though, I have no clue what caused it. I've never been diabetic or had other kidney problems. I'm staying well hydrated. New Life Started 07/24/12

Looking for some oregon buddies to maybe meet up 1 or 2 times a month, help each other out and be a good support team! Let me know if you live in Oregon and are interested in doing this with me I am just starting my gastric bypass journey so the more support and friends the better!

I'm on the surgery calendar for February 11. Only 139 days to go!!!! I've gained 6 pounds this month after gaining 0 my first month bandless...no ones fault but my own but that doesn't make I any easier! Have I mentioned I hate waiting?!?!?!?!

Hi everyone. I'm new here and wondering if there is anyone from South Africa here? I'm at the very beginning of my journey, and have seen the surgeon. next week I'm scheduled for the physician, psychologist, dietician, anaethastist and ultra sound. Really hoping to get a lot a support and encouragement from this forum. Thanks!

For those of you who have had two surgeries how long apart was the band removal and then the bypass? And how and why was this decided?

Hi friends. I am Jeff from Leighton, PA...about 30 minutes north of Allentown. I'm new to the group. So far everyone has been amazing. My hospital of choice is Lehigh Valley Health Network. Next week is my first appointment in their program. A structured physical with a nurse practitioner and all the initial paperwork.

I just downloaded it and need some buds. Add me please lulupossum New Life Started 07/24/12

I'm not gonna lie to you guys I have yet to exersise lol smh it's SO FREAKING HARD to stay motivated when your by yourself most of the time. You would think because I'm not working I'd have all the time in the world (which I kinda do) to join a gym or exersise at home or something but I honestly would just love a actual workout buddy or somebody or anybody whose goin though this with me .. Everyone Needs support and I have friends but there all really skinny and then there just my grandma whose here with me but can't really do much..ugh! so yea :/ but anyway thanks for reading my post!!!! I hope I can find a new workout buddy here in Philly or just a new friend I can vent…

I have been a Diet Dr Pepper drinker since I was 16 years old. I was able to stay away from it for the 1st 6 or 7 weeks after RNY gastric bypass surgery. I am now 11 weeks post op -35lbs and find myself having about half of a 12oz bottle of diet dr pepper most days. I feel badly that I cant seem to give it up. I have been getting in my required water intake of at least 60 ounces and my required protein of at least 60 grams daily. I have been exercising and the inches are melting off from my efforts. I have researched online and some sites say that the carbonation stretches the pouch and some say there is no proof that the carbonation does stretch the pouch. Any one have a…

i have not used bathroom (1 or 2) enough to have lost 11 pounds i am 9 days out. will someone please school me