Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

I am about a month away from surgery and I'm kind of freaking out. I'm afraid that my brain is not going to be able to tell me when I'm full. Do you really stop being hungry for no reason? When you get full do you stay full??

Lately I have been feeling down. In 2 months I have only lost 45 lbs. I thought it would be more. I thought I would lose faster. I am trying to get the stupid Protein in but I can't hold anything down. Freakin chips & dip goes down great, I learned that with tortilla strips and guacamole. Greeaaat, right. Why can I get that down fine but not a Protein Drink? I've tried so many different brands. Then dealing with a hell of a kidney stone. I still have 100 lbs to lose, I just don't want to lose ky muscle tone in the process and if I can't get the protein that's what's gonna happen. I have a lot more energy than I did a month ago. I still firmly stand by my decision to…

I am 30 years old. Just had my laparoscopic gastric bypass on Monday. Still in hospital recovering.

Anyone else in the Mchenry County area?

Hello everybody! My sugery date is for 9/12/12. My Nutitionist mentioned puree food and baby food for week 2 post Op. Have anybody ever tried BabyFood?

I'm on my first day of eating yogurt, sugar-free pudding, and cream of wheat/rice ( second week post-op). My instructions are to eat 3, 2 tablespoons to 1/4cup meals per day ( besides water and stuff from the first week). Well, I did really well for the first two, eating cream of rice for the first two meals (eating slowly) but then for dinner I ate a whole Greek plain nonfat yogurt! Which was obviously more than 1/4 cup. Probably 1/2 cup or a full cup. I ate it over maybe 15 mins excpecting to eventually feel full at some point but I didn't! So, what do you think? (I had Rou-En-Y)

How Healthy Is Your State? www.healthyamericans.org Staggering my state, Oklahoma, how bad off we are. 2/3 of Oklahomans may be obese by 2030.

O I have been bruising like crazy I don't know where they are coming from anyone have ths happen to them.

Did anybody have to get tested for this before surgery? I had to and it came back positive. I took the antibiotics and the retest, came back POSITIVE AGAIN!!!!! All this is just pushing my surgery date farther and farther away. I'm so pissed and depressed.

Does anyone out there have PCOS? My 20 year old daughter does. She is going to have revision surgery from band to bypass. We didn't know that the band isn't very effective for women with PCOS. How do you handle mood swings, and sleep problems? Does PCOS go away post surgery? Thanks! Christi

scale-aholic. Taking the week off (if I can) and not stepping on the scale this week. Wish me luck!!!

Week eight s coming for me and I have been doing great since surgery I am getting my workout on now I am looking for new recipes to cook to keep my gong. I am now on regular food the doctor said but I am still a lil scared. Lol I hope everyone is doing well also

Wow - I've been expecting someone to develop this for quite some time. This new app has been released by Geisinger Health System and was developed by a professor and students from Bucknell University. It's called "Get-2-Goal" and is free from the Apple iStore. Christopher Still, Director of Geisinger Obesity Institute explains "The most useful function of this app is that it ensures patients are fully informed and have realistic expectations after their procedure." The app allows you to track weight loss with charts and graphs, email them to your doctor, and export the data to Excel. Great job Geisinger and Bucknell!! http://newsitem.com/news/geisinger-develops-gastric-…

Thinking of getting a tattoo... Is it to soon?? I'm 3 months out

So excited and nervous!! Please pray for me!!

Hope most of you have the day off!!! If you do get out there and do some sort of exercise. It's gonna be a great day!! :-)

I had gbp ten years ago. I lost 150 lbs and now am regaining like crazy. I saw my doctor and my pouch was fine. Has anyone done band over bypass.

It begins... On sunday i have to go to meet the anethisist ( if thats spellt right) which is 3.5 hours each way . Along way to go for a 10 minute meeting! Then on wednesday morning i have my op - hopefully revision to bypass ( if its possible in one op) . Today the told me what i have to pay (. Here in israel we have national health which is great and i opted to pay for their "platimun" service. ) so for the operation with my choice of surgeon, private top rated hospital, all final tests, 4 night and even a sea view ...$370!!! Pity i wont be sampling their cusine! Lol

How long do u stay in the hospital I was told the norm was up to 3 days, also how long after the op can u go back to work, whats the recovery time once ur home.

Looking for anyone out in my area. IE, OC, LA....

I'm new to the site and looking for info. Hubby's planning on bypass after first of the year. Very scared about pre and postoperative side effects. Have heard a lot of different stories. Dietician makes it sound like a terrible alternative "you'll be on more meds after than you are now". Scared, worried, confused!

Hello my name is Sarah. So I'm turning 30 in a few days and I was hoping to have my surgery the same day. My thought behind that: turning 30 scares the hell out of me and I thought giving myself the gift of health was the perfect gift. Things aren't going as planned because you know, insurance. I have 2 little boys, 8 & 5, that mean the world to me and the reason for my surgery. I want to set a good example for them and be around to meet my grandchildren. Don't have a surgery date yet but I'm more than ready. Already on my pre-op diet. 4 days of no breads, milk, fruits or sugars and I feel amazing. I can only imagine how great I'll feel when I drop this extra 100.

I have went to edit profile many times and can't find the place where I can update my weight or even add my weight. How do I change that information on my profile. I NEED HELP! BAH!!

Don't like the way it looks or taste I have no clue what I am going to do for a month.

Anyone from Danbury that is getting there surgery soon?

First goal of 50lbs gone FOREVER!!!! Whooo hooo!!!!! Feels amazing. Ever since I got cleared to work out harder, I have been feeling pretty freaking amazing. I am sore. But it feels good!!!

So im 24, 5'6" and 260 lbs. I have had my consultation for weight loss surgery and am starting my journey. The 2 options are gastic bypass and lap band. Im leaning towards gastric bypass. I have an appointment the 1st week in sept for my physical and consultation with the surgeon. My goal is to be my high school weight of 160 again. Anyone have any opinions on which procedure they would recommend? Both would cost the same fod me so its not a factor. Please help! All experiences and stories good and bad welcome. Just looking for some honesty.

That's my date! Anyone else? I'm so excited and can't stop dreaming of cute ass clothes. And ready to dump my closet of fattie clothes Pinterest women clothing fashion has become an addiction.

New here. Silly ?..how most count weeks afterwsurgery...

I weigh 253 pounds and I'm 5'7. I read on here that some people lose 50 pounds in 1 to 2 months. I know it varies who the person is I wonder if that will be me. Is anybody similar to my height and weight the has lost a lot of weight in a short time? i know it may take time but just curious and anxious

Still a work in progress but hit my 6 months since surgery anniversary and down and can see a difference!!!!

Hi I am new here. I had the gastric bypass August 29,2011. I lost 57 lbs I am beginning to get a little depress because I should have lost more.

Hello all, I was banded the first time in 2006. I had a slip in 2009 and had a realize band implemented. I had complications with the band again and on May 25th was revised from band to RNY. I have to admit, the pain was intense. I am 10 days post op and am back at work and still have pain (though not very severe). I work in an office, so I am sedentary and am not concerned about the pain. I have lost almost 15 pounds being on the liquid diet (now able to eat pudding / yogurt / etc). I am not really sure how to measure my weight loss as I was really not morbidly obese when being revised. I can tell you I was 311 in 2006 when banded. I had dropped to 175 and then after…

2 weeks post-op check up today from NAND removal, all is well. Tentative bypass revision February 11, 2013....seems like forever but thrilled he decided I didn't have to wait a year.

I am 4 months post-op and down 75 lbs (yay!), but suddenly I'm noticing heartburn and possibly too much acid in my stomach causing ulcer-like pains (it feels like someone is trying to burn a whole through the wall of my stomach). Sometimes it seems to get better with food and/or Tums. Anyone else experience this? I thought I was cured of heartburn once and for all! Also, since I've lost all this weight, I started hurting MORE! I started having knee pain just a year or so before my surgery which went away at some point post-op. Now that I'm the lightest I've been in over 10 years, my ankles have started hurting when I go shopping as do my feet, and my hips! Why the hips…

So I downloaded this app. I'm pretty tech savvy however I can't figure out how to add people. Can someone help? My ID is. Working4shoes

I am new to this forum so I figured I would post a topic. I had lap band surgery in Jan of 2011, lost 30 pounds and now have gained it all back. I never had restriction with my band even with all the fills I had. I will be having the RNY on Sept 10th and am worried that the same thing will happen. I fallowed the guidelines for the first 4-5 months after the lap band but after gaining weight back I went back to old habits. I am worried I will do the same with this surgery. I was wondering how I can keep with the good habits after surgery and what you guys have done to stay focused and eating right? Especially with all the dieting I have done and failed at I am worried …

Hi Everyone I'm new here and I would love to have a buddy or buddies to help me get through the next few months. It seems my dream is finally coming true: I'm waiting for the final ok from my medical aid next week and then I'll have the operation the week after that. I'm anxious and excited at the same time, yet I know that it's now or never...

Hey!!! I just wanted to ask how many of you have had WLS outside the USA? Where and would you recommend it? I had mine done in Colombia and I recommend it 100%

Is anyone in the south bay or harbor area getting or have had bypass? I really want a buddy to work out with and be supportive.

I was in the Doctor's office last week and while waiting, I read an interesting article out of Obesity Help magazine. It was about personal responsibility. One segment of the article really struck me. It was talking about temptation after surgery. I know this is something that I will battle with while in recovery. The author said that when she was tempted to give in and eat that unhealthy food/do that unhealthy habit, etc, she thought of all the people who desperately wanted/needed surgery but were denied due to insurance/health, etc. I can relate to this. I was without insurance for about 5 years and had wanted to get this surgery but just couldn't afford it on my own. I…

Not sure if this is right place to vent a little bit. If not, could someone please point me in the right direction? So....I had Panda Express today. It was a mother daughter outing, we went dress shopping for my cousin's wedding and my daughter wanted to go to PE. I said yes, I thought that I would be able to handle it, BOY was I wrong. Not only did I get sick, literally, after 2 bites but now I have this aweful quilt that I am feeling. I feel miserable that I even went there. Remind you, I am almost 4 weeks post-op. I feel like I should be exercising or something but it's so dang hot here in the PNW (pacific northwest) that going outside would be murder. I don't under…

Hi everyone! I haven't had my surgery yet and was wondering if anyone else on here has pcos and if so has the surgery helped with the symptoms? I've struggled with my weight for years and am currently at my highest weight ever and all of the side affects from the pcos are just out of control. Also how much weight have you lost with the surgery? It seems like no matter how much I diet and exercise I can't lose any weight and this is my last hope

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Hey all We all expect to fight for this surgery from an insurance standpoint right well how bout from the surgeons standpoint no way huh Well this is what has happened to me my insurance company are actually being an advovate for me the doctors office politics are a nightmare they screwed up some paperwork and wont admit to it and one person is actually lying to.try to cover it up. We need trust in the surgeons office we choose and i have lost that trust with them. So i am going to.choose a new surgeon and start fresh soooo frustrating. So i have been battling this crap since march with this office. And i have become exhausted. At least the insurance company is on my …

When I weighed myself the other day and saw I had a 69 lb loss to date....I just stood there really still and quiet for several minutes....I kept waiting on the scale to tell me it was joking and look back down and see my starting weight again!!!! My head has not caught up with ny body yet.

The Center for Disease Control has released their annual report on "Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults". The report is prepared based on data gathered with the world's largest, on-going health telephone survey system - the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data is collected from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. For the purposes of the report, obesity is defined as adults with a BMI greater than or equal to 30. Unfortunately, the news has not been good for a number of years, and this latest report based on data gathered in 2011, is no exception. More than one-third of U.S. adults, 35.7%, are obese. …

Ok ladys this ones for y'all after the surgery did u go down a cup size or more?

Saw the surgeon today and I guess I lost track of time. Here I was thinking I'm 2 months post op. but I'm only 6 weeks. Lol. I know I know. Technicality. Anyway, I am down 24lbs and he asked me if I felt full. I told him now. He told me I needed to start eating more solid foods. Like chicken breast. ( not the mushy chicken salad I make). And steak. Etc. I have been a little scared to try it.

What does it feel like to feel full? I eat what is on my lists nothing more. Somedays I don't even Finnish what I have I front of me. I do drink my Water and am doing my twice a day Protein drinks. But I dont feel full I just feel like I'm going thru the motions. Any advice?