Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

Hi folks, I had my laparoscopic RNY on 12/29/17 and the weight starting fall off rapidly. I know I tend to carry a lot of Water weight and I lost quickly what seemed to be about 30 pounds from my surgery weight of 360. BUT...I've had very low appetite. Not going to lie, I've been a bit lazy about taking my Vitamins. I only drink one Protein Shake a day because my formerly beloved Premier Protein is too sweet and artificial tasting. I'm about to start on mushy foods so I am thinking I will go for Protein heavy choices like my favorite, Breakstone's 2% Cottage cheese (so creamy and tight curd, not slimy and a good flavor with a dash of salt and pepper on top!) and I gu…

Hello I am preparing to buy everything for after the surgery but reading my papers I found that it had to be protein brands of preferences and I ask someone involved in taking this protein in phase two powder but these brands of preference? Sent from my SM-J700T using BariatricPal mobile app

Had surgery on 17th and 2nd day in a row I'm completely exhausted. Walking from one room to the next is draining and been having back pain. Anyone else felt this way? I'm trying to keep up with water.. doing better than previously with intake today

Hi All, I’m new to the forum and new to the lifestyle. I had surgery 5 days ago (1/17/18). Everything seems like it’s going according to plan/expectations but I find myself quite dizzy and haven’t taken any pain relievers today to see if maybe that was the culprit. Now I’m uncomfortable and dizzy. I got my fluids in today so I don’t think I’m dehydrated. Any one else have this/suggestions for a cure? Thanks!

I woke up and I had icky bumps going down my arm. I put like anti itch cream on it they go away for a little bit but come back. Can I be allergic to something ? Does this have to do anything with my diet change?

I'm 3 days away from a gastric bypass surgery. Needless to say I'm very excited, not feeling nervous at all yet...im sure that will be on Monday morning. It's reassuring reading everyone's posts. I'll keep you all updated on my progress and good luck to all of you!! Sent from my SM-G920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi all I am nearly six weeks post op, and down nicely - loss is a bit slower now but mine was a gastric band replacement and my surgery was also to call a halt to the regain, so I was needing to lose ‘only’ 65 pounds or so. My observation is this: my new tummy seems to let me eat faster than others can (although I try to slow down, but I find that hard). I have been easily able to eat a pottle of protein plus yoghurt (60g) since maybe two weeks post op, but I restricted myself to half, to get my morning 20g protein in. I can eat pretty much whatever I chose (haven’t done sweets and won’t, but very lightly sweetened rhubarb went down fine). Now, I am hitting 50…

Just had my RNY this morning. I was definitely prepared to experience a lot of pain and discomfort. But let me tell y’all...i feel amazing!! Hardly any pain, no nausea, not much gas. So those who have surgeries coming up, DONT BE AFRAID! I am your reassurance that not every story is a horror story. Be brave and remember that it’s so worth it! So blessed!

Is there anyone else with the same date?

Hi everyone, I just have a quick question. My insurance's only requirement to have gastric bypass is that the surgery be medically necessary. I do not have any health conditions because of my weight. I am in good health except for my weight. I do have issues with my gallbladder. Because of that my doctor plans to remove it at the same time during my gastric bypass surgery. Will a bmi over 40 be enough to prove it's medically necessary? I'm worried I might get denied by my insurance because I do not have any health conditions related to my weight. Any and all replies welcome! Thanks!! Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app

Hello all. I have an idea of what to bring to the hospital and to have after my rny on Tuesday. Any tips of what I may not of thought of would be helpful. Thanks. You have all been so supportive! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using BariatricPal mobile app

Anyone having back pain? I had surgery Wednesday morn came home yesterday.. last night was so hard to sleep because of the back pain and have had it all morning.. at first it started low down by kidneys and radiates upward but then will feel like kidney stone pain. Hard to tell if it's gas or if I should go get checked for kidney stones or maybe a uti?

Hi y’all! Band to bypass on 12/12/17. I was losing weight pretty steadily and I’m really sticking to the rules and eating my required (at least) 68 g of protein a day. I’m not perfect at getting at least 80 ounces, but even thru the holidays I managed to lose a few pounds. But how did my weight jump three lbs overnight? I was just 246 the other day and now I’m 249.4? WTF? My weight has ALWAYS fluctuated like this so I shouldn’t be surprised but Jesus I’m only like a month out and only 26 (well, 23) pounds down since before my liquid diet. Shouldn’t it be way more than that considering my liquid diet started the Monday after thanksgiving?

Hi All. I just signed my consent forma at the surgeon's office. I am having gastric bypass surgery and the surgeon said that if there were adhesions or scar tissue where I had my lap and removed 3 years ago he would do the gastric sleeve instead. Yikes. Did anyone here have to sign a consent like that or did it actually happen to anyone here? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using BariatricPal mobile app

This photo has helped me to not be discouraged but look forward to weeks

After all the ups and downs I finally got approved for my surgery. My pre op appt is next month so my surgery date is looking like late February...Thank you Jesus cause I almost gave up Sent from my N9560 using BariatricPal mobile app

I am gradually getting my requirements done but it won t be finished before New Years. So far: pulmonary, cardiac, sleep study(I now have a C Pap) EGD The 20th, the psych and meeting with the sleep doctor and my surgeon in January . Hopefully insurance wouldn t stop me, I've jumped thru their hoops best I could. My dream is Valentine's Day but I 'll take what the Bari-gods order . Best to everyone from the Heart of Ohio.

Long story short. I started this process last January. My insurance at that time was United Health Care. I met with my surgeon and got all required testing and psych evaluation done. I had my surgery scheduled for July of last year pending insurance approval and I only had my last supervised diet class to attend. Well around May I was faced with financial crisis that ended in having to file for bankruptcy. At that time I was unable to go through with surgery because of my finances and other issues. Now fast forward to this January I decided to go through with the surgery. I called my insurance company. I now have new insurance because my husband's employer changed insuran…

I am 10 weeks about from my RNY. I weigh once a week. It seems that my average is to lose 3-5 lbs./week. However, last week I dropped much more - from 254 to 248. I was so excited. So I weighed a few days later to see if I was on a roll - and the scale went back to 253-254. I'm logging my food faithfully, getting in my protein, water and my calorie counts are typically 600-800/day. So I'm confused - why would the scale jump six pounds? Should I be worried?

I'm feeling so tired no energy. Any one feeling the same way. Sent from my N9521 using BariatricPal mobile app

So today is the day! A bit nervous, I’m not going to lie but really comfortable with my decision... wish me luck everyone!

Hello all! I'm having surgery on Wednesday, January 24. I am nervous as hell! All the bad thoughts I could have are running through my mind this week. I guess it's better to have these thoughts now, and not on the day of lol. I am having the Roux en Y, and I am most worried about the pain. How was everyone's experience with the RnY?

Hi All. So my surgery is scheduled for Tuesday next week. Last night I forgot to plug in my phone. When it was finally charged at 515 today I had a voicemail from the bariatric team coordinator. She said she needed to talk to me regarding my bloodwork. I have mild stage 2 kidney disease. I also have Fatty liver disease. I saw my labs last week on my portal. I knew they weren't great but I am on the preop ketosis diet and they did them without me fasting and I didn't get a chance to hydrate. These are the worst parts: urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio, serum 31.8 urea nitrogen, blood 35 potassium, serum 5.3 erythrocyte (RBC) count 3.95 …

How long after surgery til you can actually shower?

I have not dabbled on the post surgery side of this forum too much. I am still pre surgical and still trying to decide between the sleeve and by pass though i may be over thinking it too much. I dont have reflux or GERD, i do have type 2 diabetes but it is fairly well controlled and for me at least very much weight related so either procedure should help in that department (also read an interesting study on which procedure is better for diabetes yesterday and long term they are showing it is actually pretty even). I have Hypertension and cholesterol issues but either procedure should help with both of those. So for me so far it seems pretty even, until i read that the rem…

Hi All! Anyone else get severe hot flashes and/or sweating after eating? I am getting awful hot flashes after eating, like within an hour, and it seems to not matter what I eat. I am on a very strict diet; meat, veggies and fruit only so it isn't a high carb thing, I don't think. I am 1 year post surgery and it has started in about the last month. Thanks for any insight you might have for me!

My mom had surgery December 27, 2017 and she’s now on the purée diet. Every time she eats she gets sick at the stomach and feels like throwing up. What could be the reason? She has tried applesauce, puréed spinach, mashed potatoes, baby food, soups and they all give her this feeling. Today is the first time she threw up, all the other times have given her the feeling she has to but she hasn’t. Will it get better? Is there anything she should do differently? Should she go back to liquid diet? I’ve encouraged her to eat slow, chew slow and drink liquids 30 minutes before or after eating? She does take her medications (that are in pill form )and doesn’t crush them. Could thi…

I'm currently about 16 months post op and I have been severely constipated ever since. I go once every 2 - 3 days, and when I go it's extremely painful. Before surgery I never had any problems. I'd be already done going before I could even sit down. Now I'm in the bathroom minimum 10 minutes but usually 20+ minutes. I've talked to my surgeon about it, all he did was give me some stool softeners and miralax and some other type of powder (basically just like miralax.) and told me to try to up my fiber intake and drink plenty of water. Nothing worked ....I drink at least 80 oz of water ...I eat lots of things with high fiber, I get plenty of exercise, nothing is making it AN…

Had my RnY on 08/01. I CANNOT tolerate any of the vitamins. Chewy bites or chews. Bariatric advantage or Celebrate. Spent $100's trying different flavors and everything makes me sick. I've also developed an aversion to anything sweet. My team says we can start pills at 6 months. But I haven't been taking them at all for 3 weeks. Anyone else have problems with this? Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm from the Bronx , New York! Anyone else in the New York area!

So happy I got my surgery date for January 31 anyone have the same day??? Sent from my SM-J700T using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm on a 3 day pre op diet and I went to get protein shakes today. After I downed three of them I read the other side of my papers and it had a list of protein shakes NOT to drink. One of them is ensure. And guess what?... yup that's the kind I inhaled earlier.. what is going to happen?! Are they going to delay my surgery? It's supposed to be Wednesday!

Holy diarrhea Batman! This is enough the literally scare the crap outta ya! https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/the-curious-case-of-a-boring-sugar-that-may-have-unleashed-a-savage-plague/ See? "They" TOLD us ice cream was bad for us!!!

Anyone else experience this? I am 5 days post op but have been experiencing this everyday since surgery after I eat (drink) anything.

I just had my RNY surgery on January 11th. I’m excited, but also scared for this journey. I’m currently in phase ii and having a hard time getting the 60-80 g of protein daily. I just can’t physically get all the full liquids in either. Any suggestions? Thanks all!

So I'm 4 days post op. Came home yesterday. Just the drive from the hospital had me wrecked. Didn't sleep great last night, think my bed is too flat and my back is a bit sore from lying on it but apart from that I'm flying. Rang my doctor today cause experiencing some numbness and pins and needles in one leg. He thinks I might have bruised a nerve with the compression stockings and should be fine in a few days. I do find as well that I can't walk for more than a few mins without getting a bit dizzy and needing to sit. But if that's the worst I'm laughing. Fingers crossed!! Only thing I'm worried about is going stir crazy sitting round for two weeks doing nothing. First wo…

Hey all, new here. My doctors have been pestering me for about 10 years to have wls and, because of multiple reasons, I finally gave in this year and started doing the prep for it. We were approved last week and I have a surgery date set for 2/5/18. The main thing that pushed me over the edge towards the surgery was that my husband and I really want to start a family. I have PCOS and a combination of type 1 and 2 diabetes, so my weight is a huge problem that (when combined with those other two) creates a whole host of fertility issues. Since we have to wait about a year and a half after surgery to get pregnant, and I'm 32 now, it was kind of now o…

So my journey has begun, a little over a month out and i’am getting excited to get their. Does anyone have any helpful hints and lots of good suggestions that help y’all along your journey. #2018weightloss

Started the process last week. No diet requirements. Hoping for March/April surgery date. Anyone else in Cleveland area or using Cleveland Clinic starting also? SW = 373

Hi there. Have any of you needed to use a car service to drop you at the hospital or bring you home?

It has been a crazy week, as I went from submitting for insurance approval, to approval, scheduled for February and today was moved up to January 25th. There is a lot out there discussing post op diet and I have read through a lot of it. Question is, I see a lot of “menus” that realistically, seem like they will be hard to follow years down the road, on a day to day basis. I’m not talking about the type of food etc., I mean the eating 2 oz of meat then in 2 hours, a cup of skim milk. Same routine, throughout the day. On a regular schedule, doesn’t seem too hard, just some planning. But what about on vacation? Or on a day full of errands? Years down the road, are you still…

Hello, everyone,!! My name is Janet I am living Orlando Fl. I am new here on the forums, I am so happy to find this forum and read alls the post. My current weight is 265 lb. Already had my first appointment for evaluation on December 5. The doctor recommends due to the bypass because I diagnosed with pre-diabetic, apnea and severe gastric problem.I already had my psychology and nutritional l appointment. So in this week, I have the next appointment for the next step.Also waiting for Medicaid approved. I read here a lot about this something they wait for about six moth., another waits for a year and another one just complete the insurance requirement. Anyone here from …

I’m 23 months post GB surgery and my hungry and cravings are back. I don’t eat nearly as much as I did pre-surgery, however my hungry and cravings are ramping back up...especially at night (always been my toughest time). I read that the Paelo diet can help to settle the hunger and cravings. Anyone tried this or have suggestions they can pass along? Thanks!

Man am I tired. Before surgery I was somewhat active. I hated sitting around the house. Now I'm exhausted all the time. How did you guys combat this? Ugh SW: 366 CW: 340 GW1: 200 RNY Dec 18, 2017!

I am 3 weeks out from RNY and I have been doing really great. I think I got a bit overconfident because of it, and yesterday I got my first food stuck in my pouch. I got excited to eat a taco bowl made with spiced ground chicken and sour cream and cheese...took too big of a bite and didn't chew one piece of chicken enough. I knew as soon as I swallowed such a big piece it was a mistake. Wow, that was painful. I expected nausea if something was stuck, but it isn't nausea at all...it is PAIN. Like, someone stabbing you in the breastbone type pain. I ended up making myself throw up, but the chicken never came up...just the "foamies," as I see other people called it in the fo…

I’m 32 years old and 4 days post op and I’m suddenly having hot flashes. Not really sweating but my entire body goes hot for like 30 seconds then I get cold again. It’s mostly when I’m up moving around but has happened sitting still too. Is this normal? I have a call in to the doctor but haven’t heard from him yet and am worried!

Hi, folks! I am feeling the need to get up and work out a little. I've been extremely sedentary for the past year or so due to my weight skyrocketing. I am 5'8 and my highest weight ever recorded (when very bloated, but STILL) was almost 390. I got down to 375 for first doctor visit, and then 360 for surgery about a month later. Now I am 16 days post op. I feel extremely embarrassed to go out and exercise. Today, I actually tried an exercise video for bed-ridden patients on YouTube! Believe it or not, these simple exercises I could FEEL were working my muscles. Ironically, I used to be a 'big yet active girl.' I remember hiking a 5 mile trail less than 10 years ago w…

I’m looking for food ideas for 1 month post op gastric bypass?

Long story short, I was so dehydrated at one point that I couldn't handle protein drinks or puree. Now I struggle with aversion and the thought of consuming anything but clear liquids gives me major anxiety. Doctor is giving me 2 weeks (well now a week and a half) to start consuming at least 40 grams of protein or I get a picc line. I've tried clear protein but I get the same hard core anxiety. Anyone else been through this? Help! SW: 366 CW: 340 GW1: 200 RNY Dec 18, 2017!

Hello Everyone, Short story- 3 years ago I had a lap band placed. It worked pretty good for a few months when I began to have troubles eating foods like lettuce, chicken, veggies, etc. I have been fighting this issue this entire time, having my "stuck" episodes and constant adjustment with no sweet spot. Finally I had an unfill of almost all the Fluid and have left it. I still get stuck. I have finally hit a point where my weight is back up, I am tired of the pains associated with my port location and my band. So I have looked into a revision. I started out originally looking at getting converted to the Sleeve because the idea of not struggling with malabsorbtion is a b…