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But your life isn’t over. You are only 30. As frustrating as it is with surgery there are potential complications, that’s why we sign consents to let surgeons operate on us. There are no guarantees that each of us will tolerate the operation the same. You cannot predict what will happen to you after surgery. There are many risks to remaining obese as well. The only thing you can do now is focus on healing and following your diet guidelines. Not all people that have complications have them forever, so don’t get stuck in a negative way of thinking that what you are experiencing now will last the rest of your life. Start on miralax for the constipation. Not pooping can make you miserable. Work on meeting the fluid goals. One day at a time. If you continue to have issues maybe it is prudent to have a second opinion.

Yes all praises to god himself for seeing me through both surgeries

If you follow him on Facebook or Instagram he gives away a lot of his books for free. Two are attached. He is the best on Instagram and YouTube, he gets snarky, curses and just tells it like it really is. I wish he was my surgeon. Dr V Healthy Green Smoothies.PDF Dr V Weight Loss Surgery Success A-Z.pdf

I just got the new Fitbit Versa, which I LOVE!! Before that, I relied on my phone for alarms. Watch is much better!

Scary, just the thought of going under the knife again... glad you’re doing well!

Holy cow. Glad you were able to get immediate treatment.

Wow, that is terrifying! Hope you're doing much better now. What surgery did you have done?

I had a one day food funeral, four meals, all of my favorite fast food, 4,000 calories, and spent the night miserable with a stomach ache. It wasn't worth it for me. Sent from my SM-J700T using BariatricPal mobile app

It looks like this study had a very small sample size of only 5 patients. It does not compare the success of those patients against control patients who did not have the lap band placed after VSG. Therefore we can't know if the lap band is what enabled those patients to lose more weight or if it was another factor.

Interesting. Seems the real problem may be to find a doctor to do it.