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6 months was on 5/1. Down 97lbs from 286 SW. 48 more to go. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using BariatricPal mobile app

I developed a collapsed lung after surgery. I had to have a chest tube jabbed in. After 2 day I am proud to say, "I made it to the losers bench!" I am on full liquids til I gor bavk and see my Dr on the 8th them we move to full liquids. I have little pain at all. Just some mild discomfort from swelling. Still taking some chewable gas pills.

⬆️ 100% this. I had the worst issue with acid the first week after surgery and it felt like hunger almost. That will resolve itself, don't miss your PPI medicine.

re; RNY and dumping - no, we don't suffer it forever. In fact, only about a third of RNY patients experience dumping, and that's only when they eat a lot of sugar. NOT every day. And it can be controlled by limiting (or avoiding) sugar. I'm not sure what exactly is going on with you, but that is awful!!!

I was literally back and forth since August 2018. I finally have firmly decided on the bypass about 1 week ago. I have no GERD or acid reflux or anything like that.

asking how much you’ll lose is a good question ... as well as the things you’ve written here about post op diet. have you seen a dietician/nutritionist already? because they can help with a lot of these questions. i wrote a list of things i wanted to know so i had these in the appointment to refer to. hope the appointment goes well

Congratulations on starting your journey! Your surgical group or nutritionist will provide you with a diet plan of what to eat once you're finally on solid foods. There are a couple of great threads on here which have pictures of foods people are eating. One is called before and after. No one can predict how much weight you will lose as many factors come into play including genetics. Just focus on following your surgeon's plan for you, and getting healthy. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Me too. Six weeks in and this is my second stall. I'm doing everything right, and yet... It's just dispiriting to have done all of this and feel like it's not working. So. What I'm doing to stay positive and keep on track is that I pulled out a few pieces of clothing that I'm really close to fitting in to, like five to ten pounds away, plus the dresses I was wearing pre-surgery up on the wall to remind me that I'm making progress and hang in there. And I spent yesterday doing fun stuff, like going to the movies and getting a blow out. And I'm going to put my scale away until Friday because seeing the number not move every day is not a loving thing to do. We'll get through this, damn it!

Are you on any meds for diabetes or high blood pressure? Dosages might need to be adjusted. I'm on day 2 of the all liquid diet too, and am a bit loopy... felt like my blood sugars were low while I was grocery shopping (a new kind of torture). Checked my sugars when I got home, and they were actually high. Turns out that my once-a-week coffee from McDonald's had 2 sugar in it rather than 2 sweetener. [emoji35] Now I'm just praying it levels out soon because I feel like crap. Sent from my SM-G960W using BariatricPal mobile app

I thought I wanted bypass because I didn't like the idea of them permanently removing my stomach from me, but two of my other doctors felt that bypass was too radical for me and wanted me to do sleeve instead, so I did.