Uniqueladybug

I've tried to research why this happens and there really is no explaination. Some people never experience this. A lot of things turn my stomach now. I had a strong stomach but now I have a weak pouch!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jason and I am just beginning the process of rout en y bypass surgery. I am 6'3" and about 297 pounds. I currently take blood pressure, gout, and zoloft meds. I also use a CPAP machine for sleep apnea.
i want to go through with this because heart disease is prevalent in my family. My grandfather and uncle (57 years old) bot died of cardiac arrest. My father just received quadruple bypass for his 60th bday. he also requires dialysis due to diabetes. he injects insulin. what should be my father and mothers "golden years" have turned into him being a very sick man and unable to do much of anything.
this is especially sad to me because my mother has worked since she was 14 years old and finally has the $ to be able to travel and enjoy other entertainment because she is basically tethered to my father.
I am hoping this surgery helps me break the cyle of illness and enjoy a longer and higher quality of life than the rest of the men in my family.
my surgeon is Dr. Pelosi of UPMC St. Margarets, Pittsburgh, PA

Ok.. I'm approved and all set... November 5! And I'm pretty dang nervous!
Andy H.

Me too..... Today was the day.
I am so happy to be out of the 3's!
Happy for you too
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Surgery 7/25/12

Malabsorption is a legitimate concern with gastric bypass but easily controlled with Vitamin supplements. My brother is 14 years post-op and I once asked him what he can eat. His reply was "I eat anything I want to eat." I just had my one year anniversary on Saturday and I can say with absolute honesty that I can eat almost anything I want to eat. I have to be a little careful about sugar. I've exprienced dumping three times in the past year, all related to sugar. But as others have noted, some experience dumping in response to other types of food. And some never experience dumping at all. Everyone is different and as far as I know, it's impossible to predict who will dump and who won't - just too many variables.
Does that mean that I can never have sugar? Absolutely not. I've had an occasional cookie, half a piece of apple pie and any number of other things. It's about control, not denial. Last night, I had two small slices of pizza. The first pizza I've had in about a year and a half. I enjoyed it tremendously and had no problems. So yes, you absolutely will be able to indulge on occasions. It's all about lifestyle changes. All about control, not denial. Many folks have the exact same concerns that you do. Completely understandable but for the most part, completely unfounded. With very few exceptions, you will eventually be able to eat anything you want to eat. And there may be no exceptions at all. Regardless, it's a very, very small price to pay for the truly astounding rewards you will experience. You're gonna love the new you!!

Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Makes 4 individual pizzas or 1 large one
2 eggs
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 cups riced cauliflower ( great the cauliflower with a cheese grater)
2 cloves garic minced
1/4 cup basil fresh or what ever herbs you like
pizza toppings
1 cup marinara sauce. (1/4 cup per pizza)
1-2 cups mozzarella cheese
And what ever veggies or meat you want
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper spray with non- stick spray
In a medium bowl combine riced cauliflower,basil or your herbs,eggs,mozzarella. Divide into 4 equal amounts and press evenly on the parchment paper
Bake crust at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes
Remove cookie sheet from oven and add
Pizza toppings
Place back in oven till cheese is melted about 5-10 minutes.
As we tell out kids steam is a hint that it may be hot ENJOY
It's not bad and taste just like pizza we made 1 large pizza for the whole family but you may want to do small ones that's up to you don't know how well they will freeze will be trying that with the leftovers tonight
You won't eat a whole pizza but here are the nutritional stuff per 4 individual pizzas 310 calories, 13 carbs and 31 g of Protein total fat 16g
Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

OK.... Called my doctor and they worked me in for first thing Wed morning. Went and had beautiful done. Also, found some premade shakes at GNC. The guy let me sample some. Much better than the ones you make. A little pricey though. But anything to get my Protein in right now! Ate some chili from Wendy's. Felt a bit nauseous, but it stayed down. Hopefully between Protein and a visit to the doc, I'll feel better by the end off the week! Thanks for all the advice! I love the support on here!!!!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

What a difference 30 pounds can make! You look awesome! Keep up the good work!
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

As for me I finally converted back to normal rhythm after over 37 hrs of a fib. It's extremely debilitating I can barely get up to the br without feeling horrible. I really can't wait for the surgery to fix it but that will be 6-12 months of major wt loss before they consider me a good candidate.

I had my surgery Aug 28,12.
So sorry to hear that ur having a hard time. It is hard but think about the outcome. You have to think positive. I'm home alone all day so I don't have much support. So what I did is bought me some index cards and wrote on them and taped them everywhere in my home. Some say things like: YOU CAN DO THIS, THIS IS MY NEW LIFE, GOOD JOB BABY,. I EVEN HAD MY HUSBAND AND SON WRITE SOME FOR ME. IT KEEPS ME GOING STRONG. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.

Kinda like dry roasted peanuts...its good! Very crunchy. It feels me up extremely quickly....its not often that I can actually eat the whole 1/4 cup. My husband loves them too and he had never tasted either until after I had surgery.

I went into the store today and I fit into a size 22 ahhhhh!!! To most people that's nothing in still considered fat but to me going from a 28 To a 22 is alot !!!! In down 105 lbs jn 5 months and am loving the changes in my body still have a long way to go but with gods help !! Ill do great

Link : Gastric Bypass Patients and Vitamin and Caloric deficiency study. It's affected my life tremend
Severe Protein & Caloric Malnutrition | LIVESTRONG.COM VESTRONG.COM
My link:
Mbrockgreat.blogspot.com ( hopefully it's working now)
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Im post op 2 weeks. Just started purée diet. First day was great, second day I didn't get enough Protein and man was I feeling it. I had no energy, was lathargic and generally felt awful. I woke up feeling the same way. Decided to have a super charged Protein Shake and sure enough, an hour later I was my old self again! I'm just putting this out there....heed the doctors orders to get enough protein. Wow I'm feeling awesome now!!! Hard lesson to learn.

Thanks guys on my way home I was very dehydrated had to have 3iv bags and a couple of xrays and exams showed that since I haven't been taking that acid reflex meds they prescribed my stomach became in flamed which caused the pain and blood so they gave me some of that in my IV and 2 sets of pain meds I'm super sleepy and feeling a lot better thank u everyone and I love my rny family kisses <3 roxy

Start wt. 309 (9-8-12)
Pre-op wt. 295 surgery (9-17-12)
27 days post-op wt. 280. (10-14-12) :-)

Hello October people! I'm a September member. I wanted to wish everyone luck with surgery! Feel free to look through our thread to get an idea of what's about to happen. Thoughts and prayers with you all...
Jess...Surgiversary 9/19/12

Oh my mylanta..where have you been and why didn't the Dr send me home with a bottle if this MOM 4 weeks ago. I finally was able to have a bm. Thank you God and all that is good and great..

One of my goals is to tell Lane Bryant to close my account. I am still paying off the clothes I bought before I made the decision to have surgery, before April, and I only have $250 left. Well apparently they are sweating me not spending in over 6 months that I am being bombed with emails, text messages, mail and now a fancy new credit card. LOL cannot wait to make the call to close the account because I can no longer fit their clothes :-)
Sorry, I just needed to tell someone.

Can I join the club too !!!! My weight has been the same for the past month and a half . I too follow diet, exercise like crazy, get my Protein and Water in. The scale has just not moved and I am getting really freaked out. However, pants that were tight are now loose so something other than the scale moving downward is happening. I am OK with it because weight is just a number that is easily to get obsessed with. I am still positive that it has to move again at some point... geezzzz I work out a a hour and a half most days, jog 2 miles, speed walk, eliptical, run with my dogs etc. etc. eat all the right foods etc. I even increased the intesity of my workouts and wear a heart monitor to make sure I am in the fat burning zone... please scale move just a bit.. please !!!!

Adding some Peanut Butter has totally changed my Protein drinks. I use milk, chocolate Protein Powder, a small scoop of Peanut Butter and a couple of ice cubes and blend it together. I have one of the bullet blenders and it is easy and mixes pretty well. It ends up tasting more like a milkshake and very yummy.
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