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I also was 8/10 and down 14 lbs. My doc said the weight will come off in chunks. He said the scale may not move for a week, and then next time u look you’ll be down 10-15. It’ll happen

I’m two weeks out after plication revision to bypass. I feel great! I’m walking 3-4 miles a day and can eat anything. Obviously keeping it Protein first and drinking plenty of Water. No dumping, lots of energy!

surgery date: 8/10

Heaviest weight: 298

surgery weight: 271

Cw: 258

7 days post op and what a difference! I went from thinking I was never gonna feel good again to feeling fantastic. Hang in there everyone who’s struggling the first few days

I’m 5 days post op and my belly rumbles loud Like an irritated volcano and I have diarrhea (tmi?) 6-7 times a day. Is this normal?

Thank you..today is much better than yesterday! Still sore but no cramping or vomiting.

I’m 3 days post op from plication to bypass revision and am Miserable! Between the intense stomach cramps to the diarrhea, dry heaves and sweats, I can say this is not fun! Any recommendations? Please tell me this will get better. It seems I’m either sleeping or on the toilet. I’m trying to walk and get fluids down but between the other two things there just doesn’t seem to be the time.

I have bypass tomorrow morning. I walked 3 miles a day with no issues. How long after surgery were you all able to walk your normal distance?

On 6/18/2018 at 10:38 PM, ShianneB said:

Looking to start a group for August surgeries ! August 8th is my surgery date! Very bummed that it’s so far .. yet so happy to have a date!

Bariatric program start date:1/22/18

finish date- 5/29/2018

surgery date (bypass) 8/8/18

August 10th is my day!

Sorry it's been awhile. Thanks for your concerns, my wife is doing well. I've read some of the comments and will elaborate a little. My wife did not have any underlying health problems when she had her complications. It was simply the stomach herniating and dying. The worst part while this was going on is that our local hospital was clueless with how to fix it and time was of the essence AND the OCC would not return calls and when they did days later, they had no advice. We truly felt abandoned. She ended up having an emergency sleeve surgery but was 3-6 hours from losing her life. Make sure you have a plan after your plication in case you have complications.

The pain was also in her left rib cage and just got worse. She thought it was heartburn for a couple weeks.

For about 3 weeks she was having what she thought was heartburn. She called the OCC a few times and they told her this was natural. Then came stomach pains so we went to our local ER. They had never heard of the surgery. They did a CT and said everything looked fine and sent her home. Next day the pain was not getting better so we went back. Again, no help. I called around to find the closest bariatric surgeon in the area. Once we got there by ambulance, they looked at the CT that was done and opened her up within an hour and performed the operation. She is doing better this morning but her heart rate is still very high and they are monitoring her organs closely. Anyone who has had this surgery needs to have a plan of where to go if this were to happen to u. They said she was hours from dying even though she was conscience, walking, and feeling ok because of the Meds she was on. Once the stomach starts dying, toxins flush into the cavity and kill all the organs. God bless

We had it done at the OCC. The Dr just came out. They were able to convert her to a sleeve but barely. 90% of her stomach was dead and her kidneys started shutting down during surgery. The Dr said she would have been dead if they would have waited til tomorrow. We are not in the clear yet, but it's looking better for now.

My wife and I had plication in March and have had lost some weight but yesterday we ended up in the emergency room because my wife was having bad stomach pain. After a CT and an ultrasound, it shows a large herniated sac full of Fluid hanging off her placated stomach. They are doing emergency surgery right now. They are concerned about necrosis ( dying of the stomach). I'm so scared! I'll let u know what they find.

My post op weight was 291 on 3/26, I'm now going back and forth between 262-266. It came off quick but has been a struggle lately.

She has lost 21lbs which we both think is a success..it's only been 47 days since surgery and she is eating what she wants (healthy and much less) but other than walking a couple miles twice a week, there's no exercise. She looks and feels great. She's now at 144.

Surgery day was 3/26. Including preop diet, I'm down 45 lbs and feeling good.

I had the surgery with Dr. Ortiz in Mexico the end of March. So far I couldn't be happier. I'm down 45 lbs with very little exercise yet and feel great. It's amazing how little u need to eat to feel full. Takes some getting used to...but I agree, I do feel somewhat hungry every couple hrs but I think that's good because it gets your metabolism moving. I have a friend that had bypass and suffers daily with side effects..he can't keep anything down after two years.

My wife and I are a month out. She is down 18 lbs and I'm down 37 from our pre op weight. We are eating normal foods and everything has been great. The only thing that's hard is getting use to eating so little and feeling so full. The weight loss is slow it seems but we need to learn how to quit checking the scale daily.

I am on day 15 of my post op diet. I'm getting sick of Soups and wondering what I can eat on the "soft food" diet which starts in a few days. I have munched on a couple Very small pieces of ham but feel like there's a rock in my gut after. Makes me wonder how I'll be able to eat real food soon. Anyone else been thru this?

According to Dr Ortiz, this is false. Unless u break open your sutures, which he says gets much harder to do the further out you are, your stomach will stay exactly how it is after surgery. They have had patients from 8-10 years ago that they have examined recently and the stomachs are still plicated.

So my wife and I are 10 days out and doing well with the creamy Soups but it's getting old. Any suggestions or ideas for something different? Do we need to do the full 3 week liquid diet? We both lost weight the first week and now have gone 3 days of losing nothing. Any input would be great.

Good luck! My wife and I saw Dr Ortiz on March 26th and have been happy with everything so far.

1 week has passed and my wife an I are both feeling pretty good. The liquid only is gonna be a struggle for the 1st three weeks and it's hard to tell at times if I'm having hunger pains or cramping. I'm sure it will take some getting used too. Other than the first day after surgery, I can say that it has not slowed us down. We spent the weekend doing spring cleaning, washing cars, etc. Hope this helps

5 days out and my pain is at a 4. However my wife is at an 8-9. She is feeling bloated and said she feels like her stomach is gonna "pop". Any thoughts?

I also have no problem drinking yogurts, broth, or Protein Shakes. Is this wrong? I drank a 12oz Protein Shake in 5-10 minutes with very little cramping.

Two days out of surgery. Stomach cramps are a bit painful and happen every time we drink anything BUT we were able to walk around the San Diego Zoo for 5 hours with maybe 3 - 2 minute rests. If the spasms are the worst part, we will be just fine.