The long walk home

I bought lots of different one before surgery. Now I can even stand to smell them.. I hope that later I will be able to use them. What do you all use them for??. Apart from the dreaded protien shakes.

Had a soft boiled egg today....oh my god....best boiled egg in the world....lol

Mmm bout a week and a half

Yeah hi. I also had bad diarrea for a week. It was the worst.. It's all cleared up in the last few days. Never been so glad not to poop in my life. Lol if you go more than five times a day call your doc or else you risk dehydration.. Take care

Hi all I have had, so embarrassing...a leaking bowel since day two after my op. I am now day five.. I go to sleep and I wake up and it has just leaked out of me...I don't feel like it was after I have passed wind or anything.. I have been very careful with anything that goes in my mouth. I am only taking in 10 grams of protien powder at meal. Not eating any sugar or fat..mostly just pain meds, water, a few ounces of black decaf tea with a tiny bit of skim milk. Chewable vitamins. Ect... Please don't tell me this is normal...running out of pads and self esteem..any clues guys....please......also I have an off and on temp since day two of surgery...makes me shake n chiver

Rny is not popular yet in Australia. I often read on the American sites about how much hoo haa you all have to go through with your insurance..we are lucky here I guess. If the doc says that you need it done that's the end of the story. I think that if I wasn't for my band giving me terrible reflux that they would make me have the sleeve instead. I don't know anyone who has bypass. Tho know heaps of people that have the band or sleeve. It was hard to find a surgeon that does rny in Australia. In fact my surgeon practiced in the USA. In on Monday for my surgery....so scared.

I'm being a good girl. I finds 50 grams of protien powder a day. Plus any extra that I "eat" I find it best to get it out of the way I mix it up in the morning and sip at it all day. Everything tastes so horrible at the moment. And smells are discusting, I feel like I am pregnant. I am trying some passion lite Jello crystals to flavour my plain protien powder today..some times I use sugarfree liquid syrups.

Thanks guys things have cleared up so to speak. Lol thank god for that. I don't think I could live like that...phweeeew..

Yep I'm hearing you...standing and walking does ease the pain. Sometimes you just got to find the courage to get your bum outa that bed tho..

Hey all i was the 13th of may and all done...just starting to feel human...how did every ones ops go..what you eating.....how do you feel. I was band to bypass. There was heaps of scaring and I was lucky my surgeon was good enough to go ahead. It took eight hours..went in to theatre at 7.30 am and was shocked when I woke up at 4 pm in recovery.. Doctor was complaining I broke his back...bless him poor thing.

Hi all surgery is all done, and just got home...the surgery took 8 hours to remove the band and clean up all the adhesions and do the bypass.. The poor surgeons back was broken.. I am glad that the first few days are over and I am starting to feel human again. My drain was giving me hell..tried to bribe a few nurses to take the thing out for me..it was instant relieve when it came out. The silly buggers in the hospital brought me apple juice and full sugar sorbet. Lucky the doc walked in and told me not to eat it because it would make me dump...they also sent me home with liquid panadol full of sugar...that instantly gave be the runs...did anyone have a headache after their bylass. I have had the most hideous headache and neck ache for two days.. Not dehydrated..tolerating fluids well.????

Wow that's great congrats...you must be so proud o f yourself. I hope mine goes that well. Any tips?..

Hi all I'm from Perth.. Nice to see some fellow Aussies.. My doc said the same thing. If there is too much scar tissue he won't be able to do the revision on the day. I hoe it will be ok...I will be devastated if I have to wait.. My surgery was already cancelled once already.

Good luck. Hope all goes well for you. Xxxx

I don't see why not. It is not an anti inflamitory. Should be fine.. Maybe check with your dc.

Thanks everyone...really appreciate the support....on count down now....wool hoop xxxxx

Hi all I am booked for Monday. I am having band to rny revision. I have had heaps of surgery, but I will admit this is all bait scary.. Wish me luck.. Anything I should know for my hospital stay????

http://s3.amazonaws.com/publicASMBS/GuidelinesStatements/Press%20Releases/EliminatingMigraineeadaches6-15-11.pdf Hey put this into your browser and have a look at this. The American bariatric site says that they have found evidence that migraine reduces after rny. Excerpt; GASTRIC BYPASS ALLEVIATES MIGRAINE HEADACHES, NEW STUDY FINDS Surgery Leads to Fewer and Less Severe Migraines For Most Morbidly Obese Patients with Migraines ORLANDO, FL – JUNE 15, 2011 – Bariatric surgery can lead to total or partial alleviation of migraines in nearly 90 percent of morbidly obese patients diagnosed with migraine headaches, according to a new study* presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Over an average follow-up of three years after gastric bypass surgery, more than 70 percent of patients never had another migraine. More than 18 percent had partial resolution, with migraine attacks dropping from five to two per month. These patients also experienced less painful migraines and took fewer medications. Eleven percent of patients had no change in migraine status. “The incidence and severity of migraines was greatly reduced after bariatric surgery and weight loss, suggesting there are a number of people who are suffering from migraines who otherwise might not but for their excessive weight,” said Isaac Samuel, MD, Associate Professor, University of Iowa (UI) Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and Director, UI Obesity Surgery Program. UI researchers reviewed the medical records of 702 patients who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery between March 2000 and September 2009 who had a diagnosis of migraine for which they were being medically treated. Eighty-one patients qualified for the retrospective study and data were collected from institutional electronic medical records or via telephone. The post-operative follow-up period ranged from 12 months to eight-and-a-half years (patients followed up less than 12 months were excluded from the analysis). The researchers noted that while gastric bypass generally improved or resolved migraine headaches among all study participants, those who developed their first migraines after becoming obese experienced the most improvement. About 80 percent had total resolution and 14 percent had partial improvement. Of the people who experienced their first migraine before the onset of obesity, 75 percent showed improvement after surgery (46% had total resolutions, 29% had partial improvement). -more-

Hi there I am new t this forum too. Also going for band to bypass revision on the 13 may 2013. I live in Australia...the bypass here is not really that common..can't wait to get rid of this band...I am also classified as a light weight. 102 kgs. I think that's about 215 pounds.. 5 7" Any body got any tips for me..thanks. And good luck. Would be good to compare notes in a month or so.!!!