Kissifur

August 5th here! I'm having a revision sleeve to bypass.

My after care advice from the nutritionist was no straws. I ended up in the hospital with dehydration and told my surgeon that I can only get enough Water in when I use a straw. His advice was do what keeps you alive and I have been using straws ever since. Sent from my SGH-T999 using the BariatricPal App

I had my 1st plastics consultation with Dr Josef Hadeed (of Atlanta and Beverly Hills) and was wondering if anyone has heard of him?

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If you haven't already check out bariatriceating.com. The site has a Back on Track plan that many have used to lose regain. Good luck!

Did anyone try to practice not drinking with meals prior to surgery? I wondered if that would help. It actually was easier than I thought. Remember after surgery you are not eating solid foods. You go through steps so by the time I could eat regular food again it wasn't a big deal. I thought that it was going to be a struggle but after liquids, than mashed, than soft I didn't even think about it anymore. How soon prior to eating have you been told you will need to stop drinking? It seems like it is one of those things that vary by doctor. I was told to stop drinking one hour before and wait one hour after. I am more strict with after.

I'm 14 months out and except for a handful of time when it felt like food was stuck in my throat (usually chicken breast) I am able to eat and wait the hour my program suggests with no problem. I found it much easier then I thought it would be going in because I was a take a bite take a glup type of girl.

I'm here to get and give support to people who are seriously interested in WLS and who have already had it, period. I don't consider that mentoring, just being supportive. If someone asks a specific question, I'll answer, but I'm not here to guide them in "the right way." To put it bluntly, I'm at the stage in my WLS journey and have been in this long enough that I have absolutely no interest in trying to convert people to WLS. Even here, I'm not going to tell someone what they should or shouldn't do that's outside of their comfort zone, or try to shame them into "spreading the joys of WLS" by telling them that they owe it to the other fat people (and I've seen people here and on OH that were basically doing that). I don't owe anything to anyone. My personal feelings are that people will research when they are ready to research. I'm not going to preach to them or be a WLS evangelist, and I have no interest in trying to justify my decision to have WLS to people. When people are tired of being fat, they'll look into alternatives. Before that, it's like trying to convert an Atheist to Christianity, or a nonsmoker preaching to a smoker. Plus, I tend to think people are generally just Nosy Nellies, sticking their noses where they don't belong. I have no interest in being the topic of break-room conversation at work. Maybe I was just raised to be super-respectful of privacy (which is ironic, considering that my parents think nothing of discussing MY private medical information with anyone and everyone, lol), but I would never in a million years pry into a coworker or friend's personal life with questions like, "So, how are you losing the weight?," "You aren't sick, are you?," etc., so I find it offensive when other people do it. Wow that was a lot of writing. Out of all that I agree about being not being a mentor which is not what most people are looking for anyway, however a friend of mine had surgery about 10 years ago and her honesty both good and bad plus her support helped greatly following my surgery a year ago. I just tell people the truth when I'm asked the question. I have a small circle of friends and we take offense to very little or we wouldn't be friends. While I wouldn't ask anybody if they are sick I would definitely ask a friend how they lost weight when I was over weight. Now a co work it depends on the level of closeness. I was raised to respect privacy as well but what is considered private is objective so a person is free to say I'm not comfortable talking about that. I also found my mom a little too talkative about the surgery telling a few people before I had a chance but I've known her my whole life so no big surprise there.

Ditto all of this. Maybe I have a skewed perception because I've succeeded with my lap-band and then regained weight (due to complications and issues with the band). Back when I first had surgery, I was all gung-ho about educating people about WLS and spreading the gospel, so to speak. The problem is, most people consider WLS surgery to be a magical cure-all for obesity, and if you start gaining weight back, you become the "friend of a friend of a friend" that everyone warns you about when you first tell them you're looking into surgery. They think that because you're sharing something private with them, that it's public knowledge and can then be gossiped about, or that you want their advice on how to lose weight. Bottom line is that it is not your responsibility to educate the masses about the joys of WLS. If you aren't 100% comfortable telling people about having surgery, dealing with all of the extra input that people will think you want (because God forbid we don't want to know about the friend of a friend of a friend that died, or regained weight, or had major complications), or with their suggestions on "better" ways to lose weight, then don't tell anyone. For me, I don't plan on telling any more people than absolutely necessary about my revision from lap-band to RNY (more people know about it now than I'm comfortable with, due to my parent's inability to respect my personal privacy). I'm no one's WLS mentor or the poster-child for WLS, and I don't wish to become one. What capacity do you serve on this forum? You are not a poster child but you do offer your input. It is left up to each individual to take your information and use it in a way that best suits them.

Was just thinking of a Cuban (with extra cheese, no pickles or mustard, mayo and garlic spread lol) and wings OMG wingsssss lol I am ok though that's just the hungry fat girl in me talking lol You got me with the Cuban. I have never tried it that way thanks for the idea ????

I dont miss any food. If I want it I have a small amount and move on.

For those that are 2+ years out and experienced regain have you ever heard of bariactriceating.com? They have a 48 hour reset followed by Back on Track diet (I hate to use the D word). I found them while looking for support because although I have not had any regain I was on the fast track. They have a group on Facebook and everyone there is saying the eating plan (free) has helped them lose a significant amount of regain.

Weight loss is hard and it is natural to want to know how people did it, I sure did when I was heavy. Now that I'm the one in the hot seat I say that I had the surgery and have changed so many peoples perception of the surgery with a few now contemplating it for themselves. I will agree that I am tired of hearing "how much have you lose?" Among other questions but I know that it comes from the novelty and myths surrounding WLS.

I told only my closest family and friends prior but once the weight dropped off I am honest if someone asks me directly. It's not a big deal for me if people know it was no different than having my gallbladder removed, my doctor recommended it and I agreed. The movement to change the stigma attached to WLS starts with WLS patients. I got to a point where I felt if I'm ashamed or lie/fudge the truth about my surgery then I'm saying what I did was wrong.

I was told not to use a straw. However after ending up in emergency due to dehydration I found that using a straw help me get in my fluids. My surgeon adviced me to do what I needed to do and I have never had an issue.