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Congrats on becoming a dad, and for making the decision to take control of your health!

Everybody if some way hits a stall. Stick to your plan, and it will pass.

@@Idahospud You've been quiet in here recently. How's it going at 2 months post op? Hope all is well with you.

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Try the almonds that have cocoa on them. I find them just sweet and chocolate enough to kill those cravings. Also just discovered dole strawberry dippers in the freezer section of grocery. They are halved frozen strawberries dipped in dark chocolate. 60 calories a serving, 4 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbs, and 1 gram of protein. They also gave banana dippers, but I'm not a fan of banana, much less frozen banana.

I used mine during the pre-op diet, then during the liquid post-op phase. Now at almost 6 months out I use it only use it once a week or so.

@@scstxrn According to what my doc told us in one of our pre op group meetings, it will not make any difference. A colonoscopy looks at the large intestine. The bypass is done on the small intestine. We were instructed that we could see any GI doctor for colonoscopy, but had to see a certain GI doctor for anything to do with our pouch. Hope this answers your question.

The PTT test is measuring how fast your blood clots. Normal is 30 to 45 seconds. So if you are just below normal that means you will clot faster. Your doctor will use that information to determine what anti clotting therapy he/she will use in the hospital and after you are discharged. I have a family history of blood clots, and have had multiple miscarriages which they say were the result of a clotting disorder, so I was aggressively treated with blood thinners both in the hospital and for 1 month post op. As for the H-Pylori, it is a germ in the stomach that must be treated prior to surgery. It is usually treated with antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors. Neither of these are reasons to deny surgery.

Why I chose RNY over VSG 1. Reflux, reflux reflux. Historically, if you gave GERD before getting the sleeve, it will be worse after surgery. It improves or even goes away with RNY. I already had bad GERD, and even had multiple small cystic polyps in my stomach caused by long term use of PPI's. With RNY, I only need to take PPI's for the first six months, then can go to as needed use instead of every day use. 2. You lose at least 10% more weight with RNY. 3. While the sleeve has been around for years for treatment of ulcers etc., it has only been used as a form of WLS for the last 5 years. There is not a lot of historical WLS data available to show long term success. And according to my doctor, she is now seeing sleeved patients coming back for revision to RNY after failing to maintain weight loss 4. The sleeve is NON-REVERSIBLE. They cut out a huge chunk of your stomach. RNY is REVERSIBLE. (Not that my doctor has ever had anybody want it reversed)

I can't believe that your surgeon didn't warn you about the chance of reflux being greater after VSG. That was probably the main reason I decided on RNY. I had reflux bad before surgery, but gave been lucky since surgery, and have not had any.

Do a search for "a huge list of protein drink recipes". It is on that post.

At almost 6 months post RNY, I've not felt hunger. I often have to remind myself to eat. I sometimes find it hard to figure out what I want to eat, as I am not hungry, and am not craving anything in particular. I have had several times where I have waited too long between meals, and have bad hypoglycemic attacks. I'm trying to remember to carry some sort of protein with me for those times.

Measuring what you eat was one of the things my nutritionist stressed most in our meetings. They even had us turn in a three day post-op pureed diet to show that we understood the importance of measuring and our limits. Part of getting a handle on the overeating is setting and accepting limits. I am 5 months post op, and yes, I could probably eat more, but I limit myself to the 4 ounces per meal as prescribed by my doctor, and 2 ounces per snack. I have 3 meals per day, and 3 snacks. I really don't worry about the calories, I track the protein, the carbs, and the fats. Limits on those are 60 to 80 grams of protein a day (I stick closer to 60), 100 grams of carbs a day, and no more than 30 grams of fat a day, consuming at least 10 grams of "good" fats at one meal. I use MyFitnessPal to track everything I eat, and log the water I drink. Do you have a good food scale for weighing out portions? LOL, it's the only scale in my house that gets used on a daily basis. Good Luck!

@@BeautyInProgress Have your dad check out some of the Mexico surgery boards here on BP. A lot of people have had successful surgery there. You can also check out Care Credit to help finance the surgery.

Call your surgeon or your nutritionist. They are more familiar with your dietary needs at this point than your PCP.

Ignore that "friend" and keep telling yourself that you are doing this for your children. So that you will be able to participate in their play times, and keep up with them on the playground. You've got this! Thoughts and prayers go with you as you begin this to a healthier you.

Congrats on taking control of your life. Hope all is well after your surgery.

I will be 53 next week, and had RNY on Jun 10, 2014. Have lost 78 lbs so far. I made the decision to have RNY when I found out I needed a total knee replacement. I had the knee replacement 9 weeks ago. Would be glad to answer any questions you have.

Good luck!

The only pain I had after coming home was when I went from laying down to sitting up. Not really pain, but a tightness at the incision sights. Didn't take any pain meds for it, and the pain away after about 5 days

One day at a time. And thinking that for each day of clear liquids then full liquids that I finished, that I was one more day closer to having a completely healed stomach with no post op complications.

I am 20 weeks out from RNY, and have lost 75 lbs, which is a average of 3.75 lbs per week. Some weeks I've lost more, some weeks I've stalled and lost nothing. Don't let slow weeks get you down. Just keep you eye on the end result, stick to your plan, and it will all come off in the end.

The gummy vitamins do not contain iron, as a precaution should a child get hold of them, so you would also need to add an iron supplement.

@@BellaLuce4 Where can I find the recipe?

It can take a few days to start working. Just remember that post surgery it is normal to NOT have bowel movements daily, or even every other day. It is more normal to have them even as infrequently as once a week or every other week.