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Hi , I started having similar pains about a week ago. It was so bad I had my husband take me to the ER. My surgeon is out of state for awhile so one of the others from the office came & checked me. My heart checked out fine thankfully. Wish I could say the same for my stomach treating it as a ulcer. My husband is concerned cause I'm still having a lot of pain but mostly at night. I haven't been eating very much but then again I not suppose to are we lol. Like I told him it'll take a little while for meds to work. I have to trust the Dr cause he's been doing this long than I've been living with this so here's hoping the meds work

Simple question has anyone been told if they can use gas-x with a ulcer??? Really need some help/advice if any one has any ... Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, I think what your feeling is 100% normal. If you didn't have some anxiety I'd be concerned. Ladies & Gentlemen you have made a choice to change your life forever & very much for the better. My husband is 5 yrs out from his rny. He lost 180 (current weight is 181 lbs) has kept it off ????????????????????????needles to say I'm proud of him BUT I'm more proud on myself right now 8 months ago I began my new life after RNY bypass & i'm down 96 lbs (I started at 242 lbs) Yes I still have some to go but I'll get there!! Only thing I wish is I had done this sooner... Fear is normal, yes there will be some pain & discomfort but once your 6 months post surgery you'll see ... The fear wasn't worth all the stress & anxiety you put yourself threw... Ladies & Gentleman take the time before your surgery to relax & enjoy your family & friends .... Cause once you have the surgery your going to want to be busy ALL THE TIME!!! I've missed to many times with my family to want to sit around and miss a single opportunity to live my life to the fullest and I'm dragging them kicking & screaming with me every step of the way now days if I have to (LOL) & so far their all in ... Wish you all the best & please know it's not nearly as bad as you think it will be ... You've picked a doctor that over the last year (possibly years) that you feel you can trust ... And now it's his turn to show you how good he/ she really is ... Keep your eyes on the prize !!! Your health & a life worthy of YOU .. You've always been beautiful/ handsome ... But due to our weight we haven't really been the full US but by god WE WILL BE SOON!!! Best wishes

6 months today ... So far I've lost 81lbs !!! And I couldn't be happier‼️???? ... It's 81 lbs I NEVER want to see again

I'm 6 months post op & I'm addicted to lemon heads candy omg... I could've cared less about this mess before my surgery and now it's like. If I go 3 days with out any of them I'm going nuts .... I need HELP. My nut tells me it's my protein levels dropping that's causing the craving BUT I can't help but buy a little box and a lot them out 4 little yellow terrors at a time ... I need a intervention I think .. It sounds fun but like many I WISH SUGAR made me deathly SICK that way my body wouldn't want it... I'm losing weight well but I know if I didn't eat any sugar Id be so much better ... Please any tips / advise is very much welcomed ‼️I feel like a ???? head over here

I started having this problem at almost my 3 month mark as well as the hair loss. I thought it was to be expected but found out from my primary care that my thyroid panels were out of whack. The primary care isn't pushing doing anything at this point as far as medication. cause the gland is enlarged and both him & surgeon seem to agree this will correct its self in time.... But until something gives I only average about 3 to 3 1/2 hrs sleep a day .. I take 3mg melatonin & that's the best I'm getting ... Hope this soon corrects its self or something

Ok ladies .. How's this going now I see the last post were in 2013 .. Can you recommend any ideas for someone who's 3 mo post op ?

I went bra shopping this pass weekend. Yes I want some nice ones with support was explains to the sales lady that was sizing me what was going on & that I didn't want to spend a fortune on bras since in a couple weeks they may not fit correctly. She recommend buy one really nice one, hand wash it air dry it use a sports bra or the one I'm not fitting so well around the house ... But do the one really good one for work, outings ect ... Cause she said as little as a 5lb weight loss will change everything about your bra. She also turned me on to the store web site cause the have coupons & sales there... Got to say I was really impressed that she didn't try to up sale everything & TRUELY wanted to help me save some on this process.I bought 2 one really sexy one (bring sexy back ladies) one for just great comfort .. Yes I plan on going back in a couple of weeks and repeating the process again.

Thanks Green*eyed*girl. unfortunately I've been on night shift most of my career (over 8yrs with this job) But I'm trying to get a position on days. It would be nice to spend time with family, friends and not feel like a total zombie all the time.

Hi... I've had PCOS for years & that pain is worse than the pain you'll have from gastric bypass .. The more you walk the easier the recovery. Well I'm 8 weeks post surgery. My surgery was the week of Thanksgiving (lol.. I know the one day of the year we are all trying to eat & I just want water .. Of all things) I went in to pre op at 11:30 .. Surgery around 2pm on 11/25... Came out of recovery & in my room around 6:30-7'ish. My nurses were awesome!!! Couldn't have asked for any better nurses. It was close to 9-10 pm when I started waking up enough to want outta bed lol...I sat on the side of the bed & got use to the idea of getting up ... My nurse told me "no fast movements ... Slow & easy!" I walked for I know about 20 minutes. At shift change I got a new nurse (I mean new & scared to death but he was awesome & funny) Fyi " no laughing", not hard any way that sh*t hurts early on. We walked off & on all night (I'm a night worker) ... I used the pain meds one time more so to sleep than anything. At 7am 11/26 my catheter was removed (thank goodness) my doctor came & checked me & I asked when I could go home & was told after I went to the bathroom for #1 & drank 4 oz of water .. If I still felt like going home he would sign off on it. Needless to say I left the hospital before 10:00 am 11/26 yes I was there just under 24 hrs start/finish. I had very little gas pain thanks to the walking. I had lost 14 lbs on my 2week liquid diet before surgery (required by my doctor of all his gastric by pass patients) since the surgery I'm down another 36 lbs for a grand total of 50 lbs ... Yes I've had my up & downs but over all I would do it again in a heartbeat it's so worth it ... Please keep us posted on how you are & know that if you have question about the surgery or progress I'm sure you'll find a lot of help here & don't be scared to call your dr for anything!! ... I'm sure you'll do great & can't wait to hear how your doing

Sorry to hear about this. I'll be 2months next week . I haven't thrown up I get nauseous my Dr sent me to hospital last week for iv's but that's been my only really hiccup so far. Have a friend who had surgery almost 6 yrs ago. They developed a ulcer about 4 weeks after their surgery. They had a very ruff time cause they ended up with a pic line to feed them for about 2 weeks .. Be very careful the ulcer they can set you back very quickly. Are you able to eat or drink anything with out pain??

Wow... From the sounds of it your All doing GREAT!! I had my bypass 11/25/14 ... I'm open to any pointers that any of you might have .. I'd love to be as far along at 4 months as everyone here is .. Your all smoking threw this & dropping some serious pounds!!!!

Thank All of You !!!! For this topic oh my goodness I thought I was loosing my mind !!! I'm 7 weeks post op & it's driving me nuts at time... But there is a light at the end of tunnel

Ok .. I'm 7weeks post op from gastric bypass my Dr isn't really happy with my weight lose since I returned to work. I work 12hour night shifts on 2 to 3 days off 2 to 3days. I'm averaging 1.5 to 2 lbs a week. My problem so far is staying with a schedule. I'm trying to but it's hard just wonder if there's any one who's got any pointers that can help please.

Graceann0888 you look amazing.. You've come a long way in a short time .. I can only hope to look half as good as you. This last 30lbs won't be a problem girl!!! You've got this.. Keep up the awesome work