sarahbeth3569

Hey yal. I was sleeved 21 days ago. I'm having too much acid that my surgeon wants to revise me to bypass. I was looking for a lady I saw on here that was a sleeve to bypass revision ...or anyone that had one and could help me with some info. thanks

Hi there! Glad youre doing great!!!

SLEEVE TO BYPASS REVISION. I apologize in advance if this is not where I post this at. I have been sleeved for 21 days now....and now I may have to have the bypass within 2 weeks. I never had actual GERD before but have had GERD ever since the surgery. I don't have any vomiting at night like others have mentioned...but it restricts me from now getting any food but cottage cheese in and only about 20 ounces of water. I'm not talking like the tiny acid I used to get with eating a whole pizza and then laying down ...I'm talking like punch you in the stomach pain & sizzling noises all day long in my throat. I boil acid all day long. It's not excruciating...Its just not good on a sleeve and I'm scared It will eat through my staples or hurt my small pouch even more. I was 270 day of surgery and weighed this morning at 238. I'm losing weight like a champ but it's because my intake is super low. I saw my surgeon on Friday and he raised my Nexium but said that if in 2 weeks I was still having the Gerd that he was going to do a sleeve to bypass revision. Has anyone had a sleeve to bypass revision? If so I would love to hear about your experience. Good or bad. I've googled many posts but can't get straight forward answers. How was the pain? Did you have complications? And how is your quality of life now? Tia

DeRidder LA here! About 45 minutes from Lake Charles!

I'm also a twin!

Pinterest has some great recipes. Full liquids pretty much means you can eat soup even creamed soup just with the chunks strained. Progresso makes some good Light soups. Try the chicken enchilada! Those are good if you're craving some kind of "normal -ness". Of course the healthy request tomato soup, I liked it thinned with some skim milk. I made ham and beans and strained the juice for me. It didn't give me gas like I had expected. I also made a home-made potato soup but made it low fat. I diced & boiled one potato until it was just complete mush. Added one tiny square of velveeta 2% cheese like a tbsp melted. And then added a good bit of skim milk. I ate that ONE day. It's not the best choice but you have to just survive the 2 weeks of full liquid diet. Creamed potatoes were on my list though but your dr may have different rules. Most of the soups I added unflavored protein powder in. So I thinned them all with skim milk. Definitely google "bariatric full liquid". Good luck to you!

Thankyou for your replies. No I never actually dumped it. I wanted to..just to get some relief but it just passed. I was left with cramping and I felt like I do after a stomach virus. I know I won't be eating that for the rest of my life. I'm going to stick to my cottage cheese and wait on these new recipes. I never want to feel that again. Not to mention I made it to my neighbors house with my 3 year old while panting like a gorilla because I thought I was going to pass out home alone. Embarrassing to say the least.

Like your jumping off a mountain? Lol I had it too. It was almost funny. I would jerk so hard I'd wake the hubby, the dog, and myself up. It also doesn't feel great on your new tummy but it's definitely completely normal after surgery.

I've been taking it very easy. I'm on Purées. For the most part I stick to cottage cheese because of the convenience & my sleeve loves it. I put all my food in small Dixie cups so not to overdo it. Last night I made lasagna for my family and Eggface's ricotta bake for me..and forgot the Ricotta in mine! (Serious). I was eating it and I kept thinking it was very quiche-like and solid (from the egg) but that a lot of my friends had said they ate this throughout pureed??. I chewed a million times but it was so good. I got about a Tsp down and a wave of severe nausea came over me. Panting like a dog, dizziness, ears ringing, I didn't know if I was gonna die or puke or pass out then about 5 minutes later it quit. Still nauseous and cramping badly all night long. Do you think this is typical dumping? Has any sleevers done this from the wrong food and did it damage anything?

I was worried as well about the meds. Most of my meds I could have gotten in liquid form post-op. . I didnt have a rebound migraine from the pain meds until about 3rd day postop but I was also dehydrated. Also, I havent had to use it yet but they make a Zomig nasal spray to replace a migraine pill. I take Imitrex but Zomig will do the job as well. Definitely keeping well hydrated will prevent alot. Im 15 days post-op and Ive taken my small thyroid pill and my bp meds from day one. I was scared to, but theyve never given me a problem. If its small you can take it. And Id research or ask dr about the ones you could crush...not time release or XR. Hope this helps.

Im 12 days post op. I was on it. They were fine with it. The nurse can help you post-op. I was embarassed but they never made a thought about it. One young male nurse said "oh well thats a first for me" and I said "well, you must not have had your nursing license very long"...and I was right. It happens often with the stress of surgery..throws your body off. Also a 2 week mission trip to Honduras will do that too...with no running water or toilets.

I actually just called my doctor about this because it's interfering with my fluid and protein intake and waiting on a response. I'm Prilosec 20mg. I'm still sleeping sitting up. This morning I took a sip of water to moisten my mouth and it boiled for about 2 hours. I'm 12 days postop. I do know that a lot of PPI takes a little while to start working. Like 3 days...I hope you get some relief. I've never known GERD like this and have had it since I was 20.

I am only almost two weeks out so I'm not the best source for an answer. But I've had them since I was 6. Yes 6! Back when liquid Motrin was the only thing available for kids headaches. Before surgery I took Ibuprofen 800 if I even thought I was getting one about twice a day along with a real Coca-Cola. And Imitrex if I didn't catch it in time. I frequented the military hospital when they got too bad and they knew me well. I did have a few on the liquid diet due to sodium and stuff and on the 3rd day post op quit my pain meds because Percocet gives me a rebound migraine BUT I have not had one since then. I have never in my life gone this long without a migraine. So I hope you have the same results as me and this surgery helps your migraine. I know I'm no help to your question but wanted to share.

Imitrex is a life saver!!! I've relied on that for years. It's definitely worth it's weight in gold plus more. Hope you feel better! A lasting migraine is the worse especially since you're still healing.

Were you able to talk to your doc since you initially posted? My thought is hopefully your doc just decides to not use one at all. Tell him that you will not consent for one and that if he deemed it absolutely necessary that they would have to do a supra...hopefully that alone will have him make an exception for you. Because I may be wrong, I don't work in OR but I'm thinking they might have to have radiology for that? Also, if you're doing your procedure through a hospital there is a patient advocate you could start with. but I recall when I went through Admissions is when I consented to different things such as catheters etc so that would be a back up? Eh not great of a help I know but I'd definitely start with Patient Advocate. They're there to help with things like that. They could help guide you on getting the supra.

Walking will defimitely help! It gets that air inside of you moving. That first passed gas felt like a million bucks!!

Good luck to you! Youre going to do great!!

I am having trouble getting my fluids in as well. Its like I sip all day and before I know it, its time to go to bed and Ive only gotten like 26 ounces in! And I know first hand how it affects us. Ive had to go to the ER for dehydration already once.

Thanks for the info! I had no idea you could still use butter! In moderation of course. Thankyou for your replys.

I am right there with you! When do you start Purées?

I start purées soon. What do you scramble eggs in to avoid a stuck-on mess? Is there a certain healthier butter that is allowed or preferred?

Awesome! Thanks for your replies.

Silly question I know, but I'm on Full Liquids and currently eating a nice enchilada creamed soup. It just occurred to me that I'm drinking my water while eating my soup. They're both liquids, so does that matter? Am I washing away my "food"?

I know I'm late in this post but this sounds so good! I'm 8 days post-op and plan on trying eggs in about 4 days or so. Were you eating the over easy from the beginning with the cheese or did you try scrambled first? I ask because ive always eaten over easy eggs almost pureed all my life so that would be divine!

I too had my surgery one week ago, ive only tried to drink Chrystal lite once, water, and Isopure but as soon as it trickles down to my stomach I would get this "contraction" then it would release followed by a fizzy bubbly pop rocks sound and a big bubble....then it would be done. I ended up in ER yesterday dehydrated from the annoying little pain with every sip and the doc ran tests and barium swallow and everything is normal. Just remember everyone heals differently. I actually didnt experience it too much today so maybe its healing better!