chasingchloee

I got the RNY September 23, 2015. I had multiple complications while in the hospital, leading to having another surgery 24 hours after the first one, and a 11 day hospital stay. This has been a long journey, and I'm nowhere where I would like to be, but at least there's progress.

I just got done with my period, I had my surgery in September, and my period lasted from March- beginning of May.

Help!! I've heard from many people that your pouch can stretch, is that true?? How does that happen. My sister who works at Olive Garden said she just had two customers come in who both had the RNY and their pouches stretched and they had to have the surgery done again... What can I do to prevent this from happening? My doctor said it's impossible to stretch your pouch if you don't eat and drink at the same time, or drink carbonated beverages...

Sorry for the freak out, but I'm freaking out.

Thank you all so much! I hate all the hair I'm losing, but I'm using special Shampoo with niacin in it, as well as taking Biotin and increasing Protein. I think I'm going to cut my hair, but since my hair is my comfort, that is going to be hard

Hi! I am 5 months post op! And had my RNY at UW Madison

I'm eighteen! I'm also 5 months post op! Best decision you'll make!0

Hi! I'm 18, and I am 5 months post op from my RNY. It was one of the best decisions I've made!

I seem to be losing enough hair everyday to make a wig. I am 5 months out, am currently taking Vitamins and 10000mcg Biotin. When will it stop?? And is there anything I can do to slow it down or speed up growth?

Hello! I'm about 5 months post op from RNY. I just wanted to know what the average weight loss is for that time?

I believe I'm getting enough fiber, which is why I'm worried!

Help! Since surgery, I have been having bowel movements that were as large as they were before surgery. This worries me since I'm not eating anywhere near the amount of food I was before. I go every 3-4 days, which is normal for me even before surgery. But I shouldn't be going the same amount now as before, right! I'm worried about malnutrition!

Hallelujah! I thought I was the only one with a picky pouch!

Omg! I'm the exact same way!!

Hi everyone! I have began to notice how picky my pouch is! My pouch can't handle anything that's dry, which means I order all meat medium rare or I can't eat it. I can only have meat that is super tender and juicy, which eliminates many restaurants for me. Also, I can't tolerate cheap food, being from a cheap restaurant or grocery store. Do any of you have picky pouches or sleeves?

I am currently in the soft foods stage, which allows solid food, such as chicken, in my program. I'm just so worried

Help!!? I'm so scared. I'm one month post op and having a hard time with my pouch. Some days I can barely eat anything, and other days, like today, I had a full frozen chicken cordon bleu, which was 5oz with no problem. This makes me really nervous my pouch is stretched already!! What do I do??

Help!!

@@leanne1126 thankyou! Good to know I'm not the only one who has this anxiety

I'm having a hard time getting all my Protein in because I can't seem to down Protein Drinks. So I'm going to try bars. What are down of your favorites? I heard Quest is good, but what flavors?

Hi everyone! I know this may sound silly, but I'm so nervous about my pouch stretching. I've dumped a number of times as a learning process still, and I'm worried that stretches my pouch. Is it possible to stretch the pouch, or is it really difficult?

So I'm about 1 week about of surgery, but while in the hospital there were complications so I needed another surgery, which required to be an open surgery. It's about from right below my breast bone to my belly button. For the past week I haven't been able to sleep at all because of the pain from my stomach, and thriving pain in my tail bone, and I can't sleep on my stomach. When will I be able to sleep on my side or stomach. I'm beginning to really get frustrated

Help! I'm about 1 week out from my RNY and Omega loop revision surgeries. I'm on a puréed phase, but I find that I'm still hungry even after I eat the maximum 3 tablespoons. Is this normal? I'm so worried it didn't work.

Hi! So I received the RNY gastric bypass on September 23, and just got home out the the hospital yesterday. 11 days in the hospital. I'm in a crazy amount of pain and it's really hard to do simple things like getting out of bed and going to the bathroom. My surgery journey isn't at all what I had planned. What happened was after the first surgery, on the 23, I was throwing up, weak, and other gross things. The doctors checked on me every few minutes because they were worried they were going to lose me. So they rushed me to a different hospital for surgery number 2 to fix the problem found in the c t scan. They said I was born with an abnormally shapened stomach and it has always been larger, and that the weight gain my entire life hasn't been my fault and it was a medical issue! If I hadn't of gotten the surgery they said my stomach would have crushed my spleen. So the second surgery gave me a Omega Loop to help alter routing of my insides. So many things are horrible and went wrong, and I'm really starting to think this was the wrong thing for me. I'm eighteen, and this has been an abnormally amount of anxiety in my life. I have to drop out of classes this semester and quit my job to focus complete on healing. I just needed to share my story so far and look for some encouragement. Also, I'm hungry, is that normal? I'm worried that this didn't work. I eat my puréed food plan me always feel hunger after and like I can eat more. Advice?

TOMORROW IS THE DAY. I've been waiting for this day for months. Now it's the beginning of my journey. I'm so nervous but excited for this new adventure. Time to be pouched!

My surgery is Wednesday the 23rd! ????