newmebithebypass

hi so my name is jessica and i am new to the bypass forums but not new to the site. ive kind of been lurking since wendsday of this week and wanted to tell my story. i am 24 with a high weight of 290 pounds right now i am in month four going on month 5/7 of my required visits for insurance and have lost 8 pounds not a lot but ill take it. i have a awesome husband who is my rock and is supporting me through all of this and is keeping me accountable when my head hunger kicks in and i want mcdonalds really bad lol so thats me ill update more as i go along i should be having surgery in march or april of 2016 so anyone having it around that time message me and we can keep up

My surgeon will not remove mine. She says most people have stones and it doesn't affect them so she choses to leave it in

congrats hon thats wonderfull

dude i live in md i can tell you first hand go to hopkins they are the best they have the best doctors the best training and the best aftercare you will be treated awesome and not like a child that doesnt know anything because you happen to need surgery to fix an issue i highly recommend hopkins run dont walk

i was told 1 year for alcohol soda and straws

my scale at home weighs me 5 pounds less to 1 pound less than my surgeons scale depending on how i stand on it i really need a new scale because mine sucks can anyone recomend a good one because i am tired of the decrepencys

my scale at home weighs me 5 pounds less to 1 pound less than my surgeons scale depending on how i stand on it i really need a new scale because mine sucks can anyone recomend a good one because i am tired of the decrepencys my scale at home weighs me 5 pounds less to 1 pound less than my surgeons scale depending on how i stand on it i really need a new scale because mine sucks can anyone recomend a good one because i am tired of the decrepencys my scale at home weighs me 5 pounds less to 1 pound less than my surgeons scale depending on how i stand on it i really need a new scale because mine sucks can anyone recomend a good one because i am tired of the decrepencys

im still pre-op but so far i have told my hubbys entire family and some close friends and my dad and thats it everyone has been supportive but that was when i was considering sleeve now that i have decided on bypass only my hubby knows and i think it will stay that way for a couple of weeks until i can meet with my nutritionist and get a solid plan for nutrition after the surgery so i can reassure my loved ones

you could ask a pain specialist for a bottle of biofreeze its basically iceyhot with just the cold but you can only get it through a physical therapist office or chiropractor it works wonders for my back pain and i have sciatica on both sides and 3 bulging disks

hey newbie here and i have a question for the veterans about psych medications with bypass. my surgeon said i would not have any issues and i trust her but i want to get a patient perspective esspecially that first year did you have to lower or up your doses due to the absorbtion issues with bypass. i am maxed out on a couple of my medications so upping them is not an option i know when i go in for my psych eval i need to bring this up but i just am worried i will be dealing with wacked out meds along with the body changes that come with this surgery

hi @mrsmickins i have a similar story to yours ive been battaling with pcos since puberty i was officially diagnosed in 2010 when i was 19 and i also have about 150 pounds to lose i dont have a surgery date yet because i have 3 more classes to complete and my psych eval along with chest x-ray and other tests oh and my insurance is switching first of the year so go me. but hey i would love to keep in touch you can message me on here i always respond to my messages or you can text me ill send you my number in a private message on here if you want

i have not had bypass yet i would love to hear from some vets what to expect that first year or so esspecilly the healing phase because honestly up until this point ive been looking into the sleeve and now i am getting bypass so i am feeling like i dont know what i am getting my self into. how hard is it to get in the Vitamins and Water and Protein at first i have a hard time forcing my self to eat because of an old issue with bed

i know for a fact that i will need to do something about my boobs and my tummy when all this is said and done and i am ok with that because its a small price to pay to feel sexy

my surgeon said it would take 1 hour to and hour and a half for mine

i haven't had surgery yet but i am worried that once i start losing it will be hard for me to stop ive wanted to be small my whole life that im afraid it will either ignite my bed or my bulimia

my surgeons plan is 3 weeks of no starches and then clear liquids for 2 days which i am so digging because the previous surgeon i was with the plan would have been 2 weeks protein shakes only so the fact that i can eat real food i am totally happy with

i have medicaid as my secondary so far they have given me no trouble and defer to my primary insurance for everything

I was told for my height 5'3" that I would need 80 grams of protein minimum and over 64 ounces of fluids a day I have not met the nut yet but ill ask about carbs when I do

Yeah you defiantly want to be on probiotics and use colace that combo should help

My surgeon does a 3 week starch free diet before surgery and two days before only clear liquids not the worst thing I've heard at all

I've always been a social butterfly my mother said I could make friends with the trees if I wanted I've just got a big smile and I love talking to people I love learning about people so I think this surgery will help me be more active with my life but ill still be a butterfly

im just starting my journey towards getting rny and i gotta say now that ive wrapped my head around the concept im very calm i just cant wait for these next 3 months to pass with insurance requirements and doctors visits i have some stuff i have to do on my part including tracing down a 5 year weight history which might be hard because my insurance has changed a couple of times in the past 5 years but i cant wait till summer of 2017 when i can rock that 2 peice

i found out that with my new surgeon i will get my date the last time i see her also my pre-op diet is very easy just no starches for the last 3 weeks and only clear liquids for the last 2 days prior to surgery i feel so blessed that i dont have to do weeks upon weeks of protein shakes yay

maybe this is your bodies new st point after two years im sure you have gotten down your Protein Vitamins and exercise so maybe this is just where your body feels comfortable and honestly you look amazing

wow 100 pounds thats great i am new to the bypass boards because up until today i was going with sleeve but i changed my mind and surgeons so theres that lol but i am happy for you my surgeon thinks i can easily lose 120 pounds i want to lose 150 to be at a good size for my body