crustymouse23

Hello, Saturday night I had a severe case of the dumping syndrome for about 6 hours. I got the excessive poop's from it and it was HORRRRRIFIC. Has anyone had light color bowel moment after the dumping syndrome? Everything was normal until this morning and I'm wondering if its the aftermath. I could barely eat anything yesterday from how bad I felt and my stomach and chest still feels sore from all the force of vomiting.

Thank you so much! My band sucked! Thank God it's out of my body now. Also, I am allowed to swallow things much easier now. thank you!!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello! Sleeved on 11/8. Did any of you with a band to sleeve have a hiatal hernia?? Mine was fixed and so was my dilated esophagus. I needed to wait a year to get my esophagus back to the way it was. I know my insides are still a bit swollen from everything, but did any of you have a hard time keeping things down at first like when you had the band? Yesterday was fine, but today I was having trouble in the morning and now I am good again. I'm PRAYING / HOPING it's from me downing my drinks to fast. I never want to go back to not being able to down anything as I did with the band. Any positivity would be great right about now. As I feel scared and a bit down. Thank you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you!! I get anxiety that I wont be able to get it or something.. my mind thinks the worst. Ha. we're not supposed to take Biotin and on Friday I drank something that contained it and now im freaking out my whole thing is going to get cancelled. Anxiety sucks so hard. It says BIOTIN 0 UNITS % of daily value 10.

I have surgery tomorrow! WOOO!!! Anywho, your doctor didn't require you a full liquid diet at least a day before??? I put cinnamon in my Protein shake an now im freaking out. Ha. I know its not a solid, but ive been waiting for this surgery for too damn long.

I know this has been MONTHSSSS but im on the same page as you! Have you gone? I have 4 weeks to go with options. I am also with Kaiser. The one I go to is in Downey. That is where I attended 12 weeks of the option classes. Since they don't do bariatric surgery there, I am having it done at Kaiser South Bay, in Harbor City. By Dr. Edward Mun, who I understand is one of the best surgeons in the country for this type of surgery. I went in, wanting the RNY, but Dr. Mun thought the sleeve would be best for me because I am considered high risk do to some other health factors. So yes, you do get to choose. But a GOOD doctor will also tell you his/her opinion and help guide you into a surgery that is best for you to succeed! Good Luck to you! P.S. Sorry about the double post! I hadn't realized I had already commented on this thread... @@bettyboop I know you had the surgery years ago but I'm thinking of going with Dr Mun...was he a stickler for you losing 10% of the weight before doing the surgery?

Oh Gosh, im totally afraid of this! Im taking the options class now and have 4 more classes to go. I've only lost 7 lbs so far and I'm getting a revision from my lapband I had removed in Dec. I currently weigh 184. I'm hoping with 4 more lbs, they wont deny me. I've attended every single class and always turn in my weekly work. Gahh..I feel like a lot of people aren't really on it it my class though. I hope I still get approved.

did they you lose more weight after you graduated from the options program? I have 4 more classes, and only lost about 7lbs. Also, I had the lapband removed in Dec.8 last year and im awaiting a revision.

oH WOW! Thank you for your response! Its been a whileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee since I posted this. Have I gained weight.. YUP. but it could definitely be worse. ha. Im sure ive gained about 10 lbs since December. I do count my calories... wlabout 3-4 times a week and do zumba 3 times a week with weights. It has been hard!! I am planning on doing the revision. and I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT YOUR BODY GOES IN STARVATION MODE!!!!!!! That was something that I feared the most!! and Its been OK..it could be so much worse. I am trying my best to be positive while I wait and go into the options program next month. I did honestly struggle with the band. everything always coming up... This seems like the longest wait ever.. but next month will already be 6 months.

Jake, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your encouraging words!! I know it's going to be a tough year without the band, but it will be okay! In the beginning when he told me the band had to come out, I was completely devastated. The day of the surgery he finally answered my question directly in regards to getting a conversion... He said it doesn't matter if I gain, maintain the same weight etc, he would still do the sleeve on me regardless. This made me super happy and motivated me to keep trying to maintain atleast! I've heard way to many stories of people being denied a conversion after the removal but kaiser is different. It's the surgeon who makes the call. I did tell him the morning of I would be back in 6 months to check on my esophagus. His response was basically the same, sure come back and we'll check it out... But It won't matter. I'll still wait the year. SOB!!!! Oh well... What's a year for a life time of change? ????

thank you!!!!

Thank you!! I know months are starting to feel like weeks now.

thank you very much!!! I can't get the sleeve for a year. Oh man, I'm definitely not looking forward to this.

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Thank you!!

Hello! Tomorrow I scheduled to get my lap band removed due to my dilated esophagus (it's double the size). My lowest was about 155 and right now I'm 170. I've managed to maintain my weight for the past 1.5 years and I was told that I was a "special" case because normally people who cant eat and dilated esophagus gain A LOT of weight, so it's great I've maintained. Like most who hear the news of their lap band removal, my heart dropped and could not stop thinking of the weight gain ESPECIALLY after learning I can't have the sleeve done until AFTER 1 year. Ugghhhh... My goal is to go on Belviq and pray I maintain while my esophagus shrinks.. Any pointers? suggestions? recipes...? Some encouragement would be great right now!

Oh wow! See that's what my little brain thought too. It's not the esophagus... It's the stomach.. Apparently it's the scare tissue or something that has to heal. I wish I had your surgeon! Ha. I'm just hoping my esophagus with shrink in no time. ???? Thank you very much for your update!

Was your esophagus really dilated as well??

Hello! In two weeks I am getting my lap band removed due to my dilated esophagus. It's literally double the size The surgeon told me no one in that office will do a sleeve conversion until after a year of healing. Is that a true case for ALL Kaiser hospitals? I've read some people get a conversion only after 3 - 6 months of healing and don't know if this is just a Kaiser rule. Thank you.

Thank you for your response. I am actually going through kaiser. So they're sending me to apparently one of the best surgeons. Last time I had a fill was 3.5 years ago.

Thank you Lilly I'm actually going through kaiser. I have read that most dilated esophagus need to heal before any revisions. I WILL look into the hormone balance for sure though! Makes a lot of sense

Ohhh!! OK. See with me I find it much easier to eat things like fish. I mainly go for that for Protein. I'm just hoping this still will stick! How long did it take you to recover after the band? Thank you again for answering my crazy butt.

Thank you!!! I haven't had fill in 3.5 years. I'm planning on going on belviq soon after I have my lap band removed. Just to clarify your better eating habits were already ingrained in you? For instance now I don't really eat/enjoy burgers, pizza as I did band.. Since I can't eat them I don't care for them. I think I'll just stay away.. A lot of those things don't really speak to me either.

Hello, I hope you found everything to be okay after your visit to the doctor. How long did it take your esophagus to heal back to normal? Was it extremely dilated?

Thank you for your response! Well I spoke to the nurse and I kept asking if they expected me to gain weight in order to qualify for the sleeve. She finally when to ask the surgeon and apparently he said No. I don't know if you read my forum question from above but I don't quite remember if you mentioned you had a dilated esophagus as well. I am planning on going on Belviq after the lapband removal.