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Hello. You are welcome.

Hello welcome to the forum. Yes before my gastric bypass I had hypothyroidism and hashmotis. I was taking synthroid and cytomel for both condition and also had auto immune disorder and severe GERD. After my gastric bypass I am so much better and only take a low dose of synthroid. I have more energy and my body feels different in a better way. Actually I am going to see my endocrinologist in 2 weeks to see my levels. Regarding the type of surgury you deciding depends on what your surgeon thinks is best for your health and medical condition if you have any. I was recommended bypas due to severe GERD and severe erosion and esphogitis. Any question please ask and I will do my best to help you. Best of luck.

You are very welcome!

Hello I was on antidepressent before my surgury amd different medications. Now I am a week for my 1 year anniversary. I am on some medications I was before but on a lower dose which is great and a fewmi stopped taking because the weight loss helped so much. I may go back on something mild for my anxiety and surgury will not cause malsorption. Only thing just causes malsorrption is vitamins and that is why it is important to buy good vitamins. Trust me weight loss will help you in so many ways and also help with your depression because you wlll feel more confident and happier. I do have to say in the beginning of surgury many people including myself do experience some depression and regret for having surgury but this is temporary due to the weight loss and hormones but being on something will help you and this period only last a short period until your body goes back to normal. Your surgeon and suooort from positive people will help you and also writing on a daily journal is a great start. .

Hi I think the surgury will help you a lot. Make sure you mention that to the surgeon before about those feelings you get. I know after my second surgury since I ran into a issue, I experience irregularity and kept going to the bathroom but it didn't last long. I am ok now. I am sure you will be ok as well. .

Hello. I had severe acid reflux and hardly use to go to bathroom. I developed a lot of issue with my esphogus that lead to erosion and esphogitis. I use to aspirate in my sleep and almost chocked to death and was rushed in ambulance a few times. I will tell you that losing any amount of weight helps so much. I had gastric bypass last December and this December will be 1yr anniversary for me and since I lost weight, I feel so much better and now I am starting to see a big difference. I feel better in many ways. Wish you the best.

I appreciate all the feedback. I may consider surgury down the road but I been through 3 major surgury and 4 esphoghis dilation within 11 month and I am scared to keep going through surgury. I will do my best to tone up. I do agree that being healthy is more important. I do notice that my transformation has had a effect to my husband and things are not the same but as time goes by I wlll do what is best for me and find what is best. I am trying to avoid as much stress as possible. I want to start making friends since I been inside a bubble for few years. I need to start making myself happy and doing more for myself. Everyone deserves happiness even if you have someone or no one in your life. We must all do our best to keep this journey going. I wish everyone the best.

Thank you so much. . Yes I am trying my best to keep my spirits high as much as possible. I hope you have a great successful journey and glad we all have each other to support each other.

Thank you for your advice. Yes I agree. I like chicken and will try it as long as it's crunchy. My concern is that I need help to figure out my protein amount per day. I have to have 70 grams at least a day. I made a appointment with my nitritionist but not until January.

Hello it will be 1 year for me on the 16th of December. I have had gastric bypass and than had 2 bowel obstruction and scar tissue cut out. I surgeon told me I can eat anything but I want to be careful. I have a picc line and do TPN every day since July 1st 2016 and hopefully will be weaning off of it will in January as long as I can have my protein intake everyday and not vomit. It's been hard for me but I am a fighter.

Yes I agree with you. I hope so. I been very shy more than usual with my body. Lol but true. I also went down in bra size. I was a 36DD and now a 34D . Lol. I bought bras that give me a some life.

Hello I meant my thighs and my waist. I lost a lot of weight too fast because I go really sick. Soon I will be able to exercise again. I lost my butt and mostly everything. I have heard that once you exercise, you can tone up and get in shape.

Hello. I had the gastric bypass surgury and lost my body shape. I had a hour glass shape and now I don't. I am hoping that once I start exercising again since I just had my third surgury that I can get a shape.

Hello. Yes I have also experience knee pain and sometimes when I walk to much, it gets worse and can't hardly walk with my leg. I have heard it is cause by dyhydration or lack of calcium. My surgeon said it is important especially for women to take calcium every day for there bones.

Hello everyone. I wanted to give a recent update since some of you wanted to be updated in my situation. I had a long talk with my husband. All he did was stay quiet most of the time and he said nothing is wrong. I don't feel that is correct. I decided to take it day by day since I just had major surgury on Nov 1st. I have to worry about getting better at this point. Will see how days go by and I will keep you posted. One day at a time for me !

Hello everyone I had my first Gastric Bypass on December 2015. I have had a few complications but have faith everything will fall into place. I been married for 8years and now that I lost all the weight, my husband is changing towards me. At first he was happy I lost weight and now it's like whatever and he has been not himself. He supported me at first. I use to have big breast before my surgury and a hourglass body and decent behind( sorry to much information) and now I went from a size 14 to a size 2 and went 3 bra size down and flat behind. I am self conscious and feel like unattractive. I have become very shy in many ways. Is this normal? Or anyone else experience anything like me? I haven't been able to exercise like I was suppose to due to all the surgury I have had within 11 month but I want to start toning up. Is it possible to make some of my loss skin tighter? I feel like lost emotionally and physically. Please would appreciate any advice or suggestions. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Glad you doing better.

Congrats all on your recent surgeries and soon to be. Be positive and as little my as you follow doctors orders that is all that counts. You wlll be getting better and better each day.

Thank you. I hope it all works out.

Thank you so much for your advice. Yes I agree. I have been talking to him. I know I look so much younger than before and now a few times that I been with him, people junk he is my father. ????. I reassure him all the time that I am who I am and nothing will change. I will sit down with him one more time and see what happen. I do believe that he does hear people say a lot of positive things about me and may be worrying him. I do feel so much better after I lost weight. I feel healthier in many ways. I am so grateful for this support system we have. I appreciate all the advice and love to be there for you all as well. I was wondering maybe all my complications could be scaring him. I am going to have a nice talk with him and hope all goes well.

Hello everyone . I am having trouble making healthier meals. I am so used to cooking something's over and over and want to put a cookbook recipe together. Any suggestions to any good cookbooks out there for weight loss or websites for weight loss? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hello Oh wow thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

Thanks. I actually just ordered the book. Looking forward to getting ideas. .

Thank you and will order the book.

Hello Everyone, I just had my third surgury last week for a obstruction. While I was in the hospital, my sugar dropped and they gave me insulin. I am not diabetic. This happen to me a few month back. Today it happen again. I started saying it was freezing, I started to shake uncontrollably and had to go under my blanket and still was cold. I got dizzy a few times. Is this normal? I am concern. I also felt weak and sleepy when it happen. Please any suggestions? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App