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Absolutely. You lose weight everywhere. Feet and hands included.

Nothing especially light but I tend to get full with less.

I don't want that as well. In fact I don't know anyone who wants that. However, I know quite a few people who are this way/have gotten this way. The job just sucks you in and you really need your free time to recharge and catch up on sleep, not wanting to go to this or that event etc. - you just want things to be quiet. ETA: It's quite easy to blame "weight" for a lot of things and "weight" might be (or even most likely be) a big factor, however, there can be many other things preventing people from being "this going out and enjoying stuff and things" person, including the question "Do I really want to be an extrovert?".

ROFL.

I completely understand the pre-surgery thing. However, I still have days when I simply don't want to go out and do things. In fact lately most of the days I don't want to go out and do things. Weight is only one thing that prevents me from going out and be active. My working schedule and stress level is just as "effective" in preventing me from going out and doing stuff as weight was back in the days.

I understand. We both might need to attend gadget addicts anonymous.

Ah, one of these bigger things. Unfortunately I have very limited space.

What spiralizer do you own?

Usually doesn't mean always. It also doesn't mean that gastric bypass patients never develop GERD. Also how can you claim bypass patients never develop GERD? That's a bit like claiming thin people can never develop type 2 diabetes. Their risk is lower but it's not zero. Interesting read on curing GERD with bypass, btw: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/913919 (which is way less optimistic than the 80% I was told a few years back).

It doesn't sound stupid at all and it makes a lot of sense. It's important to consider these things before making a decision and not be lured into getting a specific procedure because e. g. your surgeon has a personal preference for it for whatever reason or because it seems to be "the procedure to get" right now or because it promises the "best weight loss possible". Yes, it's absolutely possible. However, this seems to be possible after getting a bypass as well. Unfortunately there are many things to consider before choosing a procedure. GERD, malabsorption, possible food sensitivities...

I secretly hoped that some of these users would answer in this thread, explaining why they chose to express it like this. You know, so far I've not seen something like "I'm getting a revision because of weight gain and NOT because of reflux". You know what the problem with assumptions is? However, you did notice that I used the expression "as if that would be" and not "because this is seen as"?

So that is what you assume? Interesting.

I don't understand what you're trying to tell me here. Do you want to express that someone having revision because of GERD deserves support more than someone having revision because of regain? Because then we would actually really disagree.

In the end this is only a small group of people gathering here, compared to the many people who get a sleeve every month and year. Selection bias. I personally don't think that any WLS is "a waste of time", however, I think some procedures tend to have more complications than others and depending on medical history, the sleeve might not be the go-to-procedure.

It doesn't really bother me. But I actually kind of wondered why you singled out the word "anger", lol. ? I guess what I wrote in answer to your post about the WTF-moments is what describes it best. "You're going to get surgery again, general anesthesia, risk of preoperative complications and all and this is what is important to you right now? To make sure that everyone on here knows you're not having surgery again because of weight regain. Ok." Maybe I simply don't understand the reason behind it. Absolutely. And I personally don't think the reason for getting revision is important when it comes to giving support.

I'm not even sure if I feel really angry about this or not or if I even have any particular feeling about it at all. However, I think sometimes I have some kind of a WTF-expression on my face when I read about someone getting a revision and emphasizing that it's not because of "weight". Like "You're getting a revision because of some serious sh*t and it's that important to make clear it's not because you've gained weight?!". In the end, what does it tell about a community when its members feel the need to make absolutely and 110% clear in advance that they're getting their revision not because of "weight"?

This is something I read ever so often: "I'm getting a revision - but NOT because of weight REGAIN!!!!" Like, users on here are so very eager to point out and make sure everyone knows that they're not getting their revision because of "weight regain" or "insufficient weight loss". So, in a "supportive" community people needing a revision make sure to let everyone know in advance that it's because of reflux or other things but NOT because of weight issues. Wow. Don't get me wrong. If someone is getting a revision it's absolutely fine to tell people why if you want to. In fact I think it's indeed very important to talk about revisions because of complications like reflux etc. since having surgery is no piece of cake and **** happens all the time (e. g. look at what happened to Alex only recently). However, what rubs me the wrong way is this "but NOT because of weight issues", as if that would be something... dirty or naughty or something to look down upon. I'm not even sure how that makes me feel exactly. Angry? Sad? Pissed? Disgusted? Anyway, I can't help but being struck by the sky-high judgement level within the WLS community when it comes to struggling with weight/food issues after surgery and needing a revision because of weight regain or because of not-making-it-to-goal-weight (goal weight being of course BMI below 25). Very curious about the reactions coming my way now.

By this time finding a sustainable way of losing and maintaining the weight. (Sorry, but without more information, giving detailed advice is not really possible.)

I wish you all the best for surgery and recovery.

It's not only the weight loss, it's also the calorie restriction. I have quite cold (or at least cool) hands with hidden veins in the morning until I start eating at noon. Then my hands get warm and the veins come out. I also tend to be more cold sensitive during the fasting window or when I'm tired.

I guess you were too baffled to ask her why she advised you to lose weight? ?

Post-op diets are different. If mashed potatoes are on the OP's list of ok-foods, they're on the list of the ok-foods no matter what other users might be thinking about this. Is it really not possible to mention carbohydrate rich foods without the bariatric food police blowing the whistle within minutes?! It's different feeling of restriction on different days, even different times of day. It also depends heavily on the kind of foods you're eating. Did you get a guideline of how many grams/cups of food you should be eating right now at mealtime? I don't believe that you've stretched your sleeve that early out. This is a process that takes time (there are different opinions on how and how much or even if one can "stretch the sleeve" anyway in the world of surgery).

Did she have a reason for advising you to stop weight?

It seems like your stats that are displayed aren't up to date. How high is your weight right now? How much did you lose? How much calories are you eating at the moment?

Hopefully your recovery will continue to be smooth. I saw you also had bowel ischemia and a resection of a part of the small bowel so you've really been through quite a lot.