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Ok what I've noticed so far that every time I take my Protein shake I feel uneasy, nauseous and get a diarrhea straight away.. Could this be a dumping syndrome? The brand I'm using is called Ensure (approved by my clinic) though they did recommend another brand that I can't seem to find where I live called Beneprotein. Is there any other options to Protein shakes? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had a BMI of 33. And was considering VGS. Yet my surgeon recommended Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) for the following reasons:- 1- mini gastric bypass has less risk of bleeding and leakage compared to gastric sleeve because the stapling line is much shorter. 2- the hype around gastric sleeve is because nowadays general surgeons and not Bariatric surgeons are doing gastric sleeve and it's becoming more available and the stapling company is paying so much to advertise for the surgery because it uses more stapling. 3- mini gastric bypass is reversable. So if anything happens we can always go back. Where as with gastric sleeve it's not reversable. 4- with both procedures patients need to take in Multivitamins but mini gastric bypass is not associated with more malabsorption than gastric sleeve. And the surgeon can adjust to some extend can modify the surgery so as to cause slightly better absorption (something to do with where to reconnect the intestines). 5- chances of regaining weight with gastric sleeve is higher that with mini gastric bypass. 6- type 2 diabetics respond better to MGB than to Gastroc sleeve 7- the % of of total weight loss is almost the same with the two surgeries 8- the chances of developing GERD following MGB is much less than with VGS. The best option is to discuss with several doctors and try to really process it well before you make your final decision. I had PCOS so I had insulin resistance issues Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Well I haven't reached there yet. I'm only 1 week post-op. But I guess the best feeling (which is actually the reason I got this surgery done in the first place) would be to achieve a healthy pregnancy. I have PCOS and 1 child needing bone marrow transplant from a matched sibling donor (now before anyone says anything we would really want another baby no matter what) Second reason would be that I really want to be able to wear whatever I can and still look good in it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ok so I'm exactly 1 week post-op. I measured myself today and I'm down almost 22% of my excess weight already!! I have lost 5 kg from from a total of 23kg that I'm supposed to lose.. Is this normal or something to worry about being? Keep in mind that 4 days out of the 7 days were with absolutely 0 oral intake due to some post op complications. Dietician says that's ok but I'm still waiting for doctors opinion. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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No I'm not counting calories at all. I had a mini gastric bypass which was even more modified to suite me since my BMI is only 33. I think I won't be able to order isopure since no shipping company seems to be willing to ship food items especially in glass bottles. They only option I'm left with now is the GNC brand isolate & hydrolyzed protein. Which tastes horrible. I wish there were protein daily injectables or maybe pills to just swallow Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ahhh that's great to know .. But I still need to know, does your daily protein requirement reduces as you come down in weight? I know for sure someone weighing 70kg needs much less protein that someone weighing 120kg! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just googled the product.. It comes in a clear class bottle right?? So far looks good. Is this something I can start with now? I'm really struggling with Protein shakes. And Multivitamins to be honest. I'm using the Bariatric Choice all-in-one multi-Vitamins, and also bought the chewy bites version of it. Both taste horrible. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh dear thank for the info. I'll defiantly try and find another brand. It doesn't seem to be easy to find what I want where I live so I might resort to ordering online.Let's say if down the line I can manage to eat a full chicken breast per day. Would that be enough and there will be no need for the protein shake? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Do you have carnation breakfast essentials no sugar added at your local stores? No .. I live in a different continent btw.. But we do have GNC ! Is that good enough? Ordering online will take some time so until then can I use something from GNC instead? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Does GNC have good Protein shakes? Coz I have one near by Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm not from the states .. But I'll defiantly order online. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My starting BMI is 33. So could it be around 70 grams per day?! A chicken breast is around 43 grams protein. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App My starting BMI is 33. So could it be around 70 grams per day?! A chicken breast is around 43 grams protein. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Oh dear thank for the info. I'll defiantly try and find another brand. It doesn't seem to be easy to find what I want where I live so I might resort to ordering online. Let's say if down the line I can manage to eat a full chicken breast per day. Would that be enough and there will be no need for the Protein shake? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Also how many grams of Protein per day should I be taking? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Try chamomile tea or cumin tea. Helped with me.. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ok so I'm 1 week post op and for the last 3 days tummy wasn't feeling well at all. Mummy recommended beef or lamb bone broth. And voalah! 15 minutes later I was really feeling much better.. In fact 1 hour later I was feeling hungry again and for the first time I was able to drink my Protein shake whole. Just thought of sharing this. The recipe I used is:- - beef or lamb bones (mummy says they're better than chicken bones) - 1 stick of carrot roughly chopped - 1 whole head of garlic cut in half - 1 big onion roughly chopped and don't bother to peel. - 2 bay leaves - few pepper corns - lemon juice or apple cider vinegar - some herbs of your choice (I just used the store bought mixed herbs) - a pinch of salt In a large pressure cooker brown the bones first then add the carrots, garlic and onions, add the remaining ingredients then add Water and close tightly. Let cook for around an hour. If not using a pressure cooker I guess it will take between 3-4 hours.. And enjoy the broth Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So I had my mini gastric bypass surgery on April 30th. Due to some complications I had to stay the the 3 nights following in ICU and the 4th night at the hospital's normal room and was discharged yesterday. For 4 days I had absolutely no oral intake what so ever. Yesterday and the day before I was already starting to feel really much better and had no symptoms at all (which now I think was due to the heavy medications) in fact I was feeling really hungry in the last two days. The dietician pass by me early yesterday and said I can start on Clear liquids (Water, apple juice, Jello and clear broth) and should stick to that for 3 days. Following that I should move into heavy liquids (Soups, milk juices and yogurt). My surgeon however later said I can skip that and can start with heavy liquids as long as I can tolerate it. Happy was I went straight ahead and had cream of chicken Soup right after discharge. I wasn't really sure when was I full so after having half the bowl decided to stop. Had some apple juice 2 hours later. Had my Vitamins and went to bed. Woke up with some abdominal discomfort and really heavy and bloating. massive diarrhea. Today I am still feeling bloated and unable to take anything in orally. Diarrhea still there and I feel abdominal discomfort and really extremely lethargic. So what should I do to ease this and regain some energy back? Should I just force my self to some liquids? Also my hair started to fall off really bad. Bought some hair vitamins along with the special Bariatric vitamins but even the smell of vitamins gets me nauseous.. Any help with that?? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I just my mini gastric bypass 4 days ago. I am self paid and had to travel to a near by country to get it done since at my home country it's only offered for BMI 40+. Initially I had discussed gastric sleeve with my surgeon and had already read so much on gastric sleeve and was just mentally prepared for it. I have a BMI of 33 (pre-op BMI) weight 77kg and height 153cm. I also have PCOS and insulin resistance. I have 1 child who needs BMT and that has to come from a matched sibling donor. So not only that I want to have another child I need another child to save my child. After many failed IVF cycles I decided to take a drastic measure and go for Bariatric surgery to help me lose weight. So the surgery day came by and right before my surgery my surgeon came into my room to have a talk with me. He recommended mini gastric bypass which at the beginning shocked me because I always thought it's a surgery for morbidly obese patients. He said the following points: 1- mini gastric bypass has less risk of bleeding and leakage compared to gastric sleeve because the stapling site is much smaller 2- the hype around gastric sleeve is because nowadays general surgeons are doing gastric sleeve and it's becoming more available and the stapling company is paying so much to advertise for the surgery because it uses more stapling. 3- mini gastric bypass is reversable 4- with both procedures patients need to take in Multivitamins but mini gastric bypass is not associated with more malabsorption than gastric sleeve. 5- chances of regaining weight with gastric sleeve is higher that with mini gastric bypass. After that being said I don't know why or how I just agreed immediately to mini gastric bypass without further thinking. The surgeon also ordered for a blood thinning injection (heparin) prior to the operation he said to cut the risk of blood clots. He said the risk of blood clots forming is higher than the risk of bleeding. Got the surgery done and right after I woke up from the GA I started vomiting blood along with blood clots. Huge amounts of blood and I was feeling severe pain. My HB dropped from 13 to 7 and was rushed to and endoscopy procedure to try and stop the bleeding and got 7 units of blood transfusion. My case is stable now with HB around 8.7. But I can't help but feel huge regret as to the decision I was rushed to make not to mention the huge hospital bill I'm left with. I feel I didn't get enough time to think about the mini gastric bypass and I'm not really well informed of its side effects. I worry that I will end up losing more weight than required and would be severely malnourished. I have also ready somewhere that the surgery is not really reversable since after cutting the nerves in the stomach it will be impossible to reconnect them. Now I worry I won't be able to get pregnant again. And just worry about so many things. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ok so my surgery is tomorrow and I'm terrified. Scared of dying.. Scared of not waking up again. I know most surgeries are a success but I can't help but feel frightened.. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks all. I had a very bad effect to the blood thinning medication a received prior to surgery. It's given routinely to avoid blood clots. But with me it cause major internal bleeding. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Surgery done . I feel horrible. Major bleeding issues. Had to have 5 until of blood transfusion and wend back for an endoscopy to try and stop the bleeding. At the ICU now Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks all. I really appreciate your support. Surgery in less than and hour. When I'm out and awake I will let you all know Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks. Yes I'm actually on a liquid diet for today. But doctor didn't say anything about clear!! Only liquids and Soups are ok.. I'm starting to worry now Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So my surgery is scheduled for next Saturday. My husband all of a sudden decided to try and talk me out of this. He says things like I'm crazy for getting a healthy, viable and an important organ that is perfectly fine cut out and removed. He is also freaking me out by saying what if the surgery goes wrong or what if the GA goes wrong. As it is I'm already stressed and listening to negative things is the last thing I want. I made that clear to him and that I don't want to listen from him anything more but he just won't shut up! He insists that he is saying those things out of love and that he cares but he is doing it all wrong. I've asked him if he truly does care then he should be praying for me and supporting me instead, to which he replied back by saying that if a truly care then I wouldn't risk my life and risk them losing me. He insists I didn't try hard enough by dieting and that I'm only thinking that I'm choosing the easy way out.. I feel devastated and scared.. Don't know what to do. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have a very active 4 year old. I'm waiting to get my surgery done this coming Saturday. And have been thinking about that. I have no idea to be honest. My child is very much attached to me. Hubby very busy with a 2 shift job. I am though waiting for a housemaid to come in next week to help with house chores. Interested to hear from others Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App