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Mine was 11/18 and I haven't experienced this. This may be one to ask you doctor about but I have heard of a bunch of people becoming lactose intolerant or having food sensitivities. Are you introducing new foods one at a time to try to narrow it down?

It could be your nerves healing, it could even be some of what you are eating. There are certain foods that cause me to double over in stomach pain. For me it is really cold foods, my stomach just doesnt like anything that is icy cold or heavy.
Give it time and just pay close attention to what triggers it. If it persists, call your surgeon.

Bless your heart! My surgery was the same day. Gastric bypass. Can't believe how good I felt.
Had a gastric sleeve 4 years ago and was miserable as hell from day 1.
Hope you to continue to stay strong and healthy.

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I am so sorry you are feeling so bad. Your appointment is soon? Praying for you.

I feel ya! I want to chew something so bad. Lol..... Feel the crunch of food. It's been 8 days since surgery and I have lost 11lbs so far so that at least helps a little
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The last 25 pounds are killing me smalls! I will be a year out from my gastric bypass on December 9th. Hw 315 Sw 302 Cw 165. My Doctor wants me to get down to 140, so I'm on the last stretch, but it's HARD NOW!! I can eat more, usually getting to 1200 calories, and I have a three pound drop/gain. Sometimes I'm 164, sometimes I'm 167, but most days I'm 165. It's been a month like this. I lost 6 pounds a month ago. Then this little bouncing game for the last four weeks. And getting that last six pounds off was hard. What I'd like to know is, what are some tips and tricks that could help me get this last 25 pounds off, from other gastric bypass patients. People who have succeeded and met their goal, but struggled at the end, what did you do? Exercise of course. That's a given. Stick to the eating plan. Yes. Pump the Water. Check. But what else? I'd love to hear any tips you've got!q
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I feel the same bloated and full of gasses want to burped all the time my surgery was nov 8
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I just had a visit from my friend and she told me the pain could be from the hiatal hernia repair. I'm waiting to have my first BM too. I'm happy that u feel great
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So I had my RNY surgery nov 9th was feeling really out of it the first day the second day was a bit better but still in a lot of pain(which I really wasn't ready for) I had to ask for dilaudid every 4 hours but my dr ordered it for every 2 which was good. The constant interruption in the hospital was relentless between vitals, meds, liquid food, and ambulating. It was not a really restful atmosphere. By the third day I couldn't take the pain anymore but I didn't want to continue to take the dilaudid, but I had too cause the pain was to great. Then I woke up feeling a lot better and actually went home on Percocet which I only took 3 pills. So today being my 4th day out of surgery the pain is a bit better I'm taking my 2 Protien shakes plus Water and I was able to squeeze in a chicken Beth Soup. I was able to go for my walk do 10 mins that's all I could handle right now. My blood sugars have been less than 128 so I haven't needed any meds yet. I see my endocrinologist in two weeks with all my numbers and she will decided what meds if any I would need. Pray for me cause I'm really really sore.
Ellapearl how have u been feeling?
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Hmmmm. Checked that app out...
Ok- top left HW
Bottom left- silly pic but recent
Upper right 2 months out
Middle right 7months out
Bottom right 6 months out.

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@@shani1970 I'm so happy to hear it. I hope it wasn't a rough night. If you're still on liquids, try making Soup with milk, then strain out the solid bits, Jello, stuff like that. Tomato Soup with milk, etc. You might want to really take it easy for a day or two on your stomach after yesterday. just things that are super easy to digest.

You need to stop thinking of your post op eating plan as a "diet"....it's not! it's a prescription. It's not something you can cheat on. Most of your stomach has been removed and what's left is being held together with staples. It's not had time to heal and that's the reason you're not supposed to eat solid food. If your stomach leaks food and stomach acid into your abdomen it will cause an abscess and can very quickly become life threatening......so eating solid food too soon is like not taking a prescribed medication that is necessary in order for you to heal..........With this surgery it's hard to picture what your insides look like because you don't have a big incision on the outside.....all you have are the little incisions that look mostly healed. But those are not the incisions you need to be worried about. The whole length of your stomach has a huge staple line that is red and swollen....if you haven't watched a video of the actual surgery I encourage you to go to YouTube and watch the actual surgery so you can have a clear picture of what was done to you. So perhaps next time you feel hungry you'll be able to make a better choice.
In the meantime you need to check in with your surgeon's office and let them know what you ate and how you're feeling so they can determine if anything needs to be done....
I wish you the best. Good luck.

According to the internet:
Most people diagnosed with gastroparesis have idiopathic gastroparesis, which means a health care provider cannot identify the cause, even with medical tests. Diabetes is the most common known cause of gastroparesis. People with diabetes have high levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar. Over time, high blood glucose levels can damage the vagus nerve. Other identifiable causes of gastroparesis include intestinal surgery and nervous system diseases such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis. For reasons that are still unclear, gastroparesis is more commonly found in women than in men.
The most common symptoms of gastroparesis are nausea, a feeling of fullness after eating only a small amount of food, and vomiting undigested food—sometimes several hours after a meal. Other symptoms of gastroparesis include
* gastroesophageal reflux (GER), also called acid reflux or acid regurgitation—a condition in which stomach contents flow back up into the esophagus, the organ that connects the mouth to the stomach * pain in the stomach area * abdominal bloating * lack of appetite I had RNY gastric bypass surgery 3 years ago. That quickly corrected several medical conditions that I had including GERD and diabetes. So I think that the surgery may help you with this condition but perhaps not cure you of the problem, just make it less of a problem to deal with.

First and foremost, dumping is a learning experience. Once you have done it, you never want to repeat the experience again. So a couple words of wisdom.
Recognize the pre-triggers and stop eating the moment you encounter them in the future. The pre-triggers can be hiccups, sneezing, excessive mucous, a change in the way food taste, and others. Individuals are different and their pre-triggers vary.
Dumping experience can last for several hours. In general maintain a vertical position instead of a horizontal. If you lay down on a bed or couch, it will only aggravate the experience. As a result it is important not to eat a meal close to bedtime. Generally when I experience dumping, I go to the toilet and force myself to vomit up some of the food I ate. That helps to relieve the condition.

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Bless you. I have mine on Monday 11/7. Praying the gas will go away. Think that is why your back hurts?
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Hi, our weights and issues are so similar. I also had the sleeve in July 2013. Did pretty well lost 58 pounds but struggling with terrible acid reflux. Was approved for bypass but have chickened out twice. Decided to take this step after much prayer and research. I felt like a failure because the 58 pounds I lost have slowly crept back. I have gained back 36 pounds. I am just tired and devastated from this roller coaster. It really is a journey for life.

Hi, our weights and issues are so similar. I also had the sleeve in July 2013. Did pretty well lost 58 pounds but struggling with terrible acid reflux. Was approved for bypass but have chickened out twice. Decided to take this step after much prayer and research. I felt like a failure because the 58 pounds I lost have slowly crept back. I have gained back 36 pounds. I am just tired and devastated from this roller coaster. It really is a journey for life.

As someone who has been overweight 15 of her almost 23 years of her life... I've tried everything.
Slim 4 life: I lost 40 pounds, but eventually it all came back.
Weight loss meds prescribed by doctor: held steady at a certain weight.
Weight watchers, different sports, dieting, etc. nothing.
I exercise consistently 3-4 days a week.
I'm hoping this is what I need to have and maintain a healthy weight, and more importantly a healthy lifestyle.
Like someone above said, the numbers for people who are able to lose weight and keep it off ON THEIR OWN is slim.
For me this is a last resort. I've tried and had little success with everything else. At this point, I'm ready to move forward.
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Only 5% of people who do it in their own can maintain that loss. Not great odds but maybe you could be one of them. Why haven't you changed your eating habits and exercised before - or if you did - what were the results? I gave up pretending I could do it myself.

Hello everyone!!!! Long story short...even though I had a few minor hiccups, I would do this all over again!!!!! I feel amazing!!!!
On stalling...I'm 2 months post op. I stayed the same weight for 2 weeks...dropped 3 lbs, and today 3 more. Lol It's so strange. Trust me, don't get frustrated. Just continue to do what's necessary and move forward! The weight will come off! Get that movement in, Protein up, and FLUIDS are a must!!!
Perfect segway to dumping. I noticed that dumping affects me with heart palpitations or advanced beats. Sounds more scary than it is. I didn't even realize I was dumping until the doctor told me so. They said I'm fine. I noticed that avoiding grease and sugar, even naturally occurring sugar...and carbs helps. But what helps the most is drinking WATER!!!! It's very easy to get dehydrated, and that increases your chances of dumping, even from natural fats in chicken or fish (yes that happened to me).
With all that said, I'm doing great!!!! I'm in the gym and walking outside about 5 days/week. Highest weight 325, start weight 293, surgery weight 285, current weight 247. 40 lbs in 2 months...not bad at all!
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