Ashley Menhennett

Good on ya for posting pics! Thats no easy feat. Congrats on the date! Do you mind me asking- what is your BMI? Mine is 41.
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Waiting to check in. Trying not to freak out.
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God. I am lost for words. I look at my reflection when ever I pass a window n I'm like "ya right". I pray to God in 7 month to a year God spare my life I reach my ultimate goal. I'm so excited to see a better me daily. Lost more inches then weight .. 55 pounds down in total I'm grateful even tho I still see an obese women at times. This pic is a 3 months difference.
Ms Evacute????

Define slow. If you are losing a lb a week or thereabouts. Celebrate. I would be amazed if I were down 128lbs by 1 year post op.

I finally have a date for surgery! January 4th, 2017 is the date! I am a bit nervous as I have never had surgery or been under anesthesia before but I'm looking forward to dropping this weight for good! The surgeon wants me to do a liquid diet for 2 weeks prior to surgery as he would like the liver to shrink to make it easier to get to the bits he needs to work with.
 
This is me now but I am so looking forward to posting some after pics some time next year!
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Also, if your gall bladder is removed during surgery, you can have some negative bowel effects if you eat food that is too fatty.

There are no true malabsorption problems with the sleeve. The malabsorption occurs with the RNY and the DS. As others have stated, reduced intake and sometimes diet changes can cause you to not take in enough nutrients, which is why they strongly recommend Multivitamins after sleeve surgery. There are no digestive changes for the sleeve, so medications are usually continued as before. Of course, you'll need to discuss your specific situation with your surgeon. The only thing I have noticed is that food seems to go through my sleeve a little faster than it did through my old stomach, but it's not so much faster that it will affect medication absorption, most of which actually happens in the upper part of the intestines anyway. Some medications have to have dosages adjusted, particularly seizure medications and anything that is dosed based on weight, but it's not an absorption problem.

I also take anti-depressants for anxiety and my surgeon did not mention any absorption problems (he's been doing the sleeve for forever). The only meds he mentioned for adjustment is my depo shot as I lose weight.
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With the sleeve, you shouldn't have malabsorption. However with the reduced intake of food, you may not get all the nutrients you need, hence the Vitamins and supplements. I don't think you'll have a problem with medication with the sleeve. This is a great question for your doctor. I talked to mine about this specifically because I plan on getting pregnant and I didn't want issues with malabsorption so the sleeve was the best option and not the RNY or bypass.
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Hmmm...I think malabsorption is only an issue with RNY not sleeve since nothing is being rerouted.
Had lapband surgery 10/12/16

Thank you so much guys!
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Hi,
I have had my first consultation with my surgeon. Hoping to have the Bypass next March, yippee!
However, I am scared that I will experience malabsorbtion after the operation. I am currently on an SSRI and a SRI (antidepressants) and they are essential to my wellbeing, my worry is that after the op, my medications won't be absorbed properly and that I will have complications with the medication. The surgeon assured me that it wouldn't happen, he said that its more Vitamins and minerals that are concerned with malabsorbtion. Anyway, has anyone had any problem with malabsorbtion and antidepressants?
P.S I am currently over 145kg. Apparently my ideal weight is < 90kg. Fingers crossed
Kind Regards,
Ashley
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