ColleenErin1974

Try to calm down. Every pre op diet, liver shrinking diet, are different for everyone. My surgeon put me on a 14 day liquid protein diet with the last 2 Days all clear liquids. This does help shrink our fatty livers and make our surgeries safer. I cheated one day of mine do to feeling very faint. It happens. You sound like you are doing all your surgeon requires and that is what matters. These pre op diets suck, but they also prepare us for the all liquid diet post op. It helps get you into ketosis and jump start weight loss. Keep doing what your doctor requires of you and you’ll do great. I’m 5 1/2 months out and doing great. I worried about my liver also, but everything went off without a hitch. Take another deep breath, remember why you are doing this, and how far you’ve come in this journey to a better, healthier you. You got this girl! [emoji2]

Drink plenty of water. I also use a skin firming body lotion every night and I use palmers body oil to help with stretch marks.

Woohoo! Congrats! Soon you’ll be on the losers bench with us!!!

Onederland is when you get below 200 pounds. I have a few pounds to get there. It will be the first time in 12 years that I will be under 200 pounds.

Well, first off, Congratulations [emoji323] on your decision to take this journey. This is a total lifestyle change and takes time to get there. I am almost 5 months out from having my RNY. You and I had similar stats. My heaviest was 268 pounds and I am now 3 pounds away from “onederland”. I haven’t been this weight in over 12 years. It is hard to get people who have not struggled with their weight to understand that this is not the easy way out. This is a very long and hard process that you need support throughout. Here you will get that support. Good luck on your lifestyle change! Feel free to message me anytime and I’ll share whatever I can to help you out on this journey. You can do this! [emoji3]

Hello! I'm all for sharing this journey together. I'm almost 5 months post op and have had to deal with some big set backs that were not surgery related. I am losing weight, but a bit on the slow side. I'd be happy to share my ups and downs with everyone. Also, since I'm over the surgery hump, I can answer questions and help ease anxiety about stuff. It's nice to have people to talk to and help with support on this amazing journey! I look forward to chatting if you'll have me! [emoji3]

You should try zicam swabs. They help shorten the duration of a cold. I use them and they work great. I hope you feel better. Good luck!

Orientation usually shows you what types of weight loss surgery there are. It's a time to ask any questions you have. For mine, my surgeon ran the orientation and showed surgery videos of the sleeve and roux-en-Y gastric bypass. I also filled out forms about my insurance so the bariatric office could call them to see if my surgery was covered. It also covered some lifestyle changes that need to be followed. For example, cut down on caffeine, stop drinking soda and all carbonated beverages, start doing exercise (walking is great to start), start taking a multivitamin, and limit sugar and carbs. I went to my orientation on 11/2/16 and had my surgery on 6/21/17. It usually takes 6 months to a year to have the surgery. Your insurance will have specific guidelines you must follow and your surgeon will too. You will be jumping through many hoops before surgery. Hope this helped! Good luck to you!

I know where you are coming from with having to lose weight before your surgery. I thought the same thing you did. If I haven't been able to successfully lose weight myself for the past 25 years, what makes now any different? The difference is that you really aren't dieting this time. You are making a total lifestyle change that you will need to follow from now on. I lost about 12 pounds in 3 months with my doctor supervised diet and that was before I made any diet changes that I will follow from now on. I met my surgeon after my 3 month supervised diet and he gave me some tips and so did the NUT. I was told to cut out all soda and sweetened beverages. Also no carbonated drinks. Increase my water or non caloric beverage intake to at least 64 oz a day. Try to cut as much sugar intake as I could and lower my carb intake too. Doing all of that made a huge difference for me and I lost some weight as I changed over. Finally, I started walking everyday. I just walked around my neighborhood and worked my way up to 4 miles a day-2 miles in the morning and 2 in the evening. Walking made a huge difference and it is important to your healing process after surgery. I decreased my pain immensely by getting up and walking as much as possible after the surgery. And lastly, I tried out my liquid diet about 2 months prior to my surgery date. I did it for 2 weeks and lost 18 pounds prior to surgery. You can do this! This is a life changing experience and is so worth it. Good luck to you! [emoji3]

I too suffer from anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I am 43 and I take meds for this too. I'm usually free to chat, text or PM. Feel free to PM me on here anytime. You're not alone!

Try not to be so hard on yourself. None of this is easy or a quick fix. You are used to eating one way and now are working hard to change that for the better. This in no way is easy. You are starting on a new road to a total lifestyle change. Try to start understanding your hunger. Most of us give in to "head" hunger and this is what we have to keep in check. You should eat when your body is hungry, but not when your head is bored or anxious. That is a big part of our lives we have to change. Start a food journal and write down everything you eat and drink in a day. This helps you hold yourself accountable. And you can see what you needed to eat and what your head wanted to eat. Also, make sure you are getting enough water in. Water helps fill you up and fight that head hunger. You should be drinking 64-96 ounces a day. We've all been in your shoes here. We understand how hard this is. Just keep reminding yourself this is to get you healthy and happy. Set a goal and reach for it. You can do this! I'm always available to PM if you need to chat or have questions. I'll help if I can. Good luck to you!

I live an hour from where my surgery was done. I could not drive due to the hospital policy stating I had to have a ride home and did not drive for over 2 weeks because of the anesthesia and pain meds. The ride home hurt, but I had my pillow and kept it pressed to my belly and it helped a lot. Bumps sucked. I'm 43 and thought I was too old for this, but with my health on the line I pushed forward and did it. The first 3 days were very painful, but getting up and walking a lot helped the pain. You may want to talk to your surgeons office about your situation. They may be able to help you come up with a plan post op. You can do this. Just get in the mind set that this surgery will help make you healthy and happy. Feel free to PM me if you need to talk! Good luck!

I had my hiatal hernia fixed during my RNY. I had bad pain the first 2 days post op, but day 3 I felt much better. I had no pain in the area of the hernia repair. My pain was in my left lower side where my big incision was.

I had to do the Lovenox shots for 4 weeks post op. I have had bilateral pulmonary embolisms, so my doctor played it safe. I would get bumps under where I injected and found out that sometimes a hematoma can happen since the injection is a blood thinner and you can hit a small vessel which causes the lump.

My surgeon said RNY was my best bet. I had severe GERD for years and had no relief of symptoms even with meds for it. I'm glad I did RNY because they found I had a huge hiatal hernia and repaired that too. The hernia is what caused the heart burn. Now, I haven't had reflux since the surgery.