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I would call the radiology dept., just to set your mind at ease. I'm glad your recovery is going so well! Revisions do tend to lose less weight, but you are mostly just in the 3 week stall for now.

My default is to recommend sleeve unless a person has pre-existing heartburn, or a food addiction. The malabsorptive/dumping aspect of the bypass helps with the occasional slip-up.

If your body stopped at that weight, personally I would try to come to terms with keeping it. Because: Additional weight loss will increase the loose skin, causing other problems. If you go lower, your body may set up a struggle.. attempting to regain. And if it wins, it might overshoot the mark, making you heavier than you are now. You are beautiful! Be happy! Fall into a comfortable life routine and just enjoy it! If it is easy to maintain 170lbs, or a pain in the butt to maintain 150lbs, which seems like a better idea for YOU? (I know which I would choose ).

Thank you for this. Several of these spoke to me, but especially #2.

Ask your doc if they think a cardiac workup would be a good idea...

I recently went to a group session. The patients that were a year postop did look a bit haggard. BUT, the patient that was 3 years out looked great! It's a small sample size, but I suspect our skin will go through phases, and the one year marks the end of the majority of the weightloss, and the skin looks its worst at that time. The patients that were golden brown obviously used tanning beds. They looked particularly old! Please don't do that to your skin! Facial moisturizer every day with spf15 or higher. Hydration, vitamins, protein.

That isn't typical. Definitely tell your doctor about it. It might be too much salt, but it could be other things too (vitamin deficiencies, circulation problems, etc). Did you change what you wear to bed? Maybe something is too tight...

The surgery can't fix you. Only you can do that. But, the surgery WILL allow you to shed some of your weight, restrict your food choices, and give you the room to breathe while you figure things out. If you are surrounded by people for whom the surgery didn't work, it is in your best interest to distance yourself from them. Birds of a feather flock together. You need a positive flock with which to fly. You have your whole life ahead of you! Use the anger to fuel your determination to learn the right path to take.

I've noticed that I'm extra sensitive to the acid taste of fruits. Blueberries, honeydew melon, strawberries... They really do nothing for me. Bananas are ok. Too bad they aren't low glycemic! Maybe it'll keep changing...

Sounds like things are going well! My surgeon didn't clear me for weightlifting until further out, but as long as yours ok'd it, then keep on keeping on! It's great that your sleep has improved! Mine did for a while but resumed its normal pattern. (But I'm not sure if it is me waking up or husband/ pets doing it...). Great update!

It's a tough call if someone has heartburn, but requires regular meds. Definitely sit down with your doc to discuss the best plan. Sometimes the sleeve doesn't affect heartburn, or could make it better. But sometimes it makes things much worse. An option would be to start with the sleeve with the possibility of a conversion later if things go badly. But then, if that is a possibility, then why not start with the bypass and be done with it? I'm just thinking aloud.. Your surgeon will know the best procedure for you with those specific meds and your history. But feel confident that either way you go, you will do great!

Ok, so I am only 6 weeks out, so this is just my opinion. I believe the honeymoon phase is a term to describe the period of time when the body is working towards its new set point. As long as you are working with the body, the weight will come off without a struggle. The honeymoon phase is completed when the new set point has been reached or the patient begins working against the body by eating too much or little and exercising too much or little. It would be nice to know what the body's idea of the new set point is.. but the only way to find out is to do everything right and have the scale stop moving. Once the honeymoon is over, additional losses can be achieved, but the effort is as great as preop.

Yes, if you wait at least 6 months, and then drink...very...carefully.

I did want to add that I am truly enjoying my food. I find most things better tasting than before surgery, and after the brief adjustment period for the visual portion size, I haven't had problems wanting more than I can eat. I do portion out approx. what I can hold, rather than eating from a full plate. I may or may not finish the last bite, but at least I see the dent. I also bought tiny dishes and silverware. Love them! Google Fiesta fruit bowls... They hold 6oz. The silverware are Food Network demitasse spoons and forks from Kohls.

I'm 6 weeks out tomorrow, and when I eat I am full and satisfied after 3-8oz, depending on what I had. The very first puree meal was disconcerting because I got full after 3 spoonfuls. I was like, what the heck?! But just now I finished a cup of clam and potato soup (first one of those), so to be sure things get easier. I see where portion control will be necessary long term.

I was cold preop on the low fat, low carb diet. After surgery I'm on a moderate diet and haven't been cold as much.

I don't have experience with this, but wanted to say don't panic. Things are going to fluxuate for a while as your body stops losing and gets to maintenance. What does your diet look like?

I just tell them "So long, and thanks for all the fish!"

It looks much better! Just take quick showers and blot-dry it off well. It should be fine as long as it doesn't soak.

Basically just keep on doing what you have been. If your weight is holding steady, then you don't need to change anything. As for the belly, give it some time since things will keep shifting around for a while as your body becomes accustomed to its new normal.

My weight goes up all the time. For example: 286, 285, 287, 287, 284, 284, 284, 283, 283, 285, 283, 282, etc.

If you otherwise qualify for the sleeve, it is a good one that doesn't interfere with medication absorption. Do you currently have heartburn?

Welcome! This surgery will be like starting all over from scratch again. Clear liquid diet after surgery, etc. I'm not that familiar with how long a band patient takes to resume a normal diet, but a mgb patient will take 8-9 weeks. Expect the recovery to be a little worse because it is a revision, and it is a more invasive procedure. Not horribly worse, but a bit. Did the band erode into your stomach? If so, then it's an added complication. Once it's over and you are healed, you should find the new procedure superior to the band. No more fills, more natural eating.

Welcome!! It sounds like this path will be a very good one for you Your surgeon will likely want you to lose some weight before surgery. Don't get discouraged by the prospect, even if it turns out to be lengthier than you thought. Just keep in mind, every pound you lose before surgery is one that will NEVER return. This is a huge realization for most patients that have yoyo dieted for years. Also, every pound lost will make the surgery that much safer, and your recovery that much easier. Please keep posting as your journey unfolds!

Sweety, weight loss will not make you love yourself. It's kinda like I tell my 11 year old. I love YOU, I just don't like what you DID. It's ok to love yourself yet dislike the fat. But if you believe they are one and the same, and therefore changing the outside will change the inside... It just doesn't work that way. Please start a new thread of your own so that the very knowledgeable people on here can help steer you toward good books, etc.