Maxthecat

I brought loose fitting shirts and pj pants and underwear. It made me feel human to change out of the hospital gown asap.

Have you spoken with your endocrinologist? I had to adjust my insulin a bit during the pre-op diet to avoid lows. When I did get low I took glucose tabs, which my bariatric Dr approved. The liquid diet sucks super bad. I had to make a list of things I hated about being fat and refer to it often when I felt weak. It helped me get through. Good luck!

I know the answer- everyone is different. But I'm struggling and would like to know when others felt better post op. I had my surgery 5 days ago and I feel depleted, like I'm going through life in a daze of Water and Protein Shakes. I have been able to get my Protein in the past two days and also have a few teaspoons of broth tonight. I just want to feel like myself again and be present for my husband and son.

Days 1-4 were the absolute worst. Then it got better. I made a list in my phone of why I was doing this so I could refer to it when I felt weak. It helped a lot. Big picture here! Also I lost 21lbs on the preop diet which made me feel victorious.

Ok,I don't want to throw the first stone but all you people that are getting the gastric bypass,Guess what it is great after you have surgery and yes you do loose weight,But rave it from a 17 years post.I was like omg I am I have went from 300 to as low as 97 lbs.My Dr was complicating a feeding tube,Well last May all of a sudden I boomed up to 100 pounds over I wanted to be of 120 agggg.Now what do I do?I wish I could blame it on food but I still can't eat much at all! Lord what the hell is happening? Any suggestion.I need some help this,I don't even want to go out of the house,My old boyfriend would like to go to dinner, But I can't let him see me like this. Please help me!Should I get the sleeve now,Please help me

Good luck!

It seems every surgeon has a different pre-op diet. Mine is 14 days of 3 Protein Shakes a day and 3oz of lean meat and veggies for dinner plus 64 oz of Water per day. I'm on day 2. All I do is pee. I haven't found a Protein Shake I love. A lot of people recommend Premier and that was the most vile thing ever. Right now I am doing the Atkins shake. flavored water has been helping me curb some cravings but it is hard. I have heard of people losing up to 20lbs. I am hoping for some movement on the scale but won't get my hopes up too high.

I'm really sorry you are going through this. My Dr. instructs that no one should get pregnant until after 2 years post op due to malabsorption. My cousin has surgery 4 years ago and recently delivered at 29 weeks. Her son is healthy now but it was quite scary. So keep that in mind when making your decision.

I wish you all the luck with conceiving, no matter what route you take.

I went to the info session in September 2017 and am having surgery May 2nd. I took a good month or so off from doing the requirements because I started a new job and didn't want to leave for appointments. Then my Dr.'s office was short staffed and I lost a few weeks there. I could have had the surgery in April but had travel for work so I delayed it. If I did everything right away I think it would have taken about 4-5 months to get through the requirements.

I have T1 diabetes but insulin resistance combined with bad eating habits have brought me to bypass. I am scheduled for May 2nd and start a 2 wk pre-op liquid diet tomorrow. I was instructed to decrease my insulin by half (I wear a pump) and adjust from there as needed. I am so worried about low blood sugars post op. Can anyone share their experiences?

May 2nd. liquid diet starts tomorrow. I am dreading that piece and am getting quite anxious. The Dr. I see has us do 3 Protein Shakes a day and then 3oz of lean meat and veggies for dinner. I can't find a Protein Shake that I like but I'm just going to use the ones that are "okay". I am also traveling for work all of next week so that is going to make it even harder.

I did pre-op testing today. They said no news is good news.