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Look on the websites of therapists in your area and often they will have listed their specialities and experiences. If you can't find someone who understands bariatrics look for someone with experience with food issues, disordered eating or whatever seems to reasonate with you. If you don't feel like it is helping don't be afraid to switch until you find someone who is really helping

If I eat salad it’s harder to measure as it’s usually when I go out. I posted a pic on the food before and after of a Panera salad I ate. I usually eat the Protein parts of it with some lettuce and veg but always have a lot left.
Soups or stews I can definitely eat one cup easily.

I’m over 9 months out and still weigh and measure my food.

I had a friend with type 1 diabetes and his blood sugar was extremely sensitive. He carried glucose tablets and insulin in a fanny pack with him wherever he was). I believe type 1 is much more difficult to control.
Although you seem to love carbs - and this is coming from a carb-a-holic, but I think most carb lovers will agree, that they tend to make you want to eat more...And it becomes a downward spiral. If you get rid of the carbs and get back on Proteins, your hunger will probably go down a bit.
I had a previous co-worker who lived in Liverpool, and another that lived in Slough.

I would suggest some therapy with a therapist who has experience in disordered eating. YES, you can get back on track. Sometimes is triggering you to feel out of control around food. Address it NOW before it gets worse. Get back to basics ... you have the tool, now to adjust your mindsest back to where it was when you were on your game. You can do this.

You need to make an appointment with a qualified Dr. Do you see anyone for your type 1 diabetes? I think your question is out of scope for advice from the internet. Please take care of yourself. Just remember just because you can doesn't mean you should especially as a type 1 diabetic post bariatric patient. Make an appointment! (I say with kindness and concern)

Let's not forget that just because we can doesn't mean we should. After surgery you may not feel fullness as nerves have been cut and things take time to heal. Weigh and measure your food because you cannot always trust your feelings and could do some real physical damage.

isn't everything you listed major "no-nos" for diabetics?

A healthy meal plan for people with diabetes is generally the same as healthy eating for anyone – low in saturated fat, moderate in salt and sugar, with meals based on lean protein, non-starchy vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and fruit. Foods that say they are healthier for people with diabetes generally offer no special benefit. Most of them still raise blood glucose levels, are more expensive, and can also have a laxative effect if they contain sugar alcohols.

Sounds like you are WAY off what you should be eating for your surgery AND your medical conditions. Find a doctor local to you and get this taken care of. The internet is not the place for this type of issue/question, you need to speak to a medical professional.

You need to make an appointment with a qualified Dr. Do you see anyone for your type 1 diabetes? I think your question is out of scope for advice from the internet. Please take care of yourself. Just remember just because you can doesn't mean you should especially as a type 1 diabetic post bariatric patient. Make an appointment! (I say with kindness and concern)

I've been able to eat more than 1 cup much sooner than "normal". But this is where the "every single WLS is different" comes into play. No one has the same surgery, not even twins having the same surgery on the same day by the same doctor would have the same exact surgery, pouch size, weight loss speed, etc etc etc.

As long as you are following your diet, aren't having any issues, are satisfied with the amounts you are instructed to eat, aren't binging or otherwise sabotaging yourself... then this is 100% a non-issue.

I am sorry to hear that you have gone through such a difficult time, but I am pleased you were able to get approval to reverse the surgery so you can be well. This is NOT supposed to be a torture device, but a tool for health, and when it goes wrong, it is time to make it right.
Swift healing and good health to you on the other side.

First off, don't eat and drink at the same time, even if you "can", drinking while eating flushes the food through your pouch. Just stop that habit right now, go back to the waiting 30 mins after eating to drink.

You've provided no other information, we don't know your daily calorie count, Water intake, etc etc etc.

But from what you've said, your surgery worked just fine, you've just stopped working with your surgery.
Time to get back on the horse and start following the instructions you were originally provided. If you are unsure, call your surgical team and follow up with them, you should be doing that anyway as you really should have done your 1 year follow up blood work at this point.

I only had the injections while in hospital. Nothing afterwards. Unless a history of blood clots??

I didn’t have to do injections.
This seems dependent on the surgeon.

That is a fad diet. It is a myth that you can “reset your pouch.” It was invented by someone selling products on the Internet and is not based on science. You need to go back to basics which are eat dense Protein first, followed by non-starchy vegetables, weigh and track your food, don’t drink alcohol or soda, cut out simple carbs & processed food, don’t drink during and after meals, limit snacking, and go to therapy if you’re struggling with emotional and/or binge eating.
As well, if you’re gaining or maintaining, instead of losing weight, you’re consuming too many calories. As you lose weight, your body requires less calories to subsist.

Okay! I will definitely do that.

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Thank you. This sounds like the correct way of eating. It is what my doctor recommended. I will definitely do this.

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I would suggest some therapy with a therapist who has experience in disordered eating. YES, you can get back on track. Sometimes is triggering you to feel out of control around food. Address it NOW before it gets worse. Get back to basics ... you have the tool, now to adjust your mindsest back to where it was when you were on your game. You can do this.

I don't think it smacks of mistrust at all. I think it shows an educated, thoughtfulness with regards to a patients decision for surgery. I didn't ask before hand because I didn't know there were different lenghts but length of bypass is an important consideration and choice. My surgeon spoke openly about it with my husband so that we would know what exactly was done during the surgery. I have no doubt he would have been open to the discussion before hand if I had thought to ask.
I would not use a surgeon that was offended by the question. There are numerous good surgeons out there and as a patient, I'm letting them cut into my body and rearrange my guts so I better be able to ask specifics and not have a surgeon take it personally. It is a medical procedure, there should be nothing to hide. Having a bypass is a big decision.
I say ask and discuss with your surgeon all you want. Most surgeons don't have a hard set length and will discuss the positives and negatives with their patients of the different length options. If they won't, find a surgeon who will.

It's so good to find someone with a similar problem (though I am really sorry you are experiencing this). A friend gave me a glucometer but I drove myself crazy with it and finally gave it back. I can tell by my symptoms that I am about to have an "attack." I have discovered that the correct term is "reactive hypoglycemia" and it first started showing up around 2005. Then it started being reported at scientific conferences and being written up in peer-reviewed scientific journals starting about 2012 (all this discovered from a search on the web under "reactive hypoglycemia post gastric bypass surgery").
It's can also be called "late dumping" although diarrhea and stomach cramps don't seem to be associated with it. It is most prevalent in gastric bypass patients. I think I mentioned earlier in a post that I only had these episodes once or twice a year until this year. Then, after shopping with a girlfriend all day, we stopped at McDonald's and got a large mocha frappucinno. At her house my lips started going numb and then I didn't really know who I was and could not talk straight. Her husband was a diabetic and for some reason she decided to check my blood sugar which came in at a whopping 34. Off to the ER where the physician on call told me it was "fluctuating hypoglycemia."
I am searching for an endocrinologist or gastroenterologist now to see if I can get some help for this. In the meantime I am reading everything I can about what foods to eat. "Protein first," all the articles say coupled with a food that has a low glycemic index (I still don't know what that means).
Searching for the sweet spot in the management of this condition!! We can journey together. Thanks for sharing.

Yeah usually has to go with the length of intestine,used for the bypass. I remember Fluffy Chix waiting hers was short,because of her,BMI. The shorter the length the less the malabsorbion but also the lower the potential weight loss. Like the old carnival markers says "You,pay your money, you take your choice!" The proper answer on bypass length? Short enough you still get some nutrients, long enough that you have a good weight loss.
With a garden-hosed size of sleeve you have a different set of problems. There is not a perfect variety of Bariatelric Surgery but the surgeon😷 and researchers are making strides and someday there may be! Look how,much better they get as the years go by.😝

Hi
I don't know a lot about RNY but I've recently learned that apparently just within the standard RNY procedure there are different technical approaches your surgeon can take to give you different efficacies. Research, ask detailed questions,advocate for yourself and ask for the most effective procedure for you.
You can do this, again!

Like the old mantra Don't try to drown your sorrows in alcohol, they can swim. The few that don't swim do float to the top!

Helllo Cmackpmp. Yes they can do them, and they are more common then people realize. Basically they go back in and reattach the stomach which is already attached to the large intestine, but has been sitting dormant in your abdomen. Where they bring the small intestine up to the stomach, is then removed, and you are returned to your natural anatomy.
There can be things that go wrong such as an ileus, where the colon does not wake up, and the dormant stomach can have issues readjusting as well, however the reversals have been done for many years with much success.
I was unaware of this as well, and simply made a plea to my physician to help me ,as I have been through some many surgeries since the initial procedure, and have had so many complications that the possible problems at this point in time seem minor then continuing to live the way I have been living.
There of course is he risk of gaining some weight back but the surgery is simply a tool to lose weight anyway and I as well as anyone else could gain the weight with or without the reversal. I simply have to get my life back.
I am certainly glad my medical records and history over the past year and a half were enough to quickly convince my insurance company that it is consider medically necessary and they are paying or the surgery.
I hope this answers your questions.

Reminder: Just because you can eat a lot doesn’t mean you should. During surgery, many nerves are cut, which makes it possible to overeat in the early stages as you may not feel much restriction. As well, many foods/purées are slider foods so you won’t feel restriction the way you will with dense Protein. Don’t try to test your limits or seek fullness; instead, measure your food with a scale and only eat appropriate amounts per the stage you’re in. Eye balling portion sizes is a poor strategy as we weren’t very good at it pre-WLS. Therefore, until we’re in maintenance mode and have months/years of practice weighing our food we can’t just guess.