Doo Lally

Foranewme- Thank you for posting this. I'm still pre-op, it will be February 2018 for my surgery. It is so helpful to hear that it was hard afterward but what a reward!! The waterpark!

Foranewme- Thank you for posting this. I'm still pre-op, it will be February 2018 for my surgery. It is so helpful to hear that it was hard afterward but what a reward!! The waterpark!

It took me about a month or two to come to grip's with my surgery. Someone on this board gave me the advise life has to go on. I kept telling myself this. But once I started losing the weight and started gaining energy I was non stop. All regrets out the window. lol went to the Water park and felt normal. Look in the future make plans on what you want to do but couldn't because of your weight. Focus on that. I had my surgery 2013.

Oh, I hope my diabetes goes into remission as well. I started a pre-op liver weight loss diet to prepare for surgery in late Aug., and my next blood sugar A1c was at 5.3. My dr. said it was too low, but I was happy. It had been staying around 6.5 for years. Congratulations on your successes!

That was pretty funny lol Doo Lally the kidney stones came out on Thursday 26th and I go back on the 9th of Nov for one last procedure to remove the stents then I'm good to go! If you do go ahead with the surgery I hope your diabetes goes into remission too. I know your measurements are different to Aus but here a diagnosis of Diabetes is blood sugar continually coming back with a reading of 7+ Since the surgery It is on average around 4-5 my cholesterol is around 3.1 which is actually quite low. So far all results have been good.

Now that was unexpected to read and very funny, also! Sorry to disappoint you on it.

Now that was unexpected to read and very funny, also! Sorry to disappoint you on it.

After reading your message, there is no way I could be hesitant for my surgery. I have been on insulin for Type 2 diabetes since 2006 so I hope it will go away, too. The surgeon's nurse that I see each month says that it will. It's a few day more since you left the hospital for your kidney stones and I bet you are doing even better now! Oh my, Congratulations are in order for your 90# weight loss, in such a short time! Thanks for sharing with me.

Thanks for the information. I have used NCBI resource before with success. Since I do not have any reflux problems at all now, I am hopeful that none will appear after my surgery.

most RNY'ers don't dump. The statistic I see thrown around a lot on these boards is that only about 30% of us dump. I don't know if there's any hardcore medical research behind that statistic, but suffice it to say, lots of us don't dump. I've never dumped.
Teeth: I used to worry a lot about this. I've done a fair amount of reading on it and have come to the conclusion that yes, it happens - but it's not very common. I've been very active on this and other boards for a few years, and I rarely see posts about teeth problems. I asked my dentist about this, and he said he's never seen this in his WLS patients (of course, I have no idea how many WLS patients he has - could only be 10 as far as I know....). He told me to keep on top of my supplements and also, he gave me a prescription for a high-fluoride toothpaste to use nightly, and he does a fluoride varnish on my teeth every six months just as a precaution. He said all of this will go a long way in preventing problems.

weakness and fatigue: the first few weeks after surgery, yes - but that's from anesthesia and the healing and the fact we're taking in so few calories. Since then, none. I have more energy than I've had in years.

Malabsorption: I'm 2.5 years out and labs have been great. I can't speak to prescription drugs as I'm not on any...

Ok, see? This is why I need reading comprehension lessons. I read this title as "Dumping. Masturbation. After Bypass Surgery." And I was like, finally! Now this is gonna be a fun one in the General Discussion Area!

I read your article and can only say thank you! So very comprehensive, well written and easy to read.

It will get better each day but not overnight. It took me around 6 months until all the problems seemed to melt away. I remember at the beginning the complexity of taking the Vitamins scheduled over the whole day, measuring each bit of food I consumed. It literally consumed my whole day. I wrote down my observations into a short article. It might be of some help in the days ahead. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf