boliramirez

Today is my 3 month "anniversary" ..... I am down 62 pounds !! Felling great and I have been able to eat and drink a lot more. I had my first beer post op last week !! it was great !!

5 hours ago, Sara Bronson said:

How did they fix your stricture? I'm going through an issue right now with a stricture. I couldn't even finish the upper GI because the barium wouldn't pass through. The GI dr referred me to a surgeon and now I'm waiting for their call.. I'm just not sure what to expect.. any advice?

Sorry to hear that. My doctor did not even tried the barium as I was not able to even pass Water , so they did a GI and with little ballon ,they stretched the stricture. It was done under anesthesia and lasted less than 15 minutes , I felt nothing after it was done and was able able to swallow pretty mug normal right after the procedure . They recommended two more weeks of puréed food and I just started eating normal , since Monday , no more issues Thank God.... Do it worry , it is a simple procedure and you will be fine in no time ...

I am from Mexico and had RNY on october 17th 2017. I did a lot of research to choose a good doctor and found Dr. Roberto Rumbaut, he is one of top WLS doctors in Mexico... I would never consider any doctor that is not in one of the main cities in the country like, MExico City, Guadalarja or Monterrey where I had the surgery... The best hospitals in the county and obviously the best doctors are there. Even Tijuana that I know is quite popular in this forum will never be an option for me.....

Also complications do happen, I had a stricture that had nothing to do with the doctors technic or method, it was simply a scarring issue that was fixed in 20 minutes.....

I hope you get much better !

BR

2 hours ago, RobinJoy said:

Hi boliramirez.. how are you feeling.. ?

I am much much better, thanks for asking , I am been cautious of that I eat after I got the stricture fixed... And I just finished the two weeks of pureed foods that the doctor recommended after the procedure. I am off 44 pounds !!! If all it helped a lot to loose weight rather quickly !

11 hours ago, RobinJoy said:

Thankyou !! I came home and still got sickies after drinking plain Water . But after that I was ok . We shall see in the morning how I feel . If not they want to do an upper gi . I definanately do not want to have to get another procedure like you had to do !! Are you feeling better now ? But I do know that my surgeons office doesn’t charge for something like that . They say it’s all included since I’m still in their care



This is my Journey to Joy !

RIght after I had my sticture fixed, I felt great great again, I waited until next day to start fluids and everything went back to normal..... I am on soft foods again 15 days after the procedure... No big deal, but last night I had a pouch of tuna for the first time since WLS and it upset my stomach... It hurts ... I hope to feel better later today.....

I am sorry to hear that, I was in the same spot last week , I spent a week without been able to eat or drink anything... I am afraid that you have an stricture.... I had to get a laparoscopic procedure where they inflated the stricture in order to fix it.... The down side in my case was that I paid for my surgery and had to pay for this procedure as well... It is a matter of 15 minutes and you are sedated so no biggie... You should call your doctor.....

I hope you get better....

I had RNY 4 weeks ago and by week2 I was completely recovered and by week 3 eating pretty much anything.... so no big deal switching from sleeve to RNY, actually when I first I visited my surgeon he gave both options and when he laid out the pros and cons, I decided for RNY as the best option....

I had two weeks liquids, then two of puree foods, but I felt so good by the third week , that I started sampling beef, pork and chicken, and it is all good.. I do combine my Proteins with avocado or salsas, and that helps, and chew really good into a puree and all goes down pretty smooth.... The only thing that I have not tried is bread and pastas....

I am eating too well that i am kind of nervous, I can have a cup of food without much problem.... I am loosing weight every day.... So I guess it is ok....

How about food intake? what have you tried?

How are you all? I am 3 weeks post op and I am doing pretty well, I have tried all types of foods, meat , chicken and pork and all those went in great, being pork the most heavy to eat.... also milk products are ok, the only thing that i have difficulty eating was egg.... so no big deal, I am 24 pounds lighter and full of energy ! The only change that I noticed is that sometimes after eating I feel sleepy.... how are you guys doing?

Just had dinner.... I had two scrambled eggs with salsa.... It was a bit too much, but it went down just fine..... so far

chicken , eggs and cheese: Check !

I had my 15 days follow up, and they cleared me for puree foods, I made a quick chicken salad and it went down just fine !

Now, what would I have for dinner? ???

How did you do ???? How are you feeling? I hope you all are alright !

Come on !! you do not need support, you know what you have to do........ so start doing it.

That is great that you have choices.... I did pick the best surgeon in Mexico, the most experienced and honestly I do not know what it is , but every person that had WLS with him, did great and felt great really quick... I am out two weeks and Since week one I was ready to do my normal life..... I am now starting to feel hungy, can't wait to eat some solids !!

Quick question all of you that had the surgery paid by the insurance company, do you get to choose the surgeon?? or do they have like a list of doctors that they give you to choose?? I paid for my surgery that is why I do not know.

Not at all, I am 100% as functional as before..... and I can drink the 8oz in 5 minutes... even less.... I feel so good that I been tempted to try small bit of solid food... but, i will wait another 10 days.... oh, the only thing that i have is that i feel or better said I have less sensation when I touch my stomach... I being told this is temporal and normal when you have any surgery.. I would not know as this was the first time I had surgery....

I still can not sleep on my side , but I can sleep on my back without any issues... I am 10 days post op too and no pain at all and lots of energy... I started taking Protein Powder today , but honestly I felt great even with out it.

I can drink pretty much like before , and no issues at all. How fast can you guys drink 8 oz of liquid? ?

I am six days post op too, i just went to the doctors Office and had my drain removed... that was the only thing that hurt a little bit and now I feel like nothing happened... I feel Great !!

I have been drinking Regular Gatorade, no issues there, brothes and Tea , I have another appointment tomorrow and I think they will clear me for Protein shakes.... excellent as I have not been getting enough protein since the surgery......

Well Beef broth went down really nice.... only it tasted a whole lot saltier ! Those taste buds missed the salt.....

I have the same pain, it hurts more when I take a deep breath....... not an issue really but last night I had to take a pain med in order to sleep.....

Today is my second day at home, I been sipping gatorade with mixed results, I am bloated and have some gas

that hurts a little bit. Last night was my first night at home and was not a nice one because of the gas...... I am feeling hungry right now for the first time in two weeks , i am about to have some beef broth....wish me luck !

I am 36 hours post surgery, I did 8 days of liquid diet and lost almost 10 pounds.... my doctor visited today and he said it was

a text book procedure, my liver was not swollen due to the liquid diet and the bleeding was minimal... I have 4 incisions and a Drain that will be removed in a week.... I just experienced minor pain yesterday... had a great night of sleep in my ultra nice private room...

Tomorrow I will have a contrast leak test and if everything is OK, I will go home.....

I hope you guys are doing great too !!

I just had the surgery yesterday.... and now that it has happened I realized my fear was not being able to do what got me here in the first place..... eating whatever I want.....

Everything went excellent and now a new stage in my life begins.....