Glamgirl

i had DS in April along with gall bladder removal and hiatal hernia repair. lost a lot so far like 90 lbs or so. had a hard time at beginning but so does everyone. its part of it. Gas , potty time , vitamins... protein, ... you just have to follow the rules and do what they tell you as best you can... after 3rd month I felt great!!! now im almost 6 months out and eat very little take my vitamins, exercise a little, eat the right foods. Its great!! the best thing I ever did in my life! Still losing too! I think The surgeon said you keep losing weight with DS for 18 months. go for it and do it!! you wont regret it. Nothing is easy so yeah its hard at first but you wont regret it.

rex

congrats on your surgery! I had DS too.. on top of gall bladder and hiatal hernia surgery all at the same time. its hard at first really hard but it wont last... you will get through it... as for the vitamins... i did better swallowing then chewing but it was all hard at first to do... so nothing is easy when eating, drinking and taking vitamins in the beginning. Usually you wont start vitamins until 3- 4 weeks after surgery. they give you a B complex that you have to take right now but that should be it. Its all overwhelming for sure. It took me at my 4th month to feel normal again... and im 94 lbs down and feeling great! I was told the patches dont work so I take calciums in chewable form now because I can tolerate them when before I couldn't , multi and iron i take in a capsule along with biotin for hair loss and reflux pill for the first 6 months. . i wish you luck and trust me you will be fine!

yep its normal at the beginning.

yes everything is great finally!!! had a hard time at first with eating.. still need more protein to get in.. its hard to get it all in one day

Hello there! its going great! how about you???

darn!! well at least they were honest with you. did they say how much that cool sculpting costs?

let me know how it works out!I would love to try it for my arms

yep I have! just a little over 3 months ago! DS switch, hiatal hernia repair and gall bladder removed. tough but I made it! didn't feel better until about 3 months out I almost feel normal again! you will do fine! Better to get all three done now rather than separate! Good luck! you wont regret it!

HA! Im in a middle of a stall too.. dont ya love it? lol... but the good thing is I know the weight loss continues back as scheduled within a week.

Thanks for sharing your story! I didn't start feeling better until 3 moths out! but so happy I am ok now! good luck to you!!

ok so its been 3 months and 1 week since my surgery and wow am I feeling so much better! it took this long to feel better and to be able to eat a little more than 2 bites and be out on social events without feeling weak and sick. Lost like 70 lbs so far... feel good about that!!! Also still getting used to not be able to dink an eat at the same time It was rough at first for sure for me... duodenal switch, hiatal hernia and gall bladder removed all at once! So yeah Im so happy i feel good for once! I need to get more protein in , still working on that but im going to try the protein shakes again... until now... i could not stand any of them ... most smells of food made me sick and that has gotten better too... I still dont like certain smells of food cooking... but i can deal with that. I am just glad I can feel normal again and I am glad I can only eat a small amount. thats wonderful on my grocery bill and my cooking! So anyone having a rough time... give it at least 3 months... although I can only speak for myself, but I thought I would never feel good again... 3 months seemed so long to me but I had to think about what I have just been through and that it takes time to heal from 3 operations all done at one time!

sounds like your doing great!!!

no bloods yet he wants to wait till October! but since then I feel so much better, I can finally eat ... small amounts of course... and im getting protein from milk and veggies and fish and chicken and some ISOPURE as well! thanks for asking!! thanks! yes ISOPURE grape is good i like that too now.. its been a about a month since I wrote from 8 week post op and I a finally feeling better and can eat a little... thank goodness!!!! so it took me my 3rd month post op to feel like myself again!

yes drink Protein water, especially if you cant drink the protein shakes. I couldnt stand the shakes after surgery and I still dont drink them! I do drink a lot of milk lately.

It takes a little bit but yes it does get better. The DS is a big deal... I also had gall bladder taken out and Hiatal hernia repaired too... all 3 at the same time! So I had a bit of a hard time. Yes its really hard to get that water and protein down... extremely hard. BUT, it will get better. I had m surgery in April... and I JUST started feeling better. Just take your time and breathe and take each day one at a time... and stay hydrated as much as you can stand.

doing better how about you?

Thank you! thats very encouraging for sure!!!

ohhh ok lol... sorry i got confused! Yes I will ask them about that tomorrow! thanks!!!

good luck to you both!!

thank you! I wonder if we ever get our tastebuds back? LOL Like I aid I don't really have any desire for any type of food...nothing has taste to me. my stomach growls but I'm not hungry so.. its all so weird to me. If I felt better then I would be much better to adapt to not wanting to eat. So im hoping something changes in the future to where I can eat and be able to handle it and feel some energy. Yes Im taking the vitamins like they told me to take ... most are bariatric advantage ones.

Thanks! I don't feel alone for sure now! congrats on the weight loss!!! I try and force feed myself and its so difficult!!!

thanks for the info! I so appreciate it!!! I go to doc tomorrow and ill discuss it with him and then my nutritionist as well. I do try and eat yogurt sometimes but only one teaspoon full and i cant take anymore.

Thank you! and yeah it sucks doesn't it?? shakes.... Ughhhhhh but haven't tried the bipro water ... ill have to try it out... anything is worth a try! Thank you for your words of encouragement an I am glad I am not alone in feeling this way... .. and yes I have no taste for anything. Do you get that water at a vitamin shop?

Ahh I see. Yes they gave me a list on what to take.. so my regimen is: 1800 of calcium a day( chewables 4 a day), Bcomplex but not necessary, and then the the bariatric advantage multi (3 a day) with iron and thats it. Should I be taking more?