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the pain doesn’t feel like a stomach pain it feels like in my intestines, pepto will give you an ulcer and it doesn’t feel like heart burn or gas, i bet it is a hernia, is there anything I can do I am having a hard time working on my feet

So off and on I have extreme pain in gut, in the center below the breasts bone. I am ok when I am sitting or laying down. When I stand or move I have a sharp pain. I was having diarrhea off and on, which i got from a trip to mexico, at least that’s what I thought. Have you had something similar? what was it? anything I can do, I can’t get to doctor for a while.

So I have the sagging skin making jeans and pants so hard to wear. Anyone have any compression garments they would recommend? 5 months post op (150# in 12 mo’s)

Thank you

I was told to take Vitamins with a certain schedule not with food, can you drink after taking or do I wait 30 minutes like with food. I will have to take meds many times in a day and think it will be hard if I don’t drink right after.

Thanks

I was told the same, allow 6 weeks before lifting to avoid hernias and allow healing.

Keep up the walking! Great job

congratulations, It’s a big step in making the decision. It won’t be easy. It was a 6 month process from seminar to surgery.

Good Luck, and please thank your husband for his service and for both of your sacrifices.

I had surgery 4-27 and feeling pretty well, i don’t feel hungry but my stomach is growling frequently i don’t got to full liquids for another week and i seem to be able to take more than 2 ounces of Fluid. Was this normal when you were sipping could you drink more than the 4oz an hour that is suggested?

my RNY surgery is Friday. I’m on my pre surgery diet now. Any last minute advice, tips, things you wished you had known, must for packing?

Thank you in advance

bypass april 27th

seminar... a class for info... 12/13/2017
where you set up your surgeon appointment.

surgeon appointment...1/9/2017
brief introduction and what surgery they recommend for you... being told they see me losing 120 pounds after 6 months and into onederland in a year brought me to tears

pre tests taken during nut classes, 2/15
macl blood test
pylori test for ulcer indicators
smokers test

3/3 dietician appointments called NUT on most sites,
1/17/18
2/13/18
3/12/18

no carbs, no sugar, Protein 4-6 oz a meal cheese is protein
1/2 cup of approved fruit per day, 2 servings of low fat dairy, lo carb veggies, Water and no caffeine

1/6 mobility classes most will be after surgery
1/18/18

psych evaluation 3/10

sleep study not needed already on c-pap

insurance approval... took 1-2 week
sent 3/12 approved 3/19

pre op testing 3/29
upper gi
gallbladder ultrasound
chest x-ray

test results 1 week

call with surgery date 4/9

hospital clearance 4/12

pre op class and instructions for before and after surgery
4/17

surgery scheduled 4/27 (had choice of a date i wanted or what’s available picked what worked best with my husband off on weekends, could have picked 4/23)

i hope this timeline is helpful, i remember the earliest stages wanting all this information but not knowing where to find it.

good luck on your journey as i’m close to starting mine.

all tests were good except:upper sonogram

Liver echogenicity is mildly but diffusely increased. This can be seen with fatty infiltration of the liver.

my program doesn’t require liquid diet except 48 hours. not sure how this fatty liver will effect my rny. disappointed in myself

I was a salaried manager for over 25 years last being a director of food and beverage in a college dining setting and I cut my salary in half so I could get away from food, (also the long hours, no weekends or holidays off) it was killing me I would lose weight to get a new job get a new job and gain weight over and over again. When you are tempted and it's so easy to have what you are craving some of us are not strong enough to choose the healthy option day after day. That was my first step towards a healthier life and can't wait to have my surgery to help me even more.

You could try to change your brain by thinking popcorn is gross, dip or spray it in something you don't like like apple cider vinegar eat a yucky one every day you work after a while you look at it and smell it you think it's yuck

I have my psych evaluation on 3/10 and last nut appointment on 3/12... insurance said it could take 3 days to 3 weeks to approve in patient taking longer. How long did it take for your approval how long of a wait for surgery date? I want to have it in April or at least by mid May is that realistic? I had a full abdominal radical hysterectomy last June I'm assuming that the pain will be similar, anyone have both and have pain comparisons? I wish I was more patient person

I was losing weight 42 pounds oct-December doing whole 30

Transition to Keto . On 1/17, I started the 3 month required Nut diet and since then, I have not lost or gained a pound in 3 weeks. Any tips or meal plans you had while you were on the 3/6 month diet before surgery. The biggest change is the increase of Protein and lowering of fat.

Nut diet is low carb, low fat, night protein

What I eat, nearly the same every day

I still have coffee but change to half caf

2 hard boiled eggs

1/2 cup of fruit apple or orange

Romaine salad with chicken, blue cheese lite balsamic dressing

Carrots

Adkins shake

100 calorie nut pack or 1oz of cashews

Mashed cauliflower with beef and center cut bacon crumbles with cheese

(Either a sf pudding, sf hot cocoa, or yogurt)

Sometimes an Adkins bar

I am just in the initial stages for pre op my surgeon appointment is on Tuesday but as I go grocery shopping I want to fill my fridge with the pre op diet foods, and have read most doctors diet pre surgery is Keto. I have been doing the whole30 and have lost 30 pounds in the past 3 months and can transition to keto if that's what I'm going to be put on, in my research I'm seeing that keto is listed as the worst diet of 2017 and whole 30 was right with it. My bariatric may require 3 months dietician, exercise and weight loss. My insurance doesn't, Just failed attempts and need. I'm curious about keto diet recommendations, how much weight are you suppose to lose before surgery? How many carbs do you eat to be in ketosis, how do deal with the side effects?

Thank you