RichMack

This is the problem with seeking validation from strangers to decide if you are making the right decision for your health. If you had doubts about following through with surgery you should have discussed with your surgical team or if you were not mentally prepared then it was not the right time for you to follow through with it.
Of your only negative side effect so far from your surgery is fear regarding what has happened to others, stop reading about it. You don’t know these people. You don’t know what their diets were. You don’t know if they are compliant with their Vitamin regimen or not. You do not know if they are regularly following up with the appropriate medical providers, or if they waited until there was a problem to see someone.
Stop reading the negative crap and put yourself in a positive frame of mind.
No one is going to do a complicated reversal procedure unless you are deathly ill, and regret is not a life threatening emergency. You are an adult that made a decision, now pull yourself up and remember why you wanted this.
I hope you find the inner peace you need to enjoy your journey with no regrets, truly.

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.

Sorry I hadn't noticed this post sooner. Let me start by saying, I am a very lazy person, hence the reason I got fat. My time in the gym has been ZERO. I do walk a lot with my wife. I babysit a 3 years old 5-6 days a week 12 hour days. I love skateboarding again. But as far as exercise, workouts? Nope, not my cup of tea. 95% of my weight loss has come through the kitchen. I am blessed in as much, I am now reactive hypoglycemic. I cant cheat with sweets without paying a dear price. I have gone unconscious 3 times since surgery from low blood glucose below 50. Also my appetite has been a struggle. I have to force myself to eat. Trust me I could lose more if I wanted to. I am 6'3" and 163 lbs is already skinny enough. I was a very skinny young man, and I think post op my body went back to its natural state. I was about 145 lbs into my early mid 30's. So yeah I was quite skinny. Diet wise, I was probably stricter with myself than I needed to be. I eat eggs, cheeses, meats of all types, green vegetables. Very little fruit, sugars aren't my friend. I use Tespo liquid vitamins. I'm not a good example. I enjoy the occasional chili dog. I eat the occasional chip. My portions are obviously a fraction of what they were in the past. There are much wiser, better examples of peoples disciplines and diets on here than mine. Again, I am not typical in that I have to force myself to eat. I actually seek out fattier foods now just to maintain weight. Not necessarily junk food, but not the leans foods most of us have to eat. It has taken me many months to stop losing. My doctors were starting to get worried. for my health based on how rapidly I lost and my inability to maintain. I am doing much better now though.

I am down a total of 143 lbs in about a years time. from a 46 inch waist to a 31. My high weight was 305, now I'm 162. Not sure if it's typical, but it was my journey.

I am down a total of 143 lbs in about a years time. from a 46 inch waist to a 31. My high weight was 305, now I'm 162. Not sure if it's typical, but it was my journey.

I am down a total of 143 lbs in about a years time. from a 46 inch waist to a 31. My high weight was 305, now I'm 162. Not sure if it's typical, but it was my journey.

I am down a total of 143 lbs in about a years time. from a 46 inch waist to a 31. My high weight was 305, now I'm 162. Not sure if it's typical, but it was my journey.

I am down a total of 143 lbs in about a years time. from a 46 inch waist to a 31. My high weight was 305, now I'm 162. Not sure if it's typical, but it was my journey.

And if you have the sense God gave a Gopher, you Learn by pain not to do THAT again!🍶

I'm not sure water would sit in our pouches long enough to stretch it. I too chug water sometimes, and am immediately reminded by the discomfort to slow down.

I am hoping to see a follow up to this post. I hope now that you've had a few days under your belt, maybe you are feeling better about the surgery.

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.

People are lookin' and doin' good around here.... congratulations to EVERYONE on their progress and success!!

My starting weight:334 lbs - Original (sleeve) Surgery date Nov 2016; As of Aug 2018 150 lbs and holding steady.
Here are my progress pictures:

Preop 279 lbs
Currently 219 lbs
Bypass 3 months ago
Been a really rough road but I'm still hanging in there!

RNY Gastric Bypass on April 5, 2012. SW 382 lbs. CW 205 lbs.

120 lb different in two years. Going in for plastics on 08/14.

I’ll be five months post RNY in 11 days. Was 320 January 1st, 285for surgery, currently 210...

Its been 3 years now since my surgery! I have gain some pounds but not to make me feel less beautiful about myself now! I have come a long way! No more insulin, better self esteem and love for self is my greatest achievement! Congratulations to everyone here! You have made the best decision in your life!

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.

Dumping syndrome for me comes in the form of heart palpitations, and as of last night fainting. So last night I cheated and ate a piece of candy, 3 pieces to be exact. I came up stairs laid down to watch tv. I didnt wait 30 minutes to drink, I waited like 30 seconds. flushing all the stupid sugar (candy) into my small intestine. An hour or 2 later my heart starts racing , once this subsided I got up to use the restroom, next thing I know I'm waking up on the bathroom floor with my face bouncing off the baseboard. First time fainting for me, and a lesson well learned. Oh, let me be totally honest here I also had been enjoying an alcoholic libation. ( I was not drunk, but I'm sure this alcohol combined with candy, along with not waiting to drink all combined to make a perfect storm. So yeah, I'm pretty sure I have a broken nose, my knee, hip, elbow and face are all nicely bruised. This could have been avoided had I not drank alcohol candy and paid closer attention to the rapid heart rate earlier.

Why we should not drink alcohol, and or eat sugars. Last night I had a cocktail. This particular drink itself was very high in sugar and I knew I should not have been drinking it. To add to this I cheated a little and enjoyed 3 starburst candies, which I washed down with my super sugary alcoholic libation causing is to dump directly into my small intestine. Shortly there after I had some pretty strong heart palpitations which subsided after a few minutes. I attributed this to dehydration, so in incorporated some Water into my drinking while still working on my cocktail. fast forward about 1.5 hours later I stood up from my bed quickly and got tunnel vision horribly almost going down as my legs kept buckling under me. Looked like a really bad new age dance move i suppose. I made it back to bed thinking dehydration still. Fast forward 30 more minutes. I arose to use the restroom, steadied myself in case i got light headed again. All seemed good. I made my way into the restroom, and woke up a moment later on the bathroom floor repeatedly bouncing my face off the bathroom tiles.
It seems, unbeknownst to me that I caused myself to go hypoglycemic with all that sugar moving too rapidly into my small intestine. My body produced an abundance of insulin to deal with the sugars this caused the earlier erratic heart beat, and later all that insulin dropped my blood sugar too low causing me to faint for the first time in my life. Here I sit now with a likely broken nose, a nice knot on my forehead, and bruises on my hip knee and elbow. None of this compares to the damage it did to my wife to hear me crash to the ground and come running in to find me flopping around on the floor like i was seizing. In conclusion, all of this was perfectly avoidable. I did it to myself and have the marks to remind me of it. I will not be drinking any more alcohol at all, and evidently I wont be able to enjoy the occasional cheat treat. I am not writing this to scare anyone. From what I've read, only a small percentage of people ever suffer dumping syndrome, and of those only 25% experience the late dumping syndrome. I guess I fall into that small percentage. Also I wanted to point out that not all dumping syndrome involve cramps, diarrhea and the such. Especially for those of us that were diabetic pre-op. You can have this type of dumping syndrome and like myself not have the tell tell signs most people associate dumping syndrome with.

Wow, how scary. Glad you're all right except for your war wounds. Thank you for sharing.

So I underwent G-bypass 3-21-2018 and I'm officially down 95 lbs today. 5 lbs away from my low weight goal.