brookelynzoo
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Hi there;
My name is Lee. 53 year old female in Charlotte NC. I had the sleeve about 4 years ago. I weighed 250 at 5'4. The lowest I got was 190. Now, i think perhaps menopause is setting in, and I am eating everything in sight!
I have not gained much actual weight back, (I am 205), but I am gaining inches. All my clothes are sooooo tight. I am miserable. I am going for a bariatric consult next month. I dont know if the Sleeve can revised (upgraded), or if perhaps I should consider the gastric bypass. ??
Any thoughts in any direction? Much appreciated!
Love and Light,
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No personal experience but my surgeon performs duo switch to revise sleeve after weight gain or if loss is not enough.
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I'm really looking forward to making this Pizza Crust. I can make totally guiltless pizza!
https://www.ketoconnect.net/recipe/no-carb-pizza/
Saw this today too
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So I’m here at the post op appointment. A little anxious. I just read all of the risk in surgery and kind of freaking out a bit... but still going through it. My surgery got moved 3/19 instead of 3/26. My liquid diet will only be one week instead of two.... I’m just thinking... will I be okay? Will this journey be successful? Did anybody go through this?
I had no pre-op liquid diet. It was all solids and it was just a low calorie meal plan. Good luck [emoji16]
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Hi all,
Just looking for some advice from someone who's gone down this path ahead of me. I'm two months and a few days post op and I am seriously struggling with eating or drinking anything. I have to force myself to eat or drink at all. If left to my own devices, I would prefer to not eat and to just sip Water occasionally. Eating seems like too much of a hassle and a pain. (I know - This is stupid: I'm trying) There are a couple of other things at play: I had blood clots that blocked and partially blocked off multiple veins to my liver post-op and ended back in the hospital for a week, two weeks after surgery. I am now on blood thinners. The second thing is that I am in the midst of a workplace bullying situation. I am going for interviews and have complained to HR, but this is a HUGE stress right now.
So, I am not sleeping, I'm crying every day, I feel nauseous most of the time. I throw up regularly when I eat. I am weak and dizzy regularly. I am not drinking enough Water during the week as I am flat out at work. I am trying to experiment with new and different food to what is making me sick now, but not having the best of luck so far. I know what I should be doing (drink that water, eat that protein) but I feel like exhausted garbage, so I seem to just sleep or hold my nose and drink some of the million types of Protein Shakes, Soups or water flavours that I have. The Protein liquids are making me sick too. I vomit them up as I am so sick of their taste. Hence the holding my nose when I do drink them.
My dietician is worried about me. She's asked me to focus on one thing in this next 2 weeks - I said "Water and vitamins" as I'm so flat out that I forget to take my Vitamins half the time. (I know - so ridiculous).
I'm going to quit my job tomorrow. My agency can get me some temp work to cover the bills and my family has said they'd support me if I ran into trouble finding something else immediately. I'm hoping that this is just the stress of the work situation getting to me. I am hoping that once I am free of that problem, that I will be able to focus again and stick to my organisation plans.
Has anyone else run into something like this? Do you have any advice? I feel like I don't know what to do. I'm so overwhelmed right now.
I’m struggling a bit to get my food in so today I mixed some unflavored Protein power in with my Decaf coffee with Splenda and non dairy Creamer. It’s water and protein! Winner! The trick is to let the coffee cool to 140 before you can put Protein Powder or it curdles up. I added a scoop then mixed it with a fork. Good luck with your new job when it comes. Fresh starts are amazing
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Does anyone know why we can't have caffeine on the liquid pre op diet? I started today and I'm just curious as to why no coffee....I'm having a hard time with that. Thanks
Mine was to avoid a caffeine headache especially since I wasn’t allowed and Motrin or NSAIDs one week prior and one month after
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It was explained to me that the one thing I could not do without surgery was to change my metabolism. That piece would require a surgical fix at this point in my life since my metabolism has been blown. My surgeon related it to trying to hold a beach ball under Water because it always wants to come back up to its new set point. That’s why sleeve and rny are categorized as metabolic surgeries. Sure I could and have lost weight in my own but I always go back up like the beach ball
FluffyChix and KCgirl061 reacted to this -
I’m in solids that day too! Already planning on what to eat! I am sick of pureed already!! That looks good and will be made shortly too. Thanks [emoji4]
What are you planning to have? I’m craving a piece of honey garlic salmon! Lol
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Last week I buzzed up Protein Shake with e tea Protein Powder added and put it in a travel mug to keep it nice and cold [emoji16]
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1. Find out if your insurance requires a referral to the weight loss surgery center
2. Find out from your insurance what the medical policy is and what’s required to qualify
3. Pre-op diet is different for each center. Some have all liquids and some have reduced calories
UnDefinedBeauty reacted to this -
My post op for a whole month is a blended diet so I can have condensed Soup but it needs to be puréed. Campbell’s makes a cream of onion that I liked
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I had my initial consult today with Dr. Todd Foreman at the Alabama Surgical Associates today. My wife, the conscientious objector was there by my side. I was nervous, my blood pressure hitting a high of 140/80 (Normal for me is 121/71). I had 28 questions ready for Dr Foreman, many of which he answered in his initial introduction. I'm nervous, yes I am. But excited and anxious too. The doctor was really easy going, and did not come off like a time-share salesman. He examined me, sked me as many questions as I asked hime, and he completely put me at ease. I was given a lot of information to digest this weekend, otherwise I am on my way. My colonoscopy was done in the last five years, so I am good there; I am scheduled for a stress test next week; H-Pylori test along with a butt-ton of blood work was done today; and I am scheduled for a visit with my dietician in April. After that, all I have to do is manage 6-monthly visits in the next 180 days (beginning Monday), and then I will probably get a surgery date for sometime in September. I initially thought August, but it is all dependent on the doctor visits.
So yea, I'm excited to begin down this road, hopefully the wife will come around (she is not to hip on weight loss surgery).
Congrats on all the work put in so far. My husband was not thrilled about my surgery but he’s still been supportive and at this point I think he’s over his worries. I was sleeved on 2/7
Dragon64 reacted to this
4 Days Post-op....feeling really depressed and lots of anxiety...
in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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I went through the same! Low energy, anxiety about clots, thinking I made a mistake and lots of naps. My friends even came to visit about 4 days out and I couldn’t wait for them to leave so I could lay back down. I didn’t even have pain meds after day 2 so I couldn’t blame that. I was just beat. It passed by 2 weeks post. Just hang in there, get up anyways, follow the program anyways and when it passes you’ll feel great!