GettinSkinnywithit

Hope all went well. Looks like we have similar started stats too. You are probably still recovering from surgery - walk the halls as much as possible and just keep in mind that it will get better. the first month was quite an adjustment and not easy but buy the time you get to day 45 or so it will be almost no issue, at least it was for me and hopefully for you too!

I had bad GERD before surgery - so bad that once on vacation I went and slept in the truck so I could be upright all night (that was after Mardi gras in NOLA and then some late night spicy gumbo and red wine aka trifecta). I would commonly wake up 1-1.5 hours after falling asleep with stomach acid in my throat which was one of the worst feelings and good luck going back to sleep after that, regardless of when or what I ate. My insurance would only cover RNY and interestingly first meeting with my surgeon he suggested the sleeve, so my decision was purely insurance based. I can say that post op I haven't experienced the slightest amount of reflux and I've gone down from 2x's a day 100 mg of Omeprazole to 20 mg of famotidine 2x's day. It does seem that there are quite a few posts on here about conversion from sleeve to RNY due to GERD but there also seems to be way more posts in general about sleeve patients so I take that stat with a grain of salt without some concrete analysis behind it.

I tried searching the site but couldn't get a good answer. I am looking for recommendations on chewable vitamins with Iron. I have been taking the Celebrate Multivitamin Complete with 36mg Iron chewable but I can't get past the taste post op. I asked my NUT and he recommended Centrum chewables with 18 mg of iron. I found some and after I got home and opened them I realized that right above the iron it lists Calcium. below is a link to the ingredients.

http://labeling.pfizer.com/ShowLabeling.aspx?id=2559

During all my pre-op classes and online here, it is ingrained that iron and calcium must be taken separtely. When I questioned my NUT his response was "Calcium in the Multi Vitamins is only minimal - and it will not much affect the iron and the calcium will dissolve quicker than iron once in the stomach".

Anyone have any thoughts on this and/or recommendations for Vitamins if the Centrum is off the list? I actually don't mind the taste but clearly they don't have near the amount of nutrients as the Celebrate Vitamins.

How are all the November bypassers doing?

Yes, wow. Sorry for your issues. I had pretty bad GERD pre-op but post op I have not had any issues - hopefully that gives you hope in your search.

8 minutes ago, Missouri-Lee's Summit said:

Great! I love when people return to share their good news. Were your hydration issues a problem? I know it was touch-and-go for a while. I'm so glad that you decided to have your surgery. Have you been fishing since? (I notice you live in Florida so you're not encased in an ice cube like some of us in the Mid-West.)

Hydration hasn't been too bad, but during the move to the new home it was a challenge and I did get light headed a few times. I certainly got all my steps in carrying boxes (the lighter ones) into the moving truck, out of the moving truck, etc! Fishing? I wish, it was 40* this morning - - WAY too cold for fishing!

welcome! I learned TONS reading through old threads.

soo, I kept mine secret - only told my wife, my manager and a month pre-op my parents. My wife ended up telling my sister (turned out to be my best advocate), then she told her mom who told my father in law, and then her sister who probably told her husband. Was not at all what I wanted but not much I can do about it now. When I'm down 125 lbs and back down to my high school weight then maybe I will look at it different but right now I don't need more to worry/stress about. People in the office did ask if I had WLS - I don't like the discussion because I don't like lieing.

Yeah the liquid diet sucks. I was just over one week post-op for Thanksgiving. The day after I had half a spoonful of left over mashed taters and they were soooo good! When you do get to solids, CHEW everything to applesauce consistency - typical advice but you will see what happens if you don't!

73 days post op - no real issues now, but "never trust a fart" early on! 😎

I had severe reflux pre-op, after getting RNY and the hiatel hernia repaired, no issues with reflux at all.

36 minutes ago, Sassyp@nts said:

Do you find you can drink liquids all day with no issues? Do you think you can drink to much liquids and stretch our your new stomach without pain?

I never felt like I would stretch my pouch but did feel full early on from Water. I can still feel full from drinking my Protein Shakes too quickly. It is a much different feeling then solid food and passes much quicker as the liquid goes through the pouch pretty easy. With food I got the foamies and threw up (3x's, twice from chicken not chewed enough), no pain, just up and out!

popsicles, broth, flavored water all worked for me. Good luck - the first month is tough but it gets better. Set a reminder to sip your liquids if needed.

On 1/21/2019 at 12:40 AM, Frustr8 said:

And I trust all went well @ GettinSkinnywithit and you are well on the road to healing and starting a bright future.

Hi friend - yes all is well! I'm past the two month mark, over the regret and adjusting well. Currently down 50 lbs and clicking every day!

76 day update. Things are going very well. Moved into a new home just over a month after surgery - and it's two stories - moving was interesting post surgery with lifting restrictions. I am down over 50 lbs since I started, 42 from the day of surgery. Other then my scars and the occasional oops I shouldn't have eaten that or I should have chewed more, I don't feel a lot different, just smaller. I can hear a lot more rumbling/bubbling as things drop out of my pouch. The comments from friends and co-workers is nice but I hate the "how are you doing it" conversations, since the Hiatal Hernia is my cover story. I do feel like I have lost more muscle then I wanted and plan to get back to the gym as soon as hunting season is over.

One huge plus is my relationship with my wife couldn't be any better, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I will say the first two months of regrets are real. I knew many experienced them and I was prepared but when the finality of the decision hits after surgery and there is no going back, coupled with the physical changes of quick weight loss, the experience is real. I never felt depressed, watching the scale drop numbers daily is a good motivator, but definitely went through weeks of regret for doing it. My neighbor who had RXY eight years ago was awesome during this time to keep me motivated. This is about the same time I quit checking BP daily.

One aversion I have developed is Water which sucks. I was an avid plain water drinker pre-op and now I can't get it down without crystal light. I do need to watch what I eat and how quickly as I am now fearful of stretching my pouch too soon and eating too much. Last weekend I ate an entire piece of tombstone pizza along with a bowl of salad and never had any ill effects.

Business is kicking way up, I've hired five new sales persons but I will try and come by more often since BP was a huge asset for me pre-op.

My NUT basically said I should be eating my month so two months out two ounces, three months out three ounces, six months six ounces. The goal is to lose weight not see how much you can eat and prematurely stretch your pouch. You don’t want to go through surgery and not lose all the weight.

Preop I was huge plain Water drinker. About three weeks post op my tastes changed and now crystal light is the only way I can drink water. From my research these changes are mostly temporary. Go with the flow, do what you need to do so you can reach your goals and don’t over think it. The first couple months after surgery are NOT reflective of how you will live the rest of your life.

Six weeks post RNY and down 40 lbs and still have a stomach. I’m the same shape just smaller overall and down two sizes.

I couldn’t do the premier ready to drink Protein Drinks. For years I’ve used the muscle tech chocolate whey Protein from sams club but post surgery it lost its luster but find adding a scoop of PB protein powder made it taste very good and 28 grams of protein.

So preop my vomits, were monumental. Actually bruised my throat once and one time it was so forceful it sprayed down when it hit the back of my front teeth. I know tmi but now, one month post op I’ve had two episodes. Last week I ate one two many bites of mashed potatoes and thank god I was next to the sink. It’s weird it’s a foamy frothy mess and it came up quick. Second time was yesterday at work pot luck lunch. My biggest fear post op is a work episode from either end. I was good and fine but an hour later wandered into the kitchen and ate two Chick-fil-A nuggets and one mini corn dog nugget looking thing. I thought I could make it throw the breading - nope! I felt the chest pain and left to walk around outside. Fortunately there is a Park next door. Waking wasn’t helping and I knew it was coming up quick so I dove behind a bush stop for one step let her rip and kept waking. I don’t think anyone noticed or even heard.

I’ve also been lucky that the other end issue has only been Constipation twice and not at work. I’m not a work pooper - in fact Home Depot has clean restrooms five minutes away - so I’ve been lucky there. My stuff smelled way worse preop!

Check out Plant Fueled Trucker on fb or IG. Great tips for healthy eating and exercise while on the road.

Find a workout friend! No one is watching you I promise and if they look it’s either because they are feeling an attraction to you or giving you a high five in their head! Life is short so screw what other people think - do it for you!

I had really bad reflux and was taking 100 mg of omeprazole before surgery and still getting some reflux issues with a trifecta of bad foods but after RNY I’ve had zero issues and taking 20 mg Prilosec. Each surgery has its ups and downs. With RNY malnutrition is my biggest long term concern but there seems to be a lot of vsg revisions to RNY. My insurance would only cover RNY so that made it easier but I’d take Vitamins for life to decrease chances of throat cancer.

Sip every few minutes. It’s hard to continually drink for me as I used to be a gulper. Some days I feel focused only on hydration and end up cutting back on Protein. Stop drinking 30 minutes prior to eating, 30 minutes to eat and 30 minutes wait after eating, heck that’s 4.5 hours a day of ZERO hydration which is tough. I switched up to some crystal light and it helped to drink more so try switching up flavors. Also broth is a liquid which counts.

Good luck tomorrow! Just remember waking is the best thing you can do post op. You got this!