CaribeRidge

I had my surgery, gastric bypass, on 1/22/19. What I notice the most is head hunger. My mind wants food but my stomach says no. I find myself wanting to put a lot of food on my plate when it is something I really like and being disappointed that I can only eat a bit and not a lot like I used to. So I have to remind myself that I can no longer eat like that, nor do I want to, intellectually. Granted all this happens in a couple of seconds. "Mmm, I want more...no I can't have more... sadness... (pep-talk) this is the way it is now and how it should be" Then I hope my brain will eventually train itself to not be so greedy. For the most part, I eat because it is "time to eat" and not so much because I feel hunger. When I do it is typically a side effect of some of my meds which cause hunger or I missed the "time to eat" cause I was busy and eventually my stomach says "hey, remember me?" I think I am probably one of the luckier ones in this. It would be so much more difficult if I was dealing with stomach hunger as well as mind hunger.

These used to fit me normally, like tights do. This is how they fit me now. I had my surgery on Jan 22, 2019. weight lost.mp4

It's crazy that not enough water can make such a big difference but it does. I'm seeing a very clear correlation between not getting the minimum water and stalling. When I go to bed I take stock of how much water I actually drank. If I didn't drink 64 oz I know the next morning I will likely not see any drop in weight. Sometimes it actually goes up a lb.

I was told to start my vitamins 2 weeks after surgery and not before. I bought the citracal petites and they are still big horse pills. Two of them at once hurts my stomach. So I take 1, then 2 hours later I take the other one and so on. I bought chewable multivits and they are by far the easiest to take. They are ProCare Health Bariatric Multivitamins with 45 mg iron and you only take 1 a day.

You look awesome!

Same here. It was the i.v. fluids. They give you a lot. I think even while you are in surgery they are pumping fluids into you. It does go down soon enough.

Has anyone used this for at least a little while and did you notice any effects? Just started using it on the loose skin areas.

I had a lot of itching too and my doc said to apply Benadryl since it is not an nsaid. Others are so be careful.

That is exactly where my pain was. It lasted over a month after surgery and only went away when I started using Gas-x. My doctor wasn't concerned when I reported it since I didn't have any other symptoms. But let me tell you, it was excruciating at times. Definitely check with your doc because severe pain can be a sign of many different things.

You look absolutely amazing! You are inspiration, thanks for sharing 🤩

My insurance only wanted the weight I was on my first appointment. I was at 135 bmi with a lot of comorbidities. I was worried about that low BMI as well. Particularly since I wanted to lose as much as I could before the actual surgery so I'd have less to lose afterwards. I was at 132 BMI on the day of surgery and until they rolled me into surgery, completely worried that someone would say "nope, stop, she has lost too much weight" but I worried for nothing.

Eggs fall in my stomach like a ton of bricks and hurts so much no matter how soft I scramble them. so I stopped eating them for now. It seems I also swallow a lot of air at times causing incredible pain. I finally got permission from doc to take Gas-x or something similar. It works right away and the pain is gone. Whenever I have a "delayed a bit" after I eat pain, it is usually gas. I can feel and even hear the gurgling of the air moving around my stomach. I try burping naturally on my own but if if that doesn't work fast enough for me, I'll take a Gas-x and that solves the problem. Check with doctor first before taking anything.

I'm only at 46 days, but I have already experienced a stall for like 2.5 weeks. Like you I kept going up and down 3 lbs. I was getting really depressed about it too. But the doctor said (and from what I've read here) is that this is pretty common. The is a lot going on in our bodies right now that can seem like we are not losing weight. From swelling, water retention, constipation, and just your body adjusting to this new calorie intake. He said not to worry, the weight would start going down again soon enough and it did. This is when I started taking my measurements. I have lost 1 inch in each of my thighs and 4 at my waist. It is a consolation when the scale is not moving much. I bet when you start seeing the PT you will see your weight going down a lot faster again.

If your scars are only on the belly button you can always get a belly button piercing to cover them up. 😁 I used to think that if I ever lost a lot of weight I would get one because I do think they are sexy. But at 54 yrs old I'm thinking I'll be better served investing in a GG Gucci belt 😂🤣 which is my reward when I reach goal weight since they are pretty expensive. But it has always been a dream because my own initials are GG.

I used to work at a doctors office in the 90's and at that time we recommended vitamin E oil applied directly on the scars. It really worked wonders to reduce the appearance of scars. I tried it while my scars were still healing and it caused an incredible itch so I stopped. I am at 46 days out and your post remind me to try it again now. If it still itches, then it might be too strong for the skin on my abdomen. The capsules are 640mg per soft gel. If it does I'll try the Bio-oil. reading the ingredients it looks like a great product. Thanks for the idea and reminder. 😀