PurpleBloom

I'm so glad you posted. I actually came to the forum tonight to see if anyone else was experiencing this. I'm down about 70 pounds in the past 8 months and having very intense low back and hip pain, both new for me in the past month or so (I'm now 12 weeks postop). It's been pretty distressing. My hunch has been that it has something to do with weight distribution and I'm so thankful to see that you guys have been told as much. I've been exercising regularly aerobically this whole time but no core strengthening. I'm going to add that in and hopefully it will help. I have my 3 month followup in a couple of weeks and am going to ask the surgeon about this... and see if he can recommend a PT who might know something about it.

On 3/24/2019 at 2:56 PM, Taira said:

Had the gastric sleeve 3 weeks ago, only weight loss to date is from pre op diet.

following diet but don’t know what to do.

I'm not losing either. I had surgery 11 days ago. I actually came to the board today to see if this could be normal. Prior to surgery and the 2-week liquid diet I had lost 42 pounds on my own and then lost 7 more during the liquid diet. After the surgery I knew not to get on the scale for a while due to the Water weight gain but I can't imagine that's still an issue 11 days out. I think I've lost ONE pound. Yes, how does this make sense when we're just eating water and Protein? I've now added Soup for the last 4 days, but I can't believe I'm getting more than 300-400 calories daily at most. I'm also getting in the 64 ounces of Fluid daily. I'm exercising on the treadmill as well. It's pretty weird.

One thing I'll add is that I've had a very low heart rate and blood pressure since the surgery and I wonder if it's possible that the body just shuts any sort of metabolism down while it doesn't know what's going on after surgery. I'll see my surgeon and dietician on Monday and hope to get some better answers then.

5 hours ago, Fit.4.Me said:

Gastric sleeve on April 3rd!!!! I’m nervous, anxious, & excited all at once! The 2 week clear liquid diet has been a struggle but I’m almost there!

I feel you, fit! I'm coming up a week behind you and the liquid diet has taken some courage and fortitude! Look how strong we are! 💪 Best of wishes for you on Wednesday!! 🌟

3 hours ago, Pattianne said:

me too! good luck to us!!! can hardly wait to get this done and over with.. wow my ticker says it all!!!

Wishing you a peaceful day tomorrow and the best of health! 🌷

7 hours ago, beautifuldaymonster said:

I'm in Southern California so I bet you and everybody else are far ahead of me in nesting and cleaning, but I'm all done now and have even packed my overnight case of post-op hospital stay goodies. (It's a tiny case lol so nobody yell at me, I looked at everyone else's here and took notes, lol) Now just sipping no salt low sodium chicken broth and Vitamin Water and waiting down the clock to tomorrow. Gonna take a magnesium citrate in two hours (yuck) then shower with the pre-surgery cleanser they gave me. I shower with it again tomorrow... then off to the hospital! (Edited for brevity etc)

Wishes for the best! 🌷

3 hours ago, elvira.dark said:

I am having my surgery done late today.

I am not proud to say that I did not follow my pre-op diet perfectly. In fact, I got so hungry that one day before when I am supposed to drink only Clear Liquids I ended up eating a meal. I just gave up. I have this feeling that nothing is going to help me anyways.

I have been trying to lose weight forever. Since I got pregnant it has been a never-ending battle and I always look at food to comfort, reward and Celebrate.

I had gastric balloon but barely lost 8 pounds on it. I have had Lipo twice on the abdomen. I just bounce back bigger and bigger.

Now I am to have this surgery tomorrow which I hope is safe considering my liver probably did not shrink much. Knowing myself, I am not sure if this operation will be worth it because I know I will try to eat the same way again.

So how did you change your relationship with food? How did you give up on it without being miserable? Is there any hope for me at all?

Oh no, I'm sorry you're feeling so badly, especially right before surgery!

It isn't hopeless, though. You're still trying!

Have you tried therapy and/or eating disorder treatment? That's the only way I know to change the relationship with food. I think I've finally done it but only after some years of treatment, pain, and a lot of hard work. In fact, I couldn't get approved for the surgery until I had proven my eating disorder was in remission for 6 months...

Treatment is out there. It's definitely not easy but it offers healing.

In the meantime, good luck today! I wish you the best. 🌷

10 hours ago, TheFlinstones said:

Hi,

I like things explained to me also for the reasons why, not just told, here do it.

I’m glad you got your answer.

Don’t be sorry, you are not late - arrived just when you needed to.

Take a deep breath, about a goal weight, take your time. I had the same nerves about should I be doing this, is it the right thing. All I can say is I somehow came to accept it. Because I’ve done my research on the Dr, I’ve struggled too long trying to lose weight on my own. I realise there is a lot to learn and plenty of things ahead that are unknown, however, just taking one step at a time. It was also helpful for me to listen to a lady on YouTube who documented her sleeve surgery. She went into detail and was intelligent and balanced about her approach. It gave a firsthand insight as to what it was like at each stage. I’ll find the link and add it on here for you.

there are movie vlogs on her YouTube ch.

wishing you all all the best @PurpleBloom

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, @TheFlinstones (great name, BTW) I've watched her first video and look forward to watching the others.

11 hours ago, beautifuldaymonster said:

Hi all, I am new here. I'm an April surgery.

When is your surgery? April 1st (I know)
What kind of surgery? RNY Gastric Bypass
Height? 5’6”
Starting weight? 255
Goal weight? 180

Good luck! 🌷

On 2/20/2019 at 2:32 PM, CajunSam said:

Anyone else having surgery in April? Maybe we can find surgery twins here. I thought I could start it off by asking a few questions.

When is your surgery? April 4th
What kind of surgery? Revision from sleeve to Mini Gastric Bypass
Height? 5’8”
Starting weight? 285
Goal weight? 175

Hi everyone!

I'm so sorry I'm late to the discussion. I've wanted to join you here since February but my dietician discouraged me and I listened to her. I really regret it now. It's so hard to find people in "real life" that understand what's about to happen. Even those who I thought were "getting it" are proving to be a disappointment. I was talking to a good friend today about how hard the first few days of the liquid diet has been and she said "oh yeah, I know, just like stopping alcohol." Well, I've never done that, but I don't think so. Alcohol isn't necessary to maintain life; food is.

Anyhow, I wish everyone here wellness and courage!

My surgery is April 9th. From what I can tell that makes me #6? I'm nervous, scared, wondering if I'm doing the right thing. My main goal is not weight loss but putting diabetes into remission and my surgeon assures me that based on what has happened during my preop period I will leave the hospital on no diabetes meds!! (During the time between my first visit with him and last visit 5 months later, I worked really hard, got my eating disorder into remission, started eating intuitively, started exercising regularly, lost 30 pounds and cut my insulin need in half. A primary care doc asked me if I wouldn't like to keep on that path for a while before going for surgery but I said no, I don't think weight loss alone offers very good odds at ditching diabetes.)

I've struggled pretty intensely with this liquid diet at times. I have a personality that wants to know all the whys (beyond just shrinking the liver and getting used to eating less) and I feel like my dietician has been a bit less than forthcoming. I finally got her to explain that it puts us into ketosis and now that I've done some reading about ketosis and understand that my body and brain aren't being STARVED, I'm feeling less anxious and better able to tolerate the discomfort.

Again, I'm so sorry to arrive late.

Oh, and to answer the questions, I think they show up on the sidebar (I'm new to the forum stuff), except that I don't know a goal weight, isn't that nuts? No one ever discussed it and I didn't think to ask.