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I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis which causes my metabolism to slow. I take 2 grains of Armour daily, but I still have barely in range labs.

I was thinking the same about Mrs ss. I normally have to stay at 1200 calories and under to maintain and not gain. Barely able to keep losing at 600 calories per day.

@ms.sss I am amazed at how many calories you can eat and maintain!! You have an awesome metabolism. If I approach much more then 1500 I will gain. I had my basal metabolism checked about 8 months post op when I was at goal and I was told it was 1650 or somewhere near there (i forget the exact number). I don't think it was accurate because if I don't exercise and eat more then 1500 I gain.

Winter fresh!

I'm trying to change my pose when taking pictures, lol! I did a thing, I got my first ever tattoo. I'm a sudden cardiac arrest survivor and date signifies the day of my life changing event.

Pain management is best discussed ahead of time with your Surgeon
Find out the plan and if it can be adjusted as needed - very important
A lot of providers are now weary to (over) prescribe narcotics due the opioid crisis
Good Luck ❤️

Thank you for sharing. I’m 5 weeks out from GS and feel like I’m starving on some days. It’s been difficult for me to tell the difference between head hunger and true hunger. I’m also fatigued easily and struggling with depression (which really caught me off guard as I was doing good with Prozac).

Thanks for this thread everyone! I am having revision surgery on 3/27, from sleeve to RNY, due to reflux and regaining all 60 lbs I lost with the sleeve 😭. Hoping to at least get rid of the reflux and losing the weight again would be a great bonus!

I just met with my surgeon, Dr. Quilici last Monday (1/27/20). I wanted to do the sleeve but I have really bad GERD and have a hiatal hernia. He said he recommends the bypass because of my condition. I was in tears when I left. I also didn't want to do bypass but after researching, I know that it is the best option for someone like me. I feel you. The surgeon said the bypass will help my hernia and GERD, practically curing it. My surgery will be towards late March.

I developed Barretts esophagitis from my reflux, including a lovely precancerous Barrett's polyp. Gastric bypass was my only option for WLS. Guess what?!?!?!?! My Barrett's is now gone! No more reflux, no more polyps, and my esophagus is normal. So glad I had the bypass surgery.

I had never heard of it either. This is from a Mexican surgical center. The NIH also has a study with 12-year outcomes.
Congratulations, OP!

Heading to a SB party 🏈 🍺

SuperBowl outfit! Still gotta represent! Fresh outta the gym too!

Hi!
Mine is on Wednesday as well!
How are you feeling and have you been on a liquid diet this last week?

We are rooting for you! Please keep us posted.

No. Clear means translucent.if you can’t see through it isn’t clear. You could drink the clear Protein waters though.

Had sleeve surgery May 2019. I have lost 80 lbs

Greetings!
I'm new. My VSG is scheduled for Wednesday. I'm excited! Root for me!

Yes you aren’t completely upside down but tilted towards being upside down. Gravity helps to move and keep organs out of the way.

Super duper big important meeting week is over.
These were my two final outfits of the week. The meeting activities necessitated pants and practical shoes


It was a REALLY interesting week. It was the first time anyone work related has seen me post plastics. And additionally there were people attending that hadn't seen me post WLS either. On top of all that, I had a new haircut (my hairdresser took liberties 😖) and some facial tweaking (eyelashes, filler, botox). So as you can imagine there were many different reactions. All the way from no reaction to OMG reactions. But overall I felt confident and pretty fantastic. Of course closing a really successful year at work may have had something to do with it as well 😂

Annual party

I have lost 40 pounds this last year

Dude, lol....I got the lapband first. The sleeve was supposed to be my salvation. It really works so well! I just can't deal with this pain and fire anymore. I can be in a dead sleep, wake up with acid in my mouth, I run to the toilet to spit it up, and then my gag reflex kicks in. So much burning!

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I just revised from sleeve to bypass 8 weeks ago. Like you I was afraid if the. Bypass. I got the sleeve early 2018 ended up with large hernia and gerd.
now that I have the bypass, I am very happy with it. As long as you keep up with having bloodwork checked, take your Vitamins and eat healthy, there is nothing to fear from the bypass.
you have to do this or deal with cancer. There is no other option.
Please make peace with it so that you can get healthy. You will be glad that you did it I once it is behind you. My only regret is that I did not start out with bypass and avoid having surgery twice.
hang in there and come here for support. Please keep us updated as well. You got this.

Seriously? Wow. I just thought it’s because I’ve been sleeping in the recliner instead of on my side. Hmmm I’ll ask Tuesday.