bajankat

I'm good to the bones and my feet and toes are icicles.
I knew of the loose skin part, but specifically I wasn't told that I would have a damn old turkey neck.. gobble gobble

Hey everyone. I haven't been on this page in what seems like forever. I have really been struggling you guys. I stopped losing weight after month 6 and it's really discouraged me. It could be because I started back working so I made excuses for why I couldn't go walk my 2 miles or go to Pilates class or eat healthier choices since I have a sedentary job. I was wondering if anyone else was struggling and what you did to get back on track.
My highest weight was 465lbs and on surgery day I was 457. I got down to 357 and then shot right up to 378lbs. I wasn't really eating if at all when I got to 357 due to my depression. But then I was put on a new med that actually causes its users to gain weight and I was taken off of it. Thank God. I don't eat much and get full fast but I guess like the nutritionist said it still matters what I put in my body.
I hope all my fellow Oct 2020 people are doing great as we approach our 1 year anniversary. FYI I was sleeved on Oct.5,2020

Good afternoon, after a long drawn out battle to get the insurance to approve my surgery I'm scheduled for the 29th. I'm starting my liquid diet today. so far so good. this new flavor shake/ pudding is so good. I'm pleasantly surprised

I had the sleeve, not the bypass so this may or may not help, but...
I had also had multiple abdominal surgeries prior to my bariatric surgery. My surgeon did say the surgery took him a little longer than usual due to adhesions and scar tissue, but it was nothing he couldn't handle. I haven't had any major complications either. I know everyone is different, but that's how it went for me. ☺️

good luck on your journey. safe surgery and speedy recovery

Good afternoon, I've had quite an interesting 18 months after being sleeved. I developed horrible GERD and I have a hernia. I'm finally scheduled for revision after fighting for so long with my insurance company (since August) to be approved. I'm excited but scared due to other surgical complications last year. My date is Oct 29th and I've started the liquid diet today. So far so good.

Good afternoon, I've had quite an interesting 18 months after being sleeved. I developed horrible GERD and I have a hernia. I'm finally scheduled for revision after fighting for so long with my insurance company (since August) to be approved. I'm excited but scared due to other surgical complications last year. My date is Oct 29th and I've started the liquid diet today. So far so good.

Good afternoon, after a long drawn out battle to get the insurance to approve my surgery I'm scheduled for the 29th. I'm starting my liquid diet today. so far so good. this new flavor shake/ pudding is so good. I'm pleasantly surprised

Congrats on getting your revision scheduled. I’ll keep my in my thoughts

I'm starting the pre-op diet on the 29th. Not really looking forward to it 😅 But I can't wait to have the surgery!

I had a sleeve done in July 2019 couldn’t keep anything down due to newly developed gerd (never had an issue prior). Lost so much weight in the first 3 months (100+ lbs). Had to have a pic line put in to get my nutrition levels up to where it was safe to operate on me again). Had a revision to gastric bypass in February 2020. Since then I’ve had 3 instances of vomiting but the first was what I assume was leftover acid because that happened still in hospital after revision. The second and 3rd times were my own fault drinking to quickly after eating. I also had a hernia repair at the time of my revision. I originally wanted the bypass but my team talked me into doing the sleeve as my insurance requirements were easier to get approved with the sleeve. I will say I am very thankful I had the revision done and am feeling much happier and healthier now in the 13 months since my original surgery I’ve gone from 350+ to 175 and from 4x pants to a pair of large today. I worried after the horrible outcome from the original surgery that I might be making a mistake having the revision but today am very happy I did.

I had a sleeve to RNY revision for GERD. I did not have reflux before my sleeve, developed it a couple of years later. I was on the maximum dosage of omeprazole (80mg) for a few years and still had breakthrough acid, which gave me an esophageal stricture. I regurgitated everything I swallowed. Still, I didn't want RNY, so I found a surgeon who was willing to explore alternative surgeries with me. However, after a bunch more testing that uncovered some previously unknown issues, I decided on RNY. Had the surgery on 6/29. I had one episode of reflux two days after surgery, I figured it was the last bits of acid in my stomach trying to make me miserable one last time. No acid since. No regurgitation. No vomiting. It has been a massive relief not to wake up in the middle of the night with acid in my mouth or throat. I am really pleased with the RNY so far.

I had bypass March 9th and have had no issues. Am very happy with how it has went. Hope yours goes well.

bypass has been around for a long time and there have been so many improvements on it over the years that it's really a safe surgery now - not much riskier than sleeve.
I'm not a revision, but I had bypass because I have GERD prior to surgery. I'm very happy with it - no regrets at all (I'm over five years out)

Thanks, I did reach out to the doc because it's so annoying throwing up foam every 5 minutes. He advised me to go to the ER to have a cat scan. I'll let ya know how that turned out. I waited until this evening cuz I try to avoid the ER/hospital at all cost these days.

Welcome Back Kat ❤
Seems like you've done everything you can... Time to reach out to the Doctor especially with vomiting and pain. Let us know how it goes !

Good evening, I haven't been here for quite a while. I thought I would ask you guys for advice or help. This morning I woke up and felt ok, until I dressed and left the house. That's where it hit, The sharp pain in my upper back, which I know to be gas. I've suffered with gas pain for years. The belching began and then I drank my Protein Shake and threw that up, it's now 5:30pm and im still belching, throwing up everything I drink, (not really eating today) and that horrible pain is still in my back. my question is, have anyone experienced this? I've drank tea, zero sparkling seltzer, took gas x, drank Water, even tired ginger ale.. nothing is helping and I'm suffering. can anyone give their thoughts on what might this be or caused this, I'm thinking GERD but not sure and I was trying to see if it goes away before calling the doctor.

Good afternoon, I'm dealing with alot. I had a cancer scare, Thank God it wasn't cancer. I had surgery almost 3 weeks ago to remove a tumor from my ovary as well as a full hysterectomy. I came home on TPN and I hate it!! I have now stopped it and will have my picc line removed as well as the balloon dilation done due to my stricture on the 17th. Sorry you are dealing with that, hopefully it won't be long for you. Did they provide you with a nurse to come to your home to assist with the PICC line? Also my incision didn't close/ heal so im now dealing with a wound vac to help with the healing process.. this hurt like nobody's business. All in all, I'm down to 213lbs which is a plus and I'm happy about that. Although, I can't eat or drink everything, I still try to eat as much as possible and of course no exercising for me. Im praying for your quick and complete healing and thanks for checking in on me.

Thank you! You are absolutely correct. As we speak, I'm supposed to be going to the ER because they did my weekly maintenance on my PICC line today, and I'm getting atm spasms and pain. Im going to wait until tomorrow to go as im not having chest pains or shortness of breath, but I know that I need to go because It could've shifted according to the nurse. Keep sending those hugs, they are definitely welcome.

Thank you! You are absolutely correct. As we speak, I'm supposed to be going to the ER because they did my weekly maintenance on my PICC line today, and I'm getting atm spasms and pain. Im going to wait until tomorrow to go as im not having chest pains or shortness of breath, but I know that I need to go because It could've shifted according to the nurse. Keep sending those hugs, they are definitely welcome.

Dang! You've been through it!! Hope you start feeling massively better, soon!!!

@bajankat
you've gone through helll, and your NOT back yet. hopefully, gradually things
will start to go your way.
i am hugging you, trying to get rid of your pain🤗
take care, feel better soon
good luck
kathy

Good Morning, Sorry you are dealing with all of that. The oophorectomy is very painful but then again, I also had a large tumor. Hopefully, we both can heal from all the setbacks and get back to our continued journey. How far out are you? I'm 6 months.

I wish it was behind me, I'm still dealing with it all. it's only been 2 weeks. Wound vac is changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday's, which hurt extremely bad, and as I said PICC line will be removed on the 17th.

Hi all, it's been a while I've been on here. So in the few months I started off losing slowly, and not without complications. For the past almost three weeks I've had a total of 4 procedures including major surgery for a tumor and complete oophorectomy. This leads me to my title: I was sent home with a PICC line and TPN due to a stricture that im scheduled on the 17th to have dilated for the 3rd time. I've started to eat/ drink again so im no longer taking that. it gave me diarrhea. So I had a cancer scare, turns it no cancer Thank God. But I had a very large tumor that was discovered two weeks prior and needed to be removed immediately,I did and now im dealing with a wound vac due to the incision having Fluid inside and not healing. this hurt immensely. All in all, I've lost weight rapidly since going thru this, I'm down to 213 from 249 surgery day. So progress has been made although im not eating af much or as healthy as I should, I'm eating what goes down at this point. I'm waiting to be able to get back on track and get rid of all these tubes and bags and continue on my journey. how are y'all doing?