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I get cold all the time. I used to always run hot, but now I need a jacket or some sort of sweater to wear at night. I just figure I get to buy and wear more good looking coats and sweaters.

Awesome! Looking great! Keep up the work. Your personal goal is in sight. Great job!

Bipolar Type I can have similar symptoms when in mania episode. The big difference is that there will be a crash and a deep depression at some point. Hope this helps understand more about Bipolar.

The weight loss does release a lot of stored hormones. This can cause moods to elevate and can also cause depression. So his meds might need adjusting. Talk to his Psychiatrist (PDoc) about him being off meds as well as the surgery. For me I was on a stable set of meds before the surgery. I kept in touch with my PDoc through out the recovery as well so the meds could be adjusted as needed. If he gets too bad, talk to the Pdoc as a small stay at a hospital might be required to get back on the meds. It wouldn’t be a bad thing, just a tool to get your husband back on track to normal. If this is relatively new situation, I would also suggest to pick up some Bipolar books for him as well as for family members. It will help explain what is going on and what needs to be done. This is do able. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

I have the same issue. On my surgeons suggestion, I've been using Devrom (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045WG1P2) to help with the smell. I believe it has lessened the foul odor, but it doesn't get rid of it. Still my farts will make the dogs run under the covers and cover their noses, but its not as bad without the meds. I take two chewable pills twice a day. It's just included in my pill case. If you try it out, I'd be interested if it helps for you.

I donated all of my large clothes to charity. I am on my second round now and instead of donating, I've taken a few things I just bought to the tailors to be taken in. Cheaper then buying new. As I am still of a certain large size, goodwill and used clothes shops don't have my size still. I look forward to being able to shop their someday soon.

So that explains why i have discomfort sometimes in the upper right side of my abdomen. @HopefullXOXOXO thanks for posting about this.

There is a meeting of WLS patients, pre-op & post-op in San Fransisco once a month. On the 2nd Wed of the month. Several of the post-ops patients are Kaiser patients. They would better be able to talk to you about it. San Francisco Date: 2nd Wednesday of each month Time: 6 PM - Simultaneous Informational Seminar and post-op meeting. 7 PM - General open meeting for both pre-op and post-op patients. Place: Cafeteria at St. Mary's Hospital (Go in the main entrance, take elevator to B floor, follow signs for food.) 450 Stanyan Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Additional details: Parking is available at St. Mary's Hospital parking at the corner of Stanyan and Hayes Street. http://www.paclap.com/support/meetings-calendar.cfm

I had a stall from hell that just stopped (2 months). It started about 3 months out from surgery. I take a bunch of meds very similar to yours. But they don't help in the weight loss. Some cause weight gain, wanting to eat more, etc.. blah, blah, blah, you know all of this. Its a further challenge for us then what others may have in the weight loss process. It seems harder with mental illness as the stress of "WTF did I do to cause this" start to jack hammer my brain, but it was just a stall and nothing I could do about it. I did a lot of food adjustments such as decrease calories, increased calories, I increased my exercise, riding my bike twice a day. The exercise didn't help with weight loss during the stall but I felt better as it helped with some of the stress. I would just suggest to focused on other things. The weight will start to drop off. Only thing I can say is what others told me. Hang in there, its just a stall and it will pass. Your body is losing weight and sometimes has to stop to readjust. Your not alone in this. Many of us have been there before and you should start to lose again when your body is ready. Feel free to reach out if you ever want to chat.

I’ve heard of this in my DS WLS Group. Not sure about it being a stopping sign though. Just a side effect from the surgery. Let us know if you figure out if it’s a sign of some sort.

Check this picture out. (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/bpdds-weightloss-surgery) 1. The stomach is sleeved. 2. The small intestine is mostly bypassed to the larger intestine which causes less of the food you eat to be absorbed. (Malabsorption) You are forced to eat less due to the size of the stomach. What you can eat, not much is able to be used by the body. I'm not a surgeon, but I would think its possible to switch from a sleeve to a DS as you've done step 1 already. Just need to do step 2. I'm sure others will help explain things more and cover what I missed here.

No problems. Just want to make sure that I communicated that from what I have been told and personal experience there is no dumping syndrome with DS surgery. I did an experiment after my RNY to DS revision, I ate something that would have put me down garunteed for a half hour with dumping syndrome. Didn't happen. I don't miss dumping syndrome. For me it was like an intense flu that came on hard and fast. Sweating, nausea, the works. Lasted for me about half and hour to a hour depending on what I ate and how much. Now it just hurts to eat too much and the bowl thing is something I'm re-evaluating my diet and supplements to help with. If OP is experiencing something similar to dumping syndrome, then probably should go talk to the surgeon asap.

The Question the OP asked was "Is there a drastic reaction like this on the ds?" DS I read as Duodenal Switch and not dumping syndrome. His wife who had the RNY is describing dumping syndrome, but the DS (duodenal switch) surgery does not have such reactions. Not that I've researched, been told by my surgeon, told by my WLS group, and experienced myself. Hope this helps clear up the confusion.

My BP after the surgery has been normal with the medication. The Docs are afraid to take me off of the meds for fear that it would go up again. They want to wait a few months to see if it drops some more. With my weight loss stalled, I don't think I will be getting off the BP Meds any time soon this year.