LilLadyA

Is anyone feeling like they made the worst decision ever by getting this surgery. I hate it right now honestly 😔 1 week post op I don't want to eat or drink anything. I literally have to force myself which I usually just end up not eating or drinking at all. I hate the feeling of a queezy stomach and that's all food or drink gives me as well as terrible gas pain. I'm starting to feel weak because I haven't been able to eat or drink but idk. I wish I never had it. I would kill to be able to just eat salad and baked chicken and healthier foods instead of having this surgery. I don't know why I didn't just eat healthy before then I wouldn't have to go threw any of this 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

I definitely cheated probably 3-4 days on preop diet not consistently but sporadically. When I first started I was so hungry and I could only have liquids. I looked on the internet and saw other people's drs allowed them veggies and meat. So I had a salad with low fat dressing 2 of those days when it was super hard. One day I had Wendy's Breakfast tho. I had it about 6 days before surgery. The last time I cheated was 4 days before surgery then after that it was complete liquids. After surgery my dr said everything went great and he had no issues. I also lost 17pounds during the preop diet despite my cheating.

I’m just over a year out from bypass and generally have had smooth sailing. However, today I had a Cobb salad for lunch. Not 45 mins later I was running (hobbling) to the restroom, sweating, groaning, clenching my cheeks and praying I’d make it (I did, I’m such a big girl) A few hours after that, my blood sugar tanked and I was shaking, heart racing, dizzy, etc. The only thing I can think is maybe the dressing had loads of sugar/fat in it that I’m not used to. Regardless, it was a gentle (ahem) reminder that my insides still make the rules.
If you need me, I’ll be drinking about 60 more Oz of Water. What a day...

Although I read about other people in our lives not being supportive or downright jealous of us having our surgeries, it sure hurts when it happens to you. I'm especially surprised with how my co-workers are treating me. I'm a happy-go-lucky person who's always willing to lend a hand to people I care about & I am very tenderhearted as well so this is hitting me especially hard.
My co-workers are being rude when asked about covering my shifts while I'm off for surgery. I work at a little library with a small amount of staff and our jobs are really not that stressful so it's not like they are going to have to expend a whole bunch of energy or break a sweat working my shift. A group of co-workers even approached our director expressing "concern" that the surgery is too dangerous and that I shouldn't have it done which really baffled me since no one ever brought that up with me. Now I know that they just don't want to cover for me & are worried I'll be out longer that anticipated. I came in on Monday walking on a cloud because I finally got my surgery date & no one could be bothered to show any enthusiasm at all.
I have a co-worker who I've worked with for 5 years & I considered her to be one of my best friends. I've planned her work bridal shower and baby showers. I went to the hospital to see her first-born. She gripes constantly about her husband & I'm right there supporting her. We've done plenty of stuff together socially as well, so she's not just a work friend. In the past I've asked her for very small favors here & there and she's rarely helped me out but I asked so infrequently that it never really bothered me. I, of course, have helped her happily whenever she needed me. Well, her true colors are shining now that the surgery is approaching. I've been careful not to talk her ear off about the surgery because I can see that being super annoying. Whenever I bring it up now she just grunts in response and goes right back to talking about herself. I've asked her for two small favors in regards to the surgery and she's too inconvenienced to do either one. I am really, really hurt by her actions.
Another friend is acting jealous & responded to the news of my surgery with "I'll be interested to see how it goes for you". I haven't told friends on social media yet and now I'm definitely not going to. This will be a road I walk down with my husband on one side & my mom on the other cheering me on. I'll be just fine and I will succeed in spite of everyone's attitudes towards this huge step in my life. I'm really glad I found this community & I'm really glad you've read this far! Thanks for letting me vent!

I slept pretty much the whole time. Don't think I ever even turned on the TV! May have played on my phone a few times, but mostly just slept!! Time went by very quickly!

I've always wanted to take a surfing lesson in Hawaii. I've now been twice, 10 years ago when I was 6 months pregnant (and too fat anyway), and in 2018 at my high weight at 393. I plan to go again someday and I WILL take my surfing lesson.
I'll most likely fail miserably at it, but it's still something I want to try!

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I've always wanted :
To go horseback riding
To not worry about weight limits
To eat in public without feeling like I'm being judged
To shop in any store for clothes
To fit comfortably in a booth

I've always wanted:
To wear knee high boots and skinny jeans.
One chin.
A waist.

I always wanted to be able to find clothes at any store in the mall.

(1) be a runner
(2) sit in an airplane seat and not worry about the seatbelt not fastening.
(3) going to the beach and playing with my grandkids
(4) going to Disney land and riding all the rides with my grandkids

I have always wanted to:
1) Go on vacation and rock a swimsuit and sundresses
2) Get things out of the bottom cabinet without calling my daughter
3) Get down on the ground and get back up again!

I've always wanted to be able to go on rides, Water slides, and go-carts without looking at the weight limit or fearing the seatbelts would not fit.
I've always wanted to shop from the boutiques without only being able to look at the little rack they have shoved in a corner with plus size clothes.
I've wanted to enjoy exercising again. I used to do CrossFit and loved it.

I always wanted a jawline!

Had RNY on Aug 10th. Just weighed myself for the first time, 11 pounds gone! 😮

I am feeling okay, not in pain exactly but it feels a bit strange... bit bloated? Really need to get into a better water/protein routine though.

I had my surgery less then 24 hours ago, intact I am writing this in the hospital, after surgery the pain is unbearable, I am dry heaving everything with a little bit of throw up. Walking to move the air out is unbearable, I know it’s temporary but this is the worst pain I have ever been in, and I have had 4 C-sections. My doctors are great, and did remind me that I will be going home with hella Water retention. So weight loss may not show right away. Currently I am staying strong though.

I'm just ready to feel like it's worth it because at this point I'm just so depressed about it 😔

Girls I’m about to do me the deviled egg salad ... surgery was August 10th

I had my surgery 7/14 and I was doing the same thing lol I would eat the tuna or egg salad like the devil egg filing it was great it got me through

I had my surgery a week ago aug 12th and everything that you posted I am feeling the same way . I don’t want to eat and every time I even drink Water I get this pain under my breast bone . I’m so over broth and Protein Shakes. This pain under my breast bone comes and goes all day and I feel a sharp pain. At this point I’m thinking why did I do this to myself . Why couldn’t I just eat better . The pain afterwards is ridiculously painful and I just got over nausea because I had to go to the ER due to dehydration. My pain meds make my stomach pain and puts me to sleep. No one ever talks about the post op pain and I wish I would have known . I just want to chug a big glass of water right now !! 😩😩😩😩

The first 4 days I asked myself why I did it bc no one told me the pain would be so bad , maybe I just did not do enough research, then I hated the liquid diet the worse but not I’m 5 weeks out and 18 pounds down (which I think is minimal) but I’m glad I did give it time your regrets will disappear

I had trouble in the recovery room and I was so nauseous the first 3 days after surgery. I felt miserable, and I've always bounced back quickly with other surgeries. I kept asking myself why I did this and I was very down about it. But each day, I got a little better. I'm 4 weeks out tomorrow and I don't regret it at all now!
I think it's pretty common to go through those feelings after surgery, but it gets better! Hang in there, you will be feeling better before you know it!

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Hang in there, it will get better ♥️

I felt that way for the first week after surgery. The first month I spent forcing myself to drink Water and my Protein Shake because I had absolutely no desire to eat or drink. The gas pain does get better. I’m 6 weeks post op and am able to eat and drink (separately, 30 minutes apart). I’m on fork tender foods now, and I still get the post op blues when some foods sit very heavy in my pouch. But it’s a learning process that doesn’t come overnight. You’re re-learning your body again and that takes patience and time. Give yourself a break and try to get as much water and Protein in as you can.

Hang in there!!! 6 months from now you will be giving a pep talk to someone who is feeling the same way you are now, and telling them how this surgery has changed your life!! HUGS!!!

yes - it's common. But for most of us, it doesn't last long. The first few weeks can be rough - but once we're through them, most of us are really glad we made the decision. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!