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I took it the 5 days and felt better the whole time I was on it.
I'm 3 years out on my surgery.
On the day after my surgery the nurses in the hospital had me taking giant horse pills.
Thank goodness my brother was there (who just had the surgery 3 months earlier) and gave major push back.
I hope your symptoms dissipate and you feel better soon.

Yes I have and I am honestly still dealing with it. So I went into therapy right before therapy fall of 2019, 2 months before surgery. It was a life saver!
It had helped in so many other areas.
RNY January 2020

Yes I have and I am honestly still dealing with it. So I went into therapy right before therapy fall of 2019, 2 months before surgery. It was a life saver!
It had helped in so many other areas.
RNY January 2020

Yes I have and I am honestly still dealing with it. So I went into therapy right before therapy fall of 2019, 2 months before surgery. It was a life saver!
It had helped in so many other areas.
RNY January 2020

Good afternoon,
My SIL had a VSG, she didn't lose any hair at all. Her locs were baby locs less than 2 years old.
My locs were about 3 inches past my bra strap.
My locs started to thin a little at the root, so I changed from twisting them to interlocking.
That made a little bit of a difference, I chose to cut my locs, now they are shoulder length.
My thinning was hereditary and not caused my weight loss.
That said, I keep up with my Water and my Protein to keep the Hair loss to a minimum.
Final answer, no you probably won't have to cut your locs unless you want to.

Good afternoon,
My SIL had a VSG, she didn't lose any hair at all. Her locs were baby locs less than 2 years old.
My locs were about 3 inches past my bra strap.
My locs started to thin a little at the root, so I changed from twisting them to interlocking.
That made a little bit of a difference, I chose to cut my locs, now they are shoulder length.
My thinning was hereditary and not caused my weight loss.
That said, I keep up with my Water and my Protein to keep the Hair loss to a minimum.
Final answer, no you probably won't have to cut your locs unless you want to.

I drink two cups of coffee per day with no problems. I have a Decaf in the morning with Coffee Mate and one teaspoon of sugar, and a small iced coffee (sometimes with caffeine, sometimes not) that lasts me the rest of the day. And yes, I drink it through a straw with zero problems.

I guess I'm a rebel who started back on coffee a month after bypass. I limit it to 2 cups in the morning, use sugar free coffee creamer and I'm a much happier person for it. I'm all about the long term sustainability of my weight loss, so I don't want to give up and/or deprive myself of the small pleasures like coffee.

I had mild reflux before bypass. Then a year after surgery I began to have what I thought was reflux again. It was almost like I heard not felt bubbling. Like carbonation when I hadn't eaten or drank anything. I switched surgeons for annual follow up and the new surgeon took a contrast x-ray and saw that I have a candy cane or hockey stick off of the pouch and that my pouch had stretched or at least was bigger than the normal despite me never eating more than a half cup of food in one sitting and feeling a lot of restriction. . I think when food or salvia goes into the candy cane and then moves into the pouch it creates that feeling. The new surgeon said some people will have reflux after surgery and I had never heard that from the first surgeon.

I’m going in for my band to bypass revision on the 26th I can’t wait

I have only been doing some very light walking. On my follow up this week which was five weeks they said I could start doing some weights. And just walk 30 minutes a day. Within the first two weeks I tried to walk and I would literally have to stop because I would get a sharp pain in my left flank abdomen that would bring me to my knees. It was my body telling me to chill out I was doing too much!! 😄 That pain disappeared by week three and I’ve been fine ever since

WLS doesn't cure food addictions. They operate on your stomach, not your brain. A lot of WLS patients work with a therapist to deal with food addiction - might be something to look into.

Hi Gang. Meow here. 5.5 months post op bypass. I've had slow but steady losses. (SW:217 CW:178. GW: 150)
And I just felt the need to make a post about my sweet addiction. Before my surgery I found myself very concerned about dumping. Often asking in the forum whether Bypass meant I could never have treats again and being assured I could "eventually" or "a bite or two" or "in moderation" etc. This brought me great relief. I knew then I wasn't in the ideal frame of mind but I was doing the best I could.
I found at about 4 weeks post op I could tolerate about 5 of my favorite chocolate covered almonds and ate them every night as a reward for hitting my Protein and Water goals. Eventually I increased that to 10 choco almonds. Then it moved to other Desserts or candy. What I've found is my entire eating plan is focused on getting my "healthys" in so I can have a treat at the end of the day. I become obsessed. I realize I've always been that way. Eat healthy so you can indulge.
I find I get nauseous if I eat a full portion of dessert. But I can usually get away with eating half. So I do. Every day. Or I eat the full portion and get nauseous. I get thru it. Usually lasts about 30 minutes. I feel miserable. I don't throw up. When I'm in the middle of the nausea I swear I'll never have sugar again. But then it passes and I'm the addict again.
The last couple months I've somehow justified 2 treats a day. And this Thanksgiving was the first time I really realized how deeply I don't have control over my treat addiction. I was surrounded by baked goods. I'd eat a small one. Feel sick. Then a couple hours do it again. Over the 2 days of celebration I made myself feel sick about 5 times. The nausea is miserable. Sweats, light headed, toe-curling nausea. Then it passes. And I'm fine. And like a drug addict I indulge again. It's shocking. It's like I'm binging. Except I never throw up and it's only one treat at a time.
I guess my point is... bypass didn't cure me. I do feel sick when I eat too much sugar. But it doesn't stop me from doing it. From constantly seeing how much I can have before I feel sick. I have a lot of work to do before I am no longer "unhealthy" regardless of my weight. Wanted to share in case others are sweet addicts and wondering how the surgery will affect that.