FlowerChild6200

Do an enema for immediate relief then start benefiber

I did lose. My goal over the 6 month program was to lose 21 pounds before surgery. The day of my surgery I was down 49 pounds. I did not have to do a liquid diet before surgery.

Some doctors require weight loss. Mine did. If I didn't loose it they would postpone the surgery. Every doctor is different though.

Before surgery I lost 50 pounds. I mostly tried to do a low carb diet and made sure I always had healthy snacks on hand. I also tried to walk on the treadmill at least a couple times a week. I also would allow for a cheat day here and there to get in favorite meals and restaurants one more good time before surgery. I was able to stick with the diet pre op when I knew I would eventually reward myself.

I buy all my vitamins from Bariatric Advantage. They have a chewable and capsules.

With the regular vitamins you were able to absorb everything in one dose. After surgery you don't absorb as much at one time. For example I was told anything over 500 mg of calcium wouldn't be absorbed at a time. So with bariatric vitamins they need to break up the doses over the course of the day instead of taking it all at once. That's why they might seem like "weaker" vitamins.

I take 2-3 colace a day and add in a serving of benefiber usually every other day. Those are recommended thru my surgeons office.

Only 15 pounds since my surgery date. The other 49 I lost in my pre op phase which started the beginning of the year. My dr requires you to loose weight. My goal was 21 but I really pushed myself to reach 49.

I went into this doing a ton of research. I knew to expect the week 2 or 3 stall. But man does it suck when your experiencing it. I haven't got the scale to move in about six days and it just feels so discouraging. I'm only 16 days out from surgery and I know there's so many new things my body is trying to adjust to. I just feel so bummed right now. All the hormonal changes aren't helping with that either. Ugh I cant wait to get past this little plateau.

I had bypass on June 5th. I would pay so much to eat some crackers or some scrambled eggs. I’m so tired of liquids. I want some kind of real food in the worst way! Liquids are ruff!!

Man I underestimated how uncomfortable the gas pain would be! I had my last pain med at the hospital around 8am. My dr doesn’t send you home with anything and tells you to use Tylenol. I’m so uncomfortable that I’m just camped out in my living room in the recliner. What day did the gas pains go away for you?

So I found that cold water from the pitcher with is hurt. I started asking for no ice and let the water come to room temp in my 1 ounce cups and it was like night and day for me

I was told that Gas x wouldn’t help this kind of gas. I don’t know if it’s a placebo effect or what but I nibbled slowly on a chewable gas x and did find some relief. Also put my heating pad on a low setting on my belly (not directly on my skin) seems to be helping.

I had my surgery yesterday. Woke up in my room to kinda bad gas pains I’m my lower stomach. I was given pain medicine and it helped a lot . Also burping as much as I could really made a difference. Feeling much better this morning just tender and little tinges of pain here and there

Its officially JUNE!! Happy surgery month everyone! I have three days until surgery and I'm starting to get that nervous feeling

I started my journey in December and I am less then 3 weeks until my surgery date. My program requires you to lose a certain percentage of body weight before surgery. My surgery goal was 21 pounds and so far I’ve been able to lose 43. Now I’m so close to surgery day and I have this overwhelming desire to eat all my favorite crappy foods one last time. Yes I know eventually down the road you can indulge from time to time. I realize that it’s not like I will never get to eat pizza ever again. I also really want to lose another 7 pounds to hit 50 before surgery. 50 pounds before surgery was a personal goal I had set for myself. I need a way to shut off the part of my brain that wants to eat all the junk in the next few weeks.

23 DAYS LEFT FOR ME!

I did mine like two weeks before they submitted to insurance

BE PREPEARED FOR ALOT OF "HURRY UP! THEN WAIT"

I am approved for June 5th! Good luck to you!!

Unjury brand french onion soup is really good! Theres sample sizes you can get too. I got a variety of samples from them to figure out what I liked. The beef soup one isnt bad but the french onion literally just tastes like the real thing.

I will be getting mine in Warren, OH at St Josephs hospital. Yes feel free to message me!

This process is very much "hurry up, then wait"! I should have been able to have all my requirements done in three months but I will be six months in when I get my surgery in June. Also if you dont like the DR I would look to find someone else. I have been extremely impressed with my surgeon and his staff this far.

We are getting the same surgery on the same day!

Im scheduled June 5th for my RNY!