BabySpoons

No worries. I may not have explained it as well as I should. BTW... your stats are amaaazing. We are same height and your current weight is my goal weight. I bet you have many words of wisdom. I'm impressed

No lie...2 weeks out. Yays!!!

Like the original poster, I was curious what happened with the "unused" part of the stomach. The part of the stomach sectioned off is in a 24/7 fasting state. It will never see food again in it's bypassed state. As for the pouch, yes. Vitamins are critical. I took them preop and will start chewables at my 2 week mark tomorrow. As well as my soft foods phase. I won't fast my new little stomach intentionally. Following doctor's orders all the way but I can't promise I won't try it down the road if need be.

One week out of gastric bypass surgery, I was a bit down. Tired, sore... so decided to watch something to lift my mood on TV. What normally would make me smile, chuckle or laugh wasn't happening. I thought. Oh no! Have I lost my sense of humor already with all of the hormonal changes happening? Shirley not Post whatever makes you happy. I'm sure many here would love to smile with you

Correct me if I'm wrong but I recently heard a bariatric surgeon say that bypassing the stomach leaves it in a 24/7 fasting state. I'm big on all the benefits of fasting so knowing that fact was exciting to me. I'd love to hear a more in depth teaching on the subject along with reestablishing a healthy microbiome, setpoint etc. via surgery.

Roll With the Changes- REO

My gastric bypass was performed on Tues. April 4th. The procedure lasted 4 hrs since the doc was repairing a hiatal hernia at the same time. I was 2 hrs. in recovery so my fam was starting to get worried by 6PM despite the hourly updates. No complications. Pain was minimal. No nausea, vomiting or gas pain. Dry mouth from hell. Sipped water day 1. Walked a lap and up another time to use bathroom. Surprised they didn't walk me more. b4 going home. Day 2 . Tolerated meals well. Tried a little of everything they brought me. Discharged me that afternoon. Felt more pain at home. Mostly pulling on incisions as I bent over, stood or tried turning over in bed. Sipping on prescribed Hydrocod helps for pain. Walking on my treadmill every couple hrs for 5 minutes to prevent clots. Drinking my protein drinks and water for now till appetite returns. Not weighing till after inflammation goes down. Overall...so far so good. Pain lessens each day. Praying for a speedy recovery for all of you this month!!!

I've yo yo'd my entire life and kept most all my clothes over the years in sizes all the way down to 12s, hoping to one day fit back into them. It will be fun to clean closet with sizes going down rather than up. ?

April 4th for me. I'm so ready to do this. Wishing everyone the best!!!

Glad you're home and well. Good to hear positive before my GB on April 4th. Nervous but ready.

I'm browsing online clothing stores too. Dreaming of the day I can fit into something other than oversized tees and yoga pants. ?