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Not good. Hope the Docs and the meds sort this out really quickly. You know that we are all thinking about you.

Off to my surgeon today for my 6month postop checkup

At 1 month post OP I was allowed solids. I think it was another 2 -3 weeks before I got to add raw veggies, nuts and seeds. You could have a salad with soft veg like tomatoes, lettuce,cucumber that should be fine .its the more fibrous veggies that you need to be careful of

I have to admit to being very confused as to what type of revision this is? I am also wondering what is being done that will help with the reflux.

Since my revision my diet is far healthier. I can eat chops and steak and chicken and they don’t get stuck. Salads and fruit are easy. I eat off a small side plate and that is enough to satisfy me. When I’ve had enough I feel it as full ness in my stomach not a disgusting pressure in the throat and chest. To me the way the bypass works and the sensations when eating are what we all believed it would be like with a band but we all know the truth about that. It gives me the ability to be able to eat small amounts of healthy foods and be satisfied.

Happy Birthday Im surprised that your team required a preop diet for your revision especially as you are at or close to goal. I didn’t have to do one when I revised from band to bypass, I just got told to stick to clean eating

My surgeon advised that the best option was RNY. Less risk of reflux. Less risk of more damage/ issues to the oesophagus. I also know a lot of people that have revised to a sleeve or had a sleeve as an initial surgery who have not lost or have had massive regains. I decided to go with my surgeons recommendation and had my revision in Jan. I am very happy. My diet is much healthier than with the band, I don’t spend hours in restaurant toilets throwing up and I have reload the weight I gained and am sitting at goal.

Wow what is going on around here? Certainly not good news this week. Glad you are ok and got sorted out quickly. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

And the thought of having most of your stomach chopped off and thrown away never to be seen again isn't?

If there is any possibility that you may be prone to reflux I would dismiss the sleeve and go straight to rny

I know the chances are low but sometimes the anxious part of the brain is noisier than the logical part.

That would have been so scary, especially for it to be so completely out of the blue. Have to admit to now being a little bit freaked out . I'm glad that you got to emergency and that they acted quickly.

Wow I wasn’t expecting to read that. Sorry to hear that you have had to go through this, best wishes for a speedy recovery. What were your symptoms? Was it an emergency op ?

I didn’t realise that you were having a revision. Good luck, hope it all goes well and that it solves the reflux issue

It’s done now so you have to get over it and move on. It would however be a good idea to think about why you ate what you did at this early stage. You need to find strategies and alternatives to help you stay on track.

Liquid passes straight through. Once you start solids things will feel different.

Have a glass or 2 of milk

My worst is the turkey neck. I wish there was an easy, affordable, painless fix

There are a few that drive me batty. Defiantly which should be definitely, there are a heck of a lot of defiant people around. Walla which should be Voila . Then the other day I heard a new one, someone was talking about her dairy air, at first I thought she meant that she was really farty but it turned out she was talking about her derrière!

I hate spelling mixtakes as well but really we have bigger issues to worry about. Just scroll past and try not to get your knickers in a knot.

There are lots of alternatives to meat if you don’t like it. Look for vegetarian or vegan recipes and products.

I see 2 issues here. Them telling you that you couldn’t eat it and you eating it as though responding to a dare. You need to be careful doing that it could lead to issues.

What colour is your urine. If it’s pale straw coloured that’s good, if it’s dark yellow or brown that’s bad. If you are struggling with water drink something else e.g tea. It doesn’t have to be water it just needs to be fluid, low cal fluid.

Take a second job Get a loan from a family member Sell some of your stuff

No ECG or psych appointment?