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Is rny good for BMI 36/37 with high blood pressure
Ed_NW replied to harmony love's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Bypass is supposed to be the gold standard they say. Statistically you will get the best results with the bypass. That's what I'm going for. -
Gained wt during 6 month diet period
Vixxen90 replied to Briswife15's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I gained 6 lbs, but my first visit was last Sept!! I should have been done in June. My surgeon's office messed up and never scheduled the nutrition classes I needed. My bypass surgery is on Monday, 10/22. My surgeon scolded me, but I bit back and told him about his staff and their error, which they had admitted why everything was delayed. Also, since I started this I've seen my daughter pregnant and have her baby, my son got married in April, and my daughter got married in May. All in another state, so I traveled by car a lot! I developed a DVT from the traveling, which has since resolved. I've had steroid injections in both knees and my neck. He scolded me and told me I owed him 6 lbs by my surgery date. Whatever!! It could have been worse. I'm down over 11lbs today and ready for Monday. Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app -
Rockwood Bariatric Surgeons spokane WA
maestrita replied to SleeveItBehind's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Dr. Rawlins is great. I'd have him do my revision if I could afford him. I think I've found a good doc out of state who will help me though. Good luck to you! -
Band to Bypass conversion
ClbsMm2000 replied to sevenb7's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was looking for the same thing. I started having issues with my band last year and had to have all of the fluid taken off. Since then, I have gained back 90 of the 100 lbs I lost. Insurance denied my revision, at first, but I won on appeal. I saw the doctor 2 days ago and got my new surgery date... November 7th. I'm excited and scared all at once! My husband has had the gastric bypass and is doing wonderful. Now it's my turn, again. Just don't know if my experience will be any different, since my band has to be removed. -
Bypass with Barrett's Esophagus
MaggieH2 replied to KH1958's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was planning a Gastric Sleeve procedure but was unable to due to Barret's. I had my RNY bypass on July 10 and everything has worked out great. I am down 50# and have decreased my risk of esophageal cancer, amongst other things! I was initially upset about having to change my plans bit once I got used to the idea and educated myself, I went for it. I am so glad that I did! Good luck! -
Taking NSAID's for back pain
Soapandcandlequeen replied to gomezk2's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I had a bad headache 3 days out and my surgeon said it was fine to take Excedrin as long as I cut the pill in half. With sleeve you can still eventually take those meds just not right away. With bypass you are told not to -
To clean out, or to not is the question.
Bryn910 replied to Oceanlove's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was on a two week liquid diet when I had my revision to bypass, so I am sure my team thought that was more than enough. when I had my sleeve, I was told to take the magnesium citrate I believe. I have also taken the magnesium citrate for my other abdominal surgeries to make sure my bowels weren’t full so they didn’t get in the way of the surgical procedure -
Most bypass people can eat anything as well. Only about a third of us dump. I never have.
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Anybody Reschedule Their Date?
SIPS in Seattle replied to UndercoverDiet's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yes. Originally I was scheduled for 7/18/17 but I was moving that next week and since you can’t lift more than 5lbs I needed to be rescheduled. Was revised on 8/8/17. Easy peasy. -
Last minute bariatrics buddy
KimTriesRNY replied to JealousMuch's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just got my approval today. My surgery is scheduled for December 4th, and I’m having a bypass as well. I’d love to have a few bypass friends to go through it together! -
Hi all. I am all set and ready for gastric bypass surgery on December 1. I have lost 8 pounds on the first 5 days of the 2 week pre op diet. My diet is mostly high Protein, vegetables and fruit. Not to bad. I WILL struggle on Thanksgiving day and I already told my doctor that I WILL be eating stuffing on that day. I am nervous, anxious, excited about the surgery and it is approaching fast. Current as of this morning is 291, 44 Jeans. Goal is 175 and jean size ???? 34? I am very active and getting this extra 100 pounds off will be life altering. I look forward to following this group forum. John
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How Are You Getting Prepared?
James Marusek replied to charpower's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Before surgery I tried to get prepared by buying some foods such as baby food and chicken broth. I landed up not using it and it went to waste. This was because of two reasons. My taste buds changed significantly after surgery and I could not tolerate those foods. And secondarily, after surgery the amount of food I was eating was incredibly small. During the first 8 weeks, my meal volume was 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) per meal. Take out a 1/4 cup measuring cup and look at how small that is. That is the meal volume. Prior to surgery I was constantly hungry. Even when I was eating a meal, all I could think about was what I would eat for my next meal. After surgery (when I reached the solid food stage), I completely lost my hunger. So it was not difficult to lose the weight when I was not hungry. The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily protein, fluid and vitamin requirements. Food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight. Weight loss is achieved after surgery through meal volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as protein shakes. So it might be unwise to be too prepared. The key is to experiment after surgery. Since your taste buds may change, experiment with the various formulations of protein shakes. You do not have to like protein shakes but you must be able to tolerate them until your meal volume rises to the point that you can met your protein requirements by food alone. Sometimes you can buy a variety pack of protein mixes at GNC. Also be willing to experiment after surgery to find fluids that you can tolerate. When I was in the hospital right after surgery, I couldn't even drink the water because it tasted overly chlorinated like swimming pool water. -
I don't understand how the same insurance company can have so many different responses to the same surgery. I too used United Healthcare. I had to do one visit with psych, with nut and exercise therapist. Then had it submitted to insurance. One week later I had approval in my hand. I will say, we learned a year earlier when my husband had gastric bypass who to talk to. We talked to my husbands HR rep at his office. She called the insurance and requested an approval specialist with United. So United actually called my Dr office and told them everything they wanted to see. And he oversaw my case from beginning to end. There is help there. Good luck for those still waiting!
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Recommended Bariatric Surgeons in Los Angeles
s2dm posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi All, I have the Sleeve about 16 months ago and had an overall good result, lost about 55% of my excess weight. I was pretty surprised though that I really never had much feeling of restriction after the surgery, never got sick, never felt overly stuffed, and my hunger only decreased moderately. I kinda felt like most of my weight loss was really attributable to the lifestyle changes I made associated with the surgery, although it definitely helped some. I recently was diagnosed with an inflammatory spine disease for which the only real treatment is aggressive weight loss and moderation of inflammation. I'm considering having a revision of the sleeve or conversion to a bypass and would really like to find someone great in the Los Angeles area. My previous surgeon was fine operatively but didn't really listen to me and I'd be hesitant to discuss my current situation in that setting as this feels like a really big decision given my recent diagnoses. I'm considering Dr. Feiz and Dr. Dorwaiswamy. Any other great people I should consider who are great surgeons but also willing to spend a minute listening to concerns? -
Pre-op all protein shake diet 2 weeks
Bypassgirl92 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi everyone I am currently 26 years old and I am due to have gastric bypass surgery on Tuesday December 18th. I have been told by my nutritionist to go on a two-week pre-operation diet only consisting of Medi fast protein shakes. I was very strict on the diet until tonight I completely broke down and had a 12 inch italian bread with scrambled eggs in it. I feel completely guilty. But I was starving due to the fact that I have not had any solid foods since December 4th. I was feeling really emotional/irritable and overall starving. I started my weight-loss Journey at 304lbs. Today I weigh 290. During my 6 months of nutritional monitoring I was not exactly doing my best I did not lose much weight because I was not consistent .But just on the shake diet that I have been on I have lost a total weight of 7 pounds. I feel so quilty like I ruined my whole diet. I know the whole point of this is to shrink our liver size which mine was 19cm which is over the normal by like 3cm from what I have read. Have any of you screwed up like this before? And do you think me being very strict for the remainder of the 5 days will do me any good after I cheated horribly tonight 😟 -
Pre Operative Educational Workshops
April206 replied to oweemytoe's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yes, the program I'm in required 4 weekly "healthy lifestyle" classes and 4 "know your bypass" classes. I learned a ton of helpful info, plus made some friends along the way. We did 1 new step for success each week. One week it was simply writing down absolutely everything we ate or drank. Another week we worked on physical activity or meal planning or whatever.- 1 reply
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Scared and Anxious Pre Op
hartless 71 replied to bookworm88's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Being scared goes with the territory. I had gastric sleeve in 2016 and I didn't follow all the rules, now tomorrow I'm having rny bypass and wish I had done that in the first place. I have great anxiety about tomorrows surgery but I know I'm in good hands and I'm tired of all the other health issues I get. It's so worth it. Keep watching YouTube videos and know you can do this ♥️😊 -
I have GERD so i went withvthe bypass and yesci was scared. But so far as of now my weight loss is 167lbs just went to the doctor last week . I weigh 190lbs. But over all the decision is your how you wamt 5o be healthy. Sent from my LG-TP450 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Update: My surgery is over and now for another question
Cheri replied to Firecallie's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Jini~ I think you are going to be my inspiration! I don't know if you happened across my post about my situation, but I have some support issues. I lost a very close friend to gastric bypass 3 weeks ago. She did not tell any of us she was even having the procedure! So, now my friends are all dead-set against mine!!! I try to tell them that not only is my surgery completely different, but everything about me is different from her situation! Of course I am a lot more scared now than I was before. I worry about something happening and them never forgiving me. I am trying to make them understand that this is something I NEED to do for myself! So, for now I will put the issues with my personal situation aside, and watch yours and fee's progress!!! I am here rooting for you!! ~cheri Gotta share my crazy schedule too! Live in Alabama, driving to Ohio Tuesday for Holiday, flying to Vegas for anniversary on Friday, back to Ohio Tuesday, drive to Alabama Wednesday, pre-surgery consultation Thursday, surgery Monday!!! Woo Hoo!!!! -
Band to sleeve to bypass
GlowingGal replied to debd3300's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I went to the doc thinking of getting the sleeve. My doc recommended gastric because of my 20 year history with GERD. He said the acids sit in the bottom of the stomach and gastric bypass resolves the issue. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using BariatricPal mobile app -
Anyone from Connecticut?
ALFxRNY replied to CtzBella's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Great job on the weight loss! Did you have the sleeve or the bypass if you don’t mind me asking? -
I feel the band is a healthier choice as if need ur fluid can b taken out for certain situation! Both my mother and aunt have lost over 100 lbs with the band! Its all willpower! Im personaly against the bypass for iv seen first hand the out come of it both good and bad! I hope this helps any! The band is great if you learn to use it properly and keep ip with it lol!
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Hi there! I am scheduled for Revision from lap band to gastric bypass on Dec. 12th. I am sooo nervous! I'm self paying so I'm going to Mexico, alone, for the surgery. Can anyone give me some information on how you are doing after your revision, like the recovery period and how much you have lost. I'm really nervous because I was a complete failure with the lap band and I don't want another failed surgery.
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PROTEIN first always!!!!! Then maybe a new LOVE in TEXAS!!!!
brianmyers280@yahoo.com replied to lisalou1968's topic in Singles Forum
Hello Lisa I had my bypass on June 7 2018 I am from West Virginia -
Meet lady who is 10 years post bypass
over65 posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Had my EGD today. One of the nurses taking care of me said she had gastric bypass 10 years ago. She looked awesome. It was great to see someone with long-term success. Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app
