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I used to think that VSG was less *invasive* too but I don’t anymore. I think that’s the way it was marketed by surgeons. But now I think that it’s a less *involved* procedure for the surgeons and patients alike. I asked my surgeon if a person with a history of heart issues (a pacemaker in this case) can have bypass and I was told VSG would *probably* be offered first/cleared by cardiology easier because of less time under anesthesia since it can be done quicker.
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5 months post- op
ferngalvan added images to a gallery album in Before and After Mini Gastric Bypass Photos
Had the mini gastric bypass done on 09.09.2020 and I feel amazing :) -
Keeping surgery a secret? What did you tell others?
BostonRiley replied to rmarierenwick's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Welcome to the board! I think each person's choice is their own. At first I didn't want to tell anyone that I was having gastric bypass. I thought for sure that everyone would have a lot of opinions, etc on the matter. Once I started to telling people I realized that I was comfortable with my decision and that I didn't care what anyone else thought. Yes I have had people ask me why I was doing this, I keep my explanation as short and simple as possible. I wish I had some advice for you as what to tell people. Good luck to you! -
Based on what I've read on this forum, it seems like most people have a lot of trouble meeting their protein and fluid goals in the first week or two. I think a lot of surgeons are unrealistic about this. I was told to shoot for 60 grams of protein and 60 ounces of fluids per day, but my surgeon later told me that 40 ounces should be enough to prevent dehydration and anything over that is a bonus. Fluids are more important than protein because you could end up back in the hospital if you get dehydrated. I tried Protein2O and hated it. I'm not sure if I got a bad batch or something, but every time I drank it, I got egg white-like precipitates in my mouth. Yuck! Have you tried Syntrax Nectar? They have a lot of fruit flavors and they're more like juice than shakes. Also, sugar-free popsicles and Jello are life-savers in the liquid stage. Once you get to the pureed stage, I think protein gets a lot easier because you can mix protein powder into everything you're eating. Have you talked to your surgeon about the stomach cramps? I was prescribed hyoscyamine for stomach cramps. Mine weren't too bad, but I have heard it's worse for sleeve patients than gastric bypass. Also, the temperature of your liquids could affect this issue, so try drinking different temperatures (warm, cold, room temperature) to see what works best for you. It is totally normal to have feelings of regret in the beginning. When I woke up from my surgery, I had bad gas pain and I thought, "Why did I do this to myself?!" The first few weeks are really hard, and it's a big adjustment to make in your life, so it's natural to wonder if you did the right thing. But things should start looking up soon, and in a couple of months, you will be able to eat much more normally and you'll start seeing the benefits of weight loss. Almost everyone who has weight loss surgery says they're glad they did it, so keep the faith and know that right now is the worst part, but you'll be past it soon.
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VITAMINS, PILLS, GUMMIES & PROTEIN
catwoman7 replied to Tim C's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
we were advised not to take vitamins in gummy form - but I had bypass, so maybe it's different with sleeve. also, once you've had surgery, watch your labs and adjust when needed. The amount of calcium I was taking turned out to be not a good thing - my endocrinologist said I was excreting so much of it that I was at a huge risk of developing kidney stones. -
Welcome new members to the February 2021 Bypassers board: @betterme2021, @MissSmartyPants, @MDay07, and @Chi2Htown!
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if you have GERD, go with bypass. If you don't, it comes down to personal preference. Statistically people lose more weight with bypass, but it's not by a significant amount. IIRC, the average weight loss is 70% of excess weight (RNY) vs. 65% of excess weight (VSG). I don't know that cutting out 80% of your stomach and throwing it in the garbage is any less invasive than putting a staple line across your stomach and moving your small intestine up, but that's just me. They both seem pretty drastic to me... anyway, you'll find people who are wildly successful with both surgeries - and others who have failed both surgeries - and others who are kind of in the middle. Success is really more a matter of your level of commitment rather than which surgery you go with. They're both good surgeries and if you're committed, you'll succeed with either one.
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Sleeve vs bypass
Candacechafton replied to Spicer's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
So I had the sleeve first in 2013 and it worked well for me. I lost over 100 pounds but about 4-5 years post op I gained most of my weight back and started having significant GERD which I never had before. I recently had a revision to Gastric Bypass and my reflux is gone and I am losing weight again. From personal experience if you have any issues with reflux I would go with the By pass -
Hmm I had the bypass and I'm fine have lost 120 lbs. It came of in a years time
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Im trying to decide which procedure is best for me. Sleeve or bypass? I like sleeve for the fact it does not cause vitamin deficiency, it's a less invasive procedure and it's 10k cheaper but does it work as well as ther bypass
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Hypothyroidism and gastric bypass surgery
Pkump replied to Castrad01's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I have hypothyroidism and had bypass surgery Feb 2. My surgeon suggested I see an endocrinologist but still waiting for the referral. Down 8 since surgery but stalled. I am not sure if that is my thyroid or normal. Still plugging along. -
Hi All, I am new to this thread and was glad to read everyone’s stories and victories. Congrats All. As for me, I got my bypass done on 12/23/20. It was a revision from sleeve which was done in 2017. Had to get bypass surgery for gerd as well as weight loss. In past 8 weeks now, my gerd is improved, but I have lost only 14lbs of weight. I wanted to ask if this is normal. Is there anything that I should be doing to increase my weight loss. Please advice. I am really disheartened at this stage.
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February 2021 bypassers?
betterme2021 replied to TreeTrunks's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Hi Everybody! I'm new here my bypass is scheduled for February 22nd and I couldn't be more excited! 12 years ago I gave myself a birthday present and quit smoking it's time for another "me birthday present" and this is it! I've been on my 2 week pre-op liquid diet for 5 days now and I'm down 7 lbs and strange enough losing that amount already my shoes are more loose, my face is thinner and I'm starting to feel better. My stomach growls sometimes but I've heard a lot of times that's more of a thirst cry than a hunger cry so I get the water going and it usually helps. Don't get me wrong pizza sounds good too LOL but I'm so looking forward to feeling better and that beats pizza any day! One thing I noticed today was some pain in the upper right side of my belly. Has anyone else experienced this? This may be a dumb question but I'm going to put it out there, could it be liver shrinkage causing that? Best wishes to everyone, stay strong you can do this!!!! -
New to this forum. Don't know where to turn.
LoveSimcha replied to SalsNoninna's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
This - I had my and removed (I was pregnant with quadruplets so it was removal and get me out of the OR). I went back to the same dr that took it out for me to start the journey for bypass or sleeve and the practice changed. I never felt comfortable there and delayed and delayed. We have since moved to another state and I found a practice that I feel comfortable with and am finally moving forward. The 6 month wait thing is very common from the insurances by the way. Good luck -
Is duodenal switch too drastic?
RLeaT replied to Bon Bon Jovi's topic in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum
I just had the SADI-s (single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy) done a week ago. This is the revised version of the traditional DS. I did so much research and chose this over the RNY (my surgeon didn't even suggest this for me) and the VSG. I am starting at a very high weight (420 at my pre-op appointmnent with the surgeon and 412 at day of surgery which was 2 weeks later). In addition to my high weight and BMI (I hate using BMI because it's not a good indicator of healthy weight AT ALL) I have PCOS, sleep apnea, and hypertension. Knowing that this procedure will basically reverse all of my comorbidities AND help me lose a higher percentage of excess weight AND keep it off is why I chose the SADI-s. I could have just chosen the VSG first and see how I did with that surgery, but I don't see the point in that. There's a higher chance I could just regain the weight I lost and need the revision surgery anyways. I'd much rather just get the surgery that I know will provide me better results the first go round. I'm hoping to see some serious transformation in the next 18 months. I'm really looking forward to getting more mobility back and having more energy. It's the little things I'm excited for....being able to take a bath because I fit comfortably in the tub and can get out easily...taking my dogs for longer walks...being able to bend down and tie my shoes easily...going to a concert and being able to stand and dance for hours without pain or needing to sit down...not having to deal with the anxiety of flying and needing an extra seat....not using a seatbelt extender...sitting in booths at restaurants...having more clothing options... Long story short...do the research, listen to your surgeon's advice, and make the best decision for yourself when considering the long term. -
I’m having the Gastric Bypass . Thank you soo much for the information . It has definitely eased some of my anxiety
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Anyone have an easy/fast recovery after VGS surgery?
mswillis5 replied to Emilka's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My wife and I had VSG in November and we only took 1 pain pill after our 1 night hospital stay. The most pain that we had at home as about a 2 on the pain scale and it was at the incision sites. Her pain did last a little longer than mine as her clothes touched an incision site, but she handled the pain very tolerably until it was fully gone about 2 weeks later. She didn't take pain meds for that pain as it was more an inconvenience type of pain. We had surgery on a Wednesday and we could have worked from home on Monday if we had chosen as we felt that good after surgery. -
Anyone have an easy/fast recovery after VGS surgery?
Neller replied to Emilka's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had VSG and hiatal hernia repair in November. I was in hospital overnight, had no nausea and no pain. I did take Celebrex in the hospital on a schedule, but stopped it when I went home because I had no pain. I went for a walk around the block on day 2, and walked more distance in the days that followed. It was a super easy recovery. I've had C-sections and other abdominal surgeries and this was the easiest recovery of all of them. Sent from my SM-T710 using BariatricPal mobile app -
I suspect the chicken breast is what made you sick. I'm three months out from bypass, and the first two months I suffered from the foamies at least once a week. Ugh! Fortunately, it's only happened once in the past month. But I noticed that every time I got sick, I had eaten some type of meat or chicken. My body just had a hard time processing it the first two months after surgery. The first time I tried ground beef, I had the foamies for 12 hours and was up all night. After that I stuck with shrimp for a while, which my stomach was able to tolerate. Now I'm able to eat beef or chicken and it doesn't bother me. Although, I'm still steering clear of steaks and dry white meat chicken.
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I'm not sure what the requirements are for sleeve, but with the bypass, I'm supposed to take the calcium 3x a day. You might want to make sure so you don't short yourself on that one. My program recommend calcium at breakfast, lunch and dinner and the vitamin and vitamin D at bedtime.
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Hello, I am scheduled to have gastric bypass surgery in a few weeks. What’s unique about my surgery is that at the same time I am having a small GIST tumor resected so I’ll be having a partial gastrectomy as well. My doctor said it will be very easy to remove and everything should be fine. Just wondering if anyone experienced this and was the surgery or recovery time longer than just having gastric bypass surgery. Thanks!
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Hello, I am scheduled to have gastric bypass surgery in a few weeks. What’s unique about my surgery is that at the same time I am having a small GIST tumor resected so I’ll be having a partial gastrectomy as well. My doctor said it will be very easy to remove and everything should be fine. Just wondering if anyone experienced this and was the surgery or recovery time longer than just having gastric bypass surgery. Thanks!
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Any March 2021 Sleeve Patients?
Hopefulin2021 replied to LoveSimcha's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hello everyone I am having gastric bypass surgery on March 17th. I was initially supposed to have the sleeve but due to a small tumor found on my stomach I had to switch to gastric bypass with a tumor resection. Either way I am very excited and nervous. Good luck to everyone! -
Thank you for answering my questions. Iv been watching YouTube videos and read the forum on here and they have helped. I was worried about the lifting and the pain because I have two children that are all about mommy sometimes and the videos and forums that I have found don't say anything about the pain after unless you had complications. Iv had both scopes done before so is the gas pain you feel like that? My mom had the gastric bypass about 10 years ago and everything has changed so much since then so she hasn't been much help because now everything is done laparoscopic.
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Mini-bypasser here! Note the following is not diet advice or anything. But. I'm a mini-bypasser as well as I said (I assume you are too, given the forum). We're a fortunate bunch, food wise: a lower-set pouch that seems to be less prone to intolerable foods than the RNY'ers' pouch, and our low-pressure pouch avoids many of the sleevers' problems. Our problem may be reflux, but I've continued on PPIs so I have no issues. I had those same fears as you do. I'm ... 9 weeks out today. I have had wine on several occasions by now (allowed from Week 5), I've had spicy foods, I drink coffee, I eat cheese. All I'm focusing on is staying under my calories, not getting wasted to lose control, and getting 100g of protein a day. No exceptions. Within those limits, I'm in charge. Oh, and I've been actively exercising since day 3 after surgery. Could I theoretically stick to a diet of veggies, lean meats and a little fiber-heavy bread? Sure. Could I realistically? Nope. Am I losing the weight I should? Yep. We're all different, we're all in different programs, and we all react differently to surgery. So far, I'm very surprised at how easy this is. It may come back to bite me in the ass, but I'm doing the best I can.
