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I found starting my own preop diet before surgery has definitely helped me eat less and fill up quicker and so that I can adjust post SURGERY by living off shakes already. I'll be having surgery next Monday for BYPASS cannot wait to start the new life!!
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Austin, Texas - how did you choose your surgeon?
EB2015 posted a topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Thinking about converting to a bypass and an wanting to know how you all chose your surgeon....SPECIFICALLY people that are located here in Central Texas/Austin area. What did you all look for in a surgeon, hospital, etc.? Anyone who has gone from a sleeve to a bypass what words of wisdom do you have for someone who is thinking about it? I have reflux that is pretty bad - didn't have so bad before surgery but within the past 1-2 years it's gotten really bad to where i'm taking too many tums every day along with prilosec every day. Just thinking through things though. Have a diaphragmatic hernia, have altered my diet, changed sleeping patterns and positions, changed medications, lost a few lbs, etc. Often waking up at night because of reflux aspiration - unpleasant. Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions, perspectives and thoughts!! -
Anyone in Phoenix, Arizona go to Dr. Rob F. Schuster?
myminpinsrule! replied to DVontesmommy1's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
He will be doing my revision tomorrow. I’ve been very impressed with him and his staff. -
Hello everyone! I did my gastric bypass surgery last Monday (Oct 14th) and I'm feeling great despite the gas pains and some weakness from time to time. Last Friday I noticed that the area around one (and just one) of my stiches has turned kinda yellow. It doesn't hurt at all, but I was wondering if it's normal. My doctor told me to go to his office tomorrow and I got scared. What do you guys think? PS: Sorry about the bad English, I'm from Brazil and I'm still learning. Sent from my Redmi Note 5 using BariatricPal mobile app
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So, are you having hernias repaired after your sleeve? My hernia came back, and my doc has told me the only way to fix it is to covert to bypass (which I won't do). Would love to hear that there are surgeons who will repair a hernia on a sleeve without conversion. Thanks!
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Your endocrinologist is probably going to keep a close watch on your TSH. You might have to have your levothyroxine dosage adjusted throughout your weight loss. But I image once you become weight stable your TSH level should become stable also and you won't have to get tested as often. I'm getting a revision from a failed lap band to a RNY and am also curious how it will affect my hypothyroidism. Good luck--I'm sure your endocrinologist will be right on it!
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I want to see those October Sleevers!
Panda333 replied to theweightofus's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Surgery Oct 1, returning to work on Oct 21st. I was originally going to go on the 17th, but I had that brief post op complication. I had the bypass though. I heard the sleeve recovery is much faster! @Nice1 -
SO EXCITED 7 DAYS EXACTLY tomorrow morning :)
New&Improved posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
After a year of waiting and hoping and studying I'll be one week away exactly tomorrow morning!! Monday 28th is my day. I hope this day comes quickly!! I've had great success already on preop but I think I've stalled the last few days so I'm totally ready for the RNY BYPASS surgery!! I'm now back on shakes liquid diet everyday to help cleanse my body before surgery -
February 2019 weight loss buds
Gottajustdoit replied to TheMarine79's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I sure hope insurance will cover it! I'm tentatively scheduled for my breast reduction and panniculectomy (apron skin removal) on February 26 of next year. The panniculectomy can't be done until one year after my gastric bypass. I'm pretty scared out of my wits and do not look forward to more surgery, but I know if I don't schedule it I will chicken out. My consultation was for the breast reduction only and here I am pretty sure I'm going to have it all done at once based on the surgeon asking me if I wanted to consider the panniculectomy. I have to do more research. I think my insurance will cover both surgeries, but the surgeon's nurse is going to verify with an insurance rep (she said her research online seems to imply it will be covered). The panniculectomy is not a tummy tuck (a tummy tuck involves tightening the muscles). I think I can pay extra for this as it would include a "contouring," but I never plan to wear a bikini and it sounds even more painful than the panniculectomy. Anyone else going to do a panniculectomy or have spoken to a surgeon about it yet? -
Are You Happy With Your Decision To Have The Surgery?
Darktowerdream replied to kristikay's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
It’s been hard on me physically but I do not regret having gastric bypass surgery. I fought my weight alone before, fighting against metabolic disorders and total inability to exercise, while I did lose weight from 210 + to 124 lb I never met goal and despite making it a lifestyle change of low carb and calorie counting my weight wouldn’t stay stable. At some point even eating 800 calories and low carb didn’t stop my weight from suddenly skyrocketing again . When I found out I needed gallbladder surgery I started to read about bariatric surgery that I wished I’d had the first go around. Despite everything that threatened to stop it from happening it did and while I am exhausted with always fighting my weight and it’s impact on my lifelong chronic illness. I do not regret having RNY surgery and having a tool to help with the fight. for some people they can eat normal and exercise and lose weight easy so they can’t understand why anyone would have surgery. It’s hard to really get them to understand. Food is such a big part of people’s lives. i had people say I didn’t look like I needed to lose weight, of course I did at 5’ and over 206lb, it just happens to be some parts of me look bony. But remember, their words don’t change our own person journey for WLS and our need to take it. -
Anyone with PCOS not lose weight after surgery
JanJan19 replied to Ruth9454's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
YES! I used to eat whatever I wanted & maintain. And now that I'm measuring every last morsel I know damn well I must have been eating 3,000+ calories a day before. So I should be dropping like crazy on 800. FFS. I've wondered about RNY & bypass too, but I suspect it'd have had the same results thus far. Though my biggest gripe at this point is I'm pretty sure I COULD eat way more than I am. I'm not eating this little because eating is just too hard. I'm eating this little because I'm forcing myself to. For sure having a tiny stomach makes it possible to control myself but it's really entirely on me because I could eat more, for sure. -
Are you Sleeve to RNY?
Kristin P replied to PepperCat's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I’d love to follow and join. I was sleeved Feb 2015 and lost 117 pounds. I gained 40 lbs of it back and some bile reflux. I’m scheduled to get revised to RNY on Oct 29th. I would love to hear more experiences with this revision. -
October Surgery Roll Call
Kristin P replied to Panda333's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Oct 29 - sleeve to RNY revision -
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Gastric Sleeve vs Gastric Balloon
New&Improved replied to cam128's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
exactly agree I did a ton of research before deciding on the RNY bypass. AGAIN for all the metabolic changes from the surgery over just the sleeve or anything else -
Anyone with PCOS not lose weight after surgery
Serengirl replied to Ruth9454's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
SCREAM TO THE ROOFTOPS... I sure do. I BLOWS and yes i totally get it. Its like well if its just going to come off this slow why the heck did i do this to myself because i can stay the same exact weight and and eat fries and pasta se veal times a week and stay the exact same weight so its mind-blowing to eat 500-600 calories and stay the EXACT same weight. it slick what the cruel hell is this life....so yeah. B*thch as much as you want its better than holding it in and better than eating your feelings which won't do either if us any good. Ill let you know if any of my "experiments work" like one week getting in a gallon of water a day.... and then one week maybe try an all day fast...? maybe that will work... Im open to suggestions and yeah it is NOT FAIR. I have even though maybe I should have gotten RNY or the bypass but this could have happened with that too and then id be REALLY PISSED. lol... To be fair i think with your loss you are still "average" in weight loss and i think there are a bunch of us like that but we dont post our losses like the people who lose 8lbs every week, ya know what I mean? But its BS when people try to say tweak your callers because how low can you go when you're averaging 500-700 to begin with. -
October Surgery Roll Call
Panda333 replied to Panda333's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
sure.....3 days ago exactly two weeks out (surgury Oct 1) I started having stomach cramps.....so bad and unusual. I do have to say that my daily bms were also like supersoft as well....my cramps were so bad I asked hubby to take me to the ER. I thought I was dying (this was Monday night of this week) they did all kinds of test and found a bowel obstruction where the intestine was sewed to the new "pouch" I was not allowed to eat or drink for 3 days while they figured this out. I was transferred by ambulance to my surgeons hosptial...he saw me briefly than released me to liquids only. No one is able to say exactly what happened but they did all kinds of xrays and images of my drinking while being exrayed, etc....they say everything is working normal....but being in the hospital was not fun. Home yesterday and back on liquids per doctors orders. I also followed purees to a "T" I think you will be fine @Linda72 as you had the sleeve. And I started puree on week 2 and you are on week 3. Maybe my insides hadn't healed? I've read that 3% of bypass patients get bowel obstructions and sooo lucky me...... I don't think that happens with sleevers. The bypass "side effects" are a bit more complex due to your guts being re-routed. Right now I wish I had gotten the sleeve like I originally asked for.....I did let myself get talked into the bypass but I 100% own that decision. just feeling down but I do hope that in a few months this will all be behind me. -
Psych appointment scheduled
Machalo replied to loridee11's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You'll do just great! I hear you about the vacillation, I'm losing weight on my own by modifying my diet which is super cool. I just don't think I could keep it up long enough to lose the significant amount of weight that I want to lose with the bypass surgery as a kickstarter and tool I can use to succeed. Try to breathe and trust your own process. -
Who will you tell (or not tell) about WLS?
bethow replied to ChubRub's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My big mouth husband has been telling EVERYONE. I told my immediate family and my best friend who had gastric bypass 12 years ago. She had started putting weight back on and I have given her an incentive to get back with her weight loss efforts. I am luckier in that I am retired but once get near my weight goal, I plan on visiting friends at the work place from which I retired. -
October Surgery Roll Call
Panda333 replied to Panda333's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I do have to say to anyone reading this.... if you are getting the bypass it's certainly not the easy way out. I felt prepared but it's been pretty rough. journey is all trial and error and every BODY is different. even if you follow all post op stuff to a "T" it's still rough. This board has been great for learning but we are all unique and heal different ways......my main advice would be not to be in a rush to get to the next food stage. I'm approaching week 3 and really happy to have gone back on liquids. All of my hell started when I added puree. interesting my program starts puree at day 8 and I see others at 2 weeks. I think that is sensible. -
September 2019 🍂🍁
mr.sean replied to Repeatingthoughts's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Very true. I had the sleeve and @Lynda486 I just noticed had the bypass. Definitely listen to your doctors over us. However, there is a problem in that there is such a wide range of information and differences in programs. Some say liquids only for 4+ weeks and some say the transition to solids after 2 weeks. Some have calorie goals, some don't. Some do a pureed stage, some don't. Message boards like this are useful for hearing about other peoples' experiences so you can tinker around the edges of your eating habits, but yes, you should definitely not go against what your doctors say. -
Lap-Band to Bypass Revision w/Insurance
Lauren87 replied to Lauren87's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Thanks, mzchyll924! At this point, self-pay is off the table, but now that I've seen the certificate of coverage for my plan next year, I'm really hoping it's a pretty easy process given the requirements. I'm so glad to hear all of your revision will be covered! -
Thank you so much for your comments. I'm pre-op and am worried, that with the addition of the bypass surgery I might go bald. Not that there's anything wrong with that, because I could get some killer wigs, but I'd rather keep my own hair if possible. I'll try adding in the Biotin to my daily pills. Thanks again.
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Gastric bypass or sleeve
Panda333 replied to laura071693's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
This is a tough one. I'm a little over 2 weeks post op for the bypass. I was dead set on the sleeve for this whole journey and know people who had good results, I never had gerd, and didn't like the concept of rerouting of my guts. The surgeon kept suggesting bypass because I was 300 lbs and the bypass is for the really large people like myself. Then my upper GI said I had GERD. well...I never had gerd before and before...sooo...my surgeon again said bypass would be better for me as we all know sleeve patients get gerd...even thouse who never had it and gerd is apparatnly terrible. ..soo.. Even my psycologist said you have a talented surgeon, the sleeve i s easy and you are lucky to have a surgeon skilled in bypass. So...I made the decision to get the bypass on oct 1..It's been hard and I was okay until 3 days ago I had such terrible cramps I went to the ER. I thought I was dying. ER did a cat scan and said I have a partial bowel obstruction at the area where they sewed my intestines back together. but i met with surgeon and he said this is normal that a CT scan of anyone at 2 weeks out would show this. I then spent 3 miserable days in the hospital. morphine took care of the pain. I'm back home as of yesterday and feeling okay..but on liquids only..... right now I'm still wondering if I chose the right surgery. There was no doubt that I needed to lose the weight but some of the risks with the bypass are real. The sleeve seems simpler and I'm sure it has certain risks as well. Take my little story with a grain of salt. Whatever surgery you get, please believe in. I may be 100% Team bypass in a few months but right now I'm just wondering what I did to myself. -
October Surgery Roll Call
Panda333 replied to Panda333's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You are doing great @Nonnaof4 getting your protein in! I'm a slow loser myself.....I had a little set back and ended up in the hospital for a few days. ER said I have a partial obstructed bowl but surgeon says that's normal for a bypass patient. They did a bunch of xrays (arghhh) and said my GI tract was okay...just inflamed where they made the intestine/pouch connection. Normal for 2 weeks Post op... Guess I had some bad constipation ?? Drink your water and take your colace daily folks! Otherwise I'm good now just tired a lot, not from lack of sleep lack of energy.
