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my personal little official thread
SorryNameTaken replied to mousecat88's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
I completely understand. Work can be tough when it comes to time off. I hope you only need 2.5 weeks!! I feel like if you're tough enough to let them chop off skin awake in the office, you'll probably be doing great after 2.5 weeks. I'm only taking a handful of days off for my revision, which should be fine, but I am fully confident if I need more days or end up having plastics, I'll be fired, which could be a blessing after all. Also, sorry to hijack your thread but Dr. Oviedo is going to be my surgeon too! Do you like him? I literally have not met him. Dr. Glembot was going to be my surgeon, but he's booked out into late November and my insurance will no longer cover bariatric surgery come November 1, so they went into scramble mode to get me on the schedule in October. I won't even meet him until the day before surgery, so I'm a bit nervous about that. I'm just going to trust that he is competent and hope our personalities mesh well. 😃 P.S. I don't know if you know who Trogdor is, but if your dragon tattoo ends up just being a head and a tail, you could potentially turn it into Trogdor! -
October Surgery Roll Call
Linda13108 replied to Panda333's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my gastric bypass on Friday and I am feeling GREAT! They even sent me home a little after noon on Saturday. 😊 No problems meeting protein or fluid goals. You’ve got this for sure. 😊 -
❤My Revision Story❤
WOLVESFAN1 replied to GreenTealael's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I see that since I was last on you have lost more weight. I, like you am having the revision strictly to take care of a problem. I've lost and maintained my weight for over 12 years. I'm scheduled to having the RNY revision the middle of December. I have concerns of gaining and or losing too much weight. I believe I remember correctly you gained a few pounds at first due to the IV fluids, am I correct? It's been so many years since I had the original surgery that I'm meeting with the nutrition the day before the surgery to ensure I do everything the right way. I know for the first week or so I'm on clear liquids, then gradually increase the consistency of my foods per doctor's instructions. How long did it take you to get back to regular food? Also, with the sleeve I wasn't required to take an abundance of vitamins, but I understand I will need to with the RNY. How did you take those during the first stage of clear liquids only. Currently, due to being malnourished I am taking multi-vitamins, vitamin D, calcium, probotics multiple times a day. All with the exception of the Vitamin D are chew able. Hope you are doing well! Your post have been very encouraging. I too, do not want to discourage anyone. I had a lot of fluke things that have happened to cause my issues. I've had a lot of stress in the last 5 years that have probably not helped issues. I truly believe the sleeve has saved my life. I had a stroke 5 years ago. If I had weighed as much as I did before the sleeve I was told I would probably have had major problems. Luckily, I had no long lasting issues. I'm only required to take blood thinners for the rest of my life. So, I do not regret the sleeve one bit. Again, thanks for your updates! -
So I have signed consent for the bypass and I am just waiting now to get my surgery date! In waiting I have been introduced to the Thrive community, all seems pretty awesome but I am curious if anyone else in the Bariactric community is using/has usedThrive before and or after and if they are seeing any benifits to this system? Its seems pretty awesome on paper and its all natural and seems it could be benificial to aid in helping get our nutrients.
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Sleeve to RNY revision
carlacv replied to carlacv's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Thank you for your input I just was asking about the success rate from individuals who have had the revision from sleeve to RNY. I know what my food intake can be greater and i have been changing it of course. This procedure is one I am considering and i do not take it lightly. I’m just trying to research this as much as I can thank you -
Gastric bypass or sleeve
darcyjae replied to laura071693's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
This. I went sleeve and have had zero issues or intolerances. I chose it because there are fewer potential points of failure where you’re not rerouting things differently than nature intended. My surgeon said that from a surgical perspective the sleeve isn’t particularly invasive at all. I think one factor might be how much you have to lose, though, since the higher % loss for bypass might be harder to make up with the sleeve if you have a big goal. Good luck either way! -
Protein powders
nomorefattypatty replied to nomorefattypatty's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I'm having a revision to the bypass due to acid reflux on October 15th I'm getting nervous. Sent from my SM-J337P using BariatricPal mobile app -
Females over 40, how "fast' did you lose with RNY?
Panda333 posted a topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Hiiiii! Just post op from October 1st. I know this is a marathon, not a sprint but would like to hear any stories of women over 40 and their experience with the rate of loss following bypass/RNY.n I feel it will help motivate me. Thank you very much -
Gastric bypass or sleeve
nomorefattypatty replied to laura071693's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Bypass, I am going through alot of problems due to the sleeve. They are revising me to the bypass due to reflux and the hiatal hernia I got from the sleeve. My SD is October 15th, I just got my clearance from my physician on Friday. Sent from my SM-J337P using BariatricPal mobile app -
❤My Revision Story❤
Lady VS replied to GreenTealael's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Thanks for sharing this as I too have gastritis and the hernia. I'm having the revision because I'm not losing any more weight, I'm slowly gaining. I initially lost 99lbs. with my band, and kept the weight off a good two and a half years. My arthritis started acting up, was put on meds, and the rest is history. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app -
Confirmed surgery date!
Lady VS replied to Ilianamarie30's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My revision surgery is on the 21st as well. I'm so excited although I'm a bit concerned. I only have to do my pre-OP diet 4 days before surgery. I'm actually wondering if it's because I have a lower BMI....hmmmm[emoji848] Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app -
I still don't understand which is better shorter bypass or longer....
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I'm 60. Anyone else over 50 doing RNY?
LastChance57 replied to Pam Peltz's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I’m 57 and my gastric bypass was 10/2/19. -
Large hiatal hernia discovered during gastric bypass surgery
Vikingfanaz10 replied to Vikingfanaz10's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Thank you everyone. I'm starting to feel better. Just felt alot of frustration because I was waiting so long for bypass and now have to wait longer. With my initial sleeve op I went from 400lbs down to 290. I've slowly creeped up to 360 over the last 5 years. I've been diagnosed with barrett's esophagus so that was a big reason for the conversion along with regain -
Gastric bypass or sleeve
DanK replied to laura071693's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
While I’m at the beginning of this process, I’m already anticipating the sleeve over the bypass, because I take lots of meds (for things that WLS won’t cure), including some extended release forms. I expect malabsorption from the bypass would play havoc with medication levels. Anybody have any experience with that aspect of the surgery? -
NEW IN THIS GROUP AS OF TODAY OCT 4 2019
Mello1 replied to SISSYJ's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks for starting this thread. I just joined a few minutes ago and I had my initial consultation just yesterday. All of this is a bit overwhelming, but it's good to know that I share a similar story. I'm over sixty and I had my gallbladder removed when I was 22 and Gastric By Pass is being recommended for me because of the acid reflux disease although my surgeon will also do the sleeve if that's what I want. It's kinda freaking me out realizing that either my stomach will be significantly reduced or bypassed all together. I have to make a decision on which way I'm going to go very soon and I'm glad for this forum. I have a lot to read. I won't put up a profile until I decide. Good luck and best wishes for a successful surgery to you. -
Sleeve to RNY revision
RickM replied to carlacv's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Think of it this way - before your WLS, your stomach held between a quart and a half gallon or more, depending upon how much one stuffs it. After your VSG and a few years, your capacity is more on the order of 6-8 oz. If you go for a revision, that will be cut back to the 2-ish oz that you had after your initial surgery, so there isn't nearly the difference as there was with your original surgery. The first thing that you need to do is to address the reason for the regain, as that reason will be back again a few years after your revision if you don't do it now (as they say, you can "eat around" any of these procedures.) The WLS is just a tool that you need to learn how to use, and the RNY is not a better or stronger tool for that than the VSG that you have - it's just a little different. One of the characteristics of our WLS (any of them) is that we can eat more at a meal over time than we could originally after surgery, and we need to learn how to adjust to that reality. This doc describes the problem well and offers his solution to it - you may or may not agree with it, but it is food for thought in working out how you can address the problem. From my experience, over the past fifteen years or so watching others in our support group and online, correcting 30 lb of regain is fairly easy - it takes some dedication to correcting whatever has crept back into your diet and giving it a few months but it can be done; 50lb or so seems to be a lot harder. But if you can't get the majority of this off without surgery, It is unlikely that a revision will be a good long term fix for you - you will be back where you are now in a few years. Good luck... -
Large hiatal hernia discovered during gastric bypass surgery
RickM replied to Vikingfanaz10's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I think that second opinions are always a good idea, particularly when revisions are involved as both the cause, or need for the revision as well as the surgery itself tend to be more complex than the original virgin procedure, and this is where different perspectives are useful. As with AZhiker above, my real question is why was the hernia a surprise? What kind of evaluation was done to determine that you need a revision, and that the RNY is the most appropriate course of action? Any kind of a problem with the sleeve, whether it be GERD or inadequate weight loss or regain - the most common problems - I would expect that an upper GI or EGD, or both, would be done to evaluate the condition of the sleeve and either would have shown the hernia. With lapband revisons, we often see some patients get two-stepped - remove the band and allow time to heal, then do the revision to VSG or RNY, but just as often it is all done in one procedure. Is the difference specific to the individual patients' situation, or the surgeon's experience and skills? I don't know, but it seems analogous to your situation where it may be that your case is particularly complicated and any surgeon would two-step it, or that the hernia repair combined with the revision is beyond the surgeon's comfort zone and someone else could have done it in one shot. What is the reason for your need for a revision? If it was for GERD, the hernia repair may well correct or improve it. Sometimes a simple resleeve can correct it if there are shaping issues with the sleeve (not uncommon with sleeves from early in the decade) though not all surgeons know how to do that. If it is a regain problem, what has been done to address the issue non-surgically (diet or head games) as overall the RNY isn't really any better at controlling regain than the VSG, and if the fundamental problem isn't addressed, it will happen again. A re-sleeving may do as well, or a revision to the duodenal switch would be a stronger response to that problem. Just more things to consider....(why can't things be easy?) Good luck... -
Hello guys, I just wanted to ask if any of you experience bloating after eating meals? I’m almost 3months post gastric bypass. I’m vegetarian if that makes a difference, I don’t eat very fast and I also chew my foods finely. I always wait 30mins before and after eating to drink any liquids. It’s not intense bloat like I’m filling myself up because I don’t eat to a point where I am bursting, I just stop when I know I feel sufficiently full. Just thought would ask, thanks
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Sleeve to RNY revision
catwoman7 replied to carlacv's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
btw - just for clarification, I didn't mean by "most people get revisions due to reflux" that most VSG patients end up revising to RNY. I just meant for those who DO revise, it's usually because they have severe reflux. -
Large hiatal hernia discovered during gastric bypass surgery
AZhiker replied to Vikingfanaz10's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
My HH was repaired at the same time as gastric bypass. However, If yours was large and extensive, I can see why the surgeon would delay the GB. Visualize a significant portion of your stomach up into your chest cavity - above the diaphram. This upper part of the stomach is what gets "pouched" and if trauma and swelling from the HH surgery prevented a good surgical approach to creating the new pouch, then by all means, delay GB until the first surgery is resolved. You sure don't want anything to compromise your "forever" pouch. My only question is that if the HH was really so big, why it wasn't detected with your preop endoscopy. -
Where's everyone from :)
Panda333 replied to foodie669's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Central Florida here. I'm 48/female - surgery date 10/01/2019 Surgery = Gastric bypass -
Panda's post surgery accountability thread
Panda333 posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Found this little space to start posting random thoughts, feelings and experiences to document this journey Surgery Type = Gastric bypass Age = 48 Highest weight = 307 1st date with surgeon 05-09-2019 Weight - 302 June, July, August, Sept - went through pre-op stuff diet and insurance hell Surgery Date 10-01-2019 Weight 284 10-02-2019 - Weight going home was 294 Hospital care impressive, bariatric program impressive. I was sent home with all the knowledge and material I need. Nurse called me on 10/03. I had red tinged phlegm coughing and she said that was normal. Today, 10/05/2019 I'm home and still sore. I don't think I was given enough pain meds so trying to use them sparingly. Lots of vitamins and meds to take it takes me about 30 minutes to take them (morning and evening) due to the stomach making me full. My main goal is to get 60-80 grams of protein and 60 oz of liquid. I've almost made it each day going to try today. I'm still happy I made this decision. Trying to walk at least every hour around the house and will i'm sitting I do ankle twists. I've take some short walks outside with the dogs. Things that are bugging me - I have 6 incisions and 4 are horizontal along my fat roll that 'bends" when I sit making it uncomfortable. Dr. filled out form for me to go back to work on Oct 17 I think i will need longer, will address at first preop meeting on the 16th Lower left abdomen hurts internally, is that where one of the stomas are? I know I'm still pumped with fluids, not weighing myself yet but I must be losing weight. entering everything in my fitness pal...always under 400 calories. Ordered a cheap fitness tracker on e-mail since my fancy one broke. I'm sick of store bought bone broth...will try to get some yummy from a local asian restaurant. ... 10/05 - had my first Bee Em sans miralax This is all more expensive than I thought it would be. -
Sleeve to RNY revision
catwoman7 replied to carlacv's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I"m not speaking from experience since I haven't had a revision, but I've been hanging out on various bariatric boards for the last five years or so. From what I've read, most people don't lose all that much weight after a revision - maybe 20 lbs or so. But I suppose it depends on your starting BMI and how well you stick to your eating plan. Most people get revisions due to reflux. -
Where's everyone from :)
LastChance57 replied to foodie669's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
57 yo from Virginia. I had gastric bypass on 10/2/19.
