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I had Gastric Bypass on 09Sep2019. I have noticed that since then my ankles have been swollen. Anyone else have this? Anyone know why this happens? I did not have an issue with ankle swelling prior to the surgery/
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I am having a bypass done tomorrow. I am on a clear liquid diet and am able to have 5 protein shakes a day. BEst wishes for tomorrow!
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October 2019 surgery peeps?
Panda333 replied to Cherylmilla's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi @veisor, Sure........I've went back and forth and for the most part was Pro-sleeve..Back in April of 2019 my surgeon recommended bypass but said sleeve would be okay and my PCP said sleeve....The sleeve seemed easier, less complications. sure there was the increased acid relux risk with sleeve but I've never had that so not a risk for me. But for me, someone who is overweight not from overeating but from pcos and other things, somone who diets and can't lose a pound, i needed the true metabolic change that the bypass brings. Also....in the pre op stuff they did discover i had acid reflux, although it never presented itself to me. additionally, my bmi is 50...so I want the proven long term results that the bypass brings. If you know of anyone or follow these boards, for some reason many people gettting the sleeve gain the weight back or have to have a revision. Not everyone, mind you..but a lot. My pre-op psychologist said it best. Whatever surgery you decide on, you have to believe it's the one for you or it won't work. She said don't get the sleeve with any doubts in your mind. Don't get the bypass with any doubts in your mind. -
Started feeling a bit jittery
Podgeylass replied to ummyasmin's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hi There I too have been having the shakes and feeling light headed, have even fainted on a few occasions. I hope they get to the bottom of it for you, I had bloods and other than low levels of calcium nothing showed up. They have identified low blood pressure so may be a possibility to consider let us know how you get on I too had the mini gastric bypass with Chris De Bruyne 1 year ago and only in last 2 months felt a little under the weather with the symptoms you describe -
What are you guys allowed to have on your full liquids diet? I had gastric bypass. I drained soul this morning and ate the broth and omg 🥰🥰 but I’m having a really hard time getting my 70g of protein in. Recommendations? Thanks :)
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I'm still pre-surgery...hopefully will have a date in october......I've went back and forth too and for the most part was Pro-sleeve. seemed easier, less complications. sure there was the increased acid relux but I've never had that so not a risk for me. But for me, someone who is overweight not from overeating but from pcos and other things, somone who diets and can't lose a pound, i needed the true metabolic change that the bypass brings. Also....in the pre op stuff they did discover i had acid reflux, although it never presented itself to me. additionally, my bmi is 50...so I want the proven long term results that the bypass brings. If you know of anyone or follow these boards, for some reason many people gettting the sleeve gain the weight back or have to have a revision. Not everyone, mind you..but a lot. My pre-op psychologist said it best. Whatever surgery you decide on, you have to believe it's the one for you or it won't work. Dont' get the sleeve with any doubts in your mind. Don't get the bypass with any doubts in your mind. 🙂 Good luck!!!
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Ok, so I went through all the months of nutrition classes, blood work, stress test, EKG, and x-rays. I am revising from the sleeve to the bypass because of really bad acid reflux and a hiatal hernia. After Aetna kept giving me trouble I was losing all hope of getting approved. Yes, after all the work I did they said my appeal was DENIED! However, I received a letter in the mail on Friday that ordered Aetna to approve my surgery within 72 hours. Medicare had stepped in and said basically that Aetna is my fiduciary in the medical insurance and they are responsible for keeping me healthy. Due to the fact that bypass is proven to stop reflux Medicare overturned their decision and I am now on my way to getting a surgery date. I am praying that above all other things the bypass is good for that it just relieves my acid reflux and helps me loose another few pounds. I had my sleeve June of 2016 and I'm still doing good. I've gained about 25 lbs. back so I hope it helps me lose and I'm positive it will, but haha to Aetna and don't let these insurance companies dictate what happens with you're health. Stay vigilant and keep pressing forward to your weight loss goals. Thanks for listening. [emoji171] Sent from my SM-J337P using BariatricPal mobile app
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Touchy subject.... stinky poo and gas :(
ErinshayWV replied to Pattianne's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Gastric Bypass Surgery actually bypasses part of your intestines, shortening the digestion process. The resulting stool and gas is more stinky due to more undigested material which “ferments”. I keep Poo-pouri in my purse for outings/travel and have orange oil spray in all my restrooms at home! -
Feeling cold, does it get better with time or a forever thing?
Nonnaof4 replied to 2Bsmaller18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm curious as to why everyone winds up being cold? I'm having bypass next month. Should I invest in my sweat shirts lol Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using BariatricPal mobile app -
That is what I long to be...get my health back and be a happy person. I have to go to the grocery store in a few minutes and I dread it because I know I will get tired just walking around there. I want my health back and I hope the bypass can do it like the surgeon says!
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Just a plug for the sleeve and Type 2 Diabetes. Within 1 month of surgery, my A1C went from 8.5 (diabetic) to 5.2 (not even close to pre). I had lost 25 lbs. So it doesn't have to be the bypass. I only have a little under 100 lbs to lose, so the fact that you have 180 lbs to lose I might lean towards the bypass, but I think both will work for you. And I'm with you, I found the sleeve much less invasive, even WITH them getting rid of 85% of my stomach. Just food for thought.
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I never looked at it that way, but I guess you are right! Good to know you would do it again. I also didn't know the bypass surgery had been around so long. Well I certainly don't mind supplementing, I do that now anyway. I just hope I can continue to take all the extra pills I take now, which is about 10 and climbing. Thanks for this, great information. It helps!
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Revision after failed sleeve surgery
froufrou replied to Time4Kindness's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I have had the sleeve and the RNY. My sleeve failed - for one I had a leak, so was in hospital for 3 months... they tried to place several stents and think they probably stretched things out. Upper GI confirmed my stomach was stretched. So, I have the RNY now. It is a slow process - apparently weight loss is slower with a revision, but I am happy. I woke up from the sleeve hungry and that hunger did not go away. I woke from RNY and I was not hungry and I still find I have minimal hunger. I still have demons that drive me to want to eat that I am working on, but the restriction I have from RNY helps me a LOT. I hope this helps. -
My bypass was the best choice I ever made...128 lbs in 14 months. I’m happy and healthy.
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Stomach emptying
FluffyChix replied to Losing for Jack's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Personally, if you KNOW your tum empties quicker than normal, then I would want to start with the sleeve procedure where you keep your pyloric valve. When you do RNY, you cut out the valve and only have a stoma, so it's an open system. I think you will have issues with satiety in both surgeries. But you might have a better chance with satiety in the sleeve where more of the vagus nerve is cut, more of the grehlin producing portion of the tum is cut away and the pyloric valve is intact. Also, if you have to revise, you would be able to revise to DS with more malabsorption for better weight long term sustained losses. Also with DS, you can eat quite a lot of food due to the malabsorption. So if you were struggling with satiety, would have better tools to deal/manage it. An RNY surgery is pretty much the "golden shot surgery" and no really helpful revisions can be made from it. -
Revision after failed sleeve surgery
FluffyChix replied to Time4Kindness's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I would agree. I'd revise to a DS. You probably need that surgery. I don't think you will be happy with the RNY and think you will likely not get to your goal weight with it. I can say this because I have RNY (virgin surgery) and have a larger capacity. So I do not feel a whole lot of restriction. And food goes through my stoma very easily. So I have to be extremely careful of what goes in my mouth, calorie, volume count and limit food in the face of hunger. And I got to my goal. But it took iron balls to do it. And not everyone can put that kind of limit on themselves. If you haven't already, you need to have your sleeve evaluated to see if they left too much of the fundus in tact, or if it can be revised to make the sleeve smaller in a re-surgery. If it's surgeon error, they should have to fix it. If it's your error through overeating or eating around restriction, then a new surgery won't necessary fix your head and you will need to consider counseling along with a new anatomy if you want to avoid having this same discussion in the future. -
Revision after failed sleeve surgery
BoredCW replied to Time4Kindness's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had the RNY in 2001. Loss 200 lbs but was still over weight. Kept the weight off for nearly a decade then gained it back. Recently I had a revision to DS. I was told by many the DS is the best for the very large to lose the weight and keep it off. So far I’ve lost 50 lbs in two and a half months. I hope this helps. I know I don’t have much info as to the revision outcome still but so far it’s been worth it. -
Need encouragement during stall
dukegal1213 replied to Briswife15's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Stalls are part of the process. The only reason you would want to consult your doctor is if you have one that lasts 4 weeks. 2 week-3 weeks stalls are not uncommon after gastric bypass. I have had 2 stalls: one lasted about 3 weeks. The other lasted for about 2 weeks. Follow the eating plan carefully, perhaps up your protein intake, drink more water if possible, exercise more if you can. -
Revision after failed sleeve surgery
Time4Kindness posted a topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had sleeve surgery in 2015, 6 months later I stopped losing weight, and felt no restriction. I am still obese and need to lose alot of weight according to several of my Drs. and A1c and other bloodwork. If you've had revision are you happy with RNY. Is it worth another surgery? I have an appt next week to discuss with WL surgeon. -
Gastric bypass revision
shanshan replied to frosty 84's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Good luck n all the best but why are you having a revision if you don't mind me asking Sent from my SM-G925T using BariatricPal mobile app -
Gastric bypass revision
RickM replied to frosty 84's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Good luck - what problem(S) are you hoping to address with a revision? -
This has me somewhat baffled - and same as catwoman, I've never heard of this being done as a normal pre-op test. I would be interested in hearing what their rationale is, as my understanding of it all is that stomach emptying in a normal person is largely a function of the pyloric valve, which is being bypassed along with the remnant stomach in your RNY. I can understand that if you were having a sleeve or DS done, which preserves the pyloric valve, then faster than normal emptying could imply a higher risk of post-op dumping or reactive hypoglycemia, which are rare with the sleeve based procedures but relatively common with the bypass (owing to the existence or non-existence of that pyloric valve.) Maybe a tendency toward rapid empyting implies that the surgeon should give you a tighter stoma to slow things down post-op? Call me confused - but curious!
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July 2019 Surgery Siblings Post-Op
frosty 84 replied to Mom_of_Chaos's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Anyone had gastric bypass revision? -
I never thought getting 80% of your stomach removed and thrown in the trash any less invasive, although many people seem to think that. As for the bypass, it's been done for years and years and they have lots of longitudinal data on it. Techniques have improved substantially over the years to get around some of the issues they used to have. There are more complication risks than with the sleeve - but not by much. And as with the sleeve, most are minor. Other than a stricture, which happens to about 5% of bypass patients (making it one of the most common complications, I might add - although I'm not sure I'd consider something that happened to 5% of people "common"), I've never had any problems. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. And yes, type 2 diabetics tend to fare better with it. As for substantial weight loss, there are people who have had enormous success with both surgeries - but you get a bit more of a tail wind with the bypass due to the malabsorption the first 1-2 years (malabsorption of calories eventually stops - but malabsorption of vitamins does not - you have to supplement for the rest of your life. Of course, they're now requiring that of sleeve patients, too) I had GERD pre-surgery so it was a no brainer for me. But I would have leaned toward the bypass regardless because it's been around longer. At the time I had surgery, VSG was just becoming popular, and I had a fear of it being "Lapband II". It's proven itself since then (as in, it's not "Lapband II"), but I still have no regrets that I went with the bypass.
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I have an appointment n 2 weeks to see my options
