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I am 10 months post bypass and have passed my goal so I'm no longer trying to lose. That said, I still eat healthy most of the time. When I run through the drive through for my kids they both know they have to pay the "fry tax". They each give me 3 or 4 of their fries. They find it hilarious. Oh and I have a Hershey kiss after lunch a few times a week. I got down on myself about it once then thought about how I ate before surgery and got over it lol Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app

Looking to meet people who have had same or similar surgery ,and share your experiences 🙂

Congratulations on your weight loss! I had the sleeve done August 2017 and bypass done a month ago. I assume you had the sleeve since you’re having reflux. The reflux isn’t abnormal. Are you on a PPI? I’m really surprised you’re on solid food. I don’t get solids till Thursday and I’ve already gone through this and even my sleeve didn’t get solids till 5-6 weeks. Try another protein drink and scale back the solids for a bit. It might help your reflux. You can eat more smaller meals if that can help. Don’t be afraid to call your doctor or dietician for help!

I had sleeve to bypass a month ago and I’m not hungry. Yesterday I realized I hadn’t eaten in about 36 hours. I’m taking my vitamins and drinking Gatorade zero. It’s nice not being hungry, though I do have some head hunger but I’m definitely not reaching protein goals. I get full solids Thursday. I’m just bored with my food stage. I want to eat something real.

I didn't mean to bump an old thread lol. It would be nice to connect in particular with other bw that have gotten the gastric bypass. My surgery date is May 15th and i'm getting the gastric bypass :).

Hi all, I am still struggling with dumping syndrome side effects. I was sleeved Feb 2018, and have lost 78lbs which I am happy with. I have 20lbs until target weight. So all going well with the weight loss. Once I started back on the diet, following high protein, low carb, low sugar.. My new stomach has struggled. I have daily episodes of diarrhoea (maybe up to 7 or 8 times), heaps of gas and flatulence. I can still only eat maybe 4 or 5 tablespoons of food. But what I'm just exhausted with is 14 months of dumping syndrome. Now everything I read and researched says it doesn't happen to sleeve patients, but can be an issue for gastric bypass patients. At least once a day, about 10 to 15 minutes after eating (protein seems to trigger it), I become hot, sweaty, nauseous and suffer incredible fatigue. I could lay right under the dining table and sleep. I get light-headed,and my heart races. To be honest, I feel awful. And I cannot swallow another thing. I chew my food very slowly, I don't drink with meals, and I am so sick of it. My husband has termed it the bariatric "ice-cream headache". You know, when you think your head is going to blow off because of freezing ice cream.. And then it goes away within 10 minutes or so? After suffering with an episode for about 20-30 minutes, it then resolves back to completely normal. The diarrhoea is frequent and sporadic and is exhausting. Especially trying to keep up the water intake. I would go back and see my surgeon except he retired. (Kind of... There are multiple charges of medical negligence and complaints about him, so he had had to cease working. I dodged a bullet right there!) Is it even a tiny bit possible that he did a bypass rather than a sleeve on me? Are the symptoms I am suffering not associated with a sleeve with anyone else? I just don't really know what to do. I keep thinking it will resolve but 14 months later it is as bad as it was in the first month.

Mine was robotic. There were 2 very experienced surgeons there the entire time. My time in surgery was normal, and my recovery was as well. My team is fantastic. All of their bariatric surgeries are robotic. It allows for greater dexterity and more arms in there working. Personally, I was comforted by that fact, human reactions are pretty darn fallible. Robot arms are steadier. This is from the first study I looked up: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286948/ Robotic vs. standard laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass A systematic review of robotic vs. laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass identified 10 studies, which included results for 2,557 patients (15). The overall major and minor complications did not differ significantly between the robotic and laparoscopic group. The rates for anastomotic leak, bleeding, stricture, and reoperation did not differ significantly.

Same as you I chose bypass as it's the best and more aggressive and was unable to get DS

I'm eligible to get either .... my gut no pun intended just told me to go for the bypass. That and i've met quite a few people who did the sleeve but ended up getting it revised to a bypass later on Gastric Bypass for me it is. I kind of wish my insurance covered the duodenal switch tho.

I'm day 5 of my pre-op diet and miserable. Hungry (water, sugar-free gelatin, unsalted chicken broth, runny oatleal and proten shakes -_-) and headaches. May 15th feels so far away (i'm going for the gastric bypass).

I'm getting the bypass but i'm twiddling my thumbs and drinking my shake waiting for my 5/15 date with the table.

Even though I’m self pay revision, I’m still going through all the appointments like cardio, endocrinologist, Nutritionist, etc. Then I’ll schedule a date.

I was literally back and forth since August 2018. I finally have firmly decided on the bypass about 1 week ago. I have no GERD or acid reflux or anything like that.

I am 9 days from the table but it's cool to see another AA woman that's gotten the gastric bypass instead of the sleeve. The sleeve seems to be more popular. Congrats on your success so far.

II am a Gastric Bypass 7 yrs out. I personally give serious consideration to long term commitment to suppliementing, at least twice yearly labs, possible vitamin deficiencies before doing DS. I would never do DS at your weight. With my bypass, I absorb about 60% of what I eat. With the DS, it will be even more drastic. As far as I know, it is irreversible. However, if you want I would do rny bypass, which I have. At 7 yrs out, I have developed issues flip side - absolutely no appetite, terrible labs, losing too much weight, getting a little scary. On Vit b12 injections, having iron infusions, Vit D Supplementation, seeing a hematologist. Make sure you know what you are getting into! Can also have higher risks of complications from DS. I know you're desperate to lose the weight. You might want to consider the gastric balloon. Not permanent, but definitely better than the lapband. The balloon is guided into your stomach. Gives you a sense of fullness. Can be replaced after 6 months. Just know if you do the DS, you will have to do high supplementation for the rest of your life, which can be quite expensive. Also, you have to have a very balanced diet. Can have issues with serious dumping syndrome, all kinds of things. Hope this is helpful...do your research before doing any permanent surgery. No way would I do the DS.

one of the things with both surgical options i’m considering (bypass and sleeve) is that i’ve been told the hunger should disappear. Has this been your experience for this post surgery?

Hey everyone I'm new here and just searching out about how any calories on average everyone is having? Back story I am nearly 1.5yrs post Bypass, have gone from 180kg down to 102.3kg, in the last 4mths I have been hospitalised with ulcers which have now cleared up and healed. I try to average about 1100 calories a day but am finding it hard to keep the weightless moving. I exercise an average of 3-4times a week. If I eat less calories I struggle and binge eat and crave. Photos are of what I eat in a day sometimes I feel like i eat way too much and have no restriction other days u can't eat much at all. Sent from my SM-G965F using BariatricPal mobile app

Can I tell you- I originally wanted the sleeve and my dr said that was fine, but felt I’d be MORE successful with the bypass, so he encouraged me to research. The stuff I was scared of (losing my teeth due to calcium deficiency and the slew of negative stories I had read) I was able to find out WHY they happen so I can avoid them (like taking vitamins!! Don’t stop taking them!). When I made the choice to do the bypass I said to my dr: “is it f*cked up that I WANT the dumping syndrome? I WANT shitty food to make me sick so I don’t eat it!” And he said no. Some folks on forums will (and have) shamed me for that, but it’s what I NEEDED, so I had to stop caring. I was never full, I could always eat, and made terrible choices. The best thing is that ice cream makes me dump; I needed that! I know to avoid it, unless I want to MAKE MYSELF feel like I have the flu. I have sort of determined that trying stuff earlier and having the negative experience is better for me, because if I wait a year, and then don’t have dumping syndrome, I know myself and I will go back to my old habits. If I could control my eating and my cravings and my desire to continue to shovel food in my mouth, I wouldn’t have been in a position where I needed surgery to get my life back on track.Some people who have negative stories have experience with other people who did it for the wrong reasons, and were not successful. I told my mother-in-law and father-in-law about my surgery, because I didn’t want them to be offended if we went out to eat and I really didn’t touch food, and they knew someone who had a really bad experience with it so they were concerned. And after talking to them they kind of realize that the person they knew did it as a fix all, didn’t follow the guidelines, and wound up in the hospital a few times because they made really bad choices. I am determined to not do that. I am determined to get town to 150 pounds, feel good about myself, and be healthy. I am down to 240 pounds, which is still heavy for me, but I feel good, and I can’t say that I have felt that way in a long time. I Always have a protein ready to eat in my fridge if I feel like snacking, I’m going to eat a protein. And I make sure I take my vitamins and get my water in. I also am very slowly exercising, and I have to remind myself that doing a little bit is much better than doing nothing. Please feel free to message me if you ever need someone to talk to always have a protein ready to eat in my fridge if I feel like snacking, I’m going to eat a protein. And I make sure I take my vitamins and get my water in. I also am very slowly exercising, and I have to remind myself that doing a little bit is much better than doing nothing. Please feel free to message me if you ever need someone to talk to, and BEST OF LUCK ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hi, can anyone share some feedback on calorie count and how much protein we should intake daily? GASTRIC BYPASS (ROUX EN-Y)

I had the run around from insurance, also. (BCBS). I had to have 6 months of documented PCP visits with attempted weight loss, Then once everything was submitted I was denied because my surgeon's office failed to submit the psych eval. Eventually, it all came together and I got surgery 8 months after the beginning of the process. I am very thankful, however, for this time. It helped me get my head around all the changes, really solidify the decision, and gave me a bit head start in getting rid of sugar, carbs, caffeine, soda, snacks, BEFORE surgery so I didn't have to deal with those addictions during recovery. I also had a sleep study done during this time which gave me the diagnosis of extreme sleep apnea. This helped push the insurance company, I think, because I didn't have other co-morbidities. I think you will get approved, The companies just have their process and they have to dot all the i's and cross all the t's. From what I understand, the need for revision from failed surgery is a big push for them to approve.

No dr. Chand from Loyola did my sleeve, Dr. Tessinger is doing my bypass Sent from my SM-J337P using BariatricPal mobile app

I was sleeved on the same day! They attempted bypass 6 weeks prior but couldn’t do it due to adhesions. The day after was by far the worst for me. I have one really painful area on my right side that hurts with movement. If not for that I would be feeling great. I also had hiatal hernia repair

My surgeon submitted my information to my insurance company, My insurance sent it back stating that they needed a letter from my primary care physician. My primary care physician wrote a letter stating I needed the surgery. I was denied by my insurance company however my surgeon did a peer to peer with the insurance company. My surgeon called stating that they need another letter from my primary care physician stating that they she recommend the revision and the letter must have her signed signature. A little history I had the sleeve in 2015 and lost 30 pounds and have gained 30 plus back. Now I want the gastric bypass. Do you think the insurance company will now approve me.? My primary physician will submit a new letter on Monday and then my surgeon will submit the information again for approval. Anyone ever experience this before. My insurance company is APWU

Marginal ulcers at the gastrojejunal anastomosis are a rare and serious post-operative complication of RNY gastric bypass seen in 0.3 - 1.5% patients. Ulcers are produced as a result of partial erosion of the jejunal or gastric mucosa caused by acidic stomach secretions. This is most commonly due to an incomplete staple line on the gastric pouch or tension placed on the anastomosis, although the exact etiology remains unclear. The incidence of marginal ulcer is said to be exacerbated by risk factors such as smoking, alcohol intake and steroid use. Info from Google.

I am not sure what is meant by "erosion" in this context, but the RNY anastomosis is something of a delicate structure owing to its environment. The part of intestine that the stomach pouch is joined to at that point is not resistant to stomach acid, as the duodenum is (that's the part of intestine immediately downstream of the stomach in the normal anatomy, and is resistant to stomach acid, but is bypassed along with the remnant stomach in the RNY). Consequently, the anastomosis is often under frequent or constant irritation from the acid, and sometimes never completely heals, and can in some cases be a continual source of minor blood loss or weeping. This is also the point where ulcers usually occur (the so-called "marginal ulcers" that are a predisposition of the RNY) and is the origin of the "no-NSAID" rule that permeates the bariatric world. I don't have any particular studies or sightings on this, but it was something we covered in our pre-op education seminars. Techniques do indeed improve over time; for instance, bile reflux used to be relatively common with the bypass, but careful adjustments to the limb lengths seems to have minimized that. And, when my wife and I were first looking into WLS some 15-16 years ago, we found references to the matter that endoscopic dilations of the stoma had become so common that they ceased being considered a "complication", but just SOP; that doesn't seem to be that common these days as I have seen very few references to that being needed, so they seemed to have figured out the "just right" sizing compromise for it. We tend not to get the whole story when we run into these occasional problem cases, either in person or online - were they doing everything "right" or were they getting lax on some of the rules (this is not helped by many practices that fail to distinguish between early post op rules for good weight loss and "forever" rules to ensure proper long term health and function,) - did the patients, for example, get tired of ineffective pain relief for their arthritis and start hitting on the Naproxen (an NSAID) for better results?