Today Is my 3 month post op i started at 305 and im 238 now down 67 pounds. The last couple months I couldn't really eat I vomited all the time I went for a endoscopy and they found a bezoar blocking my stomach. Well that was taken out last week and I can eat food now!!!! Yay everything is starting to get better. I'm looking forward to the next 3 months and hoping they go a little easier now that I can eat.

first what the heck is a bezoar??????? second, congrats!!!!!! thats an amazing loss!!!!

vomited all the time I went for a endoscopy and they found a bezoar blocking my stomach a little easier now that I can eat.

Hi SpaceyCasey

Sorry you were so sick and uncomfortable for such a long time - glad you are now feeling better.

on the other hand losing 67 lbs. in such a short time, well it was horrible losing that way, while you were sick.......but....

glad you feel better now, and enjoy your journey with the sleeve

good luck

kathy

Lol a bezoar is a mass of some sort that doesn't get digested and apparently they are common in Wls patients. I've never heard of it before either. It was terrible It got so bad the last 3 weeks I couldn't eat or drink anything I was so exhausted and tired! But now it's out I'm so much happier!

Glad to hear it!!! poor girl! No more speed bumps, smooth sailing from here!!!

Keep a smooth sail from here on! You rock!

Glad u feel better! I'm in the medical field and we always learned a bezoar is a hair ball. Which can happen to ppl who chew on their hair. Didn't know it could be anything that won't digest. Interesting! But funny thing is.... I had my surg feb6 and wr just got a new dog in jan. who sheds sooo bad and now it seems like I can eat less than I could about 6 wks ago. So I thought man I have a hair ball from this dog shedding and I probably breath it in and swallow it and DON'T KNOW IT! Lol. Maybe I should get checked!!!??! B I didn't vomit for the 1st 6 weeks but now I do lately. Not often tho. Hummmm???

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That's funny because he asked me if I chew on my hair! He didn't think it was my hair ball because I'm blonde and the bezoar was black. I told him I have a black dog though so I might need make sure I'm not swollowing his hair. Lol

There was another lady on here a few months back who had a bazoar. It was from eating raw celery. Its stringy like hair and it didnt digest and made a ball. Maybe you could find her post by searching bazoar. She might give you some insight. Tammi

Wow. Crazy! Now something else to think about LOL

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Well the dr that took the bezoar out told me soda breaks them up. So if I start to feel a little clogged again I'm gonna sip on a soda to try and break it up before it gets big.

Soda AKA roto rooter/ battery acid hahaha

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I think I figured out what caused me to have a bezoar I'm pretty sure it was edamame beans!! I had some last night and today I just felt like something was stuck and nothing would stay down. So I went and got a coca cola and sipped on it and I think I broke it up I feel better now. I guess the skin on the beans don't digest or go down very easily. So edamame lovers Watch out!