I am going to add some info, and I will probably add more later.

I am 36 years old, morbidly obese, and a type II diabetic. At my heaviest, I weighed around 380 lbs. More recently, I have been hovering around 300 lbs, but my diabetes has been virtually uncontrollable.

So, I decided in late August 2013 to attempt to qualify to have gastric bypass surgery. Long story short, and in what seems to be a miracle giving some other peoples experiences with doctors, insurance, etc, I was approved to have surgery on Oct. 1st.

I am writing this post as one of the first things I am doing since returning home today from the hospital.

My surgery went extremely well and I am fairly mobile with only a moderate level of discomfort/pain.

During my first day at the hospital (the day of surgery), I took two separate walks around the hospital, (one about a third of a mile, one about two thirds of a mile). During my second day, I took a one mile walk, and a one and a half mile walk). Everything I have read on the internet and gotten from my doctor has made it clear the best thing I can do to get this process to work is to walk as soon and as much as is possible, and that is what I have been doing.

I am so stoked for this process and I am going to do everything I can to make this work. I owe a lot of credit to this board, which I have been reading (but not posting in) for the past month or so as I researched what this would be like.

I look forward to using this forum to document my journey.

Do you mix your proteins shakes with water or skim milk?

Water. As a diabetic, milk is a no no.

I am type 2 diabetic and just visited the diabetes nurse educator and she said I can have 3 servings a day. Of course, I am pre op. Was just wondering because I don't know yet if my surgeon will say water or milk or either. Does your surgeon say water or milk or either?

Technically I can use milk, but any sugar I can avoid I do.

So I am feeling a little depressed now. I undertook this procedure because I have pretty bad type 2 diabetes and I had heard that for many people the surgery basically instantly fixes their diabetes. My results have not been that good, and while i am currently (5 days post) taking much less medicine, my numbers are still a little high (130-140) on average. I had been telling myself that it must just take a week or so, but I just had a long conversation with another poster on this board who was on the exact same medication as me and who was "cured" immediately after surgery, no meds and numbers in the 90s.

I know I am just being reactionary and it could still work, and that long term weight loss will also help, but I gotta admit I am pretty f'ing down right this second. While I know that it's not, right now my gut (ha ha) reaction is that this was a waste.

Went back, read this, and realized I was being a whiny baby earlier today. Does it suck that i didn't get exactly what I wanted? Yes. Does it mean this was a waste? Not at all.

My diabetes may still go away on its own as all of the new connections are still healing together. But, even if it doesn't, I can beat the diabetes by taking off the weight and by continuing to eat healthy.

By the way, I love this website and this community.

Don't sweat the emotional roller coaster.

You are not alone.

When those fat cells are forced to give up their Water a lot of hormones are released as well. Sometimes you can't even stand yourself it gets so bad.

Just acknowledge it and apologize to the people you live with for being a bear. It's totally normal.

It may just take some time for your body to adjust after surgery! I did not have diabetes my blood sugar was normal before surgery.. After surgery starting the night my RNY was done my blood sugar kept dropping to around 35-45 which from what I overheard the nurses saying is very dangerous ! So for about a month or more post op I had to check my blood every 2-3 hours to make sure it didn't drop below 60! Point is maybe your body just needs some time to readjust to the changes! But I do know the more you loose and not eating carbs and sugar will definitely help! Good luck, and its ok to have an emotional letdown... I do all the time ; )

Pretty good day today. Only slept almost 6 straight hours today. Got in another day of good walking, and it feels (knock on wood) like my soreness is almost completely gone.

The one negative is that I really didn't eat enough today. 2 ice pops, 1 sugar free Jello, and a bunch of crystal light, but no Protein. I just totally spaced and really didn't think about eating all day long (I was catching up on some work from home). I have to be more careful about that.

Wednesday is my first followup with the doc. I will get my staples out (I have 24 total), so that should be an exciting day.

Saw that we go to the same clinic.... Mine is being done by Dr Davidson. Small World

Saw that we go to the same clinic.... Mine is being done by Dr Davidson. Small World

I have found the clinic to be very professional and I have been completely satisfied with them so far. Good luck!

Pretty good day today. Went to work, even though I am not due back for two weeks, cause I feel pretty good. My fellow employees are all great people and super supportive, so it was a warm and fuzzy kind of day.

still having trouble eating and drinking enough. My wife has to keep reminding me to drink stuff because I just keep forgetting.

overall, day 7 went well. Day 8 is a visit to the doc. Woo hoo!!

Hi Greg sleeping on my back was the worse. It took 4 wks to sleep on my belly , & I would wake up feeling sore, I also had my gallbladder removed at the time of my surgery. 3 months later I've lost 93 lbs I started in April @397 & last wk I was at 304

Hi Greg sleeping on my back was the worse. It took 4 wks to sleep on my belly , & I would wake up feeling sore, I also had my gallbladder removed at the time of my surgery. 3 months later I've lost 93 lbs I started in April @397 & last wk I was at 304

I feel pretty good today' I am going to try sleeping on my side tonight.

1 week check in was today. Dr. says everything looks great. I am down 18 lbs since surgery last week, 25 since I started the cabbage soup diet the week before surgery. Got my staples taken out and the nurse says my cuts look well enough that I should end up with tiny scars. Next appointment is in 3 weeks, and everything is moving along fine.

And.....drum roll.........I am getting ready to have some mashed potatoes (sans butter). Exciting!

Awesome to hear!