I don't have a date for surgery yet, but will be sometime late September. My daughter is getting married in June of 2015. If I have a small piece of cake at the reception will it be horrible? Dumping syndrome? What will happen? Thanks!

Depends on how it affects you. A bite won't hurt you even if you dump most of the time. But it's almost a year away.

I've wondered too but I probably just wouldn't eat the frosting, just the cake. And I'd try taking a bite of cake at home before trying it elsewhere just in case.

I had my surgery in Nov 2013. I had my first slice of birthday cake in July. I did o.k. I can't handle a lot of frosting, so sometimes that is set aside. You will learn what you can eat and what sweets are difficult. Start out with one bite and then wait to see if your pouch will accept. If you still feel ok, take another bite. I have passed on some cakes and eaten a small amount of another.

Thanks for the posts. Great advice!

I made my husband some key lime cookies about a week ago. There was some left over frosting. A couple of days later, my brain was convincing me I needed something sweet. So I tried a small bite of frosting and it tasted about twice as sweet as it should have. I didn't get sick, but my tastes buds have definitely changed.

You know, your daughter's wedding will still be very special even if you don't eat cake. I've found that changing how I view eating/food is a key to success.

As mentioned above, I'd highly recommend trying it at home first if you're adamant about having some at the reception.

For me personally, I wouldn't even try a bite, as the sugar in regular ketchup was enough to make me dump, so I wouldn't even dare to smell regular cake, let alone try eating some.

I would have a bite and that's pretty much it. I went to my friends baby shower a few months back and I had a bite and didn't want anymore. My body and taste buds have changed a lot. So I am satisfied with a little amounts of it. I used to be a foodie and now my relationship has changed with food. I eat to live and not live to eat.