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Shelley Swinney

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Susan909    52

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My Surgeon explained to me that you lose more with the bypass. You will also have dumping syndrome and malabsorption issues. You must also be 100 lbs or more over weight.

With the sleeve you don't have dumping and malabsorption issues as long as you take your daily Vitamins. Based on my weight and general health ( which is good ) he thinks the sleeve would be best for me. I want to lose about 70 lbs, so I'm not a candidate for the bypass says he. It's a lot to take in, explore your options and take your time.

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Susan909    52

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You can help control Hair loss by really taking in the required amount of Protein. Several years ago I went thru a very stressful situation and lost tons of hair. I have really thick hair and it was noticeably thin. I saw a nutritionist and she said to drink or eat high amounts of protein, I did and within 6 mos my hair was back.

Dumping is painful but you find out real fast what foods you can't tolerate so you don't eat that again lol. Lots of people never have a problem with it. Our class nutritionist said always try new foods one at a time at home to figure out if that food will be a trigger.

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Susan909    52

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I live in Ca USA. I had to take three months of nutrition classes and lose 10%. I did both. My surgery for the sleeve is Dec.3.

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Shelley Swinney    3

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They have said I need to go on a liver shrinking diet first but they haven't been specific about a certain amount to lose. ... The health system here in England is different to you. .. we don't pay for health care. .. well I suppose we do to a certain degree as if you work you pay national insurance which comes straight out of your wages. It's a very expensive procedure over here but recently the health service has opened its doors. ... I'm very nervous but very very excited! !!! Your op is very soon then. ... What have you been eating?

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jenbaby75    283

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My general practitioner was happy I had chosen the sleeve, as he had a patient that died after the bypass. :(

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Susan909    52

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That's so sad! I personally wouldn't donthe bypass.... Too many uncertainties.... My surgeon said the death rate is only 2%. He said 50% of those are from blood clots. So I will be up walking as soon as I wake up.

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jenbaby75    283

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The sleeve has a much lower mortality rate. With bypass, you can die a year later. It's scary. I am excited to get sleeved after the 1st of the year. :) nervous about the recovery, but a month is such a short time!! I think about how this time next year, I will be smokin hot! Loving to shop!! I can't wait to be able to wear normal clothes, and look good in them.

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Susan909    52

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I pretty much eat just a low calorie diet..1500 calories to start back in June then down to 1200 around August.

My biggest challenge is giving up diet Coke. I love it! I have finally found a Protein I like to drink. That had me worried as I didnt like the taste of most of them. The liver shrinking diet is just regular food but less of it. I can't wait to see how your system progresses. My cost of the surgery is 250.00.

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Susan909    52

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Soda contains caffein which itratates the stomach and can cause an ulcer. Also some drs say it stretches the pouch. Don't want that to happen????

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Miss Mac    6,262

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Apparently the bubbles are an issue, too. I was instructed to not drink anything carbonated ever again, ever!

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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