I am 7 months post MGB and have lost 84 lbs. Im feeling better than ever. Im not longer taking meds for cholesterol and high blood pressure. Im no longer pre diabetic. It has saved my life.

_{Congratulations!! I am 1 month shy of 12 years..... and I STILL feel the same way, I started at 305lbs, cholesterol well into the 400s, pre diabetes........ etc. I now weigh 199, cholesterol is 185, and completely normal blood sugars. I initially lost down to 175, but like Dr. Rutledge says to expect, I rebounded that 20%. I wish you continued success!!}

Congratulations, that's terrific!

Thank you for sharing your progress. I'm schedule for an MGB in March, starting to get a little nervous, and stories like yours remind me why I'm doing this.

Everyone's journey is different. I know it is hard to find information out there about MGB. All I can do is share from my experience. I had a one night stay at the hospital. I followed surgeon's orders to the max. First two weeks I only had liquids (tomato juice, Gatorade, chicken broth,, yogurt). I was allowed some saltine crackers and watermelon with salt on it. The next two weeks, I was allowed mash food only. I tried potato, mashed tilapia, baked beans, mashed veggies. Everything I tried, I tested first by itself to see what kind of reaction I got to it. There are people who can not tolerate sugar, other dairy, etc...after surgery. I did not have heavy reactions to food. There were some I tried and did not go down well at the begining but weeks later, I tried again and it worked. An example of that were eggs. I could not get them down the first month to maybe two months after MGB. Now I have one for bfast daily.

After , the first moth I started trying foods. Making sure I would have small bites and chew well. Testing like before, an item at a time to watch for reactions. Up to this day ( 7 mo out) I stay away from rice, pasta and most bread. I dont eat fried food anymore. I stay away from junk food/fast foods. I did try a bake potato from Wendys the other day and it settled well.

I follow my Surgeons advise so I dont drink coffee, tea, alcohol and I dont smoke. I dont drink sodas or anything with gas in it. I dont use a straw. I dont drink while I eat. I dont take Ibuprofen or Naproxen anymore. I am following his directions to take care of my new stomach. So far, it is working well.

Good luck with yours and let me know if you have any questions I can answer. You will be on this side of the journey before you know it.

Congratulations, that's terrific!

Thank you for sharing your progress. I'm schedule for an MGB in March, starting to get a little nervous, and stories like yours remind me why I'm doing this.