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You are funny but so right! Thanks for the tips I will definitely make sure to mention my issues to the dr and nutritionist.

My dietitian seems to understand me and even said "I don't know what else to teach you, you seem to eat and do everything right and very nutrition focused etc."

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I survived on eveything blended from my blentek for Breakfast i still blend raw greens with a Protein scoop, its a great way to get your greens in. After a bypass though, im not sure when you are alowed to put greens in a blend er?

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Hi everyone,

I'm two weeks out from my band to bypass revision and tomorrow I start the optislim liquid diet.

I had my band placed in 2006 and had it removed three months ago after the second slip. For most of the 10 years I was under weight, having lost over 100pounds (50 plus kilos) mainly due to not being able to tolerate much of anything. I lived knowing that if I ate, it would become uncomfortable and I'd need it out. I lived with sliming, coffee (the milk) congealing in my stomach, reflux day and night, waking at night with it coming out my nose, finding out where the restroom was as soon as I'd go to a restaurant or someone's house, an annual Iron infusion for anemia - it was no way to live but still a better alternative to being fat again.

I got to the point though, that I was so dehydrated that I couldn't cope any longer. Out it came.

Since then I have gained 12 kilos (about 25 pounds) which I'm desperately unhappy about as I followed a very strict food plan, combined with intense exercise (I became very fit since losing weight) and was so hopeful that my natural metabolic state may have reset itself - but no. Even though my insurance resistance and under active thyroid returned to a normal state my genetics remained the same.

All those long forgotten feelings of shame, disappointment in myself, failure, frustration and desperation returned, just like I'd lived with for the 34 years before the band went in.

So, now for the next new beginning! I just want to be able to eat small amounts of nutritious food, enough to give me the energy to live my life actively and happily and to not become malnourished.

I'd be really interested to know how those that used to suffer food intolerances with the band, are now coping with eating food after the bypass.

I've also heard that those who have a bypass after a band don't do as well. My surgeon says it's because we keep bad habits with us (ie we know what passes through restriction most easily) however if you've had success please share it and why you think you have.

Thanks so much and I really appreciate you sharing your stories:)

DR

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I am 8days post op band to bypass ....will let you know...so far so good!

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I haven't been on for awhile since I was sick with the flu. So glad to hear u had the surgery. You will start feeling how amazing it is without the band. I promise. To eat without sliming, vomiting and the pain is great. I wish you well and a speedy recovery.

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Proper scared now , can't sleep , got to be in the ward at 7.30 am eeeek xx

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I just hope when I wake up in recovery that they tell me they removed the band and was able to do the mini bypass at same time , will be devasted if they can't

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I just hope when I wake up in recovery that they tell me they removed the band and was able to do the mini bypass at same time , will be devasted if they can't

Good luck to you! Please update us on how it goes. I have a feeling it will all go great!

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Had my band removed and the mini gastric bypass at the same time on the 8th ( 8 days ago) and it went well but I wasn't allowed home because I developed 'surgery acquired pneumonia' :-(

Plenty of pain for first couple of days but comfortable now ....been home from hospital a day or two now , thing I have noticed that worries me a bit is that I seem able to drink larger quantities than I thought?

Got appointment on Tuesday to check/remove staples which are a bit sore now.

Hoping it will give me the tool I need to help myself to a better quality of life

Thank you :-)

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