What was one thing you wish you would have know pre-op that you didn't know?

I wish the dr would have told me about the 2x a day prescription liquid medicine Carafate I have to take for three months. The directions say take an hour before eating or 3 hours after eating, and you can't take it with vitamins or acid reducers like Prilosec or dexilant.
I'll be glad when it's gone! Yuck.

There are a few for me, I knew about reflux but didn't know SOOOO many suffer from it long term & possibility of needing revision if adaquete weight loss was not reached/etc. I personally never want to undergo another bariatric wls.

21 minutes ago, hopekate said:

I wish the dr would have told me about the 2x a day prescription liquid medicine Carafate I have to take for three months. The directions say take an hour before eating or 3 hours after eating, and you can't take it with Vitamins or acid reducers like Prilosec or dexilant.
I'll be glad when it's gone! Yuck.

What is carafate?

The nurse told me that Carafate coats and protects the stomach and prevents ulcers. It's a pink liquid.

I wish I had known the recovery would be harder than I thought. I had the misconception that a laparoscopic surgery would be easy and I'd be back to my normal self within a few days. Had my gall bladder out 12 years ago and I recovered quickly so didn't think this would be much different. Little did I know!! 3 weeks post op and I'm still not my self, still experiencing pain, and still exhausted like whoa!

31 minutes ago, hopekate said:

The nurse told me that Carafate coats and protects the stomach and prevents ulcers. It's a pink liquid.

My doc didn't prescribe this! I'm going to inquire. I also heard there's a medication for gallstone prevention

7 minutes ago, Deactivatedfatgal said:

My doc didn't prescribe this! I'm going to inquire. I also heard there's a medication for gallstone prevention

Actigall

There are a few for me, I knew about reflux but didn't know SOOOO many suffer from it long term & possibility of needing revision if adaquete weight loss was not reached/etc. I personally never want to undergo another bariatric wls.

The reflux and needing revision is why I just went with the bypass. One time is enough for me.

11 hours ago, rlsanch2005 said:

one thing you wish you would have know pre-op

I wish i kept a journal/blog pre & post op

keeping tract of problems, NSV's, food's,

water, etc

do as i say not as i do

kathy

1 hour ago, jillybeanRN said:

I wish I had known the recovery would be harder than I thought. I had the misconception that a laparoscopic surgery would be easy and I'd be back to my normal self within a few days. Had my gall bladder out 12 years ago and I recovered quickly so didn't think this would be much different. Little did I know!! 3 weeks post op and I'm still not my self, still experiencing pain, and still exhausted like whoa!

This makes me more nervous. I hadmy galbladder removed last year and it was hell....so if wls is worse that sucks. :/

1 hour ago, Deactivatedfatgal said:

There are a few for me, I knew about reflux but didn't know SOOOO many suffer from it long term & possibility of needing revision if adaquete weight loss was not reached/etc. I personally never want to undergo another bariatric wls.

It seems like the two options are dumping syndrome or GERD....I don't know which is worse?

Not every dr prescribes the carafate. My pts hate the flavor so I can relate n have sympathy for yah hope

It seems like the two options are dumping syndrome or GERD....I don't know which is worse?

I would say the Gerd. You can control the dumping by not eating the foods that trigger it. Gerd from what I understand, can just happen with the sleeve.

8 minutes ago, hardwork&dedication said:

It seems like the two options are dumping syndrome or GERD....I don't know which is worse?

Uncontrollable gerd definitely but there's new management techniques for gerd such as the Linx. And not everyone has gerd or has it bad. I don't have the heartburn or regurgitation.

Uncontrolled GERD can result in changes to cells in the esophagus, which can lead to esophageal cancer. And there are concerns about long term usage of PPIs; possible increased risk of dementia and osteoporosis. So I'd say dumping is the lesser of the 2 as it can be minimized by not eating the trigger food.