Summer 2018 Surgery Buddies: POST-OP Discussion

[ALFxRNY 540]

On 08/26/2018 at 15:56, ellie123 said:

I’m drinking a lot though! Just wondering how soon I will be able to shed that. Like how long it took others to shed hospital Fluid and begin to see results post bypass. It is So discouraging doing Clear Liquids with no results yet.

Everyone is different. You can’t compare journeys. It took me 2 whole weeks to get rid of the 10lbs of fluids I gained at the hospital. Just keep doing what you’re supposed to be doing. It will come off

[ellie123 374]

3 minutes ago, ALFxRNY said:

6 minutes ago, ellie123 said:

I’m drinking a lot though! Just wondering how soon I will be able to shed that. Like how long it took others to shed hospital Fluid and begin to see results post bypass. It is So discouraging doing Clear Liquids with no results yet.

Everyone is different. You can’t compare journeys. It took me 2 whole weeks to get rid of the 10lbs of fluids I gained at the hospital. Just keep doing what you’re supposed to be doing. It will come off

Oh wow! So this happened to you too? Oh dear... not cool , sorry I had to deal with that. Are you happy with your progress since?

[ALFxRNY 540]

On 08/26/2018 at 16:03, ellie123 said:

Everyone is different. You can’t compare journeys. It took me 2 whole weeks to get rid of the 10lbs of fluids I gained at the hospital. Just keep doing what you’re supposed to be doing. It will come off

Oh wow! So this happened to you too? Oh dear... not cool , sorry I had to deal with that. Are you happy with your progress since?

[lizvirgo09 24]

Hey 👋🏽 everyone... my sleeve was 7/18 and I’m completely blessed with my surgery... my only problem is that my body doesn’t like Liquid Protein since surgery... the dr said sometimes that happens and we don’t know it until after surgery... the liquid Protein was giving me dumping syndrome and a major hormonal flush... my diet was advanced prior to discharge.. the only complaint is that I’m nauseous but my dr warned me that nausea is the new signal from the stomach.. when I need to eat I get nauseous and I eat and it goes away.. when I’m dehydrated I get nauseous.. I think that will get better with time... in reference to being tired... yes I’m easily exhausted and my endurance with have to build up.. my dr said it usually lasts for about 6 months... I’m not
Completely non compliant with my vitamins.. and working on that... some days I get my Protein in and not my fluids or I get my fluids and not my protein... they said that’s normal... I’ve lost 31 pounds since surgery and I did measure myself before surgery but not since surgery... but I notice more inches on my body... I’m 2 pant sizes down!!!

[J San 1,071]

I was 342lbs the day of surgery 7/12. The next time I weighed myself 7/14 I was 345lbs, not sure if that was my highest post surgery or had already started losing. The next time I weighed myself 7/17 I was down to 336lbs.

Like @ALFxRNY it's hard to compare, everyone is different. Just know it will come off. Just remember to stick to your program.

[Megan Sadler 186]

I gained 1 lb post op but have lost 8 lbs from my surgery day weight. I’m 5 days post op at the moment. But before I only lost 10 lbs on the preop diet. So I’m down 18 lbs total. Yay!! I’m seeing everyone say different things.

[Malcy 132]

4 hours ago, AEdoesRnY said:

Anyone else develop a rash post surgery? About a week after surgery I got these small itchy bumps, first just under my boobs and in my armpits so I thought it was just heat rash or something. Now it’s also on my back and along my “pecs” . I’ve been trying hydrocortisone 2X per day and Claritin every day as recommended by doctor, but now it seems to have shown up on my neck (really wishing I hadn’t gotten short summer haircut).

Anyone else deal with this? Anyone find something that works? Does it just go away on its own?

I’m four weeks post op as of tomorrow...

I did too! My surgery date was 8/2 so we had surgery about the same time. I'm glad you brought this up because I am very curious.

[AEdoesRnY 531]

On 08/26/2018 at 16:36, Malcy said:

I did too! My surgery date was 8/2 so we had surgery about the same time. I'm glad you brought this up because I am very curious.

Do you also still have yours? I want it to go away or at least stay only in areas I’ll keep clothed!

[lizvirgo09 24]

On week 3... I weighed and gained 4 pounds... and I don’t weigh again until week 5 and was happy... I agree we all are different... and it will cork off with time...

[Malcy 132]

@AEdoesRnY yes, I still have it. It actually got bigger. I put something on it. I'll watch it for a couple days and if I don't see progress I'm going to call my Dr. I'm glad mine cannot be seen but it's irritating

[AEdoesRnY 531]

On 08/26/2018 at 16:58, Malcy said:

@AEdoesRnY yes, I still have it. It actually got bigger. I put something on it. I'll watch it for a couple days and if I don't see progress I'm going to call my Dr. I'm glad mine cannot be seen but it's irritating

Yeah super irritating! I sent my chart/medical messaging messages to my PCP and clinic team, I’ll keep you updated on what they say and if anything works!

[Malcy 132]

@AEdoesRnY That is very nice. Thank you for sharing. I might just give my dr a call as well. I'm glad you posted about this topic because I didn't think it had anything to do with my surgery. I thought it was from heat.

[Ylime 453]

So I was supposed to start taking my Vitamins today. I chewed up one Multi-Vitamin this morning and promptly threw up. :(
I think I’ll have to ease into them.

[baribetty 165]

On 08/27/2018 at 12:07, Ylime said:

So I was supposed to start taking my Vitamins today. I chewed up one Multi-Vitamin this morning and promptly threw up. :(

I think I’ll have to ease into them.

Same thing happened to me. I’ve found Bariatric Advantage plus Iron to be the easiest to take! It’s still 3 capsules which feels like a lot, but I haven’t had nausea which is great.

[baribetty 165]

On 08/27/2018 at 12:07, Ylime said:

So I was supposed to start taking my Vitamins today. I chewed up one Multi-Vitamin this morning and promptly threw up. :(

I think I’ll have to ease into them.

Same thing happened to me. I’ve found Bariatric Advantage plus Iron to be the easiest to take! It’s still 3 capsules which feels like a lot, but I haven’t had nausea which is great.