Wasn't sure if now was the best time to make this, but I see others making this kind of thread the month before their surgery date so I thought why not!

It feels surreal even saying I am having surgery next month!

Mine is booked on for 14/05/24 - who else will be having theirs in May?

A few questions just to get us started:

1) Are you nervous about anything? If so, what? - just in the hope that any veterans can give advice or if we can help each other. Anxiety is normal!

2) What have you prepared/plan to prepare for your hospital bag?

3) What are you most excited about?

I look forward to hearing from you all ❤️

Edited April 2, 20242 yr by Bypass2Freedom

I’m not sure how I am doing

I started at 145kg
Op day 31/5 I was 135kg
Today 19/7 I am 121.6 kg

I’m losing 1kg per week but just seems very slow especially when the first 3 months your suppose to lose the most.

1 minute ago, SR2024 said:

I’m not sure how I am doing

I started at 145kg
Op day 31/5 I was 135kg
Today 19/7 I am 121.6 kg

I’m losing 1kg per week but just seems very slow especially when the first 3 months your suppose to lose the most.

I think that it is hard not to measure ourselves against other people - but our bodies will ultimately decide the rate in which we lose weight.

You have had an amazing loss so far, try to celebrate that and remember you are on the right track x

On 07/19/2024 at 07:05, SR2024 said:

I’m not sure how I am doing



I started at 145kg

Op day 31/5 I was 135kg

Today 19/7 I am 121.6 kg



I’m losing 1kg per week but just seems very slow especially when the first 3 months your suppose to lose the most.

You are doing great. My doc said as ling as its going in the right direction there is no right amount. I am also losing about 1kg a week and it feels slooooow. But I also measured everything when I started and realized I have lost 2 inches ! So when the weight is slow there is another motivator! Slow and steady….

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing!

Anything that people feel the need to talk about, or share any struggles/successes?

Hope everyone is doing well ❤️

i am on day 134 since my revision from lapband to sleeve revision. everything started out ok. Now, not so much. I have periodic acid reflux (even with presciption meds). extreme fatigue, and I give myself a shot of B12 once a week. Now I have severe dumping syndrome every morning after breakfast. Doesn't matter if I eat oatmeal or a scrambled egg. The only thing that calms it down is metamucil. My surgeon suggested that I drink a glass of Metamucil when I wake up in the morning prior to coffee or breakfast. This has helped. Now eating is a different story...I feel like that band is still in there. Could it be scar tissue? I eat a small amount and I am almost sick. Severe stomach cramping. I keep wondering if it is dehydration. I don't drink water or those sickly sweet sugar free hydration drinks. Anyway...I am regretting this surgery every single day.

On 09/28/2024 at 22:43, cutlass6521 said:

i am on day 134 since my revision from lapband to sleeve revision. everything started out ok. Now, not so much. I have periodic acid reflux (even with presciption meds). extreme fatigue, and I give myself a shot of B12 once a week. Now I have severe dumping syndrome every morning after Breakfast. Doesn't matter if I eat oatmeal or a scrambled egg. The only thing that calms it down is metamucil. My surgeon suggested that I drink a glass of Metamucil when I wake up in the morning prior to coffee or breakfast. This has helped. Now eating is a different story...I feel like that band is still in there. Could it be scar tissue? I eat a small amount and I am almost sick. Severe stomach cramping. I keep wondering if it is dehydration. I don't drink Water or those sickly sweet sugar free hydration drinks. Anyway...I am regretting this surgery every single day.

Strangely my husband (no surgery) has had a dumping syndrome daily after breakfast for over a year. We have tried no gluten no lactose no caffeine and it continues. He takes immodium every morning (doctors order) maybe, for you, surgery has awakened some other issue ..

On 09/24/2024 at 03:43, Bypass2Freedom said:

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing!

Anything that people feel the need to talk about, or share any struggles/successes?

Hope everyone is doing well ❤️

Good morning! Im 143 days into lapband revision to GB and down 41lbs. I had a 3 week plateau. I was not eating enough protein and was starting to snack. (Death in family , depression, weather is terrible) perfect storm for over eating. So anyway . .. if anyone is struggling my recommendation is to tell your team. They hooked me up with a counselor, im taking some depression meds to het me through this tough time, dietitian gave me some tips, and really supported me. I lost 3 lbs this week!! Hang in there and talk it out.

5 months into GB (surgery date 5/9/24). Ive lost 44lbs in 5 months and have a goal to loose 50 more. Weight loss has reaaallly slowed down to next to nothing. Thise 3 lbs came back and i lost 1! I have started walking more. I do notice I’m craving sweets.
I also notice i don’t seem to have dumping syndrome that many of you talk about so i really don’t fear eating things i shouldn’t. That scares me because i think thats part of the equation with this surgery.
Today gonna start concentrating on how do i feel. Am I really hungry or just craving something.

As of this morning, I'm down 71 lbs. from my revision surgery.

I need an overhaul. My weight loss has been so slow but I have been losing inches like crazy, I know it is possible and I see the changes, but it irritates me so bad not seeing the scale move. Maybe I should set some serious NSV to achieve. I have exactly 150 days til my birthday and I think I am gonna give this whole surgery thing an overhaul and see where it takes me. I will be honest, I have been low-key skating buy because I got discouraged right after my first stall..... I refuse to quite and I am gonna give it all I got right now.

One tactic is to totally reset. Go back to the liquid and soft diet that you used immediately before and after surgery. Kickstart your weight loss and then slowly reintroduce "normal" foods.

Well just shy of the year mark. How is everyone doing? I lost 50 and stalled. I have 40 left to lose. I may go back to liquids for a week but i cant get motivated to drink a shake!

I know how you feel- I am doing a DietBet (it’s an app) I figure if I have money in the game ( you pay into a pool, all who meet their goal get a share of the pot ( which is the pool of money paid in minus commission from the app)

I am doing a Lose 4% of your body weight in 4 weeks

i figure it’s a good reset motivator if nothing else

I am feeling okay! Trying to budge this last bit of weight and then I would have hit my 2nd goal, but everything has definitely slowed down so I am having to push more!

I am struggling to eat as much as I should, but I find that I am loving crisps at the moment (albeit only a few every day or so ?)

Trying to think now about what surgery I may want to tackle this loose skin!