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I got severe gerd and esophagitis from my sleeve around the 3rd to 4th year (rough guess). I had a chance to get band to RNY revision but was nervous about the "drastic" surgery. I wish I skipped both the band and the vsg. I am so pleased with RNY. Note: Many people with the band and VSG do not get serious side effects, but I did.

This! I have so many extra protein powders and bariatric soups... Etc. for the soft food stage just sitting there. Ugh. What else did I wish I knew before my first surgery? I wish I did the bypass first. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I think certain breads are like slider foods like the refined and highly processed ones since they have been processed so much. Bread that is high in fiber and whole grains are far more filling vs white bread. But yeah, definitely not like cookies, chips, ice cream and cake though. Those are definitely slider foods. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I really really wish I knew how good they were during my mushy/soft food stage. argh lol

I will have to try that. Sounds good. Thanks. Speaking of black beans. My husband stopped at Taco Bell last night and asked if I wanted anything, so I got a side of their black beans (50 cal) and I actually really liked them lol.

I am coming up on my 1 year (next month) post-op. I take a comprehensive blood test every 3 months. The vitamins I have been using is the PatchAid multivitamin with Iron (daily patch), and in the evening I take one Barimelt ADEK. I also have collagen in my coffee in the morning and take 1 or 2 Bariatric Advantage calcium chews a day. For my hair loss, I started viviscal awhile ago.

I weigh all my food (and log in real time) before eating. If i don't have a scale, I portion control by volume. My program has that if I eat anything, meal or snack, always have some protein with it, even if it is a little amount. Cheese, meat... Etc. It helps trigger fullness and will help cravings for later in the day as well. Since you had a bagel with veggies, maybe a small addition of some protein would've helped you. Since bagels are refined carbs they are slider foods for some and will go right through you (like cake and cookies). Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I had the revision in August for gerd, and I still have the exact sentiments of wishing I just got the bypass in the first place. I think of that often. I was scared to do something "drastic"so I went for the sleeve. Had I known that it doesn't feel any different physically compared to the sleeve, and appetite is far more suppressed for me now... It would've saved me years of pain and sleepless nights from gerd. Most sleevers don't have the gerd side effect but unfortunately some of us are unlucky. Wishing you success. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I started losing tons of hair around the same time as you. I had thought I was in the clear since it didn't happen early on. After my 6 month blood test, everything was in the normal range, I was recommended Rogaine for women or Viviscal sauce it wasn't an obvious vitamin or mineral deficiency. I opted for Viviscal, and it took two months and the hair finally stopped falling out. I see a lot of new hair growth near the front. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I have thought of getting one too. I use Pam (or equivalent) for everything. I was thinking that I could get the weight before and then after so I can log the grams of oil used. Like you, I log everything but especially any product with oil. Oil is super calorie dense. Healthy or not, it can seriously change my calorie deficit. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

My hair loss started late unlike many who gets hair loss right away. My blood tests came out perfect so my surgeon said it wasn't vitamin deficiency. I was losing so much hair that I got desperate lol. I started taking viviscal. I thought of rogaine for women but I felt the 2 pills a day would be easier than applying the stuff on my hair. Those are the two things that were suggested to me. I had read it worked for some and others it doesn't. So far, it is working for me. Thank goodness. I just don't know when I can stop it though. If I do stop will it fall out again? I wonder.

First of all, you have done amazing in your weight loss, and you're only 29 lbs. away from goal. The closer the goal, the longer the "stalls". As long as you're eating at a calorie deficit, be assured that you are losing weight, it just isn't showing up on your scale yet. You are 6 ft. tall, and I don't believe 1300 calories is even close to your maintenance required calories so your stall will break and you'll get a big drop. For some reason, my body is somewhat like this. For myself, I don't lose for 3 weeks almost every month but then I get a big drop. One of the ways that I get comfort is looking over my food log, the amount of calories I had day by day, week to week... Etc. and I have to remind myself that there is no way that I could stay the same or gain weight on the amount of calories I'm consuming. Our minds love playing those games on us.

I had the band for years and the sleeve for like 6-7 years. For me, the sleeve was heaven as far as being able to eat without pain but it was far less restriction. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

Foamies are just like the slimes with the lapband. I went from lapband (complication: slip) to sleeve (complication: severe gerd) to RNY. I never got them with the sleeve. I did get them in the beginning months after the RNY. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I think he's saying "I love you no matter what." There are some spouses who threaten to leave if their spouse has the surgery (non support) and others who try to force their spouses to get WLS and plastic surgery. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I, too, was told I could drink up till I eat. The minute I finish my last bite, is when the 30 minute rule kicks in. There are times I set a 30 minute timer if I feel particularly thirsty. It always seems to go fast though. It's a small sacrifice, and I have been practicing this for many years. I read a book on successful wls patients, and this particular rule was stressed for long time success. The longer the better too, as long as you can get 64 ounces in a day, of course. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I have always had high blood pressure, but after my recent revision in August of last year, about two months in, my blood pressure dropped. Stopped taking Lisinopril. 8 months after that my BP is still on the low side. I hope it stabilizes after I go full maintenance because sometimes when I stand I feel dizzy. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

omg that steak she is eating looks soooo good haha. Thanks for sharing. Yuka Kinoshita used to have all her in english subtitles but recently she hasn't found someone to translate for her. Check out the 20 million view video whenever you feel like checking her out. The way she eats is pure madness lol.

I'm a fan of Yuka Kinoshita. She's on YouTube and she eats an incredible amount (and I mean, an unbelievable amount but she is able to due to health reasons) and shares her recipes too. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

Divinci method here as well. It's one of the reasons I chose my surgeon. Sent from my SM-S908U using BariatricPal mobile app

I eat potatoes, but not a lot of it. I usually eat them roasted or boiled and they are nutritious and easy on my stomach (especially during the soft food stage as per my surgeon). Interesting fact, boiled potatoes have the highest satiety score of all foods.

I hope things have improved. If you eat at a calorie deficit, you will lose weight, no matter what diet. I used to have a barium swallow twice a year when I had my sleeve, perhaps that will tell you the status of your sleeve, if it is stretched or not. That is, if you haven't already.

They have virtual meetings. Online, anonymous, can change your name before every meeting, meetings night and day.

I love these types of posts. Always good to see what everyone else is doing. I'm at 10.5 months, averaging 967 calories per day. I track everything because it's enlightening and fun for me but I am envious of those who can intuitively eat, which I know for a fact, I can not. Every month I've been upping my average calories till I get to a comfortable maintenance level. It'll probably be about 1400 to 1600 calories based on calculating what I'm eating & losing the past couple of months.

I went to a different surgeon. Before I chose him, I consulted with my original and a couple of other surgeons.