sultaz

Like most folks I'll say follow your doctors advice, since he/she is the one who did your surgery, but from my experience (I'm 5 1/2 months out of surgery) this will happen if you don't chew food well or if you eat something that doesn't agree with your pouch. I never had any problems with chicken before surgery, since surgery me and chicken just do not get along, no matter how well I chew. I've learned to just not eat it. Stricture is a possibility and if you doctor thinks that's it, follow their advice.

I know this may seem like a bizzare question to some but I really am curious about this. I've seen other people who have had gastric bypass and once they lose all their weight, they're head looks oversized for their body. That was one of my fears when I was going into this thing. Is this just a perception based on how we're used to seeing them when they're overweight or do they lose so much weight that it gives the oversize appearance? This really isn't meant to be a joke, I just don't want to look like a bobble head doll.

I work the night shift, so staying awake can sometimes be a problem. Everything I've been reading says to stay away from caffeine. If that's the case, anyone know a good way to get energized at 3 in the morning?

I've been drinking tea while on shift. I'm not sure if it's the caffeine in that or just the overall weight loss but I haven't had a really hard time staying awake.

My story is probably very similar to many people on this site; fat guy can't lose weight, tries new diet, loses some, gains more back, rinse and repeat. Several people in my life have had bariatric surgery, to include my wife and daughter. After yet one more failed attempt to lose weight, I finally decided to go for it. My weight was averaging around 248 before going through the process; on surgery day I was 236. My BMI was under the recommended 40, but nature felt the need to bestow me with the quartet of comorbidities; high bp, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and diabetes (didn’t know I had this until they did the blood work for my surgery). I had surgery on 29 January 2014, and have been progressing at a really good pace. My doctor didn’t want to put me on diabetes medicination because I was so close to surgery; he wanted to see what the numbers looked like after. On surgery morning my blood sugar numbers were crazy high, 276, on 16 February, 18 days after surgery, my sugar levels were 90. I’m very happy about that. I’ve lost 24 lbs in 20 days, that also makes me happy. I’m also averaging 1 to 1.5 miles a day, walking, on the treadmill. Guess what. That also makes me happy. I know that I’m in the “honeymoon” phase right now; the plateaus will come, the weight loss will stop and my progress will be measured in months rather than days. That’s why I’m using the time now to do things right. I’m changing my eating habits, making exercise a way of life, and trying to change my overall mindset about food. This surgery isn’t the be-all / end-all of my weight loss struggle, its one arrow in my weight loss quiver. This is a lifetime battle that I’ll continue to fight. I’ll have my setbacks, they’re bound to happen, but I’ll keep moving. Well, that’s my story. I look forward to interacting with the folks on this site, it’s one more tool to help me succeed.

I'm 21 days out of surgery and I'm pretty happy with my progress. I'm walking over a mile a day on the treadmill, don't have any problems with staying hydrated or getting all protein. I was back to work 10 days after surgery. My wife and daughter had the gastric sleeve and both said that I'm progressing a lot faster than either of them, so that makes me happy. Not trying to brag or anything but I'm so happy with the progress that I wanted to tell some folks.