tassb

I went ahead a made a Facebook page for "June 2014 Group from BP" for whomever wants to join on Facebook. I made it a closed group so we all still have the privacy to speak freely about our surgery journey. :-) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1438476693070607/

I sent request to join too, I'm in Australia but hope I can still share with you guys. I'm having rny bypass on 6th of June. It's getting closer and I'm getting nervous as heck, I've got my pre assessment with sleep doc tomorrow too.

AJ

Congrats to everyone who has commenced their journey, I've not yet posted but started reading bp as the nerves are setting in, I'm having rny on Friday 6/6, I'm in Australia. I had a gastric sleeve in 2011 and needed revision, I could eat too much fro day 1 and reflux was horrible so this is the only solution for me. Lucky I have a great surgeon although he is never the chatty one, he breezes in and out and always minimises concerns so never get the support and reassurance I would like at the moment.

I've joined the Facebook post op group so hope to speak there soon. Looking forward to starting to hear from people as they come out of surgery.

AJ

I got sleeved in October 2011, it was initially great although I always felt that I could eat more than a friend who had same procedure, gradually over the first twelve months my reflucpx which had only ever been a minor niggle got so bad. I began eating extra carbs in the form of crackers, toast to try and get rid of the reflux as meds were not helping. Even with exercise 4 times a week, high intensity, I was having to really watch calorie intake, anytime I went over 1000 cals I gained. I always had hunger, head or otherwise and despite losing 30kg, I stalled and then gained about 5 back due to making poor choices and just felt like a failure. After twelve months of feeling really down on myself I decided to go back and see my bark atria surgeon, who stated that he is doing about 50% sleeve to bypass revisions now for similar reasons. I get that for some people it has been the total package and that's great but for me I need the extra push. I'm lucky I only weigh 80kgs, though only 5'2" and he has agreed to do the surgery on public list so no out of pocket. (Only because I have family history of comorbidities) I'm having my op in May and am focused on following every rule, and seeing nut for long time post op to keep me on track. Hope my tale helps, the comments from others are true, stay focused and follow the rules and you will be fine, good luck!

Apologies for spelling, stupid auto correct on ipad!

I went to the two and a half hour seminar last night with my mom. Luckily, my support group is awesome. I was 120% for the sleeve. I read about the bypass and the idea of moving stuff around just seemed too invasive to me. However, with that said. After being at the seminar, I am thinking much more about the bypass for the following reasons; -I have a major problem with sweets, this has always been my downfall -My center of excellence has done over 300,000 bypass operations, and have a much longer history on the bypass because it has been around longer. -Seeing the surgeries actually done last night, the sleeve seems just as invasive considering they completely remove the stomach and pull it out of a small incision. -the staples across the entire length of the stomach are concerning to me as far as the possibility of leaks. -I have acid reflux quite a bit now So, I guess I'm coming here for guidance. How likely is it that I will develop dumping from sweets? Would other people mind sharing their experiences? It would greatly help my decision process!

I got sleeved in October 2011, it was initially great although I always felt that I could eat more than a friend who had same procedure, gradually over the first twelve months my reflucpx which had only ever been a minor niggle got so bad. I began eating extra carbs in the form of crackers, toast to try and get rid of the reflux as meds were not helping. Even with exercise 4 times a week, high intensity, I was having to really watch calorie intake, anytime I went over 1000 cals I gained. I always had hunger, head or otherwise and despite losing 30kg, I stalled and then gained about 5 back due to making poor choices and just felt like a failure. After twelve months of feeling really down on myself I decided to go back and see my bark atria surgeon, who stated that he is doing about 50% sleeve to bypass revisions now for similar reasons. I get that for some people it has been the total package and that's great but for me I need the extra push. I'm lucky I only weigh 80kgs, though only 5'2" and he has agreed to do the surgery on public list so no out of pocket. (Only because I have family history of comorbidities)

I'm having my op in May and am focused on following every rule, and seeing nut for long time post op to keep me on track. Hope my tale helps, the comments from others are true, stay focused and follow the rules and you will be fine, good luck!