Gladys62

Did you eventually get back to losing? I am at 6 months and have been stalled the past month in spite of more time at the gym and increased water to around 60 oz. I have 50 more lbs to lose. Will they start leaving soon?

I can't reply to a quote correctly it appears! Sorry! I use the powders from GNC. The premixed upset my stomach. Have you heard anything on them. I like Cellulacor and GNC amplified wheybolic. Any feedback on those? That may be it. I am not much on meat and eggs make me sick now.

Fyi my nutritionist says that MANY Protein shakes inaccurately report the protein content. They tested some of them and they claimed 25 and only had 5! Maybe that is the problem.

Thank you all for the info! It has me distressed!! I'm faithful with the biotin for the past 3 weeks for sure. Before that I was pretty good but I missed some. And I am making sure to get protein at LEAST 60g on a bad day. More when possible. I did cut it to chin length. So I'm doing what I can. I just need to know it eventually stops! Or slows down!! Is it from the lack of protein? Or I should say the decrease of protein.

My hair is coming out in clumps. I take my biotin and get a minimum of 60g protein daily. I'm 5 months out from sleeve as of last week. When will it stop? It's scary!!! I'm a female so bald isn't sexy like it is on men!

Jennifer, I'm SO glad that you are better. I had the lung issue also including a chest tube. My surgeon ignored my issues with acid and I got so irritated in my lower esophagus and pouch that the GI doctor couldn't get a scope in much less me eat anything. I do thank God that I didn't have the leak! There is hope. I promise. You are alive now and will only improve. If one doctor doesn't listen keep going. My surgeon is a cold hearted jerk so I now rely on my family doctor and a new GI specialist who is wonderful and is NOT fond of my surgeon. Anyway, it does get better. I went into a pretty low place and had to remind myself that I am all my two teenagers have to keep myself fighting. I fought and the past month has been great. (That is compared to the previous 4 months. I was sleeved 12/29/14.). You will slowly feel better so be patient and don't push too hard and do NOT stop fighting. You will wake up one day and realize that you are past the hurdle and coasting. Stay strong even when you don't want to. I promise it gets better!!! I'd hug you if I could because I can relate to your frustration and pain. I'm so sorry you went through that but you are here and headed home. Things are getting better!

I wish you luck and I agree that your taste change. Some companies will send free samples of protein powders to try if that helps. I do, however, disagree that "all the horror stories....." That is incorrect. Sometimes surgeries have complications. I had a horrible surgeon so I had complications. I was/am committed and have gone strictly by the rules. He made mistakes that set me WAY back. My advice is to COMPLETLY AND THOROUGHLY research the surgeon that you plan to use! I later found a website that had complaints about this surgeon's coldness and lack of compassion. I found it too late. So not ALL problems are a lack of commitment. I truly wish you good luck.

Water still hurts my stomach (5 months post sleeve). I drink vitamin water and Sobe. There is something about the surface tension of water causing problems. For meat , ground beef moistened with either gravy, canned tomatoes, or soup may work. You may be having acid problems. If your surgeon isn't helping find someone who will! I wish you luck.

@@ArtSmartInNH I had my lung collapse from the surgery first! At first I did ok with drinks and Popsicles. The lung collapse cause fluid to build around the lung and I ended up with a chest tube. Long story but summary; this was about 3 weeks after surgery when my family doc figured out why I couldn't breathe. (Bariatric surgeon said pneumonia!). Still has yet to admit that he may have done anything. I tell you that to explain why the first two months are a blur. That chest tube overrode everything in my memory. I know every time I ate solid food I would throw up a lot of foam first the usually the food would come right back. The surgeon said that I was eating too much. I knew better. After begging the surgeon for something and not getting help, I went to my family doctor who said that he thought it was acid. So he put me on Prilosec in the morning and Prevacid at bed time. It helped a little for a short time but the foam started coming back so he sent me to a GI. The GI fussed about bariatric surgeons who are jerks to run patients with problems off so they don't "waste" time working on the sickly ones. He's had 4 folks from my surgeon to fix. He put me on Dexilant twice a day. That stuff is HIGH but after almost two months I'm SO MUCH BETTER!! I'm trying omeperazole 40 mg twice a day for now to see if it helps. I also find that if I keep "absorbent" food (Cheerios Protein dry or crackers) in my there seems to help too. I learned on here that foam means acid. Get help.

Eggs! I have given them up. I'm 5 months out and haven't been able to touch them since surgery. I have tried three time. But it wasn't that they got stuck, I projectile vomited them after two or three bites! Unless I get lucky and get REALLY moist chicken, I can hang it up! It will feel stuck. If you feel like things are TOO tight in there watch for acid. My acid went out of control and had things so swollen that my new GI couldn't get the scope in to check it. (I fired my surgeon for not caring or listening two and a half months after surgery after being admitted into the hospital for the second time since surgery!) The acid wasn't like heartburn, I just felt too full or tight in my stomach. Swallowing a sip of water felt like I was going to pop. The GI ordered a barium swallow and small bowel flow through and found tremendous "acid damage". I was on some power drugs that cost a fortune but I'm great now!!! Watch for acid!!!! Vomiting foam is a sign and I had no idea and the "surgeon" didn't tell me when I described it to him!

Another suggestion, drain the "broth" off of chicken noodle soup instead of plain broth. Big difference.

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Get a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) or an acid reducer ASAP!! My surgeon didn't think I needed one and I suffered until I couldn't swallow pills from swelling. I changed from the apathetic surgeon to an amazing GI specialist who has me straightened out! NO heartburn and I can EAT!! Don't get where I was. That was hell! I couldn't drink 20 oz a day! After a month on a major (new) PPI and Carafate FOUR times a day I'm alive! Do NOT suffer needlessly. It will damage you! If your surgeon won't help find another doctor. It saved my life!

I agree. That is extreme. Some carbs are healthy. Mayo I can understand but I use cheese and cheese sauce to moisten I lived on runny mashed potatoes for a while. I went 6 weeks without ANY food and very little fluid. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital and almost had a central line for IV fluids. My NUT said do what works (within reason). Extremes aren't healthy.

I'm not sure how different Gastric bypass is but a friend of mine is 5 years out from that one and used ibuprofen for a few days for a pulled muscle and had an actual ulcer from it. I have another friend who's brother drinks a good bit and is still early on. Not sure what that will do.