kayjay14

I'm 6 months post op from gastric bypass and have noticed that I am more hungry throughout the day. Any suggestions?

It appears to be that I am in the dreaded stall. I started my journey on Oct 28th which was my surgery date. I weighed 243. I hit 199 in the middle of January but my losing has slowed and am now down to 195. How long have you guys been in the stall and when did you start losing again???

Everyone loses differently. It depends on how much you weigh. People that way more, tend to lose more initially. I started my journey at 243 and am in a stall right now at 195 and I had surgery October 28th. Be patient, it will start to come off

Miralax and I take a closer everyday to keep me soft. Worked like a charm

Hello everyone. I am one month post op from gastric bypass and overall I've had a really good experience, except one thing. My stools are hard when I use the bathroom, and it got to the point where I have developed hemorrhoids. Initially I was taking miralax to help me go to the bathroom, which seemed to keep me going but now, I am straining when I go. Going doesn't seem to be the problem, however it's the hard stools which are troubling me. This is probably way too much information but I was wondering if anyone knew anything that I can take to help me out.

So I'm a little over 3 weeks post op from gastric bypass and the scale says I lost 21 pounds however I really can't tell a difference when I look at myself. I can tell a difference in my pants in the fact that they are much looser but I really don't feel like I've lost 20 pounds. When could y'all tell a difference in your body when you looked at yourself?

The gas pains were the worst part of the surgery. Never really had any true pain but I was sore. The more walking you do, the better the gas pains will get. Just try to walk as much as possible

It also may be acid reflux since every time you eat you get nauseated.

I started the pureed diet yesterday and had some scrambled eggs this morning. It felt good to actually chew some food, instead of slurping it. I only did a little because I didn't want to overdo it and did not have any issues with it. I'm excited about going into this phase and start eating more textured food. I have to admit while I have been on the liquid diet, I have not felt full and didn't feel that way this morning when I tried the eggs. I guess I will feel that way when I start eating more foods...

My doctor said as long as you are not on pain medicine, you can drive.

Hey everyone. I wanted to thank each and every one for your continued support with my gastric bypass journey. I am almost 2 weeks out and start the puréed diet next week. My doctor says I can have flaked fish, eggs, and other things. I was wondering what other flaked fish I can have and how did some of you prepare it and what other foods did you have during this diet? I am excited to start trying new things cause soups get tiring after a while. Also, I cannot muster putting things in a blender so I don't think I will be doing that.

5 days post op for me

Whew guys, what a world wind the last couple of days have been. I got through the surgery but the toughest part is the gas pains. It was really bad on surgery day after surgery and it was so bad I stayed a extra day in the hospital and am now home. I am finding it difficult to sip all the time as I seem full. I am burping and passing gas the other way so I seem to be doing fine in that department. I hear my stomach making noises all the time though... Is that normal?

I can't believe that my surgery is tomorrow! I'm excited and a little nervous. Not nervous about the surgery itself but about life after surgery. I did a week preop diet and did not cheat once. I'm so proud of myself for sticking to the diet. Never in a million years would I think I could have gone a week without eating. Please pray for me, and thanks for the support

Thanks everyone!!! I'm sure I will be even more nervous tomorrow morning

I was gun-hoe on getting the sleeve until me doctor told me that bypass is the better option for women. Women and men metabolize differently. It was a long discussion, but I'm having bypass tomorrow!

Once all the requirements were met, I was approved within the week. The doctors office didn't call me until week 2. If you're really anxious, call the insurance company and they will let you know if you are approved before the doctors office will

So I'm a week and a half away from surgery and all of a sudden I'm so emotional about the process. I'm guessing this is normal, but the closer I get, the more I second guess myself that this is the right decision. I start my preop diet on Wednesday and am very anxious about that. Any tips for me?

My surgery is a week from today as well. I'm just starting the preop diet and today hasn't been too bad. I've been doing protein shakes every 3 hours and supplementing with water in between. Hopefully the rest of the 6 days wont be as bad. Good luck to you!!!

Hello everyone! I am excited. I have set my surgery date for Oct 28th. Any tips for me before and after surgery. I know I need to go to the grocery store and gather some things.

Also they send you a packet in the mail that has all your pre op appointments

So I scheduled mine on Monday and she said that the earliest appointment was October 21st. The 28th was perfect for me cause I'm in a wedding on the 25th and had already bought a $180 dress and didn't want my money to go to waste. Make sure you schedule the surgery in the Window your insurance had approved. If you schedule outside that Window, then they will have to submit for insurance approval again. Hope this helps

My surgery date is oct 28th. Excited but also nervous!!!

I just confirmed my surgery. It will be October 28th and I'm so excited. Not too excited about the 1 week liquid diet though

Hello everyone. I got word from my coordinator at my doctors office that my paperwork will go to submission within 7 days and then it may take 2-3 weeks for the approval. Does anyone else have any experience with BC- BS NC? I am getting RNY gastric bypass.