catwoman7

my vitamin D was low, but that's super common (especially in the north, where I live). They put me on prescription vitamin D until my level was normal (can remember how long this took - maybe three or four weeks?), then I switched over to an over-the-counter vitamin D tablet.

it's pretty common after surgery - I think part of it is loss of "insulation", and part of it might be that our internal thermostat gets screwed up - at least temporarily - since it often happens pretty soon after surgery, when we're still pretty well-insulated. For some people (like me...), it's a temporary phenomenon, for others it's permanent (or at least lasts for a really long time...).

I lost very little hair. I barely noticed it, let alone anyone else. a lot of pre-ops and post-ops worry incessantly about hair loss (and loose skin, too). I was one of them. But i think I can speak on behalf of most - if not all - of us who are more than a year out. Hair loss is but a blip on the screen - a minor inconvenience - if we're even affected by it much at all. I'm pretty sure all of us would take the temporary hair loss any day of the week over being morbidly obese again ANY DAY!!

inability to vomit seems to be an issue for some people (luckily, a minority). Hopefully for you it will be temporary....not being able to vomit would be awful (since I always feel better after i do...)

that's about where I was at seven weeks out. Sounds like you're doing fine!

if you're already on tymlos, I'm not sure if calcium supplements are going to help much. Are you working with a specialist? I have osteoporosis, and my PCP referred me to an endocrinologist who specializes in it. If you're not already working with a specialist, I'd see if my PCP could refer me to one. Sounds like you have a complicated case. Maybe they could just try a different drug (??)

those kinds of complications are pretty rare, so you're not likely to find anyone who's been through that (but then again, who knows...). I'm so sorry you're going through this!!)

I was allowed to swallow anything smaller than a pencil eraser right after leaving the hospital - which for me meant all but two pills. One was calcium tablets, so I just got chewables. Can't remember what the other one was (it's been over seven years), but the PA at my bariatric clinic said it would be OK to wait for a couple of weeks to start taking those - and by that time, I should be able to swallow them. He was right.

btw - yes, you can absolutely stall after one week. My "three week stall" (which most of us experience) was weeks 2 & 3. Not a pound lost during those two weeks.

you said the day of your surgery you weighed 386 and now weigh 365. That's 21 lbs...

21 lbs in five weeks is very normal. We started off at about the same weight, and that's about where I was at that point I think shows like "My 600 lb Life" give people unrealistic expectations about their weight loss. You have to remember that those people start off at MUCH higher BMIs than the average WLS patient. Most of us lose somewhere in the 15-25 lb range the first month. So your loss is perfectly normal! I went on to lose over 200 lbs - so the surgery works as long you're committed and stick to your plan. Edited to add that almost all of us hit our first major stall sometime during the first month after surgery. It's usually the third week, thus we call it "the three week stall". That may explain the 2 lb drop over those couple of weeks (367 to 365 lbs). If you search this site for "the three week stall" you will find over 17,000 posts on it (and no, I am NOT kidding). but overall, you have lost 21 lbs since surgery. Again, that's a normal loss for the first five weeks.

I've had several MRI's since surgery (diagnostic and part of research studies). No issues. They use titanium staples, which don't matter. They don't interfere with the MRI

I've heard of RNY to DS (which has a sleeved stomach and a (mostly) bypassed small intestine), but not an RNY to just a plain sleeve. Interesting...

pretty normal - I've had four surgeries in my life, and I always freak out before having one. And they've always gone well!!!

it's pretty uncommon. Bypass usually cures (if not greatly improves) it.

Wow - sorry to hear you are dealing with this. Bypass usually cures (or greatly improves) GERD, so I'm so sorry it didn't do the trick for you. I've heard of Linx but don't know that much about it - but anything that helps with the GERD is probably not a bad idea. That can evolve in Barrett's esophagus (which in turn can evolve into esophagus cancer) if unmanaged - so I'd be inclined to do whatever they recommend. Again, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this!!

Don't freak out quite yet. I was self-pay for plastic surgery and the total (which I paid in advance) was somewhere in the $20K's. I got a bill afterwards for over $100K. I called them, and they got it straightened out. It was clearly some kind of mistake on the hospital's end. Not sure if it was someone else's bill, or if that was the amount they would have charged the insurance company had my insurance covered that kind of thing (which it doesn't). But either way, it was dropped.

I didn't have to take blood thinners - but check with the clinic. You may have a medical situation I (obviously) wouldn't know about - or it could be that that clinic just requires them of everyone. But I'd check.

unless you're the size of someone on "My 600 lb Life", 12 lbs the first three weeks is perfectly normal. Most of us "normal" WLS patients lose somewhere in the 15-25 range the first *month*. Yes - you'll find some who lose more or less than that, but they're outliers. Most of us fall somewhere in that range. So if you've already lost 12, you'll likely end up in range by the end of your first month, too. I started off at almost 400 lbs and lost 16 lbs by the end of my first month - and I went on to lose over 200 lbs. So don't lose hope yet!

Leaks are almost always caught before you even leave the hospital, and you'd be really sick if it were that. It may still be gas pains - I think I had mine for a few days. Check with your clinic, though...if nothing else, for peace of mind.

I think it took about eight weeks for it to completely lift, but it got a little better every week until it was completely gone (in other words, you won't feel this tired for the whole eight weeks (or however long it takes for you)). It'll gradually get better.

you would have had to have eaten 21,700 calories above and beyond what your body needs to have put on 6.2 lbs in one week. I suspect it's just water retention. Or it could be due to a very full bowel.

14 lbs in three weeks is actually fabulous - esp after a revision since weight loss is typically slower after revisions than it is after virgin surgeries. I don't know why you wouldn't be able to lose more weight if you really work at it (which it sounds like you're doing). Don't give up yet!

it's not uncommon to develop some food intolerances after surgery - although they're often temporary. Milk is a common one - and so is artificial sweeteners (especially sugar alcohols - the ones whose names end in -itol (like xylitol)).

if you're swollen, that likely means you're retaining water. Might explain the weight issue. like others have said, it could also be the infamous "three-week stall" (that most of us experience) a little early - or you could still have some of the IV fluids in you that were given to you in the hospital. Some people leave the hospital up to 10 lbs heavier than when they went in!