WhatTheFreud

It may sound flippant, but skipping the extra piece of bread is a good strategy. One thing that helps me is to minimize starches (bread, Pasta, rice, potatoes, etc), added sugars (especially high fructose corn syrup), and fried foods. Even cutting back on bread by trying an open-faced sandwich instead of a full sandwich is a good start. Yes! The low carb thing has worked in the past for losing some weight but it's been like 20 lbs tops and then I plateau out. I guess I will just try that first and see if that is enough weight for him to fix the hiatal hernia. But at 280lbs, he said I needed to lose 150lbs in order to be considered "normal weight". I just haven't had that type of success with the low carb diet in the past. That's why I wondered if there was medication or something to help kickstart or maximize the weight loss. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thanks for all your input! I'm obviously new to this and we don't have anyone local who does this type of surgery. I believe the closest is like 4 hours away. I just am so ready to get heathy...whatever it takes. Diet alone is just not working. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

He didn't recommend how to lose weight except to tell me that exercise doesn't work and I should just "skip that extra piece of bread". I'm not sure if they could do it all at one time. He also didn't say how much I would have to lose. He just said there wouldn't be any point to doing the hiatal hernia surgery unless I lost weight to relieve some pressure. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No they didn't at all. I guess I should definitely look into that. The specialist just asked if I had ever thought of weight loss surgery in general. I feel so lost. Are their pill options I should try first before surgery? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi there! I am super new to this forum and the idea of weight loss surgery. I recently had consultation for upper endoscopy and surgery for a hiatal hernia. The doctor says my valve to my stomach is completely eroded away and I have bleeding ulcers of the esophagus due to my GERD. I also have a hiatal hernia that he won't do surgery till I lose weight due to the pressure. I have tried everything to lose weight and it's just not working. I never thought about surgery until he asked if I had thought about it. I currently weigh 280lbs and I am 5'7". I guess my curiosity is whether I am a good candidate and what others think about it. I am ready to lose weight. The research I have done has made me believe that the sleeve surgery would be better for me than the bypass. Had anyone ever found themselves in a similar situation in the contemplation phase before surgery and what do you think about my situation? Thank you in advance. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App