Tracyringo

Today is my 1 month post op revision to bypass. I am weighing in at 167.8 . It seems that I am a dumper on processed foods. If the main ingredient is a processed carb I am done for. We went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast the morning of the wedding and I had bacon and a biscuit and gravy, 45 min later I was dying and praying to God to help me out so I would be okay for the wedding, sigh. FYI the biscuit was very small and about 100 calories and melted in my mouth I was so happy just to be able to eat it. I go to the Dr. tomorrow for my appointment with lots of questions I will be writing down today.

Just got back from my sons wedding. We had a nice time. Lots of comments that I am too thin and don't need to lose anymore weight. I am weighing the same as I did all last summer and into this past Feb, before Covid .

Bypass for sure then. You don't want to have to have another revision. Good luck

I am weighing in at 170.4 this morning. I haven't had any more bathroom issues since I stopped taking the bariatric45. The Flinestones chewable have 36 iron. ( I take 2 ) I am wondering if the bariatric45 wasn't dissolving maybe? I will talk to the Dr about it on Tuesday for my 1 month checkup. I had 3 oz of beef filet last night without any issues. I measure and weigh food but rarely finish, when I belch I stop eating since I don't feel the food most of the time. I don't have much desire to eat . I find myself eating so I can take vitamins more then anything. My son is getting married this weekend so I am looking forward to seeing all 3 of my kids together again ! It has been 5 years since we all were together which means I weighed 300 lbs the last time !

I have eaten solids and I do feel something. I guess my problem is that it is not the same kind of restriction that I am used to. When I ate any foods at all with the sleeve it was the same feeling as if I had a regular sized stomach. I use to joke that it felt like Thanksgiving almost everyday with the sleeve. We are talking a few bites of food and not just protein. That kind of restriction is what I was expecting. I will be okay. I have no choice. I just think that it would be a lot easier to gain with this bypass then the sleeve but I suppose if you are a true food addict and don't get yourself under control that either surgery would eventually be a let down and a person would regain.

Yes and the problem is that people like me may have been counting on having at LEAST the same restriction we went into having to do a revision. This sadly isn't the case and so confusing to get my head around. It irritates me even more that I had picked this surgery to begin with and went with the surgeons advice to do the sleeve. Had I done this surgery first I more then likely would not have gotten the erosive esophagitis and I would have the restriction this bypass came with as a virgin surgery. I don't see how people do this as a way to lose regain, I truly don't coming off a sleeve and I understand why the girl who started this post is upset about all the weight she has to try and lose with no restriction. I mean really what is the point ? She is doing it all on her own as far as I am concerned.

I didn't know they made waffles, lol. I agree, I need to try oatmeal instead of cold cereal. I had a half package of grits this morning so I could take some of my meds and vitamins, otherwise I wouldn't eat breakfast more then likely. I just don't like to cook breakfast. I do however cook all other meals and enjoy doing it.

I eat kashi protein with 1/4 cup milk. I guess I wont be able to anymore or at least I wont be trying it again for awhile. I did go check on other sites to see what they were eating and I was surprised at the stage I am in they are saying puree ? I was given puree in hospital !! The differences are crazy for sure.

I guess it all depends on the surgeon. I did check my food logs with the VSG and I was cleared after a week the same way .

YOU EAT YOUR WAY AND I WILL EAT MINE. I have asked you nicely to stay off my stuff and go help others. This is a revision page. I had WLS 3 years ago not 9 months so go AWAY

3 1/2 weeks but I have been cleared to go. I was cleared the first week for chicken and fish at my post op appointment. The only thing I have gotten sick from was the cereal. I actually am not craving anything, I am just eating normal food . I cant believe it either and honestly I am being careful. I don't eat bread whatsoever or anything that might gum up. I had rice noodles in the stir fry.

Well I tried cereal again because I thought 8 grams of sugar wasn't too much. I was wrong, lol. I did read up on it after the episode was over. The combination of carbs and sugar is why I dumped. I would have felt better if I had vomited, but just water and dry heave. Now my right side is flaring again from the dry heave, lol. I guess I will just have to make myself an egg every morning. I would just drink a shake but then I cant take any vitamins. I take about 10 a day and I have to take them when I eat food or I get sick. May 22nd was my revision date. I am eating normal food with 1 shake a day to hit my protein, as soon as I can eat more I will drop the shake. I had a cowboy chicken patty for dinner and some cottage cheese. I ate 2.5 oz of the patty and 1/4 of cottage cheese. I ate it in 2 settings because I started to feel some restriction. I have noticed if I eat too fast the restriction hits minutes later and I don't want to put a lot of pressure on my pouch. I have to retrain myself to eat slowly and chew chew chew. I didn't really have to do that with the sleeve. Also, I had shrimp and steak stir fry for lunch and a few cubes of pineapple for a snack. Pretty normal food for me. I rarely eat out and I don't do fried food.

If you are asking me I have lost 9 lbs so far which is really good for me considering I weigh 171.2 . I never got under 164.8 so I would like to see if I can get to 155 but I am not going to kill myself to do it. I have a large frame and am weighing around my high school weight and I am okay with how I look. I am eating around 700 to 800 . You are doing great to average 10 lbs a month on a revision. How much weight are you wanting to lose?

I guess if it isn't your first surgery you may not feel restriction. I had not felt anything until recently when I started eating about 3 oz of firm protein. Last night I had shrimp and steak stir fry and I finally felt something. Seems like everything else just basically goes right through. Good luck

You wanna trade ? lol I haven't tried any of that stuff but I figure if I am dumping on 8 grams of sugar in cereal then I am gonna dump on everything. I am hoping after a few months it will stop. I would like to lose 10 or 15 more lbs and try some braums frozen yogurt twist in a cup.

Yes it is a big changer. I dumped again after breakfast !! Lasted 45 min. I didn't throw up though. I just kept dry heaving. I don't know if I can even throw up with this thing . I get hot flashes and feels like I have stomach bug, just awful. I hope they can get you scheduled in July. The sooner the better and you don't want to be in hospital if they have a 2nd wave in the fall of covid. My son is getting married next weekend !! I need not to eat that morning, lol.

When will you be getting your date?

I weighed in at 171.2 this morning. I am having problems with vitamins and calcium chews. I quit taking my bariatric vitamins because they have and extra 45 iron and were causing issues in the restroom which I cant have . So I am taking 2 Flinestones a day at least until I get in to my Dr. appointment in 10 days. I also am dumping on the calcium chews. I had one after lunch today thinking I would not dump with the food WRONG ! So I have some hard pill ones that I will be taking starting tomorrow. I may have felt some kind of restriction at lunch. I had a Smart Ones beef with mashed potatoes and gravy. I ate about 6 of the 9 oz and not too long after I felt it. I will have to be careful and eat slower from now on just to be safe. All was pretty okay until I ate the calcium, so glad I didn't vomit. I took a nap curled in a ball instead.

Any chance this surgery made you lactose intolerant ? I read that after bypass that can happen and make you bloated ect..

Hiatal hernia ? That is the way I felt with sleeve. I felt like something was stuck in my throat when I ate. Did they scope you ?

Did you wake up and vomit with the sleeve ? I know you have GERD issues like I do. Maybe you need a stronger PPI ? I would definitely be calling the Dr. Monday morning if you do that again. Are you getting in 64 oz of fluids and 60 gm of protein a day ?

Sorry Georgette. I have been told its too early yet and to give it a chance. I am hoping in the next several months we both will feel better about doing the revision. Hugs

Sorry you are having all of this trouble. Do you have a bulge that protrudes still ? I took a calcium chew without food today and it was awful !! I kept dry heaving and had to go lay down. I truly dislike this revision and new way ugh. Prayers for you.

Yeah I will skip cereal from now on in the morning. I was feeling pretty good today and BAM I feel like I need a nap and I have lost all energy. I am thinking I need to get my calories up a bit more. Yeah I am trying not to be alarmed with this hernia but I do have a bulge and its bigger then a large egg in the area of the drain and stitches. I am seeing the Dr on the 23rd.

I am weighing in at 172.2 this morning. I ate a 1/2 cup of cereal for breakfast this morning. I should have made an egg but I was being lazy and now I am not feeling too hot . I am not sure if it is the antibiotic I am taking ( I got an infection from a cat scratch) or if is the cereal . I wont be doing that again for awhile, ugh. I still have some swelling and I am hoping it will be gone by next week for my sons wedding on the 20th. I am also starting to feel a little worn down and tired. I guess it is all catching up with me now. When I woke up this morning I was feeling the burning of acid, sigh. Hoping its a fluke. I will be pretty upset to have put myself through all of this for nothing, especially when I didn't want to do it in the first place.