KarenInOz

I'm on solids now and I feel like I haven't had anything done..I have had no dumping and did have a few peanut m&m's to see how my body reacted to chocolate..nothing .. to be honest I would have preferred to dump..not that I'm planning to eat chocolate on a regular basis..I have also had lightly fried food with no ramifications..on the whole my food choices are healthy but I'm wondering why the things I thought I would have issues with have been fine.

You also have to be careful not to use a laxative but a stool softener instead as some laxatives cause the bowel to expand and contract which they don't want to happen during the healing process..I only found that out by accident as I was going to use a laxative I'd used prior to surgery [emoji4]

How are you going with it? Are you still on liquid diet?

Hey..yes you will have to go through the stages and if anything it is stricter than the sleeve.. I had my revision on 29/7 for reflux and weight gain and I'm happy to say I've had no reflux since surgery. I have to take a Zoton tablet before bed for 3-6 months so whether that is controlling it or the surgery I'm not sure, but when I was in hospital I wasn't taking anything..[emoji4]

Hey Casey5, I'm 3 weeks post op and I remember the first couple of weeks I was peeing like crazy..I go for my drs visit on Tuesday and I haven't weighed myself as I thought I'd wait..I can see a difference so will be interested in what the scales say [emoji4]

How has your journey been James?

Are you sleeve or bypass..I'm 3 weeks post op and am still on liquids, not even purée yet.. The smells of food cooking drives me crazy and I'm craving really bad..I've chewed a few things without swallowing to get over the cravings but I'm just wanting time to hurry up...

I'm similar to you in that I had the sleeve and regained my weight due to inactivity because of an injury and problems with my thyroid...I've just had rny 3 weeks ago and it's definitely been hard going through the deprivation stages and just being on liquids..one thing I wasn't prepared for was the roller coaster emotions after the surgery..probably due to not taking meds (for depression) for a few days... Don't think of it as a fail..sometimes in life things happen beyond our control and we do things to survive the situations we are going through..you with the drinking and me with the inactivity .. I feel more determined this time and am grateful that I have a second chance.. Good luck with your decision but definitely make sure you are mentally prepared. [emoji4]

I'm going to hold off weighing myself until my first drs appointment on 8/22/2017.....that will be 3 weeks post op [emoji4]

I've just had my 3rd wls (29/7/17) also with similar situations to a couple of others (I'm sure many more) that I've just read. I'm hoping it will be the last and the bypass was way harder than the other two surgeries..probably as I'm older and emotionally this has been much harder.. I suffer terribly with anxiety and depression anyway, but this op really knocked me..im feeling better each day and looking forward to milky drinks at least, rather than this putrid protein water...YUCK

I had that awful feeling on my tongue too and found out it wasn't thrush but because the body is in ketosis...it's has eased up a bit with brushing and mouthwash but it kind of makes everything taste yuck doesn't it..

Have you opened your bowels much since op? I hadn't since day after surgery (I'm day 11 like you) and didn't think I had to go as I thought my body was absorbing what I had consumed, but then I thought, hmmm what if I'm blocked?..so I took some liquid agarol last night and had to go a little this morning..I was having sharp pains yesterday too..