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Hi I feel like crying... today I had my first experience with blockage of food in my esophagus. It felt like I was about to have a heart attack or something , I was on the verge of passing out. Stupid me thinking I would push it down with some yogurt since you can’t drink.. I made it worse. My heart was palpating really fast , I was getting dizzy , I was shaking on my feet until I put a finger in my mouth and vomit most of it out... what came out was a weird thick slimey substance I had left over tilapia fish from yesterday which was dry. I knew before hand it would be a risk of me eating it cuz of the dryness but here I am , still eating it. 2 bites and I went through hell. I’m 3 weeks and 4 days post op. I still feel something blocking but I’m drinking water.... Food is my enemy. Before the surgery it was my enemy and i abused it made myself morbidly obese and now after surgery It feels like it tries to kill me. I know I’m super emotional. I never experienced being thin and care free, seeing people who are thin and care free of what they eat makes me so jealous and makes me feel so low. I have to watch out for the rest of my life of the stuff I put in my mouth. Life is unfair but we deal with it. This by far worse than dumping syndrome. I have learned my lesson. No more tilapia fish for me for awhile. Thanks for reading xoxo

This morning I found a relatively small chunk of hair on my pillow. They said it would start after 3 months but I’m already experiencing it. When did your hair start to fall? Xoxo

Hello everybody Today I want to talk about 2 subjects that I haven’t heard anything about before my surgery. Which I discovered after the surgery. The first thing I wasn’t told anything about was how bad you would smell after the surgery. Not immediately after surgery but when you go back home and you’re around your 4th day post, the putrid smell that comes from your sweat is something you have to get used to. Like I can smell the vitamins that I take and also the food that I consume. Before the surgery I would sweat a lot as well because obvious reasons of being morbidly obese. But now it’s a different kind of smell that’s more stronger. I didn’t know this would be a side effect. I know that when you pass gas it would be putrid as well , same as when you do the number 2. But the smell of the sweat is something else y’all. M Injections against blood clots. After your surgery you have to inject yourself with medicine against blood clots in order to avoid strokes etc because you don’t move around as much anymore. But nobody told me how my legs would look like while using it. My legs are looking beat up. After you inject the medicine into your legs, you r not allowed to rub it, otherwise you’ll get bruises. But you can’t help your clothes from not rubbing against your skin so I got bruises all over and it looks horrible. So if you’re used to wearing shorts, just remember that . I have to take each every day for a 1 month or so and my legs are just.... yeah.. it’s not pretty. I’m 11 days post op and still going strong 💪🏻 Thank you guys for listening Xoxo

Hey yall I’m 4 days post op and I still didn’t do the number 2, is this normal?? Should I be worried ?

Hey everyone, I was curious if somebody could tell me if this looks like a infected incision. There is coming very very little fluid out of it which is clear in color. I’m worried a bit if I should go to the hospital and check this out?? Excuse my break out, since the surgery I’m breaking out very badly, all over my face and body. But I hope you guys can help!

Thank y’all for commenting. I’m still experiencing blockage , I vomited again. I had a bit of chicken and carrots and it got stuck again. I think I need to pay a visit to the hospital. Yogurt and fruits goes in good. Even cheese.

How is it fighting it ? Do you have a fever ? And are you going to the doctors ? Pleas take care xoxo

Thank y’all for the reactions my incision is closed now. The water came out and it does hurt a little but it’s closing in.

Thank you for the advice 😊

Thank you for responding! I haven’t checked yet if I have a fever. I do feel kinda warm tho, but I don’t know if it’s because of the incision. It doesn’t hurt when I touch it.

Thank you 😊

Hey y’all so today I want to show you the amount I can eat at 20 days post op. Remember every hospital has their own guidelines what you may or may not eat. So I took this as an example. After I have my dinner st 6 pm. I always have something at 8 pm. And that’s the final eating moment for me. Which works for me. First picture is what I thought I could eat. And the second picture is the left over. I’m full. So I stopped eating. Raspberries, blackberries, golden berries and tiny nuggets of goat cheese.

Hi everybody. I’m 18 days post op and so far I had one dumping episode because I ate to fast. But other than that, it’s pretty much smooth sailing so far (fingers crossed it continues to be) very thankful for that. Today I realized more than ever I’m a food addict. And I admit today I’m a food addict. I was in denial. And I always didn’t understand why I went back to eating junk once I tasted it again after a long period of dieting. 🤔 and now today, I wholeheartedly admit I’m an addict! I promised myself that I will never eat junk food again and drink fizzy sodas. Once I go back to eating on bite, I will go back for more. Come on, who can eat one bit of a cookie and leave it in the cookie jar??? Nobody!! Why would I kid myself ??? I can’t allow myself to see me slip back in old habits. It’s not worth it, I feel imprisoned in my body, the layers of fat, hiding the real me. Feeling heavy every day, painful ankles cuz of the weight , social isolation and feeling ugly. It’s not worth it for that taste! Just like any other drug, I have to completely stay away from it and I have to *accept* it. Trust me , these passed couple of days has been hard with feelings of resentment and self pity. How life is unfair .... even flashbacks of eating junk. Thinking about junk food , even thoughts of sabotaging myself with eating “slider foods” I felt bad. The gastric bypass was my last ditch effort , I can’t afford it to not succeed. I hope you guys are doing well on you journey. I hope mine will be successful and stay successful for the rest of my life. Because that’s truly it, it’s a life long battle whether one has to admit or not. When did you admit to yourself you have a food addiction? And what were the steps you took to overcome them? Thank you for reading 🙏🏻

It’s the best decision of my life to admit I’m an addict , and to stay away from junk food and soda for the rest of my life. Lord knows what’s going to happen but I will do everything in my power to never touch it again. And god is my witness 🙏🏻🙏🏻

It’s the best decision of my life to admit I’m an addict , and to stay away from junk food and soda for the rest of my life. Lord knows what’s going to happen but I will do everything in my power to never touch it again. And god is my witness 🙏🏻🙏🏻

You’re gorgeous🙏🏻

Hey, great topic! I’m 18 days post op, and I haven’t cheated once. Also not doing the two weeks shake diet. I’m done with junk food. I’m a food addict. If I start taking one bite, it’s not gonna stop. It’s gonna get out of hand. So I made a promise before the surgery and actually today, to never ever ever eat junk food or drink sodas. It’s really over for me. Gastric bypass surgery was my last ditch effort , I can’t afford loosing grip of myself again. The horrible feeling being stuck in a fat body , with no social interaction, feeling ugly everyday and heavy is not worth it. All I can say is , i hope I can keep my promise to myself. Bless 🙏🏻

Hey yall Im having my first dumping syndrome , I’m 12 days post op and I ate to fast. So I’m sweating and my heart is racing and I feel so nauseous... Headache I think I was so cocky with saying everything is going smoothly with recovery and no dumping that it caught up to me. Good lord , it’s no joke when they say you can have dumping syndrome. I was hungry and i just took a bite after a bite and now I’m feeling miserable .

Thank you for sharing your story, it’s always gonna be a uphill battle to not give into the cravings whether one experienced dumping or not. Just remember why you had this surgery and make it your every day reminder. I can certainly tell you lot of things they said before the surgery doesn’t pan out after the surgery 🤔🤔 Good luck with everything 🙏🏻

Yes, you experienced a dumping syndrome , I’m glad you’re alright now 🙏🏻

Hey everybody, I was hoping to ask the people that had the surgery over 5 years now and how they deal with weight regain. Today I was reading some articles about it and it really worried me. I’m 16 days post op and I’m still in the beginning of my journey, but the fact that we’re likely are going to regain weight makes me so sad and really depressed. I took a huge step in having this surgery and so far I’m just doing everything I can , but it’s such a defeating feeling knowing that I’m just in “honeymoon” period as they call and that in the future I’ll be heavier once I hit my goal weight. So my question is how are you dealing with this knowledge ??? And does it worry you or not?? And for the people that have the bypass 5+ years now, did you experience regain and how did you fight it??

I have no history of blood clots. But everyone in my weight loss group need to inject themselves with it. In our legs, and not belly. What i wrote about is something I didn’t know before the surgery and I bet lots of people don’t know either so I posted it. The smell seems to affect lots of others people that I have watched through YouTube or blogs that I have read about. Than you must be one of the lucky ones 🙏🏻

Hey y’all. Today marks the 8th day since I had my surgery. There are a few things that I want to talk about. So far , it has been a relatively a positive experience. I don’t regret having the surgery. BUT I do wish I was more informed about certain things... First, I thought by having the gastric bypass surgery, I wouldn’t experience the hunger sensation that makes me feel like I’m with drawing from drugs, but unfortunately I’m still having the hunger sensations and withdrawing symptoms of food. Which I just have to go through I guess until it gets better. Second, I’m experiencing a full blown head hunger at the moment. My stomach is satisfied but my head is craving food. And it’s a weird sensation , almost feels like a severe Headache. I know it’s nothing serious, it’s just uncomfortable. Third, the constipation for me was a bit pet peeve since I didn’t feel any bowel movement in the first couple of days until I stopped taken pain meds. Then I feel more bowel movement. Fourth, I thought by having the gastric bypass , the calorie intake would be minor but I have read several sources where it says, we will take in all our calories eventually. Maybe not in the first months but we will end up taking all the calories. Fifth, the restriction that I felt with taking food was good in the beginning , but I feel a difference in the restriction now then in the first few days. I don’t know how that works but I hope that I didn’t stretched out my stomach this early. Even though I literally eat baby spoons of food. I’m confused with the whole restriction feeling, I’m still on liquids tho. Sixth, the pain wasn’t at all what I expected. I had no gas pain, the pain that I felt around my belly was that like having just a sore pain. It was really not that big of deal pain wise, and it’s super super manageable with pain meds. Is it uncomfortable? Yes! But painful?? Meh.. not so much. IN MY CASE. BUT the nausea and the constant gagging was the hardest part of me. I was afraid I would bust up my internal stitches at one point, that’s how sick I felt. And the worst part, I couldn’t even vomit anything, my stomach is empty. So it was just very aggressive gag reflux’s Seventh: the itching of the incisions is annoying. This is the points I have so far. I’m still trying to figure this new way of life out. Even though I thought I did enough research beforehand , the experience is totally different. I’m excited for the future and what it holds. Witch much love , E.S

Hey everybody, So I have a question, how many grams per portion do you scoop on your plate ? For example yogurt , how many grams do you eat? I want to measure my food again. So I started with 100 grams, it was a satisfying portion but I could eat a bit more but I don’t want to push it (8 days post op now)

Hey y’all. So I’m experiencing the hunger sensation even after I had my meal. I’m in the liquid stage still. But is it normal to experience hunger , even if I just ate. I eat very liquified stuff, like runny yogurt, non fat sugar free custard etc But even after that, I still feel hunger. How did you work through this and what did you eat feel the restriction? Xoxo