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LOOKING FOR PPL WHO JUST HAD SURGERY to ask questions
always replied to New&Improved's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
In hospital ...Preop was fine, recovery room I really don't remember much. Then just walk walk walk once your alert enough. At home I took half a pain pill 4 times, then to Tylenol. Yes your sore but the pain MED made me to sleepy and nauseated. My issue was nausea and reflux on omeprazole twice a day and zantac at bedtime. It's a full-time job getting fluids in, protein premier, protein premeir water count as fluid and protein. By ice cube trays, make soup in them, jello,etc. Set a goal for yourself one ice cube section every 30minutes to an hour. Every few hours just take a few cubes out so they can be defrosting. I am still very restricted and still don't met my protein goal daily I am around 50gm the best I've done is 60gsm in one day. Exhaustion is the worse of it all. Everything is an effort after an hour. Your only eating 300 to 500 calories a day at first . So cleaning the kitchen and a few loads of laundry , running around with kids uses that up. Go slow,stop if your tired and have some protein and drink your fluids. Enjoy the experience. I am out 4.5 months the first 3 months don't really count because I was mostly still on full liquids and watery softs because of the nausea. So I'm learning more now about meal choices. I love love love pan seared scallops and they are little balls of protein. I realize I am not the average post op experience but I am 10lbs to goal and I really feel good. Even with the complications I would do it again without hesitation. -
I want to see those October Sleevers!
Panda333 replied to theweightofus's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Surgery Oct 1, returning to work on Oct 21st. I was originally going to go on the 17th, but I had that brief post op complication. I had the bypass though. I heard the sleeve recovery is much faster! @Nice1 -
LOOKING FOR PPL WHO JUST HAD SURGERY to ask questions
Darktowerdream replied to New&Improved's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
My surgery was April 29th and my experience was very different since I live with chronic illness and disability. But I will try to answer a few questions as I know them personally. as far as getting enough protein and drinking enough fluids in the first days you do the best you can, they give you a goal but I don’t think anyone meets it immediately after surgery. I’m pretty sure protein shakes count as part of the total fluid intake. And the first goal in my opinion is protein. If you can get 50-60 grams protein by sipping slowly split into 2 ounce portions over the course of the day then that’s good. Then sipping water as able in between with 30 minute window before and after. Something I wish I had after my surgery are BariatricPal protein shots. It’s 15 grams of protein in 3oz. Also get samples of protein powders to try afterward to help find what tastes you will be able to tolerate. Since tastes tend to change after surgery. The sense of smell and taste gets altered. You should have good pain management post op. If you need anything for pain or nausea that’s why the nurses are there for you. walking as soon as you can will help a lot. My experience was different so I don’t want to scare you with my own pain stories. I didnt feel hungry, and I don’t think I do now. But my sense of hungry or full was not good prior to surgery. I just followed the guidelines of my doctors nutritionist manual and even that is not set in stone. Some phases of the diet can be longer for some people. Even the foods in each phase is different with each doctor or program. Honestly 20 people can have the same surgery and each have a different experience. The best thing to do is just take it one day at a time after surgery. But expect that things will feel different afterward and emotions might be raw post op. But it passes and you get better. Complications happen but are not that common. Try not to stress over those details. -
I haven't had my band removed yet, but when I do next week, I will be getting the sleeve. I'm sorry you're having complications. Just keep checking in with your doctor. Good luck. Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app
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My husband was as supportive as he could be while wishing I wasn't having surgery. He definitely expressed that I shouldn't do it. He was scared of complications and death. I had to appease him and prepare things for him in case I died (I do the banking and he doesn't know what I do lol) and sign a new will for him all while rolling my eyes. In the hospital he was attentive and helped me. Still scared of complications but relieved I survived. Now he is a little more supportive but won't stop buying **** I cant eat. Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app
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Ooooh getting excited 14 days to go I felt the need to share with everyone. I'm seeing so many people doing so well post op making me feel good; a little anxious about possible complications.. but I feel confident and happy about my future
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Healthy_life2 replied to kys_journey's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congratulations on your surgery, glad you are healing well. I’m five years out and bounced back quickly with no complications. My pain was managed with medication. I had prior surgeries and experienced giving birth. I had a good reference to pain. My pain was minimal in comparison This site is not a good representation of statistics on positive/negative experiences with bariatric surgery. You don’t see the posts on positive experiences. Most don’t feel the need. You will see many posts from people with complications because they are here for support . -
STICK BLENDER OR NUTRI NINJA?
Dee2938 replied to New&Improved's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Honestly I didn’t bother blending stuff too much. I just este soft foods during the puréed phase. Things like yogurt, cottage cheese and soups (with added protein powder). The phase goes by quickly and you eat so little, it’s almost not worth the effort of preparing anything too complicated. For example, I made a tuna salad one day, and I took about 2-3 spoonfuls as I was making it, to taste for salt and seasoning, etc. I was full by the time the darn thing was ready and I ended up putting in the fridge. That same tuna salad fed me for like 2 days. Lol. So you may not even need a blender. -
NEW IN THIS GROUP AS OF TODAY OCT 4 2019
SISSYJ replied to SISSYJ's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
We are not on this journey alone...lets all reach out to each other... will make time go by faster... MELLO1 My Dr will only do the sleeve...says it is much safer as none of the gut has to be cut....and there is no by passing the stomach....it is merely stapled and taken away leaving only about as much as a small banana and shaped like a banana.....it has less complications than by passes....good luck with the procedure you chose...Sissy J. -
You will find your balance with all of this. It’s a strange thing to experience for yourself, Right? I can relate to many of the post on how it messes with you when you hit goal. It took time for my mind to catch up and to see myself correctly.(body dysmorphia) It was something I had to work on. Wow. I get it. I would never in my life expect to say the words I need to STOP losing weight. My inner obese woman. *smile* had a hard time wrapping my head around it. People mean well, but comments like you look sick, your too thin, when are you going to stop losing weight. it's not helpful. It's hard enough for you to deal with rapid weight loss. Some of us have reactive hypoglycemia as a slight complication after surgery. Talk with your Dr and get a glucose meter. https://www.bariatricpal.com/search/?q=reactive hypo
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BYPASS PEOPLE would like to see some weight loss stats???
always replied to New&Improved's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I started 80lbs over weight now at 4.75 months down 67 lbs...13lbs to normal BMI my personal goal. Probably not the average I had a few complication the first 2months. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Good luck -
DO YOU THINK THE SURGERY WAS WORTH IT?
mamafine23 replied to AmbrosiaoftheGods's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
I regretted it right after because of all the pain and I literally did not think i would mourn food but I did. It was the Spring and I couldn’t enjoy food and never realized how much of an impact food had on my social life. Needless to say as time went on , it did get better. I had only minor complication of an ulcer and for the most part over the last 5 years it has been ok although having doctors keep you on a vitamin regimen so that you your not anemic has been a challenge. Over the last year I noticed I was having issues with food getting stuck and throwing up and finally went in for an EGD, turns out I had a hiatel hernia and needed a partial gastrectomy . Had that on 9/19 and I was put on a clear liquid diet for 2 weeks. I am so sorry for what you have been going though and for those of you whom had severe complications , I think sometimes it’s all about the surgeon , the support staff , and the follow up the helps us recover. There are also genetic and hereditary factors that are beyond our control. I would so do it again . I started out 5 years ago at 298. I have been maintaining 178 -182 for 2 years . Because of the recent liquid diet, I’m at 170 . Good luck and prayers for everyone -
Hi all, it's been a while I've been on here. So in the few months I started off losing slowly, and not without complications. For the past almost three weeks I've had a total of 4 procedures including major surgery for a tumor and complete oophorectomy. This leads me to my title: I was sent home with a PICC line and TPN due to a stricture that im scheduled on the 17th to have dilated for the 3rd time. I've started to eat/ drink again so im no longer taking that. it gave me diarrhea. So I had a cancer scare, turns it no cancer Thank God. But I had a very large tumor that was discovered two weeks prior and needed to be removed immediately,I did and now im dealing with a wound vac due to the incision having fluid inside and not healing. this hurt immensely. All in all, I've lost weight rapidly since going thru this, I'm down to 213 from 249 surgery day. So progress has been made although im not eating af much or as healthy as I should, I'm eating what goes down at this point. I'm waiting to be able to get back on track and get rid of all these tubes and bags and continue on my journey. how are y'all doing?
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@CrystalV What @Sheribear68 said above^ ^^- very true - same feelings from me when i read a post about regrets (possibly because they now can't eat food well, or someone had physical complication PO) i feel bad for them, i feel guilty (sounds silly) probably because i never had any prob - pre and PO continuing these past 7+ years with my sleeve. I see you are now 3 months PO - how have things been going? i hope you are doing and feeling ok. good luck☺️ your bud kathy
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Traveling immediately after discharge?
elcee replied to JRT Mom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You certainly shouldn’t be driving yourself and I don’t even think you should be doing the trip at that point. There is too much risk of complications such as a clot. Surely you can arrange to stay somewhere close to your medical team for a couple of days, it may cost money but it should be worth it for peace of mind -
** 18 DAYS TO SURGERY & 50LBS GONE!!
New&Improved posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
**sorry for the double post my phone is playing up** Getting so excited just got 50lbs lost and coming into the final days to surgery 18 days to go cannot wait it's been a long road.. Hope everyone who has had surgery so far is going well. I'll be going into hospital 10/28 at 11am I think surgery will be after lunch sometime Getting excited maybe a little anxious but hopefully no complications from the RNY. 50lbs gone 80-90 to my end goal -
** 18 DAYS TO SURGERY & 50LBS GONE!!
New&Improved posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Getting so excited just got 150lbs lost and coming into the final days to surgery 18 data to go cannot wait it's been a long road.. Hope everyone who has had surgery so far is going well. I'll be going into hospital 10/28 at 11am I think surgery will be after lunch sometime Getting excited maybe a little anxious but hopefully no complications from the RNY. 50lbs gone 80-90 to my end goal -
Hello world! I am getting ready to schedule my trip from Alaska to Mexico to get a lower body lift. They want close to $40,000 to do this up here, so obviously, that isn't happening. Really looking at Dr. Carmina Cardenas. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with her and the facility? How long did you end up staying there? Any complications? Thank you in advance.
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Anyone have gastric sleeve surgery with BMI of 32 or less?
april042019 replied to janaynay72's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm sorry to hear that! Hopefully you won't have any complications! I think for history of heart problems and stuff like that they might consider regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia. I'm just guessing though. I probably have no idea what I'm saying😬 -
I had my gastric band removed at the end of August. I had been frequently vomiting and couldn't get liquids to stay down. Did barium swallow and the liquid didn't get past the band but there were no signs of slippage. I was scheduled for emergency removal and what had happened was an extremely thick layer of scar tissue had formed around the entire band and stomach and was squeezing my stomach and band closed like a boa constrictor. So band removed, and all the scar tissue was removed from my stomach. I did ok afterwards but the last week or so im having severe upper abdominal pain and lower abdominal pain. It's fairly constant and definately made worse by eating or drinking. I just think it's weird since I'm over a month and a half post op. Has anyone who had a removal had any post OP complications?
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Gastritis is it common post op?
JanJan19 replied to PepperCat's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Pepper, I'm at 4 months post op & I've had zero complications. I didn't have any digestive or heartburn issues going into this & I don't have any after. I'd say nothing has changed for me at all except I eat a lot less & I wish I'd done this sooner. -
my personal little official thread
SorryNameTaken replied to mousecat88's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Thank you so much ❤️ I haven't seen or met anyone else who has had him as a surgeon yet, so it's a big relief to hear you love him so much! LOL I am sure you were the perfect patient! I am so sorry for the post-op complications and your experiences with Dr. Glembot, that's such a bummer to hear about him. My patient navigator told me I would very likely prefer Dr. Oviedo over Glembot if I prefer a nicer doctor 😂 I thought it was odd that all of my post-op visits are scheduled with Rick, but I guess that's not surprising given how busy they are, it's just a bit disappointing. Thanks again for letting me butt in! Hope your plastics journey goes amazingly, can't wait to see how it goes! -
Is it common after surgery? What are the complications/treatments?
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my personal little official thread
mousecat88 replied to mousecat88's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Yes, I love Dr. Oviedo. He is the most compassionate, caring doctor I have had. I do not like Dr. Glembot at all. I've had him respond as the surgeon on-call when I had some post-op complications and it was always a terrible experience. Most recently (like 3 weeks ago) he diagnosed me as having an ulcer OVER THE PHONE to the ER Department when really I had a herniated disc in my back. You will love Dr. Oviedo! I had some post-op complications and he would always rush to be at my bedside after he was finished for the day and insisted on seeing me personally for followups instead of the nurse practitioner, which is usually the case. I was the first robotic RNY patient at Winchester and he always called me his "favorite perfect patient" even though I was far from perfect. LOL I have an appointment with the dietitian there next Monday and it would be nice to see him again since I haven't since February. Sucks you don't see the surgeon anymore and they never see your progress. -
October 2019 surgery peeps?
Little Debbie 77 replied to Cherylmilla's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My surgery is Friday (Oct 11) And I’m sooooo nervous and excited! I’m having outpatient surgery at a surgery center. I’m self pay, so I’m even more nervous. If anyone out there had out patient surgery, please tell me how you did! It’s here in the USA (California) I’m taking 6 weeks off from work to recover. My BMI is on the low side, 31. No one knows I’m having this surgery. They think I’m having a gallbladder removed. I’m praying that everything goes well and I reach my ultimate goal of 80lbs lost. But right now, all I can think about is, the what if’s.... what if I have complications, what if I only lose 10lbs, what if I can gain, what if, what if, what if! Arghhhhh!
