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Baricol v standard vitamins - U.K.
lizonaplane replied to Squidgy101's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Are these the only options available to you in the UK? Would you be able to order from Bariatric Pal? I like the ProCare Health one a day with 45 mg iron, but NOT the chewables. I tried two brands of chewables and they made me almost throw up. For the calcium, are you able to find calcium chews? They sell those here at the pharmacy and at big box stores and online (we have brands like Viactiv). I believe they sell them here too. Not sure if the shipping costs would be prohibitive. Sorry I don't actually have an answer for you for the UK -
Anyone changed doctors before surgery!
Soon2bFit21 replied to mrsjo's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I would have in a second if it wouldn’t have added in multiple months to my surgery wait. I did call another bariatric program because I was completely dissatisfied with my surgeon, dietician, and the general office for too many reasons to count. If you don’t feel comfortable, I’d highly suggest switching if it won’t compromise your plan. If you’re already going through the process, your medical records can be sent over and you generally won’t have to repeat certain components depending on your insurance. -
Thanks! I skimmed the food forum, I only saw one recipe for cookies in the last few years, but I may need to look more carefully. Online, it seems a lot of “bariatric friendly” cookie recipes actually have sugar, brown sugar, or syrup. I did find the one below, which looks promising! https://weighinradio.com/blog/recipie/bariatric-baking-hermit-cookies/ I think it is just the tradition of putting a recipe together with my daughter, and smelling it come out of the oven, which will be so appreciated if I can do it in a healthy way…less chance of straying.
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Thank you, I will look for these sugar-free candies! Might be like the sugar-free frozen custard… I don’t necessarily crave it, but would feel left out if everyone else were having it at a special occasion. Does anyone have a cookie recipe that is bariatric-appropriate? My family always bakes holiday cookies, so I would love to continue this tradition, albeit with something healthy for me.
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Traveling cross country-5 weeks post op
lizonaplane replied to No thanks's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Best of luck on your journey, not just the drive. It's so hard to move emotionally and physically, but I hope you can at least enjoy some of the beautiful scenery. I love to travel and although I usually fly, I do enjoy all the beautiful things I see out of the car windows once I land. I hope you love your new home and adjust quickly. Also, I hope you can easily find a new bariatric clinic to help you move on in that part of your journey as well. Especially consider finding a bariatric therapist as I suspect that will be challenging with all the stresses of settling in! -
Night before SURGERY!!!
Shouldhaveknown posted a gallery image in Before and After Gastric Sleeve Photos
From the album: Chenon Hussey
I blew my 100lb goal out of the water and showed up 121lbs down and crushing any pre-surgery record for the hospitals bariatric department.© Chenon
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3 options: which one would you choose?
canadianpopcycle replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello! I'd opt for surgery..either through the province or privately. My personal belief is that fasting, along with a host of other 'diets' are fads that don't have long term success. I had my surgery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada through a bariatric program, and was covered by healthcare. If you have specific questions, let me know and I'd be happy to answer what I can -
DUMPING 9 DAYS POST OP
Soon2bFit21 replied to Bariatric_Babe's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I tend to agree with this. You’re not going to dump on water. I’ve never dumped but had the foamies countless times. The sides are very similar to dumping but take a look at what you consumed to know the difference. Also, I wouldn’t put much faith in ER doctors when it comes to bariatric surgery. Take this as first hand experience from working in an ER for 10 plus years as a nurse and being a bariatric patient myself. -
Well said, @The Greater Fool. I was one of the fortunate ones & didn’t feel hungry & wasn’t interested in eating for ages. One thing I did discover was real hunger feels different from head hunger. For me, I feel restless, like something is wrong but I don’t know what. I can then logically understand why I should feel hungry - missed a meal, it’s been a long time since I last ate or haven’t eaten much today. With real hunger I usually don’t mind what I eat as long as it’s nutritionally sound but if it’s a craving (yes cravings still occur but I can recognise & manage them way better) I know exactly what I want to eat & aren’t satisfied unless I eat it. Like @vikingbeast, if I don’t succumb to the head hunger straight away, the desire passes. Real hunger remains. But that’s me. The psychology behind why we eat is fascinating & confusing & challenging to understand & recognise & manage & …. Even simply coming to terms with portion size is huge. How can what seems a tiny serving be enough for my body to function when I used eat to T-H-I-S much. Sometimes we just can’t work though this alone & therapy can be very helpful with the psychological aspects. Your surgeon or medical team should be able to recommend someone with experience supporting people having or who’ve had bariatric surgery. Good. Luck.
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Traveling cross country-5 weeks post op
vikingbeast replied to No thanks's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Oh no! PCS during recovery! A few options: 1. Pack a cooler with protein shakes in case you end up in some food desert (LOOKING AT YOU WESTERN TEXAS) with nothing you can eat. Also, get some Isopure which helps with protein if you're truly stuck. 2. Meal prep some if you can. Maybe you can freeze it and keep ice on it? I transported frozen pork roll from New Jersey to California in February in the cab of my truck. 3. Order small portions at restaurants and then just throw away what you can't eat. Wasteful, but better than starvation. Also, just to reassure you—truck stops have AMAZING c-stores with things like protein shakes and protein bars and cheeses and things. Like, I was blown away that in way-the-he||-and-gone western Oklahoma, the Love's Travel Stop had a HUGE range of stuff that would be bariatric-friendly. If there's stuff you can eat now that you love that's Georgia-specific (my dad used to live outside of Brunswick), take some with you for comfort. Boiled peanuts spring to mind... If you want, share the route and maybe I and other Bariatric Pals can share suggestions for places to go. I've driven all over this country. -
3 options: which one would you choose?
RickM replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I lean toward the long term solution, as this is a long term problem (you didn't get this way overnight.) you should expect it to be a long term effort to solve it. I like to think in terms that this surgery, whichever you get into, is not a cure but more of a "do over" where you get set back more or less where you should be physically and you get to start over again. You need to learn how to avoid the traps that got you where you are now, and how to live to maintain a healthy weight in the long term. Many post op bariatric patients repeat the same process that they did when dieting - lose weight and then start to regain when they start going back to "normal" eating - it just takes longer, as it 2-3 years or more rather than just a few months or a year with basic dieting. We need to learn how to eat and live to maintain like a "normal" person, and that takes time More later, but I have a lap lane reserved at the pool at the gym in a few minutes. Time to work on that maintenance some more. -
September Surgery Buddies!!
Sharon B. replied to happilylacey's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi, that does sound yummy! I am in the process of trying to figure out which multivitamin to order. Either from bariatric pal or another site. I can't remember the name right now. hopefully once I start vitamins it will get better. -
3 options: which one would you choose?
vikingbeast replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I wouldn’t pay one percent of that fee for a “fasting coach”. How ridiculous. You have a fourth option, which is bariatric surgery in one of the border cities in Mexico; most are in Tijuana. You fly to San Diego (now that it’s allowed), then it’s 20 minutes to the border and your clinic picks you up on the Mexican side. It’s much cheaper than self pay in either Canada or the US, and the doctors tend to be US-certified as well as obviously qualified in Mexico. You’d want to talk to your PCP in Canada before going this route to make sure she’s comfortable with ordering labs (for iron, vitamins, liver function, lipids, metabolic panel, etc.) afterwards. I am two and a half weeks out and having the sleeve has already given me so much of my life back. Between pre-op and post-op loss I am only 5 kg from the halfway point of my journey. -
3 options: which one would you choose?
mtlmiracle replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm a 34 year old woman with a current weight of 260 height is 5'6. I have lost and gained over 60lbs at least 3 times. I was never able to maintain the weightloss for longer than 6-8 months at a time. I have done strict Keto, Fasting, and intense exercise routines multiple times in my life. I was successful in losing weight every time so it wasn't that I couldn't commit myself or apply weightloss techniques that work for me. I would just simply go back to overeating every time. I really don't know if fasting will work for me longterm if I add coaching. I certainly want it to work but I have small children and a husband who likes to eat big hearty meals so cooking and shopping for food are part of my regular daily activities. I find when I'm fasting it is really difficult to cook a hot delicious meal that I simply cannot even taste. So I end up cooking a quick meal for my family which is not the healthiest. I will keep exploring the surgery option. I really appreciate all of the feedback so far. The new ideas like searching for my own bariatric therapist and using my family doctor to do my bloodwork after surgery has given me some hope that I can do this. 😊 -
3 options: which one would you choose?
ShoppGirl replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am almost seven months out and knowing what I know now the first thing I would do would be to start seeing a bariatric therapist. I didn’t realize until AFTER I had the surgery that I struggle with emotional and boredom eating and no special diet, fasting coach or even surgery was going to help me lose weight and keep it off without the help of a bariatric therapist. And personally I wouldn’t have benefited from a fasting coach. I would have lost the weight and then gained it back like everything else I have tried and failed. That being said the two surgical options are both good it just depends on which one is right for you. Personally I could not have paid that much out of pocket so I would have had not choice but to go with the second option but only you know if you can afford to do it self pay. I wouldn’t base it on the follow up though, because you can seek out help from a nutritionist or dietician on your own and hopefully you will already have been working with a bariatric therapist if you need one and you can just continue to see them As needed. That’s basically what the continued care consists of. That and follow up visits with the surgery center to check labs for vitamin deficiencies and check in with how you are doing. You can always call and ask up Front but I’m sure if you are willing to pay you can see all those people as often as you want. All that being said I wouldn’t have wanted to wait years for surgery but if you are committed you should be able to start losing weight while you wait and it’s just less to have to lose later. -
3 options: which one would you choose?
Sleeve_Me_Alone replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have tried about a million online coaching/nutrition programs and failed at every single one. I just did not find that it was structured enough or supportive enough to help me make permanent, impactful changes. That may not be true for everyone, but that was my experience. As for the surgery options, my insurance (US) covers bariatric surgery and I've consulted 3 times over the years but always chickened out. The time commitment to get through the program, the insane amount of tests and pre-op appointments, and the sheer number of hoops to jump through always became overwhelmingly discouraging and I gave up. So, I opted to go the self-pay route in Mexico. From first consult to surgery was almost exactly 3 months. The cost out of pocket including flights, hotels, meds, etc. was less than what my deductible and co-pays would have been had I used my insurance. Additionally, I met with my primary care doc prior to surgery and secured her support. She will be doing all my post-op labs and can provide ongoing dietary guidance in conjunction with my surgeon's RD. I am only a week and a half post-op, but I am SO glad I finally did it. You need to weight the options in light of your own needs, what kind of support will help you be most successful, what are you willing to commit to as a timeline, what fits in your finances, etc. Ultimately you just need to get gut-level honest with yourself, and then decide. Whatever you do, I'm sure you will find success! -
Antibody have experience with Renew Bariatrics?
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3 options: which one would you choose?
lizonaplane replied to mtlmiracle's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I would not spend $1000 for someone to "coach" me through fasting. What are they going to tell you? Don't eat? Also, fasting is not a long term plan to lose weight and keep it off. The only thing with a lot of evidence is surgery, although it is certainly not an easy fix. I'm 2.5 weeks out and I'm pretty miserable. I would go one of the two surgery routes, personally. Which you choose is up to you. I'm guessing you are in Canada. I'm in the US and I had private insurance, and waited about 7.5 months for my surgery. The wait was hard, but I spent the time working on eating better and exercising. However, waiting 1-4 years would have been unacceptable to me and I would have paid out of pocket. To be honest, the support I'm getting now from my supposedly top of the line surgery center is pretty lousy, so I wouldn't assume that you'd get amazing support from HealthCanada. I've heard from people in the UK that NHS provides really lousy follow up, too. But, I don't know how much resources you have available to devote to this process, and you definitely don't want to bankrupt yourself to have surgery. I know many people have gone to Mexico to have the surgery and been very successful, but it wouldn't be my choice. There are so many resources online, both these message boards and also I love the facebook group "my level 10 life" (the person who started it has a ton of YouTube videos but she's not always to my taste). You can also hire a bariatric therapist, and that's probably a good idea regardless of which path you choose. Good luck and keep checking in! -
3 options: which one would you choose?
mtlmiracle posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello, Over the course of October I will meet with three different medical professionals to choose a weight-loss option. First I will meet with a coach from The Fasting Method. She specializes in Fasting regimens and Behavioural Therapy. The cost is around $1000 for 4 online coaching sessions and an online support group. Most of the fasting I will do myself and will need a lot of determination to stick to the 36-hour fasting protocol they recommend. Next, I have a consultation with a surgeon at a private clinic. The cost will be 14,000 for a gastric sleeve and the surgery would be completed before the end of the year. They provide all of the medical services for surgery plus 3 months of nutrition counseling and medical follow-up at 1 month, 3.5 months, and 1-year post-op. They also have an online facebook support group. Finally, I have an appointment with a new General Practitioner who could provide me with a referral to a bariatric clinic within a hospital. This process would be covered by the province if I were accepted into the program. However, the process could take several years (1-4 years) before I received the surgery. Yet they would provide the most support both before and after surgery in order to be successful. I am really unsure of which option is best for me and I wonder if other people might have insight into what could work for them knowing what they know now. The first option, fasting, I have tried on my own and was successful for 8-12 months but gained all the weight back and then some. The second is the quickest way to put in place a permanent tool that I will have to use on my own to lose weight. It is also the most expensive. The third option would provide me with a lot of support and I think I probably do need some type of talk therapy. I'm expecting this surgery and the dramatic weight loss to be like an emotional rollercoaster for me. However, I do not have many obesity-related complications just yet (such as diabetes, hypertension, etc.) although my BMI is around 40. How much support did you need? Which option would you choose knowing what you know now? -
GALS who started their journey over 300 lb+<br /> +
Tinyhounds replied to Frustr8's topic in The Gals' Room
Me! My highest weight was 323lbs, but when I started the Bariatric program with my insurance I was 306. Weight the day of surgery was 285, and today, 2 weeks out, weight was 268. I can’t wait to reach onederland. I’m really hoping I’ll get there before my birthday in March. That would be amazing 🤩 Happy to meet you ladies!! -
Asking for a bariatric diet in the hospital... LOL
Smanky replied to vikingbeast's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I think the above is key. I worked 10 years in hospitality, most of it in the kitchen as a cook, and have done film catering where it was a bingo card of dietary requirements and it's not difficult to feed people. Yes, it's can be a pain in the arse and some kitchens are vocal about that, but that's the job. With bariatric requirements in a hospital, it's definitely not asking too much. It's just down to planning and having some meals that are easy to alter. I sometimes wish I could march into the local public hospital kitchen and sort out their "difficult" or "annoying" dietary offerings. But then I remember how I never want to work in hospitality again... -
Asking for a bariatric diet in the hospital... LOL
Arabesque replied to vikingbeast's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I had a similar experience earlier this year. Specified no pasta, rice or bread & high protein on my admissions form & wrote I had a sleeve gastrectomy beside it. First meal was sandwiches, second was a vegetable pasta bake. When I pointed out my diet requirements & restrictions of the sleeve for me they said they thought I was just being difficult. (Not in those exact ways but it was what they meant.) Yes, some people can eat bread, pasta & rice in time but I can’t. They sit very heavily in my tummy & reduce what I can eat. So, yes some of my request could be perceived as a personal choice but it is also a physical thing for me too. If I said I had a gluten or lactose intolerance they would have happily modified the meals without an issue. Once I explained everything they were fine & my subsequent meals were great. With the numbers of people undergoing bariatric surgeries now, you would think there would be a wider understanding of the requirements & limitations within the medical fraternity. Maybe I’m expecting too much. 🤷🏻♀️ Hope you have no post spider bite issues. -
Asking for a bariatric diet in the hospital... LOL
vikingbeast posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
So I ended up back in the hospital last night... nothing to do with my bariatric surgery. A 🤬spider bit me and caused a huge flare of cellulitis. (I'm home now and now just on oral antibiotics rather than "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" IV antibiotics.) But while I was there I mentioned I was on a liquid diet due to bariatric surgery. I should have been more specific... a tray showed up with sugary Jell-O, clear broth (which I did drink), and regular ol' apple juice. My dismay must have been obvious because My Super Awesome Nurse frowned a bit and said, "Didn't you say you were on liquids because of BARIATRIC surgery?" loud enough for the nutrition person to hear. "Yes," I said, "I need a bariatric diet." And lo, they brought forth stuff I could eat... cream of rice, more broth, diet juice, protein shake, yoghurt, sugar-free pudding, sugar-free Jell-O. The breakfast tray was more than I could have eaten all day... and then three hours later another tray appeared! When I was discharged, My Super Awesome Nurse said, "That stuff is just going to get thrown out... put it in your bookbag and take it with you!" It makes me wonder what that hospital expects their immediately post-op patients to be able to consume! But hey, I've got food for two days now. Now I just need to get rid of all the fluid they pumped into me. -
Shake recommendations please! (everything is tooooo sweet now)
Cruzntx replied to GottaLearnToSlowDown's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I bought some protein soups at the Bariatric Pal store. The cream of chicken is my favorite. I was sooo tired of the sweet tastes too. -
Here's what I take: (all chewable, none upset my stomach) Procare Bariatric Multivitamin - https://www.amazon.com/ProCare-Health-Bariatric-MultiVitamin-Capsule/dp/B06WWM7PRD/ (3 or 4 formulations available based on your iron needs) BariMelts B1 - https://www.amazon.com/EZ-Melts-Thiamine-Sublingual-Vitamins/dp/B00VVLAPKM/ Country Life Brand Chewable Calcim Citrate Natrol Brand Biotin Natrol Brand D3 Sublingual b12 I started all of these after my very first appt with the surgeon. I stopped before surgery and resumed when I could eat soft foods. 3 months post op my vitamin levels in bloodwork were better than before surgery. I've had no deficiencies.
