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Please don't be so hard on yourself. It will work I promise. Everyone loses at different rates. I actually gained 5 pounds the first week because of all the liquid, ivs and I wasn't able to poop lol sorry for the tmi. You will be ok.

Hey everyone, So I finally did something about the horrible reflux I've endured the past 4 mths. I saw my GP this past Monday and he advised me to talk to my surgeon about possibly being too tight. I emailed the nurse and she responded promptly. Told me it sounds like a possible slip and that I needed to come in and be seen asap. I can keep almost everything down (didn't keep last nites pineapple chunks down tho - they aren't band-friendly I guess) and the only thing I have to complain about is the severe reflux I've had for almost 4 mths. I have to sleep almost sitting up on 3 pillows. Everytime Itry to roll over and get comfortable, I wake up with my pillow filled with stomach acid (sorry if tmi) and in a lot of pain. I take a handful of meds everyday (1 RX Nexium - actually my husbands prescription - 3 RX Prilosec, and 5 OTC Zantacs + Rolaids like I own stock in the company). And this past couple of weeks, I have heartburn during the day too. I thought I might be a little too tight, but have been unwilling to be seen, for fear I will be unfilled and gain my 100 lbs back. So the nurse told me they'd do an xray and if it's slipped, they'll totally unfill for 6 weeks then start the filling again. I hope to God that it's just a little tight and they just take out a little. When he filled it in Jan, the PA told me that I was at my max fill (10cc in a 14cc band) because the plunger came out by itself when he injected the Fluid. He only put .5cc. And I'm stuck at 148 now - gained 2 lbs since my last fill. Still have about 13 lbs till goal. Anyway, I'll letcha all know what happens on Monday. I have to drive 3 hrs each way to get to the doc (another reason I haven't been really excited about going). I sure hope they just take out a little fluid and all will be right with my band again. And maybe I can actually get a full nites sleep without the taste of acid in my mouth and my throat burning and feeling like I swallowed a whole peach. Marci

I was using miralax every few days to help keep me soft (I know, TMI) but have now switched to the walmart brand of benefiber. I use the clear which I mix 1 tablespoon in the morning with 16 oz of Water and/or with a drink mix powder to flavor my water and then again in the afternoon. This mixes well and has no taste what so ever. I cannot eat enough fruit or veggies to get my Fiber in any other way. I may not go everyday but this was the only way I could get in enough fiber without causing serious pain. I had a hiatal hernia repair at the time of my sleeve and if we push/strain too much I could get another. Now my husband does not have an issue at all with his plumbing (LOL) and he does not take any extra fiber at all. I just do this when I take my Vitamins. As for the scale. I gain and lose all during the day (for me this is normal) so I just keep to morning and night weighing....It is an addicition I can not give up but I understand. As long as I am not gaining and not losing it again, I am not going to worry. Good Luck

coffee has always made me (find the bathroom after about an hour after drinking it) still does (sorry TMI) if you are on soup/broth on your liquid phase, it did the same to me. i still have a change of clothes here at work,,,just in case. i learned quick i think if you are concerned, call the dr. they operated on you and know what is going on. they will either tell you to chill out or come in for a looksee. so give them a call and see what they say

Hi, I am 5 weeks and 3 days out of surgery... so about a month and two weeks... lets just say... Well, about a week after surgery my period came and it was about 4 days early... was different then normal(hope this isnt TMI) i bled heavily the first few days then lighter then stopped - then started again .... anyways... I have lost 27 lbs so far been working out alot- sometimes 2 times a day.. cut my eating alot and over all eating healthier Well here is the problem that I am freaking out about... I am now a few days late on my period... I have taken 3 different pregnancy test and all of them are negative... I do not want to be pregnant seeing I just had the surgery adn my doctor told me to wait at least a year... Could my late period be due to weight loss??? or did any of you experience this???? I am panicing over here and lost on what to do??? any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry if this is tmi. I'm 4 days post op. I had a bowel movement the morning of the surgery, but nothing since. I have had 2 moments where I felt like I needed to go, but it was just gas that was difficult to pass. How long did it take you guys to have your first bowel movement after surgery ? Thank you. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sorry for the tmi... I was fine, great even! Tuesday I moved on to pureed, that day I had an egg(with miracle whip) . I was fine. Yesterday I had a cupcake sized portion of ricotta bake and under 1/2 cup potatoes (not together) today the only food I had was an egg (made as before). I woke up today with a stomach ache and the poops. I walked around a bunch, sipped my protein had some water I felt much better. Lunch time I had that egg and I have wanted to die ever since. I'm literally peeing out the @ss Should I be concerned? Or when should I be concerned ? I expect loose stools, but this isn't that. This is literally liquid. I'm really sorry. But, any ideas? Lucky for me 2 of my kids are graduating tomorrow . I will never forgive.myself if I miss it. But I won't be going more than 3 feet from the bathroom like thia. [emoji37] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BariatricPal mobile app

You're very lucky! I've gotten my nausea and vomiting under control but gas is still an issue. I also stopped taking my pain meds for the last two days because I'm so constipated. TMI here, but until this afternoon, I hadn't "gone to the bathroom" in a full week.

I have found that I have a different reactions to pain medications now. Before surgery I could take medications with codeine in them with no side effects. When I went to Las Vegas I took 2 Tylenol w/ Cod # 3's and my. Stomach started spasming. Went to see my PCP and he thought that it was a generic formulation that gave me a side effect. So he prescribed Tylenol # 4. I took only 1 tablet. Well I had some pain so I ate 1/4th of a protein bar. Well within 10 to 20 minutes my stomach started spasming and my lower intestines started spasming too. I barely made it to the bathroom and sat down on the toilet then I passed out. My daughter helped me get up while I was vomiting and had a horrible diarrhea (sorry tmi) at the same time. I ended up dehydrated and weak the next day. I don't know what I'm going to do if I need pain meds. This. Is really scarcely. I hav e always had a strong stomach with no reactions to pain medications. So this is my new life. But it's still all worth it.

definitely not TMI! I know that MVI is quite common and non symptomatic in most people. I'm glad that it can cause weakness; I'm unsure why the cardiologist never mentioned it. Thus far, most doctors have thrown up their hands as if to say, "I don't know. Deal with it." Since the fevers are becoming more common, I can no longer deal with it. I just wish I wasn't made to feel like a hypochondriac. Perhaps I'm overly senitive. I don't know.

I am three weeks post op and have felt awesome this whole time except for last night and today. I have had diarrhea and nausea like no other. I'm running to the bathroom like every 15-20 minutes and water is making me nauseous. Also some abdominal cramping. Has anyone had anything similar? What ended up happening?

I am 2 weeks out so I'll answer what I can... I'm still in a recliner and am planning on being there for another 2 weeks probably. I am able to get in my 64 oz and 70 g Protein now. I was able to probably as of day 9 or 10. The gas pains left as of day 6/first bm (sorry tmi) BUT i am still having active gas creation at both ends (very embarrassing since i've been at work all week in a quiet cubicle setting) Get up in the night to do what? Bathroom or just walk? I haven't gotten up at all but I also was using pain meds immediately before bed up til a day or two ago which knocks me out. I've been having trouble getting up in the morning. Good luck to you in your recovery!

What happens if you don't get all your protein in? My surgery buddy and I are having the same issue. Not many we can tolerate. I just look at my protein and throw up. Sorry TMI. Any help would be appreciated.

TMI! lol

Okay so I apologize in advance for the TMI.... I am on liquid diet day 4 and have been struggling with running to the bathroom after every drink (even water) and veggie. I’m allowed to have 4 protein shakes and 2 cups of veggies (only broccoli, green pepper, lettuce, cucumbers, or celery). Every time I consume something it feels like glass inside my intestines and I have to run to the toilet. It’s literally like liquid in, liquid out. Does this happen to anyone else? They warned me that I might experience constipation because of the lack of fibre but this is the exact opposite. i have a road trip to go on this weekend and I’m scared that I will have to pull over every 15 min! sorry for the details lol

Time to start this journey [03 Sep 2006|10:57am] [music | The first time ever I saw your face [03 Sep 2006|10:57am When did it hit me? When Chris said, "think of all the things you would have done in Alaska had you not had a mobility issue"(?) Probably. It all seem to come to synchronicity (great album BTW). Half day at school, I needed to renew my prescriptions and see the doctor about that darn rash. I went to my dentist after school let out and had that off bite drilled down since it hadn't really felt right since doing the new filling. It took but a brief five minutes and I found myself back out in my car and heading towards Main Street. Left. I think I'll get those prescriptions in person rather than waiting for the pharmacy to call them in. Five blocks away and I was parking right next to the front door. How often does that happen? I walked up to the window and signed in and sat down. "Mrs. Reeves did you have an appointment?", a new receptionist peered out from the glass partition, "No I just happened to be in New Port Richey for a dentist appointment and need to have a rash looked at" (TMI I though to myself, too much information) but it seemed to appease her and I waited. Less than ten minutes and I was walking down the hallway past the examination rooms, going, going, to the last room which I know to be my doctor's preferred examination room. Wednesday, he's not there on Wednesdays, it's his day off. "What are you here for today?". I like the older staff. I know them, they take their time and I can ask about the issue "downunda" without feeling like the PHCC grad staff is "sewgrossing" about it at lunch. I tell her all of the truth, that I have a rash down there and that I have another rash on my arm. My back is killing me ( couldn't be that extra 200 pounds could it..answer your own question Patty, YES!) The list is long. She smiles, she comforts me and takes my blood pressure. She leaves. I'm waiting for the nurse practioner to come in but I hear my doctor's familiar pitch and tone. It's Wednesday, he isn't here on Wednesdays. The door opens and my nurse has returned, "Is Dr. Sichelman here?" "yes" "he isn't here on Wednesdays it's his day off" I tell her, "Dr. Galadi is on vacation so he is covering" she tells me. (how often does that happen?) This is going to be a day for unexpected things. My doctor comes in, I show him my rash on my arm, it's not really anything what else? There is the lump on my stomach in the mass of large fat on my belly I feel a pea like object, he feels it, it's nothing. He notices the rash below my stomach. I've been treating it with ointment for how long? (should I tell him years? Should I tell him two baths a day?) "it's been there awhile" I managed. He pulls at my underpants and notices another flush of skin below that. I admitted sex hadn't been what it use to be and he tells me to go to my OBGYN, "we really don't deal with that". Before I know it the conversation has turned with the problem at the moment and he begins examining me. This is a man of medicine, a healer at heart and I never appreciate him more than this moment. I have a staph infection and then a yeast infection. Before I leave there I will end up have a stack of nine separate prescriptions. I cover myself back up and sit down on the bench. He sits down at the other end and the nurse is stationed with my chart and a pen at the desk. The greater question, the greater issue, my weight. "So when are we going to get this weight off?" It's a question, a subject that he and I have talked about for years. My doctor of 16 years. Through the phase of Phen-Fen, Meridian, Redux, 1200 calories, 1800 calories, over the counter products into last year and the diagnosis of Type I Diabetes, rehabilitation to begin some type of activity until now. It's serious. My back is giving under the pressure, I take Lasix for water retention, blood pressure medication and he switches me today to two types of medication. "I know Doctor. I don't know what to do. I've tried, I've tried for years." This is a moment of honesty, the reality that my life is on the line. He tells me I'm looking at ten years. (ten years until my body breaks a blood vessel in my brain, tens years until my heart faults, ten years of semi goodness left in my body) He goes on to tell me about another patient. "He had the same problem as you. He had the gastric surgery, came in a few months back and I hardly recognized him." *A year ago I couldn't have, wouldn't have entertained this procedure* I can do this on my own I said. But a year later and an increase in 25 pounds told me that there comes a time when one has to admit they are in over their head. I was in over my head and I knew it. "Where did he go?" I was ready. I'll take some fries with that bypass [05 Sep 2006|11:59am] I refused to go to Community Hospital. Some how my brain is in 1983 with my first pregnancy and the halting news of things that had happened in this antiquated facility. But that was then, this is now. Reconstruction, new specialists are the norm for hospitals. This one has taken on the issue of obesity with a center for Weight Loss Surgery. I called three gastric doctors before realizing that there was going to be more than just a surgery. I went online and found the center's information site and read. I read for perhaps an hour. There was gastric bypass surgery, there was another type of surgery that was invasive. There was also the type of incision. I was quickly opting for laproscopic surgery. Small incision, scope to aid the doctor to see what was inside. Less invasive, quicker recovery(...I'll take some fries with that). I phoned the center and the voice on the other end was a rich accent (Jamaica?) and gentle. She asked all the questions I anticipated. I'd been down this road with my children and their pediatric disorders. Who? What? What kind of insurance? The quicker route would be to have my doctor's office call this center because everything is a referral. Making a decision to have a procedure like this is the first step the second, step is the business of it. Is it covered by insurance? The following Monday was a holiday and as it just happened to be, she was having a seminar with a few other patients. I would attend. That weekend went fast and Monday morning I was on my way down to New Port Richey, to the hospital, to the empty parking lot (holiday) to the office of Ivy. The first thing I did was sit down OF COURSE that is what fat people do when they first enter a room! (note to self: send that joke to Louis). We made our way across the hall to the meeting room. There is something about conference rooms that put me at ease. I expect a lecture, a Power Point because the screen is down and soon we are joined by a couple. Later I would exchange email addresses with "Patti" who happened to have a favorite color too...PURPLE! She saw my "Pattypreferspurple" email address on the sign up sheet and we clicked from that moment on. She had come with her husband. Then there was Gerry. I looked at them and we all seemed to have this spiritual connection. I was past being shy about my obesity, I'm big and I know it. After a few hours I was hungry and my sugar was getting low. I asked Ivy for a banana or something to raise my sugar, FOOD? She called down to the cafeteria and ordered up a few breakfast items and coffee. What do fat people love to do when they come together? ORDER IN! What did I care that there were pastries on the tray, I was here for a procedure that wouldn't allow me to eat more than 1 oz. of food, " A shot glass" as I put it. We laughed, ate, drank and got down to the business of filling out paperwork, copying identification cards and preparing ourselves for the business of weight loss. and it occurred to me. These people were smart, well articulated and with the collective as a group, we were already breaking down the percentages of the data on the Power Point and realizing that a large % of the group did not return post the procedure in the study group. So I admit that I too have the misperception that fat people are stupid, food numbed individuals who wile the hours away in front of a television doing everything but being nutritiously sound in mind and spirit. I'm beginning to learn a lot of WRONG things that like the rest of the world, I believe to be true.

So I am 3 weeks post op 8/9/17 and lately have been dealing with constipation in a way...I go but it seems like I'm not done...(sorry tmi) so I've been doing milk of magnesia, smooth move tea, and just started miralax...anything I eat or drink legit hurts my stomach...it feels like I have a little person inside punching my stomach...I called the surgeon but he doesn't seem concerned just wants me to take miralax everyday or twice a day...says I might be dehydrated...I try to drink as much water as I can...then sometime I get a sharp pain in my lower right side not often but when it comes I have to breathe it out...I'm in the puréed stage but I don't want to eat/drink anything anymore cuz of the stomach pain...any suggestions? Saw my pcp yesterday and my blood pressure is high 180/100....unfortunately I'm in a bind because my Medicaid ended yesterday due to being $50 over in income...so going to the dr or er isn't an option unless it's super serious

My story might be too TMI and if it is, I'm sorry. Just hoping I can help. The first day I came home (3days after surgery) and has a few very watering BMs. Then NOTHING for days and days. At my post-op visit I mentioned it and they told me to take laxatives (keep in mind I had been following MD orders and taking stool softeners every day). It still took a few more days of taking laxatives before I could go. When I did it very painful and eventually there was bleeding involved (due getting hemorrhoids from the straining I assume). The continued until the next post-op visit when I told the MD about it. The MD told me to take a specific laxative that pulls moisture to your bowl and that is what makes you go. He told me that this happens with some WLS pts. and to just take this laxative when needed (he said it may be everyday or it may be once a month). You are not feeling constipated so you are probably OK. Are you still on narcotic pain meds? If so, this is more then likely the reason. If it becomes uncomfortable in ANY way, call your MD. If there is pain involved, call your MD. Don't forget to tell your MD about all of it when you have a post-op visit.

I'm 10 months post op and I get hungry if I don't eat every few hours. My NUT said it's natural and many people eat 6 small meals a day or 3 meals and 3 small snacks between after bariatric surgery long term instead of 3 large meals. Also I've found that as a female I'm hungrier during my time of the month and TMI but due to my heavy periods my primary care doc said that I might need higher calories during that time.

Hi All. I am home safe and I will write you all tomorrow. But.. I needed to share this with you. I don't want to get too personal... or give you TMI about my life but.....I was very constipated... before and after my surgery. I went to the hippie store (Whole Foods) and found a tea called "get it going". I'm not even kidding. It comes in tea bags and isn't too bad with Splenda. I drank two cups and...... got it going!! It was not too expensive $10.99 for 36 bags. It comes in a greenish round can. It has no caffine and didn't cause any cramping or diarrhea. May not work for everyone, but it sure did work for me. Becky

I am on day 6 of the preop diet. My surgery is Thursday. Woo hoo. And all has been well until last night. My stomach feels horrible. I was up until 4:30 this morning feeling like I'm gonna puke, but my stomach is grumbling like its hungry. Then iv gone to the bathroom a billion times. Between peeing, gas, and "loosish" stool (TMI sorry ) I'm exhausted. Now, I may be over thinking because I'm an over thinker. It's what I do. But am I getting sick???? Lord I hope not. My preop diet consists of 3 Protein shakes, 5oz piece of meat and either 1 cup of cooked veggies or 2 cups of raw veggies. And I have stuck with this plan except for one small bite of Mac and cheese to taste the flavor because my kids were complaining. Ahhhh HELP!!!!! Sleeve Date: March 28, 2013 First Goal 50lbs: July 13, 2013

I have found that affection makes one quite adaptable to the bodily characteristics of the one loved, even if those characteristics are outside of societal norms. I am going to get a bit graphic here: the loose skin could actually be worked into the general erotic scene, even an asset. Guys with some semblance of emotional maturity and intellect can make this adjustment with ease. Not wanting do bestow upon you TMI but my wife has lost nearly 90 pounds since her Roux N Y. The following guys convey my feelings about it:

I don’t know if this is the right forum to ask for advice on this and could possibly be TMI, but I could use help on this issue! I went to my OB/GYN doctor back in December, she wanted to take me off the “pill” because I take blood pressure medication-which I have been on since before I was on the pill and my blood pressure has been fine. Well she talked to me about Mirena and whatnot and said to track my cycle for 3 months and then come back and we would talk about what to do next. Now I loved this doctor-well in the meantime she has stopped practicing. She is older and the hospital she had office hours in was not accommodating. They are going to give me to someone else so I just went to another doctor outside of this hospital per my primary care. So needless to say coming off the pill has been a nightmare-I have my period from 11-14 days every time I get it and I only go about 2 ½ weeks in between. I go to the new doctor who sends me for a pelvic ultrasound. It turns out I have a Uterine Polyp that needs to be removed and small cysts on my ovaries that they are not worried. Unfortunately my new doctor is older and she no longer does surgery. So I had to see another doctor in the practice-so I had to wait for yet another appointment. I go last week (a week ago today) and we talk about the polyp and potentially getting Mirena-which after reading a lot of information about it, I decided I don’t want it. He told me to take care of the monthly flow problems I could get Endometrial Ablation, which would not solve my birth control problem, but would help out my monthly flow problem. Also, I can’t go back on the pill because of the sleeve surgery-which is not scheduled yet, but I have to take care of this first and my husband is getting RNY surgery before I get my “big” surgery. I was trying to get this out of the way which my new doctor said I could, but then when I go to doctor who is going to do the surgery he says he is booking 4-6 weeks out and that they would get in touch with me to book it. It’s a week later and I still haven’t heard from them. So I called the surgical booking person today and was told she was on the phone and to call back, I call back the second time and wait on hold and when they transfer me I get her voicemail and I left a voicemail for her. Do you think she called me back? No, and she left at 3. In my voicemail, I just said I wanted to have an idea on when it was because my husband is going to have surgery too. So my questions for everyone out here: Do you think I have a right to be angry at this point? I honestly think I should hear something quickly regarding a surgery, even though it’s not major I do have some anxiety over it because they do have to test the polyp for cancer. I was wondering if any women went back on the pill after they waited the 2-3 months that the doctor wants you to wait after surgery and if so how are you doing with it? I just think I am too nervous at this point to get Mirena with all of the complications I have read. I know they are supposed to be rare, and the stats say 1 out of 100 women get them, but the doctor doing my surgery said out of every 10 women that get mirena-2 of them will want it removed. When I listed all of the complications he said he has seen all of them. Which if they are rare complications-you would think he wouldn’t have seen them all. Sorry for the long rant, but I really needed to vent!

I'm in the same boat, I had my surgery around the same time as you, though I only got down to 196 from 398, none of my stuff fit & I had to buy new clothes for the summer. I have so much loose skin on my belly, upper thighs, skin hanging off the sides if my knees & my arms, also turkey neck. A year n a half ago I started a new relationship, I'm embarrassed to get naked in front of him ( sorry if it's TMI) & since I moved I. with him I've gained 46lbs, & our sex life has come to a stand still. I've talked to him about it & he says it's not me he has a health issue that makes it uncomfortable, no to mention we both suffer from chronic pain, I want to believe him, but before I gained the extra weight it wasn't an issue, the more upset I get, the more I eat, just need some advice on jump starting my weight loss & need to know if anyone else has theses issues, we're not spring chickens, lol he's 60 & I just turned 55, any help would be appreciated Sent from my SM-G920P using BariatricPal mobile app

Ok I have a different twist. Before my surgery, I really enjoyed sex. I was big but everything was filled out. My big boobs had my big belly to rest on. The skin was tight, it was filled with fat but it was tight. I knew what positions worked for me and my at the time boyfriend had no complaints with my sexual confidence. Now 77lbs later, when my legs go up the loose skin comes down, we aren't gonna discuss the boobs during Dawg...lol, my apron makes more noise than I ever could. My new boyfriend says he could care less about any of that stuff he adores my body extra skin ad all but I know my confidence is down and it's effecting my enjoyment. I still have the desire and all the hormones are doing there job, I'm in a mind funk!! I'm glad I'm healthy and would not change anything I've been thru but I wasn't ready for this part of the post op. Thanks for letting me rant and sorry if that was a bit Tmi for some of y'all. Does anyone else feel that way??