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Are you buying all your vitamins separately? Because the bariatric multivitamins HAVE Thiamine in them. I don't take B-Complex at all and I'm 9 months out and other than a slight Vitamin A deficiency in my 6 month labs (which was normal level in 9 month labs) and a potassium deficiency, my other vitamin levels are all normal and I just take the multivitamins and calcium and the occasional vitamin A. Or were your Thiamine levels low in your pre-op labs and they wanted you to take extra?

I think we all experienced it. I didn't find any solution and just toughed it out. It may seem like an eternity at the moment, but you will be able to eat some crunchy things sooner than you think. I really enjoyed some of the protein chips from the Bariatric Pal store when I could eat them--and I still do. Two of my favorites: https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/protein-chips-and-crunchy-protein-snacks/products/bariatricpal-protein-potato-chips-sea-salt-vinegar-crunch https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/protein-chips-and-crunchy-protein-snacks/products/bariatricpal-protein-crisps-salted-caramel

Anyone had or will have a Bariatric surgery with Dr. Mario Camelo. I have my date for Gastric Sleeve on 12/2020

Has anyone ever tried a protein pill supplement? I know there are some out there, but didnt know about how they are for bariatric patients...

I've never purchased a 'bariatric' product in my life. 'Bariatric' is never on the label as it adds cost but no benefit. The few supplements I use I just buy the bog-standard version from, usually, Walgreens when I am picking up prescriptions. I could probably pay less at Amazon, but it's usually a matter of thinking of it because I see it. Just my ever so humble opinion. Tek

I’m on November 14. Sleeve at Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas.

Medically, coffee with no creamers/milk/etc is on a clear liquid diet. However, as others have said, during the bariatric process the caffeine is the issue. As all doctors seem to have their own dietary recommendations, please consult your surgeon's office for their dietary guidelines.

When it comes to bariatric products I was advised in a group meeting to shop around. One person said if you go into a vitamin shop and said that you had bariatric surgery and needed vitamins you'd end up with $200 worth of stuff. She asked her nutritionist what was the best stuff to get and was directed to Costco (or any other similar store) where she bought Costco multi vitamins, Calcium citrate (not carbonate), B12 pills and was good to go. We don't need to spend huge amounts on specialty stores when comparable cheaper products are widely available.

I purchased 6 of the same item this week. I received an email telling me they only had 4 not 6 so I said fine send me tge 4 and refund the difference. I then received only 2 and emailed them back to hear oh sorry we only had 2. I told them I felt that with the repeated mistakes they should refund the money for the missing 2 and send me another flavore at no charge. In my next email reply I wasn't even given the option to just choose the other flavor for the money I already paid, nope they just refunded my money. I have also found that the majority of the products here are available elsewhere cheaper especially on amazon prime. I will never buy another item from BP and I won't renew my subscription box either. Horrible customer service seriously BP do better!!

According to ASMBS guidelines, “Q: Do I need to avoid caffeine after bariatric surgery? A: Caffeine fluids have been shown to be as good as any others for keeping you hydrated. Still, it is a good idea to avoid caffeine for at least the first thirty days after surgery while your stomach is extra sensitive. After that point, you can ask your surgeon or dietitian about resuming caffeine. Remember that caffeine often comes paired with sugary, high-calorie drinks, so be sure you’re making wise beverage choices.” The BariatricPal Store carries a large selection of bariatric friendly coffee options at https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/coffee .

There are quite a few websites with bariatric recipes. I like Bariatric Foodie. Just do a search for bariatric puree recipes and start browsing. https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/category/bariatric-recipes/purees/ I was able to have ricotta bake during my purree stage. It's listed on this page. https://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

Hi all, Ive been home for about 24 hours since my surgery. Other than being cold, a little sore and slow - I feel great and am so glad I did it. I had a “low for me” BP reading for the first time in ages. Since that and my type 2 diabetes were the main reasons I wanted the surgery, I’d say it was a success. Friends have been pitching in and providing dinner for my kiddos and work sent flowers and chocolates - not sure what that is avoiding since they know I had bariatric surgery - 🤷🏽‍♀️ But the kids are happy

Hi all! I am new to exploring Bariatric surgery and have my initial appointment tomorrow. I’ve struggled with my weight since I was a young child and am now thirty. At my current weight of 293 pounds, and my height, I have a BMI of 54.5 and multiple co morbidities. I suffer from Type II diabetes, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sleep apnea, hypertension, high cholesterol, tachycardia, arthritis, and acid reflux. My mobility is significantly impacted and I get winded very easily. At thirty I have already had a TIA about a month ago and have been told I’m at high risk of another event or cardiac event. I don’t want to die and want my life back but no matter what diet I’ve tried it’s failed. I don’t know yet what procedure is best for me but I feel like this is my last chance to save my life. I’m here for support and education!

So! Today I got the Bariatric Hot Chocolate in and OMG I love it!! It has protein in it and I'm not getting near the protein that I am needing because if lactose intolerance and issues with the protein shakes. So I'm one happy chick today!! So glad to get something to get my protein intake up! Also got some of the protein soups! Excited to try one of those for lunch later!!

Yes, it's common for bariatric surgery patients to feel cold after surgery. I absolutely could not get warm for the first several months. It was spring in Texas and I was bundled up as if I were in Antarctica! The good news is that it gets BETTER. The bad news, you MIGHT have a noticeable change in your temperature tolerance for the long term. I'm 2.5 years out and I'm still cold quite a lot. Not the freezing, "I cannot get warm" cold, but I tend to wear layers and keep lap blankets around at all times. It's quite annoying to my husband who is exactly the opposite. He'll be in shorts/t-shirt and I'm walking around in a sweater and long pants.

I don't think anyone could tell at this point that I've had bariatric surgery. I'm 5.5 years out - although I don't even think they'd be able to tell when I was two years out. It was only obvious the first few months. Since then, I don't think I eat much differently than my never-been-obese women friends who are constantly watching their weight. When I go out with them, we all order an appetizer. Or else an entree and take at least half of it home. You mentioned not being able to eat 3 oz of chicken and 1/2 C of vegetables - I could eat that.

You have been through the wringer on this, so sorry you have had to go through it. I don't have any experience specific to this, but some maybe distantly related. I have seen that when they have an intransigent ulcer problem, classically it's around the anastomosis between the pouch and intestine, they usually just reverse the bypass, though that isn't really an option for you as that would put you back to your sleeve, which implicitly may not have been that well done in the first place. By reputation, I would try to seek a second opinion with Dr. Michel Gagner, who I believe has a presence in Toronto. He was one of the early adopters of the duodenal switch back in New York and has done some fairly complex revisions (such as RNY to DS) so is familiar with more complex problems. As to "done as much as we can" there is more that can be done. The most extreme thing would be a total gastrectomy, which isn't all that far from where you are now with an RNY, and is done in some cases of gastric cancer or gastroparesis. Basically they remove the remainder of the stomach and hook up the esophagus directly to the intestine, where your pouch is now. or close to it. Between surgery and adaptation, they form a new pouch in the intestine. Surgically, it is a bigger deal than it sounds as they don't like attaching the esophagus to anything other than itself (you would likely be on a feeding tube while it heals, but you've already been through that,) but it is a not uncommon configuration that people live well with (similar to your typical RNY lifestyle once everything heals.) Your average bariatric practice may or may not have the experience to do this, and you might have to go to a hospital that has a specialized gastric surgery department and/or cancer center. Simpler than the above, I have seen reference to a few people who were having significant RNY ulcer problems, again in the typical anastomosis region, where they went in and moved the anastomosis down the intestine a bit farther to a fresh spot, so that might be an option depending upon circumstances. Those are a couple of ideas that you can look into and question your docs about, and maybe seek out ones with a somewhat different specialty that may be able to help. Good luck in working through this,

If you want to stay in the states I hear that Blossom Bariatrics in NV will do it (I researched and then decided on Mexico). Belite Weight and True You Weightloss are a couple of the places I've seen on these forums where people have gone. Edited to say that my BMI is 31 and I'm scheduled for Nov 30th.

Hello Soft Foods! Started Wk 3 diet today and per my doctor's diet I can introduce the soft foods like loose grits, yogurt, cottage cheese. All I can say is GLORIOUS after several weeks of a liquid diet. I was feeling so incredible weak and was wiped out after walking around with the kids trick/treating. Although I am still on the protein shake, I had plain greek yogurt this morning for breakfast, some cottage cheese with a sprinkle of pepper for lunch, and grits tonight. I feel like I cheated last night as we made pork butt in the pressure cooker with chicken broth as the base and I siphoned off some of the liquid for dinner. I had to take an extra step to skim the fat and remove the chunks with a sieve and towel, but it was a naughty pleasure. Mrs made beef vegetable soup tonight so I plan on using some of the broth as the base for my grits that will be dinner. As a home chef, I gotta have some flavor and using all kinds of stock to cook things is a great way while staying healthy since I can't add in butter, cheese, or the like. I opted for grits to keep things gluten free and am using the stone ground organic from Bob's Red Mill organic grits (aka polenta) since the instant tend to get a little bland and gelatinous. Should be yummy if only a teaspoon worth. Anxious to see what happens with the weight loss after reintroducing solids. Walked three miles with the Mrs. this morning to try and compensate for reintroducing solids but shooting for at least another 20 gone by xmas. That might be a little ambitious and I'm not rushing it. Love the fact I am 30lbs down coming out of liquids. I do feel like I loss some muscle and I'll be anxious to start resistance training after week 4 (bands at first). To everyone out there in bariatric land, you can do this and I'm so excited for everyone who decided to take the initiative to begin the path towards a healthier and longer life. Hang in there.

Has anyone had a gastric sleeve in Renew Bariatrics? If so go much did you pay? Did you pay in a lump sump? And what was your experience? Thanks!

@GottaBeBlair and everyone Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. It seems that GottaBeBlair and I had the same surgery about the same time, so I wanted to see if you are having the same symptoms as I am having. I am 1 week post op sleeve revision to sadi/sips/mini ds. I have just started full liquids, protien shake, yogurt +water. I take multi vit from bariatric advantage 2x day. I have been experiencing strong intestinal gurgling with explosive mini diarrhea with little black stool that smells terrible. in addition to the very smelly flatuence the only way I have found to calm everything down is to take liquid pain medicine. have you been experiencing similar side effects? and did your Dr. tell you how long this will last?

I’m on Nov 14th in Las Vegas at Blossom Bariatrics. I leave for surgery from Atlanta on the 11th. (Note - the last list I saw to quote was incomplete so just listing mine here.)

Hey there WLS family, Back in 2017 I had a sleeve done and then a roux-n-y conversion due to severe acid I was dealing with due to the sleeve. Since then I’ve dealt with ulcers every single year since. No matter the medications I’m on they always come back and they have left me in the hospital from just a couple of weeks to even 3-4 months on feeding tubes, and hydromorphone for the pain. Last year was probably the scariest of all the years as my ulcer began bleeding and left me have to get a transfusion only a week after being discharged and told I didn’t have any more ulcers. Due to these ulcers, I’ve been on long term disability now for two years. I’ve been sober for almost two years, which includes no coffee as well just in case as they said alcohol and foods and drinks that are acidic can make matters worse. Alas nothing has helped. The bariatric doctors I have here in Canada remind me constantly that they are the best in Canada and that there’s not a single thing they can do and I’ll just have to live like this, for the rest of my life. The nurses constantly remind me that this isn't new and the amount of people that have complications is actually pretty high (at least in our area) and that they hate seeing people come in and be dismissed. Being only 27 it scares the **** out of me, the idea of being in pain and on a daily dose of ppis (prevacid), hydromorphone (dilaudid), and sulcralfate. I’ve always wanted to have children and carry one and now I feel like I’ll never be well enough to carry my own child. I’m writing this because something in me says maybe someone has dealt with these issues, maybe your doctors came up with a better plan that allows you to live a more fulfilling life. Maybe you’re on medications that are actually helping. After begging these doctors to send me for a second opinion as they told me there’s nothing they can do to help me, it ended up taking the second opinion doctor four months to get back to me. That phone call he made sure to remind me I already saw the best of the best, and that I shouldn’t expect him to find anything or this situation with him to be the panacea. All his words. I broke down on the phone call not expecting a doctor to tell me that since I already saw those doctors, who have missed things in the past, that he will likely be of no help to me whatsoever. It’s left me depressed and defeated. If you’re someone who has dealt with this in the severe case I have and you’re doing much better or you’ve been given drugs that actually work, had procedures that actually worked, anything, please reply on this or send me a personal message. I can’t live like this anymore. No one deserves to live like this and I won’t take their “‘there’s nothing more we can do for you” as the be all end all. By no means to scare anyone but complications do happen and they should also be considered upon choosing wls.

Yes! I take a couple different brands I had some stock of a few different ones because I was afraid of toleration after surgery. So I take Barimelt: Iron and Vitamin C, and Biotin these are fast melting. I take Bariatric Fusion: Multivitamin and Calcium. The Multivitamin is a capsule and the calcium is a soft chew not a gummy. 😊

I completely agree with The Greater Fool above. It's not a matter of whether you are too young to have the surgery, but whether you have the right mindset and are ready to commit to a new way of eating for life. Some people in their 20's are ready, while some in their 50's are not. You have a tremendous opportunity by taking this step so early in your life, before you have developed a host of medical issues connected with obesity. You have the chance to enjoy a long and health life with bariatric surgery. Take advantage of it!