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Constantly pooping, but it's not diarrhea
Melmelnee replied to Dricka's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
SHe’s not the only one! I do have this issue as well. Probably IBS. I will have a colonoscopy in a week! -
Hang in there and keep your eye on the long term prize! I am feeling your pain and currently struggling with 10 day stall at 4 1/2 months post op. This is probably my 3rd stall so far. I’ve lost 70 lbs (includes pre and post op) so know I’m on the right track. Its hard to mentally keep things in perspective when we depend on the daily encouragement of seeing the scale drop. If it doesn’t move I have to fight the mental battle that I’m failing. Im still learning how to not completely obsess over the weight loss and allow myself to enjoy where I’m at today. It’s hard to do! I find great encouragement from those on this site who are veterans at this point and have experienced everything before. I have to trust their wisdom and keep to my eating plan and track my food intake religiously. I admit I find it very difficult not to weigh-in daily. That is my challenge for sure but I do measure every 4-6 weeks. I’ve been so surprised to see how many inches I’ve lost each time. I encourage you to get a soft measuring tape! Also take weekly photos. I upload them to my Baritastic app and amazed to scroll backwards and see how far I’ve come.
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Any April Surgery Dates?
Changing Chris replied to rokse23's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Had my sleeve surgery on April 18. Still feel hungry all the time too, but get full fast now when eating the soft foods. This threw me off at first because my fantasy before surgery was that I'd never feel hungry again, but what actually happened afterwards was the opposite! On my first week post op appointment I think my Dr. thought I was accusing him of giving me a bad sleeve.. HAHAHA! Today is the day I get to start having "regular" foods as tolerated. I'm very excited and nervous at the same time. Funny thing is, I don't even know where to start, so all I have in the house to eat is the stuff from my soft foods diet! 🙂 Hardest part for me is keeping track of my protein and fluid intake as I have a very busy work schedule and don't always log right away. I know this is a week point and I'm working on it. I lost 19 lbs pre op, and 27 lbs post op so far. Tomorrow is my one month post op follow up. Their scale usually adds a couple extra lbs than mine so I'll have more official numbers tomorrow. Good Luck Everyone! And thanks for posting, the topical conversations found on this site truly help some of us get thru! -
I had my surgery on the same day and i am still in a stall since the 3rd week. i lost 22lbs in the first 3 weeks and for the past two weeks i have lost 1lbs. i’m sad.
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Any April Surgery Dates?
trishrivs replied to rokse23's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Same here! Lost 14 pre-op, 9 in the first week post-op, then only 7 in the 3.5 weeks since. I see my doc tomorrow, and will report back. My surgery was 4/20. -
I can agree all I want to do is lay down. And I get tired pretty quickly. I’m only 4 days post-op and I’m tired of the broths and shakes. I have another week before I’m cleared for soft foods. I still have chest pains but I think I’m going good. Good luck to you all!
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May 2023 surgeries
Miss Sunshine P replied to WVJess2Less's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you this was very helpful and insightful. I thank God for this group you guys are amazing. I’m only close to 3’weeks post-op and I’m struggling with this but the article is right it doesn’t happen all the time and I’m learning slowing what causes it -
Massive Regrets Frustration - you’re my only hope
ShelleyBelley replied to ShelleyBelley's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
@Possum220 Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. You’ve kept me sane in times where I thought I would lose it! Thank you for this I really do appreciate you. 🥰 Apparently, fluids should be free flowing and no problem whatsoever but I definitely know something isn’t right as I can take only 5 medium sip swallows at a time before it stops ‘flowing’. It feels like I need to burp but there’s no air to burp. If I do try to burp all the fluid comes back up. Obviously, food is worse so I think the gastro investigation will show something. Otherwise, I don’t know what will happen! Hopefully, next Wednesday I’ll know and fingers crossed there’s a fix. im living off flattened lucozade and sloppy pasta which is not good. I did manage some pistachios chopped and chewed within an inch of their life the other day though! I tried a banana afterwards and it just would not go down. A banana! 😞😞 I’d have thought the pistachios more problematic than a banana but nope! 🤣🤣 I will update you as soon as I know anything from the camera next week. thank you so much again for your support. I can’t express how much you’ve kept me going. love shelley x -
HELP! I itch everywhere
SleeverSk replied to LindsayT's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a crazy rash after surgery I still don't know what caused it. It lasted 6 weeks. I now also get this crazy rash on my stomach every now and then again no idea what's causing it and it's only been since surgery it's been happening -
It’s quite common for our taste buds &/or sense of smell to temporarily change after surgery. Things we enjoyed before can be too sweet, too salty or just taste disgusting. Or it can be an aversion to certain textures or smells. I found the shakes awful after surgery: too sweet, grainy & blah! I’d have one in the morning (diluted) & then had soup for my other ‘meals’. I tried bone broth, which is a good alternative, but found it too salty. It can last a couple of weeks or a couple of months.
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Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
Arabesque replied to justsillyme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I agree with the others: it’s not the cashews. Stalls are a common & important part of your weight loss. It’s when your body shuts down to take stock of your changing needs & then resets things like your metabolism, digestive hormones, etc. They usually last 1-3 weeks. Do look for a lunch that is going to offer more protein (1oz cashews provides only 5g of protein) & includes other foods for a wider variety of nutrients. Try a meat like chicken or tuna, or tofu or a boiled egg, etc. with a small side of salad vegetables, or an omelette, soup, etc. Have a chat with your dietician for some meal ideas -
Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
catwoman7 replied to justsillyme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
nope - it's not the cashews. You're eating 700 kcal/day, so it's just a stall. Stick to your plan and stay off the scale. It'll eventually break. -
Exercise after surgery
BabySpoons replied to eliojourney's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
All I've done since surgery is walking. 5-10 minutes, starting out, to help prevent blood clots. Second week I increased my time to 15 then progressively increased it to 30. 7 weeks out I shoot for 5xs a week. I don't push myself to power walk. Just leisurely. Now that the weather is nice, I walk outside instead of on my treadmill. I really enjoy the sunshine. Also, I try to drink/eat protein as soon as I'm done. The "Golden Hour" is within 45-60 minutes immediately after exercise when your muscles absorb nutrients more so than any other time of the day. Eventually I want to start weights and buy a Rogue air bike. -
Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
qtdoll replied to justsillyme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
One thing that we do during stalls is overthink & blame very normal things for it. This stall was most likley going to happen whether you were eating nuts or lettuce leaves, just stick to your plan & you will see results! I personally only use nuts as a topping as they can be quite calorie dense, but a little bit at a time won't cause much harm especially if they are salt-free (salty ones can however make you retain water weight) -
This post OP liquids stage is kicking my ass. I'm hitting my 64oz fluid & 60g protein goals & able to handle my daily vitamins, going walking but the taste quality of the fluids is moving downhill QUICK 5/24 I'll be 1 week post op and hopefully will be approved for pureed on Friday I already had applesauce by mistake but it didn't mess me up because I stopped when it hurt at first sip
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Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
BigSue replied to justsillyme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Nuts are pretty calorie-dense and can cause weight gain if you eat a lot of them, but 1 ounce of cashews is about 160 calories (could be more if they have added ingredients, e.g., honey-roasted) and have no more impact on your weight than 160 calories from any other food. Are you including that in your 700 calories per day or is that in addition? Either way, you are under 1000 calories per day, which is low enough that you will continue to lose weight (especially if you're working out 60-90 minutes per day). Stalls are very common and normal. Weight loss isn't linear. Stick with your program and your weight loss will resume. I'm guessing that BMI is in error. I suspect the weight is meant to be 235 pounds and not 235 kg (518 pounds). While it's possible that she actually weighs 518 pounds, her goal weight of 150 kg (330 pounds) would be unusually high for a goal weight. Still, even at a weight of 235 pounds (BMI of 39), less than 1000 calories per day is well below TDEE. -
What am I doing wrong?
Happy with two replied to heatherdbby's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm same I'm 10wks out and stalled at 3 stone for weeks. Just won't budge. Back to dietician June 11tb so she might throw an answer at me. Sent from my SM-A515F using BariatricPal mobile app -
Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
Spinoza replied to justsillyme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
One ounce of nuts shouldn't stop you losing OP don't worry. We do this to ourselves during stalls - look back at everything to see what's to blame. The fact is stalls just happen and then just stop again. It can be hard to get our brains to accept that though! Hoping yours finishes really soon. -
May 2023 surgeries
Miss Sunshine P replied to WVJess2Less's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey y’all I had my 2 week post op on Friday down 13lbs since the surgery. Cleared to eat soft foods for over a week but I have been having a lot of thick saliva or mucus that comes up and I can’t keep my food down. At first if I drink something hot/warm for my last drink before my 30mins it would stay down but now maybe half stays down but the rest comes back up. Is anybody else experiencing this? I’m willing to try anything at this point. Please help🙏🏾 -
Really hoping I haven’t sabotaged myself
justsillyme posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am really hoping I haven’t been sabotaging myself the last 2 weeks. My program cleared me for nuts so for lunch everyday I was just grabbing a portioned out bag of cashews, 1 ounce. I’m 3 months post op and have been in a stall the last 2 weeks. My calories are around 700 a day and I go to the gym everyday for 60-90 minutes. Could the cashews be preventing me from losing weight? I had thought this was something good for us and now I’m not so sure after having read a little on it. Do you think cashews should go into the category of a once every few weeks treat instead of a lunch option? -
3 Days Post Op - Just Documenting My Journey
Changing Chris replied to doubleJointed's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I also have a similar story. 46 yrs old with heart issues (double bypass in 2018.) Before my surgery, just one month before yours, I was on two blood pressure meds. I stopped taking them the day before surgery and at my first week post op visit my blood pressure was already within normal range without the meds. I was in shock! Especially because my blood pressure was always high, even with the meds!! I have my one month post op visit coming up in 2 days, interested in seeing where I'm at. I also hit the ground running and was walking up to two miles a day after surgery and received the same warnings as you got above... haha! Once I slowed down to let my body heal, the weight started dropping off. 30 pounds down since surgery day. Good Luck! Lots of good advice on here, even though it felt like I was getting scolded sometimes! 🙂 -
So do we have to keep doing 1oz every 15 minutes or can we go with 2 oz every 30 minutes? Now 1 week post op
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First week post op is not a very good indicator of weight loss surgery success. I knew I would be swollen up with IV fluids and inflammation, so I avoided weighing until my first follow up with the doc. I used to be a slave to the scale for many years. When I became morbidly obese I never looked at one. Until I attempted another diet of course. So now... although I wonder if I'm missing the thrill 0f watching the pounds drop off daily during this honeymoon phase, I only weigh once a week. I'm just trying to preserve my sanity. LOL
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3 Days Post Op - Just Documenting My Journey
catwoman7 replied to doubleJointed's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
8000 steps is pretty high for being just a few days out of surgery. Your body needs to rest and heal. It's been several years since I had surgery, but I think I mostly walked around my house a little the first three or four days, then did a jaunt around the block every day for a few days after that. It's good to be up and moving, but don't push yourself too much - again, your body needs to heal. as far as poop, it often takes a good week for the first one (there's not much in there yet), and the first one tends to be a doozy. A lot of us start taking stool softeners a couple of days ahead of it to prepare for it. After that, a minority of people experience occasional diarrhea, but most experience constipation, often chronic (it's due to the high protein diet plus the iron and calcium (if you're taking those). I still take a capful of Miralax every morning to keep on top of it. watch out for reflux - I'm a little surprised your surgeon recommended VSG since that's been known to make GERD worse, but that's not the case for everyone. But just keep tabs on it and manage it if it doesn't resolve or gets worse (a minority get it so badly they end up getting a revision to RNY, but for most, it can be managed with PPIs). You just don't want that to get out of control - but again, you may not have issues with it. Some people have said theirs even got better after surgery, so you never know.. I haven't seen many posts about hiccups, so I don't know how common that is, but it doesn't surprise my since your stomach's been sliced and diced. And the painful transitions (when you go from lying down to standing up, or whatever) - yep, that's very common. That's really the only time I had pain. It felt like I'd just done about 1000 crunches. that went away after a week or so, I think. sounds like things are going well over all, though. Welcome to the losers' bench! -
My Gastric Sleeve Journey
TRClark23 replied to TRClark23's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I wanted to do a bit of an update, frustrating as it is... My final doctors appointment was on May 3rd and at this particular appointment, I finished by meeting with the office manager and hearing what the next steps would be. She told me that it could take up to a month for insurance to approve the surgery and that I'd be hearing from them. All of the research that I've done online, all of the videos that I've watched of other people's journey's all pretty much showed that it's usually less than 10 days. I'm sure that's not true for everyone, but that's what I've seen. I got a notice from a debt collector last week saying that one of my appointments hadn't been covered by my insurance, so I called my doctors office to see what was going on with that and they apologized for a billing error. I asked while I had them on the phone if they had heard anything back from insurance yet about my surgery and she got kinda quiet for a second, they said she wasn't sure if they had everything that they needed to submit my file to insurance, then she says "oh yeah, we have everything we need." We're probably going to send it today (this was on Friday) or Monday. Talk about irritated, it's been almost three weeks since my last appointment! Oh well, hopefully everything goes a little smoother from here on out.
