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November Surgery Buddies!!!
ForMyOhana replied to Tristenhilpert97's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Welcome. It would not have been possible to indulge. In fact, a week after Thanksgiving would have been much worse because you would have been starting the all liquid (ish) pre surgery preparation diet during a feast... that would have been hard! So, most of us are Nov 2021, but even if you're 2022, we're glad to have you. There are some regulars who still hang around and post their progress. Some folks are near their goals, others, like me, still have a ways to go. I come back for motivation and accountability but also to share with others who might also be struggling, to show that not everyone has it as easy as others. I also want my story to serve as motivation for those who may be thinking about surgery... to show that while this is hard work and nothing is easy at all, the process can work. -
How to get rid of horrible taste and over salvation
susanjane111 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Since about 2 weeks after my surgery (I’m almost at the month mark now) I’ve had a horrible taste in my mouth and having to spit out so much saliva and sometimes some mucus I’ve really had a hard time with this if anyone has any tips please let me know cause it’s driving me crazy -
November Surgery Buddies!!!
Scouter763 replied to Tristenhilpert97's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Just joined the forum and I am a November surgery person! Everyone was saying how sad they were for me having the surgery like a week before Thanksgiving, but I feel like it was the perfect timing. I was so new in the post-op stages that I wasn't even tempted to indulge. -
So much of that is likely water if you weren’t eating right. When I was closer to that weight I could easily fluctuate by 5lbs of water. Just reset your course and it should be off by Thursday this week if you stick to your advisements and avoid sodium.
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Hi all, I had my VSG surgery in April. I started off at 410lbs and am currently 300.9. I just weighed in today, last week I was 296.3lbs. But I will say that for this last week it was my husbands birthday and I didn’t go to the gym so I wasn’t exercising or eating well. So I expected some weight gain. But I’m really worried about the way I gain weight back so quickly. Just one week off and I gained 4.6 lbs back. Is this normal? And will I have to deal with this the rest of my life? I’m already slightly disappointed because in the beginning I was losing so well but for this past few months I can barely lose 5lbs a month if that! I know weight loss slows over time and that I’m literally a month and a few weeks away from making my year…but somehow I feel like I’m not doing something right and should have lost way more weight by now. And that my weight gain comes back so quickly! I go back to the doctor on April 19th…my goal weight for then is 280lbs. I’m praying I can make that, if I don’t I feel like my doctor will be disappointed. Better yet I feel like I’ll be disappointed in myself.. I just hope it’s enough.
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Sleeved on 2/13/23 and spent 4 days at Hosp with horrible vomiting and nausea. I’m home now and starting to feel better. I’m tired and it is hard to focus on the academic week/stuff I missed. Glad I found this app.
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February 2023 surgery dates!
Demetria G. replied to Erin18's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My surgery date is tomorrow too! We got this! Surprisingly I’m not scared yet.. more-so anxious and ready to get it over with to start the next phase! This sounds crazy BUT my biggest fear is that it won’t work! I know that sounds crazy but it’s a real fear I have. Foe the pre-op all liquid diet I have not cheated, did everything by the book and my weight loss has stalled. I haven’t kiss weight in the past 3 days. So now I have the “what if this doesn’t work” thoughts…. Much luck you tomorrow! Would love to have a buddy and we can check in and support each other since we’re surg twins! -
Hurry up and wait some more
catwoman7 replied to LoreleiLeigh's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
P.S. I agree with the others that I wouldn't start the liquid diet now. For one thing, you usually just do that for a week or two before your surgery. For another, it's pretty awful - I wouldn't do that until/unless I had to! And third, not all surgeons even require it - some just have you do a 24-hour fast before your surgery, which is kind of standard with other types of surgeries. Oh - and even the liquid diets, when required, can vary a lot. Some people are allowed to eat SOME food, like a sensible, low calorie dinner (but protein shakes the rest of the day). And some of us (me included) had to have just shakes plus no (or very low) calorie fluids the whole two weeks. So yea - I'd wait until the time comes. -
Close to 4 months Postop VSG
vsgbestie replied to vsgbestie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Thanks friend I can’t wait to reach those numbers congratulations on your weightloss im in a weird spot where I’m trying to figure out a workout routine and sometimes I mess up with the foods I eat so I’ve been at this weight for a few weeks now any suggestions? -
February 2023 surgery dates!
SirKat replied to Erin18's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Made it through 1 week of pre-op diet. 1 week until surgery! honestly this has not been so bad, which gives me hope I can manage the post-op ramp up plan well. I haven’t fully avoided caffeine - one of the shakes I drink is a coffee one with caffeine, which I think has helped this not be as bad as it might be. Down 9 lbs! -
Started Soft Food Stage - don't feel after a meal
SuperGuuurl replied to Loriey's topic in Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum
Hi everyone, im new here… I came across your post and feel so relieved to read how good you feel now. I had surgery about 2 weeks ago. Everything went well. I felt like I had made the best choice…well… as long as I was on pain meds and not eating I should say. Because as soon as I got home it started with the buildup gasses which extremely uncomfortable and sometimes painful. I had a liquid diet and stuck to it religiously even though I could never keep up with the quantities. At best I had half of every tiny meal and only managed 3 out of the 6. I was starting to feel miserable. My stomach would gurgle and make horrible burping sound at the slightest sip of Water. Then came week 2, in which I am right now. This week it is minced food. So I can have cream cheese and blitzed vegetables (as long as it is smooth) mixed with a lot of Protein. I was happy for the change, but I have experienced dumping yesterday which lasted 2 hours and then today again TWICE in a row! To say that I absolutely afraid of food now is an understatement. I barely have 300cal a day. I feel “fine” but exhausted at the same time. I look at food videos and want to cry. I’m not hungry, just scared of what I’ve done. The gassy feeling is slightly better but I though dumping happened when eating fatty foods or sugary foods?? I haven’t done none of that and I experienced horrible pain. I don’t think I’ll be able to take it…. Its good to see that I’m not the only one in this. I’m devastated. Ive lost 13kg since doing the pre-op diet. (Around 26 pounds) I fear it might be too fast… but good to read that it can and will get better ❤️🩹 -
Phentermine
Rebekahlynn9 replied to youngmilf's topic in GLP-1 & Other Weight Loss Medications (NEW!)
I'm 6 months into my gastric sleeve and my dr prescribed low dose Phentermine to break my stall, very short term..... it worked and I'm back to loosing again. I only take it as needed to break through plateaus. 3-4 days max then off till I hit another stall. It's working for that purpose, no serious side effects thank goodness, but it does give me crazy energy. -
Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first
Arabesque replied to chiquitatummy's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Lol! The same thing happened to me. I was on holiday too & packed the strapless bra which I had fit fine a few weeks previously. But unfortunately it didn’t anymore. I thought it was going to fall straight to the ground & I’d have to step out of it & leave it on the footpath 😆😆. -
Recovery TImes / Back to work
Spinoza replied to Victoria_Faith's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Also a sleeve and also ended up taking 2 whole weeks off. And even after that I was really really tired at the end of a working day (sedentary job) so honestly it took me 3 weeks to get back to my baseline. I echo what the others have said about arranging some flexibility in advance if you can at all. Best of luck with your surgery. It's absolutely life changing. You will love it after you get over the initial pain and stuff. -
MGB 2 WEEKS POST OP… I THINK I REGRET IT
catwoman7 replied to SuperGuuurl's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
are you sure it was dumping? Dumping usually means dizziness, heart palpitations, chills or sweating, cramps, and diarrhea. it you were vomiting and generally can't keep food down, that could be that your stomach isn't quite ready to move to the next food progression - in which case going back to the week 1 plan for a few days before trying week 2 again is the usual solution. Or it could be some kind of food intolerance. That's not uncommon after surgery and is usually temporary. Lactose and artificial sweeteners are the usual culprits for that. a third possibility is a stricture, although those usually appear between weeks 4 and 12, so it's a little early - and I'm not sure if they occur with mini bypasses or not (they do with traditional gastric bypasses - about 5% of bypass patients get those). I'd call your clinic and let them know what's going on. They might want you to come in for testing. Plus Tomo is right - not being able to keep food down for a few days is one thing, but not being able to keep fluids down can be dangerous. -
MGB 2 WEEKS POST OP… I THINK I REGRET IT
SuperGuuurl posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi everyone, im new here… had to find a support group somehow even though I really didn’t think I needed one in the first place. I’m pretty strong and have had many medical issues in the past (breast cancer being one of them). I’m 44 now and living in Belgium. But no matter where you live things are pretty similar surgery wise. I had surgery about 2 weeks ago. Everything went well. Prior to it, I had this super strict diet which was not liquid but sugar free, fat free and carb free, to reduce the size of my liver. It was really hard and I lost 6kg (around 12 pounds I think). Surgery as I said went super smoothly and I felt like I had made the best choice…well… as long as I was on pain meds and not eating I should say. Because as soon as I got home it started with the buildup gasses which extremely uncomfortable and sometimes painful. I had a liquid diet and stuck to it religiously even though I could never keep up with the quantities. At best I had half of every tiny meal and only managed 3 out of the 6. I was starting to feel miserable. My stomach would gurgle and make horrible burping sound at the slightest sip of water. Then came week 2, in which I am right now. This week it is minced food. So I can have cream cheese and blitzed vegetables (as long as it is smooth) mixed with a lot of protein. I was happy for the change, but I have experienced dumping yesterday which lasted 2 hours and then today again TWICE in a row! To say that I absolutely afraid of food now is an understatement. I barely have 300cal a day. I feel “fine” but exhausted at the same time. I look at food videos and want to cry. I’m not hungry, just scared of what I’ve done. The gassy feeling is slightly better but I though dumping happened when eating fatty foods or sugary foods?? Ibanez done none of that I experienced horrible pain. I don’t think I’ll be able to take it…. That’s how I ended up here. I hope someone can help me in understanding what is going on and maybe tell me it is really going to get better? Drinking water is the worst. I barely have 1 glass a day. I can’t manage more… I’m devastated. Ive lost 13kg since doing the pre-op diet. (Around 26 pounds) I fear it might be too fast. Please help… -
Recovery TImes / Back to work
gojackets replied to Victoria_Faith's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had sleeve surgery and went back to work after 2 weeks. I work in a school and am on my feet for most of the day... I didn't have any problems. -
March 23 buddies yet?
GeorgieLynn replied to ceri84's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am scheduled for March 9. Preparing now to begin 2 week liquid preop diet this week. Getting both excited and nervous. -
Im aiming for the 3rd week in March!
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Slow down and be patient. I know that for a lot of us, when we make the decision to get surgery, it feels urgent — we’ve gotten to the point that we can’t stand living with obesity for another day — and the wait to get the surgery feels like an eternity. But the pre-surgery process is a long one and it usually takes months from your initial consultation (which, if I understand correctly, you haven’t even had yet) to the actual surgery date. For me, it was 5 months, and even though it seemed like such a long wait, it flew by and once I got to the 2-week liquid diet, I felt like it snuck up on me so quickly! I would definitely not recommend starting a liquid diet before you even go in for your initial consultation. You’re not going to want to do that for any longer than required, and again, it could be months before your surgery. Instead, I recommend downloading a food tracking app (I use MyFitnessPal, but there are other options like Baritastic, Lose It, Cronometer, etc.) and start tracking everything you eat. Actually measure your portions, preferably with a food scale. I wouldn’t recommend rushing into anything before you’ve actually talked to a surgeon. Your surgeon’s office should give you all the information about post-op progression and vitamin recommendations. There’s no need for you to get a head start on it at this point, and you may find that your surgeon”s instructions will be different than some random information from the internet.
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Recovery TImes / Back to work
NBurson replied to Victoria_Faith's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just had my surgery on the 13th and I go back to work on Monday. A week was fine... Sent from my Pixel 7 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Size of what you put in your mouth to chew?
Arabesque replied to bypass24jan2023's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
We’re all told small bites regardless of surgery. I was a tip of a teaspoon person during purées & worked to half a level teaspoon during soft. I ate from a teaspoon or a buffet spork for months & months & never heaped them. There are reasons for this especially in the first few weeks. The main is protect your healing tummy & not to strain it with too much food entering the tummy with each bite. Our throats can be irritated after surgery too. It also contributes to us being more mindful about our eating - not mindlessly filling our mouths with food. It also slows our eating down & allows the time needed for the message to get through we’ve had enough to eat (not full - feel full & you’ve likely eaten too much or more than you need). Same with sipping. Think how you sip a very hot drink. -
Weight loss stall 3 weeks out
Arabesque replied to Shineaiggy29's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It happens to most people. It’s your body reacting to the stress of the surgery, reduced caloric intake, etc. Your body has just temporarily taking a time out. Your weight loss will start again when your body is ready - usually 1-3 weeks. Stick to your plan & breathe. Don’t stress yourself more. Take some body measurements. Some people notice a change on a tape measure even if the scale doesn’t move. -
Recovery TImes / Back to work
Arabesque replied to Victoria_Faith's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
We all heal & recovery differently & in our own time. Two friends & I had our surgeries within 2 years of each other. One took a week & was define. One took three weeks. Me I needed every one of my four weeks but I always recover slowly. And yes we all had office jobs. Best advice is to speak to your boss & negotiate some flexibility just in case you need it: another week off, reduced hours, etc. Lethargy & poor concentration are very common after surgery & may impact your work. All the best with your surgery & recovery. -
I cannot lose any weight after 1 week post op!
Arabesque replied to aaleee97's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Stalls are very common & yes, the first one usually occurs at week 3 though it can be earlier or later than that. They usually last 1-3 weeks too. They’re your body shutting down & taking a time out in reaction to the stress it’s been under (surgery, reduced calorie intake, etc.). Stick to your plan & it will break when your body is ready & the weight loss will start again. Go back to your team & ask for more information. You’re paying them to support you & you have the right to ask for what ever information you need to feel comfortable & confident about this process & what you have to or can do . We all have different needs (what I was told may not be completely right for you) & they should be there for you. Can’t complain about an almost 7kg weight loss in 4 weeks especially with a stall. I’d lost about the same in my first month (& I never really stalled during that time). My surgeon & dietician were very happy. Not sure of your starting weight, but remember those people who lose those large amounts of weight seen in programs like My 600lb Life started at very high weights. And they only lose at that rate in the beginning.
