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I'm 21/2 weeks post op and I want to lose about 90lbs by my Birthday in January, so a little less than 6months. For those of you who have lost a lot and quickly how many calories a day did you consume, what was your secret for success? My nurse wants me to eat around 1,200 but it seems a little high and I don't think I can lose quick enough. I'm thinking that I need to keep it around 800-900 calories! One year ago today my LapBand slipped and had to be removed and I gained 100lbs in about 9months. Gaining all that weight back crushed my spirt and sent me into depression. Honestly, I'm desperate to get the weight off and restore my life. Too late to worry about stretched skin I already have it. I just want to reclaim my life!
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Gallbladder issues??
Mickey527 replied to velvets143's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had mine out 4 months after my band. Talk to your surgeon and ask for a HIDA scan rather than an ultrasound. My ultrasound said I had sludge in the gallbladder and the Dr said that wasn't enough of a reason to remove it. I had to have 3 episodes where I went to the ER in severe pain. I am cheap and won't pay $150 co-pay just for a shot of Demerol so I toughed it out at home. I finally had a HIDA scan where they inject something that goes right to the gallbladder while they are doing the scan. The HIDA scan showed that my gallbladder was not functioning correctly and it was removed a few days later. I also had severe pain, vomiting and nausea for about 2 weeks before they finally did the HIDA scan. One note: the stuff they inject is some kind of radioactive stuff and I was given a note that I had to carry for 4 days in case I had to go through any type of security. They told me it was the same stuff that terrorists use. -
I had my surgery Feb of 2013. At first all was going well, I never felt any restriction, I didn't have any complications. My progress went great at first, until I started back on solid foods. I didn't have problems adjusting to a solid food diet afterwards, and little by little I started eating a bit more, and a bit more. I guess I've pretty much just hit a wall as far as the surgery is concerned. I didn't follow through like I should have, so instead of the usual "surgery failed me" posts, this is my "I failed my surgery" plea for any assistance. I had surgery with Dr. Kim in Colleyville, and after recent contacts from his staff as well as their "awesome" support group leaders, it appears unless I have a revision surgery I'm on my own with getting back on track. I've put on about 30 pounds back, I started at over 400 and I'm sitting around 330 right now, so there was some success, I'd just like to get back on track and get to my overall goal weight of 260. Anyone been in this position before, and what did you do to start things back up? I'm working out, I hike about 10-15 miles a week, and I mountain bike 20-25 miles a week (just started back up). I carry a pretty good amount of muscle mass from my powerlifting days, but have recently retired from competitive lifting so I'm not lifting as heavy weights, or as often.
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Will I eventually be able to eat more?
silverthreads replied to PaulBenn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well, I wouldn't be in a rush to eat the whole hot dog & bun until you've reached your goal -- but no reason you can't shoot for half of one... If you're satisfied, that's enough, right? Seriously, I'm just ahead of you -- about 5 weeks out. My personal experience was that at 2-3 weeks I could barely eat 1.5 oz. of food. Today I find I'm quite comfortable with 2.5 oz. of lean Protein -- maybe 3 oz. but that's pushing it. The amazing thing is that even with so little I'm perfectly satisfied. I used to still be hungry 5 minutes after finishing a big meal. Gotta love the difference. I used to love going to a great restaurant and having the Chef's tasting meal. Instead I'm just going to have to settle for being a normal size and enjoying an appetizer. I can definitely live with the trade-off. -
What Are Our Calorie Limits?
SusieB29 replied to SusieB29's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you all! My head agrees that I'm likely not eating enough. Its 3:15 and I've yet to eat, I'm not hungry. So ill try eating 3 meals hungry or not. My tomatoe thing is because I do love them and yes its a virtually free meal. I am still struggling with food fear. The little skinny Bitch in my head tells me if I eat, ill never stop being fat (lol). I focus on protein, no carnal yet for me. I still can't hit my grams a day. If I drink the protein shake I'm fearful of the amount of calories like 200 almost. I'm trying to get it through real food. Work in progress..... -
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you keeping this website going. I was suppose to have my surgery on 2/23/04 but now 3/2/04. I was just approved by my insurance on Thursday. YEAH!..I just find every support group at the hospital I am having the surgery is for Gastric Bypass. I can't seem to find one person having or had Lapband. Most of the material does not apply to me or at least I do not think it does. I am so glad I have this website to turn to so I know what to expect. Thanks, Christine:)
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Two weeks ago I had to take my cat to the ER vet to have his eye surgically removed because it was so badly mangled. Traumatic experience for my cat and me! The vet said it was caused from a cat fight. Apparently cat claws are very, very nasty. I won't be taking any cat scratches lightly after that! I'll clean and put antibiotic salve on any and all.
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Hi everyone! I have been through all the processes necessary for surgery for my daughter. She is 14, 5'3" and 268 lbs. She has always been overweight and moved into the obese catagory at 3 years old despite a "normal" eating pattern. Well, Monday I verified that the insurance company, BC/BS of MN, had received the papers from the Doctor that included two psych eval's (just in case since she is bi-polar). I was informed that the case was in the medical review boards hands. Question....how long do I wait or how often do I call the insurance company to find out about approval/denial? I am anxious and hoping for the best (knowing deep inside we will probably get denied :phanvan ) but don't want to make the insurance company angry by calling too often. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Billie
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Lately I have noticed that about 3 times a week I wake up with alot of of stomach pain. Enough to not want to eat anything, it subsides after about 30 minutes or so..But it has become more frequent. No nausea or vomiting involved just a whole lot of discomfort.I am almost 3 months post op and I take Ursidol twice a day to prevent gallstones..so I dont think its my gall bladder..Has anyone else experienced this? Is it normal?...
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I too am 5 weeks post op and have been on solids for about a week. I know that my surgeon put 2 cc in my band during surgery, its possible yours did too. I can feel the solids going down and I have had 1 stuck episode that I had to bring up the food....I simply was pre-occupied and ate too fast without chewing enough. I use an appetizer spoon and fork which helps to make sure the bites are small. And chew, chew, chew and chew!
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I was reading some older topics and saw a couple of people post about having the sleeve after having experienced back issues (rods and screws, etc.). I had a spinal fusion at L4-L5 approx 3 years ago. I have a question and a concern for anyone who has had chronic back issues then a sleeve... 1. Did you find some of your chronic issues with your back eased after losing the weight? My pain mgmt Dr swears it will be a fantastic benefit of having the sleeve surgery. 2. I'm worried about potentially having to go without medication for my back prior to surgery. I have a conference call with my surgeon later this week and will discuss it with him, but I'm worried that I'll be asked to stop my daily pain meds prior to surgery. I have no idea how I will be able to sit up, much less travel across the country, without pain meds. :/ Has anyone experienced taking pain meds regularly prior to surgery and been able to continue them up until the day of surgery? ~Kat
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I don't know when you had surgery but seems by your post that it was after me. I am 6 1/2 weeks out and finished my first egg today. I barely did it and was full for a very long time. So you are doing great. At this stage you should still supplement with a protein shake to reach your goals. Balancing eating real foods, not drinking for an hour after eating and still meeting my fluid and protein goals have been a little challenging for me. It is getting better every day though. Best wishes!
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I am one year out and it makes me physically sick if I drink to soon after eating. And it really depends on the food...salad goes through quicker than lets say a dense protein like steak or chicken or ground beef. I had 1 egg and 1 slice of bacon and 1 piece of toast for dinner tonight and I was full. I always eat my protein first. I remember when I first added eggs to my menu after surgery i was so excited I cooked 3 scrambled eggs and then laughed because I knew there was no way I could eat all that!
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Vitamins making me nauseated
VanessaVSGforme replied to VanessaVSGforme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
UPDATE: I called my nutritionist and she said it's too early to give up and move to a less potent Vitamin. She advised to get something in my tummy and wait about 30 minutes and try again but a half at a time. So I started my premier Protein around 6am...finished by 845-9 and around 945 am, I chewed up half tablet and was fine!!! Hoping for this same result when I take the other half. Today, I got to start puréed foods too!!! So just about 30 minutes ago...I whipped a scrambled egg up and 2 T oatmeal. I ate maybe 1/3 of the 1 scrambled egg and a tiny bite of oatmeal and I'm completely STUFFED!!! No issues with nausea either!! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!!! ❤ -
Vitamins making me nauseated
theother_onefoot replied to VanessaVSGforme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
@@VanessaVSGforme - Hey there. I'm taking the same Vitamin (Celebrate Multi with iron), and so far I've been about 50/50 with it. I had tried it Pre-Op and liked it fine, but since I've had it post op.... The first morning I took it, it was less than 5 minutes before I was throwing it right back up. I thought maybe it was because I took it on an empty stomach. Day two, I tried it shortly after eating a scrambled egg and it stayed down. Day three I tried the exact same thing, but it didn't stay down. Since it was the only thing coming up, I thought maybe I waited too long after the egg. So lately I've tried taking it with a 1 cup glass of Fairlife fat free milk. I'll have my scrambled egg, wait half an hour for liquids, then take the vitamin with the milk and so far it's staying down. The milk also helps cut the vitamin flavor that seems to be much stronger now. At my 2 week post appointment, my doctor said I may have to try the capsules if I can't consistently handle the chewable. -
Anyone of you Newbies want to partner up to lose 10 lbs in 30 days? Let me no I'm starting Thursday.Philadelphia girl hoping to be sleeved early September or end of August. 2 more test next week one more Nutritionists visit and the support meeting the 20th.
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Every Time I sip anything it feels like it's sitting on an air bubble ready to pop. Everything else is great! No incision pain. Is that a gas bubble or just how it feels going down?
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Question About Muscle Mass
biproctorjr@msn.com posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello, I am finally ready to go, after a year of jumping through hoops and proving I have been a big guy my whole life. 3/22/12 my life will change forever! I am ready to live life! I do have a question though. I have worked out in the past and consider myself a pretty strong guy, have muscle and I can hold my own when it comes to lifting and moving things. I have heard that you lose alot of your muscle after surgery and have to regain it back later down the road? Is this true? Second question is how long did it take you to get out and start working out? thank you!!!!! Billy -
Surgery reschedule
VSGMEPLZ26 replied to VSGMEPLZ26's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Okay so I've been given my new date!!!!! It's July 1,2016 !!!!! I'm so happy that it wasn't 2-3 months away. Sent from my SM-G360P using the BariatricPal App -
I am over six weeks out and somewhat active (Zumba, working with a trainer, 1-2 hours of walking) is 1050 calories too much?
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I had my first fill 2 weeks ago and i feel like i"m still eating more than i"m supposed to. I don't feel the weight coming off has this happened to anyone? I'm going for a 2nd fill in a week do you think it will be right then? worried...:thumbup:
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Ron is scheduled for a fill next Friday. He could have gone today but decided to wait until next week. I will be glad because after that he should not be wanting food as much. At least I don't even think much about food. When I do get hungry, a few bites of whatever happens to be available is enough to satisfy me. He is not at that stage just yet. Sheila knows how to get in touch with me so if you ever want to call that is fine. Dana & Derrick also know my home phone number. Call anytime...Good luck.
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Extended release pills (XL) and the foamies
karpouzian replied to karpouzian's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I don't make it a habit of pawing through my own emesis, btw, I just was surprised to find solids in the bag after 3+ weeks of nothing solid. -
need some support..
OnTheWay to Thin replied to commishnyse's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It all depends, the amount of fills it takes is different with everyone. I had restriction after the 1st fill, but it went away after a month, (fat between the band and stomach made it loosen up). Since i have had 3 more fills and am finally feeling restriction again, but not quite enough yet. I suspect 1 more fill (that is a total of 5) will get me there. Hang in there, it is a process and it takes time. -
need some support..
ucdep99 replied to commishnyse's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I really don't know if i will get my second fill. thought every month according to my book they gave me i should get a fill but my doctor said last month if i feel full then he wouldn't feel me so i don't know what to tell him this month cause i have been out of whack since last month , it like thru me for a loop. but i am suppose to go back to the doctor on the 28 th and don't know if he will do a fillor not i will need to gadge it closer and see what happens in the next 2 weeks and see if i need a fill. ucdep99
