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Hey There! Any December 2021 Surgery Friends?
Brittney928 replied to armartin98's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I had my surgery on Dec 1 the first week was ROUGH! I was debating if I did the right thing. 5 weeks later I KNOW I did highest weight 245 surgery weight 225 current weight 205 35yrs old 5’7 -
Almost 1 week out. Dumping not sure ??
Lindsayleigh86 replied to Lindsayleigh86's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
@catwoman7. I’ve read so much of it , and then my stomach hurts or like I wrote and I freaked out. Not gonna lie I’m scared of having it . thank you I think you and everyone else is right and I just need to take it day by day . See my surgon for my one week post op apt . So hopefully he says im doing ok . -
Hey There! Any December 2021 Surgery Friends?
Bariatricgalnyc122021 replied to armartin98's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hello all. Had VSG done 12/20/21. (Date was pushed up 1 day from original planned date) I’m 4’11 and was 186 day of surgery. I followed through on most of my preop liquid diet. Clear liquids, protein shakes, and non starch veggies only. Gas pains were the absolute worst. Tried to walk and they were gone in a week. Was feeling better and all of a sudden I got sharp migraine nausea retching and vomiting. My daughter ended up getting sick too throwing up bile. Was told she had COVID although I was negative and we hadn’t gone out but to 1 othodontist visit. I went to ED twice for IV and pain meds. It’s been terrible getting a hold of my bariatric team still no word. Better today, but still nauseated and now having earache. I have regrets. I thought I was mentally prepared and this is so uncomfortable. Im allowed to eat purée today and I’ve done ok with just strawberries and ice chips. -
Thank you! Today is 6 weeks...
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I took off three weeks but could have gone back after two.
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6 weeks after bypass and have only lost 18 pounds still!
catwoman7 replied to GiGi 1970's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I don't know what your starting weight was, but I started at 373 lbs and lost 16 lbs the first month. I don't remember where I was at the six-week point (it's been a few years since I had surgery - and I only have my monthly weights in my spreadsheet), but I was probably not that far ahead of you. that pound you gained could be anything - water retention, more stool than usual in your intestines, hormone related - I wouldn't worry about a pound. Weight fluctuates all the time. As long as your overall trend is down, you're good. -
6 weeks after bypass and have only lost 18 pounds still!
Guest replied to GiGi 1970's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
My goodness, who told you to punish yourself this much, dear? Is this something you can do for the rest of your life? If not, then maybe see what would be sustainable long-run? There's definitely some muscle (and water retention to build that muscle) happening with this schedule, but seriously, your body may be holding on to everything it has due to the sudden shock? How about taking two-three rest days, getting 1000-1200 calories at least including 60-80g protein, and see what happens? Give yourself some time to catch up? -
I am almost 4 weeks post op and have never had nausea until last couple days. Is that weird? It’s not while I’m eating or shortly before or after - could it be dehydration?
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November Surgery Buddies!!!
Lynoodle replied to Tristenhilpert97's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
It is hard not to get discouraged, but try not to. I stalled for almost 3 weeks after my first month, then it started falling off again. I am down 45 lbs in 7 weeks. -
6 weeks after bypass and have only lost 18 pounds still!
LaoDaBeirut replied to GiGi 1970's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Okay calm down. 6 weeks out is REALLY early to be working out this much when your body is barely even taking in food. Regardless, 18 lbs is a lot. This sounds totally normal. -
November Surgery Buddies!!!
GiGi 1970 replied to Tristenhilpert97's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Me too! I feel like I am failing! I lost 18 pounds in the first 3 weeks.. now I'm at 6 weeks and no more loss but a pound gained! And I am NOT pooping like a champ. Sent from my SM-A716U using BariatricPal mobile app -
6 weeks after bypass and have only lost 18 pounds still!
GiGi 1970 posted a topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I'm so worried and frustrated.. I am really starting to feel more hungry. I workout 2 times a day 25 minutes each round. I put a pound back on. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong! Sent from my SM-A716U using BariatricPal mobile app -
The first holiday season I've ever LOST weight!
vikingbeast posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
So how did everyone's holiday season go? Usually, in the Before Times, I'd put on 5-10 lbs. between Thanksgiving and Los Reyes Magos. I'll be honest with y'all. I ate like crap this year too. Carbs and sugar and fat and hardly any vegetables or fiber. I did make sure I got my protein and water though. And I chose days when I'd be off track instead of having six or seven weeks of "eh, whatever, I'll start again January 2". Thanksgiving; St. Lucia; Christmas Eve and Christmas; New Year's Eve. I also had nice meals for my fiancé's birthday and went to a friend's party. The restriction did help, though I've discovered more "slider" foods that I need to avoid, ones that I can eat a lot of that don't seem to trigger my restriction. And yet, when I came to the end of the holiday season for my weigh-in this morning, I had lost 14 pounds over that timeframe. I'm stunned. Pants that I bought right before Christmas are now loose; shirts in XL are now starting to flap in the breeze a bit (but not so much that I'm going to size down QUITE yet). My body definitely has got used to the way I was feeding it; when I returned to my usual careful tracking each time, I felt so much better. I don't really restrict myself on foods unless I know they're sliders or I won't have any control (hello, Dot's Pretzels...), but it's a matter of just really carefully weighing things out. "The food scale eats first"—so nothing goes in my mouth until I've portioned it out and logged it. -
Surgery approval
Kaguragetshealthy_87 replied to mamapanda727's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You'll probably start the liver shrinking diet soon, which can be difficult, but start to write some reasons down to help you through the mental side of that process. Your team will tell you exactly what you need to do. Make sure you follow it closely as much as you can. Also please know that everyone experience is different. After my insurance approved me and my surgeon gave me a date I started the liver shrinking diet and then a week before my surgery I had to have a day of testing. I had an EKG, blood work, and upper GI imaging. After the results I was cleared for surgery. After that I paid the initial surgeon fee which was around $500 something and then I paid the hospital a down payment of $2,700 and then after that I had my surgery a few days later. Does that help? More questions? -
Surgery approval
mamapanda727 replied to mamapanda727's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My insurance approved me I'm due to get the sleeve on the 18th this month...what can I expect to go through next couple of weeks Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Feb 2022 Surgery date, new here
lizonaplane replied to LookingForward22's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Welcome, and congratulations on starting this process . We all are a little scared (or very scared) of dying on the table. But death and severe complications are very rare. It's common to gain weight before the two week pre-op diet; it's called "food funerals". Plus, you were dealing with the holidays! I will say that after surgery, it's way too easy to eat "slider" foods like chips and sweets, even when you're too full for protein. Do you think your mobility will be restored after losing weight? If not, you might try to find some sorts of exercises that work with your limitations because exercising is good for keeping the weight off long term. You could work with a physical trainer to get some ideas that are designed for your body. Good Luck! -
I took two weeks off, but I worked from home for another 4 weeks. I normally travel for work, so I had to not travel because of the lifting.
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November Surgery Buddies!!!
Pete-TheTimeIsNow replied to Tristenhilpert97's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Everybody will lose at different rates, depending on starting BMI, height, gender, muscle mass, etc. Some people lose really fast, and others at a steady lower rate. Keep following your plan, and make sure you are meeting the daily water goal. Water is essential to 'process' stored fat. For reference, I'm approaching month 2, and I am losing a bit over 2 lbs/week. -
6 Almost 6 months out and have lost
FLPhoenix replied to Ready21's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am three months out and already have increased appetite. Its no where near the hanger type hunger pre-surgery though. I am still eating around 3-3.5 oz and have lost about 45 lbs. I had a VSG. Sent from my SM-G998U1 using BariatricPal mobile app -
3 days Post Op-please tell me it's going to get better
FLPhoenix replied to armartin98's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You will improve overtime. The first week is the hardest for sure. I am 3 months PostOp and feeling great and have more of an appetite now. I still have to eat slowly and make sure I am eating moist foods. I am also able to chug water a little compared to right after surgery. Sent from my SM-G998U1 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Almost 1 week out. Dumping not sure ??
catwoman7 replied to Lindsayleigh86's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
not dumping. Dumping involves an hour or more of chills, sweating, heart palpitations. about 30% of RNY patients dump. It's much less common in sleeve patients. I've never dumped, and most of us RNY patients don't. as others have said, it's due to eating too much sugar in one sitting (and for some people, fat). It can be controlled by limiting (or avoiding) whatever it is that sets it off (sugar or fat). your issue just sounds like a normal thing that some of us go through the first few weeks after surgery when we're healing and/or trying to figure out what our new stomachs will tolerate. -
Home Care Aide after Brachioplasty
catwoman7 replied to KTNYC's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
I'm married so I didn't need it (I have a built-in home care aide!), but not sure I would have needed one. Other than reaching (like to upper cabinets), I didn't really have any restrictions that I can think of. You probably won't need one 24/7 at the hotel, either - maybe have someone stop in a couple times a day in case you need anything - or need your drains emptied (if you have them, that is - ) - but there wouldn't be any reaching at the hotel. Before your surgery, you may just need to put anything you might need once home on a counter or something so you can avoid reaching as much as possible. hopefully someone not as far out of surgery as I am will respond - but honestly, I just don't remember there being that many issues with it - other than you're supposed to avoid reaching the first few weeks. And then I had drains the first three or four days that my husband emptied (but that was at the hotel right after the surgery) -
I agree with GradyCat - if you end up losing all the weight you're hoping to (over 100 lbs), you'll have loose skin. Plastic surgery is the only way to get rid of it, but toning will help a little. I did have mine removed a few years ago, but honestly, I'd take my loose skin any day of the week over weighing 300+ lbs again. ANY DAY! Besides, it's pretty easy to hide in clothes. I just wore slightly oversized, long-ish tops with 3/4 length (or longer) sleeves. Ta da! Skin gone. Here's a picture of me from BEFORE I had plastic surgery. See any loose skin? Nope! (several months after this picture was taken, I had a lower body lift, arm lift, and breast lift. But I did this for myself. No one knew that loose skin was there before I had it removed - other than my husband and me, of course!)
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Extreme stress with weight gain 3 years post op
GradyCat replied to lulu06's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Okay, I can totally hear you on this. Same thing here. I'm 3 years post-op. COVID and life wreaked havoc in my life, lost my 16 year old fur baby . . . 2020 and 2021 SUCKED! But I finally saw a sign that said, "Remember why you started this." and it hit me - - - I had to get my health back. I was embarrassed by my weight gain because after WLS and reading some of the forum posts where people gained weight back, I thought "Oh! I'll never be one of THOSE people!" HA! I am! But I finally found light at the end of the tunnel on November 22nd. Something finally just clicked in my head. I started going to the gym and I've been 35 out of the last 40 days. I joined Weight Watchers two weeks ago and as of this morning I've lost 3 pounds. I have depression, which it sounds like you probably have after all that you've been through, and I see a counselor every 3 weeks. We do online video conferences. It's very helpful to talk about my stressors and fears. You are NOT a failure! Forgive yourself, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and join me on a journey to refocus on our weight in 2022. -
Off track and in need some tough love and food/snack ideas!
ajb1029 replied to ajb1029's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Thank you so much!😊 I don't have a therapist currently but I am almost positive I have ADD so next month at my annual I plan on discussing ideas/meds/therapy referral for it. It has made doing online school difficult at times, well a lot. And honestly the job I have (vet receptionist) requires so much focus and multi-tasking WELL I think takes all ability to do the same amount of focus later the same day on schoolwork. I could find a therapist without my PCP doing a referral but the therapist I found is in the same network as my PCP (Baylor Scott & White) and she specializes in several things including bariatrics so I figured I'd wait a few months to get a referral from my PCP...I called to get in sooner but my PCP was booked until March and my appointment was in early February so I was like I'll just wait thanks...🙃 Agree on the snacks thing although does eating my allotted food for breakfast/lunch etc over the course of my day count as snacking if it isn't extra stuff? And yes, I agree with the "low sugar" etc snacks open up the wormhole. I just signed up for the monthly BariatricPal box so I am hoping I will discover new snacks and foods that are specifically for us I can add into my rotations---I think a lot of my snacks while normal aren't really 'normal' for me anymore--I bought myself some almonds but struggle with the idea of spending 180 of my calories on like 6 grams of protein--I do love the Greek yogurt at 120 calories and anywhere from 12-20 grams of protein! I can't avoid the break area, I work at a vet clinic and it is not so strategically located right by the doctor's office where I am in and out all day to talk to my doctors about cases. And our break area is a sink, counter with microwave and snacks piled on top of it. 😑 I need to work on my will power and I am glad to see the holidays to be on their way out! I have found with me, cold turkey is the best way to nix cravings. I don't get to be one of those people who can have "just one piece" here and there because that one piece on day 1 becomes me constantly snacking and seeking out sugar on day 5 or 6....it snowballs. I am debating going back for a week or two to the preop diet I had which was 2-3 protein shakes with a sensible dinner of lean meat and a vegetable and maybe I'll add in a fruit depending on how that goes to get me back on track. Stupid brain liking stupid garbage sugar. 😤
