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LOL, what you've said you've done makes you look like an amateur compared to me! I have 12 different calcium chews and 6 different bariatric vitamins. I stocked up on over 100 premixed protein drinks, several protein powders, grocery store foods, and dozens of different options of so called "bariatric" foods. There's no question that I went overboard, but maybe it's the boy scout coming out: I wanted to be prepared. I also didn't want to be a burden on my wife, and ask her to have to go shopping for me if I wasn't able to tolerate what we had in the house. I 100% agree with @ShoppGirl. If this is helping you feel in control, then I think it's healthy. Only you can decide if it's become a problem for you.
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less than 3 weeks to my surgery date, Nov 3, 2022! I feel like I am over preparing!! save me from myself lol I have ordered my last batch of protein shakes (tho most of them will be incorporated into pre op diet but will have some after) and a variety of products for my liquid phase and beyond for home and to keep at my desk at work (protein shots, bariatric protein soup mix, special drink mixes etc… about $100 worth total of a variety of products to try) … also already have a list of stuff to get from the grocery store before surgery for the first two weeks or so… want to be stocked up and not have to think much also starting some nervous cleaning (which is unlike me lol) to try to make this nicer for when i get home… please tell me I am not alone with over preparing in the final stretch before surgery!!!!
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What made you decide to have a WLS?
Rebecca-RN replied to omrhsn's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Thanks so much for the transparency and openness of everyone sharing their struggles! I have been researching (nurse brain here, lol) bariatric procedures for over 4yrs before finally being brave enough to seek out help. I’m almost 40 and have struggled with my weight my entire life. Have lost and gained back over 60lbs three times, but never in a truly healthy way. When all my scrubs were skin tight, and I was over the weekend gut limit for a bicycle, I realized I had enough - time wanted my entire life to change! I used to love bicycling, hiking, and strength training, but have gotten so out of breath all the time which made me depressed, and then I had to have a hysterectomy and everything really changed after that! so fast forward to now, I’ve lost about 10-15lbs since March/April and am scheduled for my sleeve provider in just three days!! good luck to everyone -
When did your program give you the OK to take vitamins?
I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ replied to raspberrylime's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well. I had pre op blood work about 3 months prior to surgery, after the blood draw, I was told to begin Bariatric Fusion chewables, one in the morning and one at night. That's half of the normal post op bariatric dosing. In the beginning, they were gross and took a while to get used to and by the time surgery came around I was used to them and post op, I resumed them the day after I came home from the hospital and never had nausea. I feel like if I had never taken them pre op, and started them post op... there could've been some nausea and intolerance because they're not the most pleasant things to get used to. Just make sure to take them after a protein shake or food of some sort to prevent nausea the best you can. Best wishes! -
How to manage menstrual pain post surgery?
Nepenthe44 replied to Aliana Wood's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
This is not the case. NSAIDs don't increase the risk of ulcers because they go through your stomach and irritate it directly. They work, in part, by blocking an enzyme called Cox-1, which is required for your stomach to produce its protective mucus lining. Less lining, greater risk of ulcer. Injectable NSAIDs do this the same as oral ones. If you can't find any other alternatives that work, there are prescription NSAIDs called Cox-2 inhibitors which don't do that. They might be an option if you take them with another drug to reduce the risk of ulcer, but I haven't found any research in the long-term use of these meds after bariatric surgery. (As in, there's a single study where they used celecoxib peri-operatively for pain control was published in 2019 and that's the sum total of PubMed results.) -
When did your program give you the OK to take vitamins?
raspberrylime posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My program says to start taking vitamins on day 5 post-op (today for me!) But I'm feeling a little nervous. I have the Bariatric Advantage strawberry watermelon chewy bites and I'm worried I'll end up nauseous after taking one. I'm feeling pretty good today and don't want to anger the new stomach 😂 I understand everyone has a different plan and timeline but I'm curious when you were allowed to take vitamins? And how did your stomach handle them starting off? -
looks like the standard BMI range. The PA at my clinic said bariatric patients often look 10 lbs lighter than they are because even though we lose bone and muscle along with fat, you're always going to have more bone and muscle than someone who's never been obese. You needed that "infrastructure" to hold up all that weight - and even though you lose a lot of it while you're losing fat, you're still going to have more/heavier bones and muscles than someone who's always been normal weight. So long way of saying, my clinic is fine with people who end up "overweight" or "class I obese" (which is actually not very obese - we're talking like 20 or 30 lbs). They'd consider that pretty normal.
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Vitamins & Supplements?
ShoppGirl replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am a year and a half out from sleeve and still taking a bariatric multi and calcium citrate. I have wondered about stopping them though. I think I am going to ask at my next appointment about this. -
This is literally my first post here but I couldn't pass up responding. It looks like gays are here, including me 🙂 I have a good friend in Prescot near Liverpool. We talk almost every day. I feel like an honorary Brit, lol. I'm trying to decide between Gastric Sleeve and RNY, there are pluses and minuses for both but I'm leaning towards the sleeve. Is bariatric surgery covered under the NHS? It looks like you have only about a week to go - good luck!
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Anyone know difference between Mexico Bariatric Center and Obesity Control Center?
sweetsmith78 replied to SymphonyOfDreams's topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
Please go to my page and read my thoughts about Mexico bariatric center! I understand things happen but when it comes to your health and safety theirs a fine line. -
Vitamins & Supplements?
BigSue replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Here's what I take: Bariatric multivitamin with 45 mg iron B12 sublingual, 1000 micrograms Biotin, 10,000 micrograms D3, 5000 IU Iron bisglycinate, 36 mg Calcium citrate, 500 mg, 3x/day I take the multivitamin, B12, biotin, and D3 together. Calcium and iron are supposed to be at least 2 hours apart, and I also take thyroid medication that is supposed to be 4 hours apart from calcium and iron, so I take the thyroid medication first thing in the morning, multi/B12/biotin/D3 4 hours later, 1st calcium 2 hours later, iron bisglycinate 2 hours later, 2nd calcium 2 hours later, 3rd calcium 2 hours later. I use an app called Medisafe to track and remind me. It was a lot at first, but I'm used to it now and I have a routine. You may need to take chewable vitamins for a short period of time after your surgery (I was told to take chewables for the first 6 weeks, but you should follow your surgeon's instructions). I think the chewables taste terrible, so I switched to a capsule after the first 6 weeks. The BariatricPal One multivitamin is the best deal I've found if you get the annual subscription (but definitely buy a smaller quantity to try before you commit to buying a year's worth). I get the one with 45 mg of iron, but your iron needs may vary. Another thing to keep in mind about iron is that the most common forms (ferrous fumarate or sulfate) cause nausea for some people, especially when taken on an empty stomach, and can also cause constipation. There's another type of iron (iron bisglycinate) that doesn't cause nausea or constipation, but that's not what most multivitamins have, so you'd have to take it separately. I had low iron even before surgery, so I actually take both. I also highly recommend the BariatricPal calcium chews because they are delicious. They taste like candy and I actually look forward to taking them. French Vanilla Caramel and Belgian Chocolate Caramel are my favorites. You can often get them on sale for 20-25% off (I actually just restocked last week when they had 25% off all BariatricPal brand products). Make sure you get calcium citrate, not calcium carbonate. Most drug store calcium supplements are calcium carbonate, which is not absorbed well by bariatric surgery patients. I buy the other ones from Amazon. B12 (NatureMade) is cherry flavored, and biotin and D3 (Natrol) are strawberry. It doesn't feel like such a chore to take all these pills when they taste good. -
Best wishes for Tuesday, wow we're nearly bariatric twins
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SCAM ALERT: Tijuana Coordinators BILL YANEZ or STACY ECKEL
Alex Brecher posted a topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
I just received multiple reports from patients who sent deposits or paid in full for surgeries in Tijuana to patient coordinators named Bill Yanez and Stacy Eckel. They're currently working as coordinators for Dr. Ramos Kelly and other bariatric surgeons in Tijuana. The patients have all lost their deposits or the amount they paid for their surgeries. Bill Yanez and Stacy Eckel have pocketed these funds, have not given them to the surgeons, and are refusing to refund the patients. This is not the first time Bill Yanez and Stacy Eckel have embezzled money. They stole hundreds of thousands from me while working as coordinators at BariatricPal Hospital/BC Hospital. If these two thieves have fleeced you, please report them to your local authorities and the FBI. This will catch up to them one day... -
Vitamins & Supplements?
I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Wait. The Bariatric Fusion chewables are complete. You don't have to take the additional calcium citrate along with those. I don't understand why it's complete, because we're told that the iron prevents calcium from absorbing. So what I typed above about taking the additional calcium citrate wasn't correct. I got my routines mixed up. I was supposed to stay on chewables for three full months, but I only made it six weeks, then I just went with the one a day capsule. I never had an issue taking the capsule either. My surgery was so simple. I had no issues really. -
Vitamins & Supplements?
catwoman7 replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I've never taken bariatric-specific vitamins, other than samples I've gotten, but check on the package for how many you should take. I've seen some that are once a day and some that are two. Not sure if I've seen any that are 4x a day, but if that's what the package says, then that's the recommended dosage. It really depends on the brand. And again, it should list the recommended dosage on the package. regular drug store/grocery store vitamins (like Centrum or Flintstones Complete) you usually take 2x a day - but again, bariatric-specific vitamins vary. P.S. I do take B12 (sublingual) and vitamin D supplements. Oftentimes bariatric-specific vitamins include a higher dosage of these than drugstore vitamins do, so you may not need to take a separate supplement for them - but check with your clinic. also, the above commenter is correct - sometimes your clinic will change your regimen based on your lab results. If your levels are low on some vitamin or mineral, they'll have you start taking more, and vice versa. -
Vitamins & Supplements?
SpartanMaker replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm not familiar with the Bariatric Fusion brand (I use Bariatric Advantage one-a-day with Iron), but based on a comparison I did, most of the bariatric vitamin brands are fairly similar. If you're doctor recommended Bariatric Fusion, you should be fine using it. I'll go out on a limb a bit here and state that the majority of us probably take one-a-day capsules. Why capsules? Lots of us have found that the chewables don't taste very good. Why one-a-day? because why take more pills than I have to? You can probably check the Bariatric Fusion website, but most of the time, the only real difference between the one-a-day versions and the multi-day ones is that the one a day is bigger. If you have issues taking large capsules, you might want to stick with multi-day. Separate vitamin D or B12 may or may not be needed. Your multivitamins already have D and B12 in them, so unless you're one of the folks that have a hard time absorbing those from you multivitamins, I don't think a separate supplement is needed. Best to check in with your medical team on that one, but most people only use it if their labs show a deficiency. You don't want an ADEK multivitamin. Those are designed specifically for DS patients. Collagen is fine to take. It's a good source of protein, though it is missing one essential amino acid. Nonetheless, if your other protein sources are complete proteins, I don't see anything wrong with adding collagen as well. -
Vitamins & Supplements?
I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ replied to DownsizieMe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Per my surgeon/team (when I was doing chewables) Bariatric Fusion brand I took 2 chewables in the morning, and two chewables in the evening. So then I would take 500 mg of calcium citrate around 11 am (two hours at least after the chewable multivitamins) Then I would take my round two of chewable vitamins after dinner. Then my last calcium citrate dose before bedtime. The only other supplement that I take daily is biotin (hair, skin, nails supplement) My surgeon prescribes one B12 injection monthly. Now I take Bariatric Choice multivitamin, it's a capsule. One capsule per day. I take it in the morning. My calcium supps are the same as immediately post op. -
I use Baritastic and agree with another poster that since it is designed for toward bariatric patients it works very well for my needs, tracking important markers like protein, calcium, water, carbs, fat. It is very easy to scan the barcodes of different foods like protein shakes, applesauce, tomato soup, yogurt, etc. and keeps track of your weight lost before and since surgery, as well as inches lost. There's a section for daily notes, reminders, a timer for eating (20 minutes to chew, chew, chew!), drinking (there are two warnings for drinking: don't eat yet! and don't drink yet!). So, the way it is tailored for bariatric patients is what makes this app so great. Good luck with whatever you choose to use, I am sure they are all great!
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Dr. Gonzalvo with Advent Hospital Bariatric Center. Very experienced surgeon, very comprehensive and organized Bariatic Center. Love how they assign a "Navigator" to each patient to schedule and track all pre & post Op requirements. Very easy process. In house Dietician is really good too. Brand new state of the art sugery center in the Hospital awaits me!
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Can add collagen with no problem but just don't count it in your total protein goal since it is not a complete protein. Another thing, don't buy too much because the liquid stage will go by fast and you will be stuck with tons of extra you "won't want to look at for a very long time" type of stuff lol. I still have tons of protein powders, bariatric soups, shakes that are sitting in a box.
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Scared to go through with surgery
Softtacocrumbs replied to Softtacocrumbs's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you so much for your answer! I'm 5'4" and my BMI went from 39 to 34.5 in 3 weeks on my meds. Starting from 230lbs and now at 198lbs. My endocrinologist asked if I considered that my PCP is fat phobic... Which is what makes me concerned. I'm just not sure if that's why he didn't want to check my hormones before sending me to bariatrics. I knew he didn't listen to my concerns much, but I didn't realize how much of an impact that would have on this outcome. I kept thinking I would be getting a vsg and it's good for me, but I've almost been nutrient deficient my entire life. Now, am I being biased to think this way about my PCP or is this me being sensitive? If this helps put things into perspective: Nutritionist and endocrinologist= female PCP and surgeon = male I appreciate everyone's replies! Sent from my M2007J3SY using BariatricPal mobile app -
Scared to go through with surgery
Softtacocrumbs posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm a bit scared to go through with my surgery. It's planned for late November. I talked to the nutritionist for pre-op and she realized something was wrong with my hormones, because I generally don't eat much and I work out a lot. She protested with my PCP to look at my hormones, and told him I needed to see an endocrinologist. Long story short I'm on meds for hypothyroidism, but my bariatric surgeon and PCP still say I need the surgery. My endocrinologist says don't do it. I've been on the hypothyroid meds for 3 weeks and I'm down 32lbs and officially under 200lbs. Am I being too sensitive and thinking my PCP and surgeon are fat phobic or should I trust them? My nutritionist is saying hold off on it because she doesn't think it's an eating problem, but a hormone problem, and I can't help but believe her since I've seen crazy results on my thyroid meds. What should I do? Sent from my M2007J3SY using BariatricPal mobile app -
How do you feel when you see old photo of yourself before WLS
BigSue replied to omrhsn's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Very few pictures exist of me at my heaviest because I always used to avoid being in pictures. Have you ever noticed that a lot of people’s “before” pictures are from weddings (either their own or a part of someone else’s wedding party)? I’m guessing that’s because weddings are among the few times you can’t really refuse to be in pictures. I wish I had more “before” pictures so I can appreciate the difference. It’s certainly jarring to see how big I was. I got passport photos taken when I was at my heaviest (one of the only pictures I have of myself at that weight), but I didn’t get around to renewing my passport until several months later, after I had already lost a lot of weight, maybe 100 pounds, so I decided to get my passport photo retaken, and the side-by-side difference was striking. Well, I look at the SECOND passport photo now and compared to how I look currently (200 pounds down from my heaviest), the difference is incredible. One of the reasons I used to hate being in photos is that I pictured myself as a lot smaller than I was, so seeing myself in pictures forced me to see how big I really was. What’s weird is that now I picture myself as being bigger than I actually am, so seeing myself in photos now is also surprising, but in the opposite way. There’s not that big of a difference between the way I imagine myself now vs. how I imagined myself at my heaviest, even though in reality, I look like a completely different person. The last time I went to my surgeon for a follow-up, the nurse called me back and looked confused when I got up and walked over. She kept looking back and forth between me and my chart and then asked me to verify my date of birth, because my chart had my picture from my initial consultation and she couldn’t see the resemblance. And this is someone who works in a bariatric surgery practice, so it’s not like she doesn’t often see people who have lost a lot of weight! -
Hi, Everyone! I am a DS'er who had my surgery 8.5 years ago. I lost 50% of my excess body weight at the time but have lived in 5 different cities since (and may be moving again this summer!) and honestly was not able to really focus on my weight loss as much as I had hoped in light of all of the moves and a lot of life transitions (e.g., loss of both of my parents in my 30s, completing grad school, etc.) I have kept what I have lost off with minor regain and re-loss over the years (no more than 10 lbs) so have hovered around 215 lbs pretty consistently for 6 years. I decided to freeze my eggs since I still have not met that special someone, am 40 years old, and have had pcos since high school. Unfortunately, I am not responding well to the highest dose of follicle stimulating hormones the doctors are giving me. and they are expecting to be able to freeze only 2 eggs at most, which is even less than what they had originally anticipated based on my follicle count. The fertility team has suggested doing a medical weight loss program (injections like wegovy or mounjaro) to lose weight rapidly before doing another cycle as they have seen some patients respond much better to the meds after losing more weight. I'm certainly going to explore that avenue (there is one through the local hospital's bariatric surgery program) and i have also joined a bariatric surgery support group through the local hospital. i'm wondering if anyone here has considered injections after DS or if you have some advice for me for how to restart my weight loss as i've been trying to do so with just diet and exercise for almost a month now. i'm walking 45-90 mins a day and trying to eat a lot of protein. i've been eating minimal carbs -- just from fruits, veggies, and oatmeal but haven't been dropping weight. i assume my DS still works since i have still had foul smelling gas up until a month ago when i would eat stuff like sushi (the rice!) or a baguette at panera. Appreciate the advice! Highest Weight: 328 Weight at Surgery: 290 Current Weight: 215 Goal Weight: 140 (bmi of 25) but I would be thrilled to get to 165 (a bmi < 30)
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Anyone gone to Blossom Bariatric (self-pay) in Las Vegas?
baribetty replied to kmn1109's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Can anyone share their timeline with Blossom Bariatrics?
