Young Gastric Bypass Patients

[karenmartin 170]

Oh gosh .. PROTEIN.... Ugh! I hated HATED the Protein. I was always being told I needed to get more protein in all the time. I struggled with that the whole time. I ate a lot of the same things... Scrambled egg, canned chicken, canned tuna, cream Soups, refried Beans, yogurt, I would make fruit smoothies with yogurt and put in protein powder... I sadly really never found any kind of Protein Shake I liked. They all taste terrible to me. ... I HOPE you have better luck than me. Since I was horrible with getting in all the protein I needed I lost a TON of hair when I hit my 3 months out. I had thin hair anyway.. So be careful. Just do your very best.

This is my hair when I lost most of it... TERRIBLE .... Luckily it did grow back.

[TaraBear86 7]

Yeah I'm truly trying to find Protein I can tolerate! I think I may end up just getting the unflavored and start making smoothies all day long and just live on those for a while! Lol!! That's my biggest fear is my hair falling out!! My hair is already thin as it is I don't have any to spare! lol!! Plus I've got my cousin's wedding in about 5 weeks so I REALLY hope I don't start losing hair before the wedding! I'm the maid of honor so I gotta look good! Haha!! I'm glad to hear your hair grew back though, that gives me some hope if I do lose it!!

You look great by the way!! Definitely is encouraging to see people's success through their pictures and stories!! :-)

[M.A. Cruz 15]

I'm also 27. I had my RNY when I was 22. I've had lots of success the past few years

Yes I can see from your profile pics. Good job! Look great!

[TaraBear86 7]

So it has been a little over a month now since my surgery. I am down 59 pounds so far. Here is my first comparison photo. Figured id share it with everyone. :-)

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[karenmartin 170]

Wow!!! Great job! Keep it up!!!

[scretens17 5]

Hey everyone! I'm so happy to find a group of people are the same age either having the surgery or already did! i'm 21 and going to my first doctor appointment in 2 weeks! I'm so hopeful and postive that rny will be an amazing decision. I don't have much support tho! My husband is indifferent but my grandma and best friend think it;s the worst idea i've ever had and that i will be miserable afterwards. I'm on a mission to prove them wrong

[danika1118 6]

I'm 21! And I'm on my 2/3 dietitian appointments! So I'm almost done! I just need more Protein too.. I'm having troubled by finding enough

[AliG 17]

My daughter is 18 and she is having her bypass surgery 12/23/13. One week to go! So excited for her. I had mine 2/23/13 and I'm down 125 lbs!

Anyone else here around her age?

[chefkelly 38]

I am 23 and having surgery April 2nd. I am so excited and also nervous. Would love to speak with some people my age!

[chelseabell91 19]

Hey Guys I'm Chelsea! Im 22 and had my surgery march 3.. Currently recuperating... Would love support and friends!

[cheytown89 0]

Hi! I'm 24 and everything was just submitted to insurance so I'm waiting to hear if and when I'll get my surgery. I'm super excited and nervous. I'm just ready to get the ball rolling! It's great to have a group around my age to talk to!

[Bianca J 165]

Hey y'all I'm 23 and scheduled to have my surgery on Monday the 7th. Wish me luck I'm looking forward to go to the other side lol .

[soon2Bscandalous 53]

Hey Guys! I am 28 and my Band to RNY revision is April 21st. I have had my band since I was 18 years old. It has been complete hell. I still have days where I get one bite of food in and I get "hung up", and then there are days when I can never get enough to eat. I weigh 50 lbs more now than I did when I had my band. I can wait to finally loose this weight, and have a normal healthy life. My mother had the RNY 15 years ago, and she has still maintained her weight under 150 lbs. I do worry about having kids in a few years and that making me fat again after hopefully loosing all this weight. I weigh 285 and my goal weight is 140. 17 days to go!!!!!

[luckyduckie153 8]

Hey guys I am 26 I am with Kaiser I have my 2nd group class tomorrow and then should be scheduling my appointments for my psych eval and with the nutritionist. You guys are a little further ahead than me but it's nice to hear what other peoples experiences are and have been especially around my age. If all goes well I am hoping to meet with my surgeon and schedule a date in the next month or two

[hermione394 5]

Hey guys! I'm 25, and had RNY on June 30th!

Nice to see some people my age