One week Post op update

[Tammy Shannon 16]

@@Travelher, Congratulations on your surgery date and boo on your cold! I hope that you are able to get over it quick and have smooth sailing through your pre-op diet. I've got another week and half to go on my pre-op and I'm to the point where I'm struggling to get two shakes down a day. Don't get me wrong, I've wanted food, just not hungry for it. I don't know if my body has gotten to the starvation mode, but I'm surviving.

Keep us posted on your progress and any issues you may have.

Tammy

[Travelher 915]

I get it Tammy, I'm kind of in the swing of it now. Are you allowed bouillon and veggies? I did a puréed zucchini Soup that I'm loving now. As long as it isn't just shakes I can manage. Try switching up the shakes. I had to turf the Optifast I was given.

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[Tammy Shannon 16]

@@Travelher, I am allowed 4 Protein shakes a day and a limited list of vegetables. That is it. I'm a week and half in to a three week pre-op diet. I am able to get about 2 shakes down and some veggies every day. Mushrooms have been my go to lately. I started on SlimFast high Protein Shakes, but after about three days, I had extreme diarrhea. They then switched me to Organic Meal Replacement shakes. It is all plant based Protein and you mix with Water. They don't flavor well at all. I just sweeten it a bit with Splenda and drink them. It also has a nasty film it leaves in your mouth.

Wishing you the best of luck!

Tammy

[taurus71 4]

Hi - I am 1 week post-Op - Band to Bypass - and feeling really good. I am wondering why you have to do a 3 week liquid diet pre-op? Mine was only 2 weeks, and that was hard enough!

[Travelher 915]

I am now 1 day post op. Sore gassy and sleep deprived.

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[GoCubbies79 31]

I recently had gastric bypass surgery on 10/3/2016 after a failed band erosion nearly killed me.

I was on a two week preop diet consisting of two Protein shakes per day and one low calorie meal. The preop diet was tough but the thought of my life flourishing after this process was enough to keep me going.

My procedure took about three hours, due to the scar tissue from my previous bad. I also spent 2 nights in the hospital in recovery.

I have now been home two full days and its not too bad. I feel a bit weak and am in some pain. I am on oral pain meds that make me so sleepy and extremely weak I try not to take them unless absolutely necessary.

The hardest part for me right now is drinking enough Water and tolerating crushed up medications that are so bitter they make me nauseous.

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[Who'sThere 331]

I'm following. Also, for OP, I think someone else asked, but I'm gonna ask again. lol

Did you have an EGD before your revision? If so, did they not see the problems before hand? I ask because I have my EGD this coming Friday. I'm hoping to learn whether I will have 1 or 2 operations to convert and to what degree my band is messed up. I will be so disappointed if my EGD looks good then they open me up and find more problems and can't do my RNY at the same time they remove the band.

[GoCubbies79 31]

Aivey

My situation was a little different in that two years ago I had the band removed due to it eroding into my stomach and causing a huge infection.

I just gathered the courage this year to restart and go for the bypass.

I did an EGD and all looked good inside the stomach. Gastoenterologist explained that the inside of the stomach is pretty resilient and can heal itself.

I did have a lot of scare tissue on the outside of my stomach that the bypass surgeon had to deal with but he was able to peform the bypass.

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