Gastric Bypass, Lap Band Surgery and the Like.

Delish · 09-25-2011, 11:50 PM

Yes the first part diet sucks! Broth BLAH!! Thankfully I'm now on the puree part and so far so good

I actually have pureed meatloaf, tuna and grilled chicken. It didn't look so hot but the taste was still there.

Rockinonahigh · 09-26-2011, 04:17 PM

For a while I had seriously thought of haveing some form of stomach surgery done to lose weight,I applaud those who have done this,but in rality I know me better than ever.I tryed the food plan for after care but just didnt have it in me to deal with it,I know if it was the only way or my life depended on it I would have to buck up and do the plan.I have friends who have done this with mixed results and most ended up gaining it back and more cause they didnt do the followup plan.

sierragirrl · 08-26-2012, 01:46 AM

Bumpity BUMP!
i have my first doctors appointment on Sept.18th to meet with the doctor who will perform weight lose surgery.
i gained about 140 when i got married 20 yrs ago. stopped workin went to beauty college and had a kid.2 now
i am tired of being this heavy and it keeps me from doing things i want to do.
My 8 yr old is catching flack from the girls at school for being chubby.i have done this to her with my bad eating habbits.
i look forward to people posting some updates plz.

yotlyolqualli · 08-26-2012, 08:17 AM

I had the roux en y gastric bypass surgery, laproscopically, in Dec. of 2007. My heaviest weight was 359 and I got down to 135 (way too low, my dr's were NOT thrilled lol). I've gained some of it back, but it's slowly coming back off as well.

This is not the "easy way out"! In fact, I have had major health issues since the surgery. I did not have the surgery to look better, nor to even FEEL better. I had it because I was dependant on massive doses of insulin, my diabetes was still out of control, the insulin was beginning to damage my kidneys and there was no where to go but down the road my sister (who died 3 weeks ago from complications of diabetes at the age of 51) was headed down. So... I opted for surgery.

The hardest part was and is for me, getting in the nutrition I need. I will NEVER be able to get the nutrition I need for health, through diet, ever again. Not only is your intake restricted through the surgery, your body's ability to absorb nutrition has also been permanently altered (reduced). I have been chronically anemic and malnourished since the surgery.

Also, I've had a stomach ulcer, bowel blockage, complications with adhesions (scar tissue) in the abdomen, my gall bladder removed, low hemoglobin, a catastrophic GI bleed and a resulting exploratory abdominal surgery, since, and both directly and indirectly caused by, the bypass.

However, the diabetes, that was the death sentence hanging over my head, has been completely resolved. My H A1C's have been normal since, I am on no medications whatsoever for diabetes. My bp's (I was pre-hypertensive before the bypass) now has a tendency to run low and my cholesterol is well within the normal range.

I feel better. More energetic, I can do things that I haven't done since my early teens and I feel better about myself. Those things, however, are just the peripheal side effects.

Life is crazy... this time in my life, right now, I am possibly facing another GI bleed (my hemoglobin has dropped 2 points in the last month) I am also anemic, off the scale anemic and of course, malnourished. The question I get asked most often is... if you could go back, would you do it again...

My answer is an unequivacable YES! Yes, I would do it again! At 42 (my age right now) my sister had already lost toes, her eyesight and her kidney function was already becoming compromised. I would do it again, but I'm also in the place now, where I can, knowledgeably, warn people. This is NOT easy nor for the faint at heart. It's hard! Hard hard hard and it is PERMANENT! Once it is done, there is no going back. Nor is it a perm. fix. People can and HAVE gained all their lost weight, back. It is not something you have and forget about it. It is definitely a lifestyle change and if you don't understand that before going into it, it will be devastating for you.

Everything changes, especially your relationship with food. Even now, food tastes differently, you see it differently, you want it differently and, believe it or not, part of healing from this surgery, is grieving your past relationship with food. You lose weight (for most) so fast that your psyche can't keep up. I still, 5 years out, look at chairs and wonder if they will hold my weight. I had to force myself (before beginning to dress plainly again) to stop clothes shopping in the BBW sections. The first time was exciting, the consequent times could cause me to almost go into panic attacks. Everything changes.

But, to me, for me, even with all the changes, both good and bad, the surgery was "worth it". I only speak so strongly about the negative aspects, to caution those who are considering it, to truly look at ALL the aspects of it, and then decide.

Good luck!

Cowboi · 08-26-2012, 09:09 AM

The Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is great alternative to the Bypass, or the Band.

Nothing foreign to the body, or no rerouting of the intestines. No malabsorption problems, and less stomach size means less of the hunger stimulating hormone made in the lining of the stomach.

This surgery is done Laparscopic, and takes about 45 mins.

sierragirrl · 08-26-2012, 03:41 PM

i was adopted and recently found out that my birth father died from a diabetic stroke driving down an interstate my birth mother also has diabetes i have type 2 my kidneys are ok but my vision is bothering me.i am well aware its not a quick fix its a life changer for me and nothing to be taken lightly.

09-25-2011, 11:50 PM	#1
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08-26-2012, 08:17 AM	#4
yotlyolqualli Member How Do You Identify?: submissive femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: moving forward and not looking back... anything is possible! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 242 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,206 Thanked 1,272 Times in 184 Posts Rep Power: 21357560	I had the roux en y gastric bypass surgery, laproscopically, in Dec. of 2007. My heaviest weight was 359 and I got down to 135 (way too low, my dr's were NOT thrilled lol). I've gained some of it back, but it's slowly coming back off as well. This is not the "easy way out"! In fact, I have had major health issues since the surgery. I did not have the surgery to look better, nor to even FEEL better. I had it because I was dependant on massive doses of insulin, my diabetes was still out of control, the insulin was beginning to damage my kidneys and there was no where to go but down the road my sister (who died 3 weeks ago from complications of diabetes at the age of 51) was headed down. So... I opted for surgery. The hardest part was and is for me, getting in the nutrition I need. I will NEVER be able to get the nutrition I need for health, through diet, ever again. Not only is your intake restricted through the surgery, your body's ability to absorb nutrition has also been permanently altered (reduced). I have been chronically anemic and malnourished since the surgery. Also, I've had a stomach ulcer, bowel blockage, complications with adhesions (scar tissue) in the abdomen, my gall bladder removed, low hemoglobin, a catastrophic GI bleed and a resulting exploratory abdominal surgery, since, and both directly and indirectly caused by, the bypass. However, the diabetes, that was the death sentence hanging over my head, has been completely resolved. My H A1C's have been normal since, I am on no medications whatsoever for diabetes. My bp's (I was pre-hypertensive before the bypass) now has a tendency to run low and my cholesterol is well within the normal range. I feel better. More energetic, I can do things that I haven't done since my early teens and I feel better about myself. Those things, however, are just the peripheal side effects. Life is crazy... this time in my life, right now, I am possibly facing another GI bleed (my hemoglobin has dropped 2 points in the last month) I am also anemic, off the scale anemic and of course, malnourished. The question I get asked most often is... if you could go back, would you do it again... My answer is an unequivacable YES! Yes, I would do it again! At 42 (my age right now) my sister had already lost toes, her eyesight and her kidney function was already becoming compromised. I would do it again, but I'm also in the place now, where I can, knowledgeably, warn people. This is NOT easy nor for the faint at heart. It's hard! Hard hard hard and it is PERMANENT! Once it is done, there is no going back. Nor is it a perm. fix. People can and HAVE gained all their lost weight, back. It is not something you have and forget about it. It is definitely a lifestyle change and if you don't understand that before going into it, it will be devastating for you. Everything changes, especially your relationship with food. Even now, food tastes differently, you see it differently, you want it differently and, believe it or not, part of healing from this surgery, is grieving your past relationship with food. You lose weight (for most) so fast that your psyche can't keep up. I still, 5 years out, look at chairs and wonder if they will hold my weight. I had to force myself (before beginning to dress plainly again) to stop clothes shopping in the BBW sections. The first time was exciting, the consequent times could cause me to almost go into panic attacks. Everything changes. But, to me, for me, even with all the changes, both good and bad, the surgery was "worth it". I only speak so strongly about the negative aspects, to caution those who are considering it, to truly look at ALL the aspects of it, and then decide. Good luck! __________________ ~Love is a verb~

08-26-2012, 09:09 AM	#5
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09-26-2011, 04:17 PM	#2
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	For a while I had seriously thought of haveing some form of stomach surgery done to lose weight,I applaud those who have done this,but in rality I know me better than ever.I tryed the food plan for after care but just didnt have it in me to deal with it,I know if it was the only way or my life depended on it I would have to buck up and do the plan.I have friends who have done this with mixed results and most ended up gaining it back and more cause they didnt do the followup plan.

08-26-2012, 01:46 AM	#3
sierragirrl Member How Do You Identify?: .... Relationship Status: <3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ..... Posts: 783 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,417 Thanked 2,870 Times in 667 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Bumpity BUMP! i have my first doctors appointment on Sept.18th to meet with the doctor who will perform weight lose surgery. i gained about 140 when i got married 20 yrs ago. stopped workin went to beauty college and had a kid.2 now i am tired of being this heavy and it keeps me from doing things i want to do. My 8 yr old is catching flack from the girls at school for being chubby.i have done this to her with my bad eating habbits. i look forward to people posting some updates plz.

08-26-2012, 03:41 PM	#6
sierragirrl Member How Do You Identify?: .... Relationship Status: <3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ..... Posts: 783 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,417 Thanked 2,870 Times in 667 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	i was adopted and recently found out that my birth father died from a diabetic stroke driving down an interstate my birth mother also has diabetes i have type 2 my kidneys are ok but my vision is bothering me.i am well aware its not a quick fix its a life changer for me and nothing to be taken lightly.