Can RNYers get stuck too?
Hey Maggie
I can only tell you what my personal experience was and I am not familiar with what bandsters get.... but I can tell you what I have experienced or have happen with regards to my RNY.....
My first 3 or 4 months I had what I have heard a lot of WLS post ups call the foamies....... when I would throw up whatever I had just ate or drank it was foam with fluid...... it was more of a nauseated feeling with me and just felt like I had anytime pre-op when I was going to throw up. I would get the dry heaves a lot and out the foamies would come. It was a relief when it happened.
For foods that totally didnt agree with me - like dense proteins I would feel nauseated and eventually would throw up the food .... it always brought relief- I didnt burp so much or it feel like gas I just threw up!
When you eat too fast or too much you get sharp pains in your chest or pouch - my pain is between my boobs and my surgeon had explained to me before surgery if you feel like you are having a mini heart attack then you are not eating correctly- not chewing enough- eating too fast..... I dont get it often now but in the beginning I needed my gas x strips around - tums and also I was on prevacid ( i had reflux after surgery not pre-op but after it lasted for 3 months- the prevacid worked - I dont take it anymore and have no reflux)
Because I was not keeping down much of anything they put me on a strong anti nausea medication before meals- the same they give chemo patients. It helped a lot.
Maggie I was not the norm necessarily recovering so you will have your times but you wont necessarily be a puker like I was and hopefully your pouch wont be as sensitive as mine was in the beginning.
Every surgeon is different in the post op phase - I was liquids the first 2 weeks then puree for 5-6 more weeks. At the end of the 8 weeks post op I was supposed to be up to a cup of food at a time - that took much longer for me. Its all trial and error - you introduce new foods one at a time and see how you manage.
Dont worry you will have your surgeons office to contact for anything that is troublesome and also the OH board as a resource and support . You will also have your family doctor.
The biggest thing I can tell you is to stay hydrated.... I had no hunger- still dont but ended up dehydrated twice and in the hospital for it. The good thing for you is its winter I was in the heat of the summer and that worked against me.
Take one day at time - right now you are doing the "two week freak" and that is normal - just focus on your task at hand - your slimfast drinks and relax - everything will be ok.
You can email me anytime - [email protected]
hugs
deb
I can only tell you what my personal experience was and I am not familiar with what bandsters get.... but I can tell you what I have experienced or have happen with regards to my RNY.....
My first 3 or 4 months I had what I have heard a lot of WLS post ups call the foamies....... when I would throw up whatever I had just ate or drank it was foam with fluid...... it was more of a nauseated feeling with me and just felt like I had anytime pre-op when I was going to throw up. I would get the dry heaves a lot and out the foamies would come. It was a relief when it happened.
For foods that totally didnt agree with me - like dense proteins I would feel nauseated and eventually would throw up the food .... it always brought relief- I didnt burp so much or it feel like gas I just threw up!
When you eat too fast or too much you get sharp pains in your chest or pouch - my pain is between my boobs and my surgeon had explained to me before surgery if you feel like you are having a mini heart attack then you are not eating correctly- not chewing enough- eating too fast..... I dont get it often now but in the beginning I needed my gas x strips around - tums and also I was on prevacid ( i had reflux after surgery not pre-op but after it lasted for 3 months- the prevacid worked - I dont take it anymore and have no reflux)
Because I was not keeping down much of anything they put me on a strong anti nausea medication before meals- the same they give chemo patients. It helped a lot.
Maggie I was not the norm necessarily recovering so you will have your times but you wont necessarily be a puker like I was and hopefully your pouch wont be as sensitive as mine was in the beginning.
Every surgeon is different in the post op phase - I was liquids the first 2 weeks then puree for 5-6 more weeks. At the end of the 8 weeks post op I was supposed to be up to a cup of food at a time - that took much longer for me. Its all trial and error - you introduce new foods one at a time and see how you manage.
Dont worry you will have your surgeons office to contact for anything that is troublesome and also the OH board as a resource and support . You will also have your family doctor.
The biggest thing I can tell you is to stay hydrated.... I had no hunger- still dont but ended up dehydrated twice and in the hospital for it. The good thing for you is its winter I was in the heat of the summer and that worked against me.
Take one day at time - right now you are doing the "two week freak" and that is normal - just focus on your task at hand - your slimfast drinks and relax - everything will be ok.
You can email me anytime - [email protected]
hugs
deb
STARTING 2010 WITH A BANG! 160 LBS LOST!
WLS JOURNEY: HW-292/SW-273/CW-132-GOAL 125LBS
WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT - ME - 132 LBS ! omg
- Happy to be Brenda B's angel !
Thank you Debbie. Yeah you're right, I am having the two week freak . I am having second thoughts and doubts. Wondering if I'm doing the right thing. I know it is he right thing for me. I've always known it . I want the bypass. I've been going on the surgical OH forum. All along everyone's been so happy with their rny. Now this past week it seems like everyone on there is disgruntled with their pouch. I'm sure it's not really that way, jus seems to be. I'll be fine. Just freaking. LOL
Be careful what you read so close to surgery. You can freak yourself out unnecessarily. My view, a year or so, post-op most of the successful people who have incorporated the changes in life style completely into their lives, start to drift away from the supports on line. People with problems, naturally needing on-going support, stay around longer. Try to focus on what is the normal, usual surgical experience. It is,in fact, what people usually experience the vast majority of the time. You may experience problems, true. If you have made your decision, focus on what is normal and when to call the doctor.
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Maggie
I am hear anytime you need to talk and although I dont look at my recovery as the norm or what they tell you to expect...... mine was manageable- I got all the help I needed and I am over 7 months post op just doin fine! And almost 125 lbs lighter since this time last year.
You too will manage this and do just great - just try to picture the prize at the end girly - a healthy you!
My 2 week freak lasted right up until they were rolling me into surgery I had been trying to keep it together all morning and suddenly the emotion overtook me and when my surgeon came in to talk with me in the OR before they gave me the anesethic- I grabbed his hand and started bawling my face off - saying ok just promise me I will be ok - I had a death grip on his hand and he was trying to say to the team - nicely - get this woman under! LOL
I just kept on holding his hand and he ended up sitting down on a stool and holding my hand and assuring me all would be ok and to think happy thoughts- he didnt stand a chance - I remember falling asleep with him rubbing my arm and hand and saying ok ms k relax - just relax we will see you in a lil while.
One of the nurses told me later she had never seen him actually have to sit down with the patient until they were put under but she thought it was a good lesson in bedside manner ! LOL
You will do awesome and I have your seat all nice and warm for you here on the Losers Bench !!!
hugs
deb
I am hear anytime you need to talk and although I dont look at my recovery as the norm or what they tell you to expect...... mine was manageable- I got all the help I needed and I am over 7 months post op just doin fine! And almost 125 lbs lighter since this time last year.
You too will manage this and do just great - just try to picture the prize at the end girly - a healthy you!
My 2 week freak lasted right up until they were rolling me into surgery I had been trying to keep it together all morning and suddenly the emotion overtook me and when my surgeon came in to talk with me in the OR before they gave me the anesethic- I grabbed his hand and started bawling my face off - saying ok just promise me I will be ok - I had a death grip on his hand and he was trying to say to the team - nicely - get this woman under! LOL
I just kept on holding his hand and he ended up sitting down on a stool and holding my hand and assuring me all would be ok and to think happy thoughts- he didnt stand a chance - I remember falling asleep with him rubbing my arm and hand and saying ok ms k relax - just relax we will see you in a lil while.
One of the nurses told me later she had never seen him actually have to sit down with the patient until they were put under but she thought it was a good lesson in bedside manner ! LOL
You will do awesome and I have your seat all nice and warm for you here on the Losers Bench !!!
hugs
deb
STARTING 2010 WITH A BANG! 160 LBS LOST!
WLS JOURNEY: HW-292/SW-273/CW-132-GOAL 125LBS
WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT - ME - 132 LBS ! omg
- Happy to be Brenda B's angel !
My 2week freak was actually a 4 week freak lasted right up until they put me out as well. I cried on the way into the OR and although I tried to make happy banter with the nurses I was totally terrifed BUT and that is a big BUT I did not say "stop" or "I have changed my mind". As afraid as I was I knew I had made the right decision. I had 2 choices really death or ...... death. I was at a low point health wise, my body was telling me that it would not be able to continue much longer under the strain of all the weight and I knew that this was my LAST possible chance to live a healthy longer life. I had done it all, the diets from hell, the strenuous exercise programs and then some and still failed to lose the weight and keep it off. The old saying "we have nothing to fear but fear itself" was so true for me.
I am so glad I had the surgery, I think even if I had complications I would not regret it for a minute. I am continuing to do well and I am so optimistic that I will become so much more healthy than I have ever dreamed. There is nothing that might happen after surgery that you cannot handle. If you are strong enough to live your life as a morbidly obese person, you are strong enough to cope with anything else that life will throw at you.
My friend and I were saying today that nobody but another obese person knows how hard it is to live in an obese body. I know how she feels she knows how I feel. I turn to her because she is a strong woman, she turns to me for the same reason, because I am strong. You are strong too, you have come this far with all the determination you could muster. You can go the rest of the way and you will be so surprised and proud and amazed at your abilitiy to overcome.
Maggie, hang on, just a little while longer. If you want I will meet you in Moncton on the day of your surgery, I will come with you to the OR door if you need me to. You can do this. You will not regret it I am sure of it.
Just a little while longer and you will be over here - on the losers bench with me and Patsy and Deb and Krista and all the others. Don't let your fear defeat you when you have come so far and you have gotten so close to the one thing you have been dreaming of for a long long time.
I will think good thoughts for you for the rest of your time before surgery. And I am here if you need me. Send me a private message via my profile page if you need to vent or just talk.
I am sending you my phone number via private message. Call me, I will be pleased to chat with you. I am a bandster and have limited knowledge of RNY but I will do whatever I can to help you.
Ann
I am so glad I had the surgery, I think even if I had complications I would not regret it for a minute. I am continuing to do well and I am so optimistic that I will become so much more healthy than I have ever dreamed. There is nothing that might happen after surgery that you cannot handle. If you are strong enough to live your life as a morbidly obese person, you are strong enough to cope with anything else that life will throw at you.
My friend and I were saying today that nobody but another obese person knows how hard it is to live in an obese body. I know how she feels she knows how I feel. I turn to her because she is a strong woman, she turns to me for the same reason, because I am strong. You are strong too, you have come this far with all the determination you could muster. You can go the rest of the way and you will be so surprised and proud and amazed at your abilitiy to overcome.
Maggie, hang on, just a little while longer. If you want I will meet you in Moncton on the day of your surgery, I will come with you to the OR door if you need me to. You can do this. You will not regret it I am sure of it.
Just a little while longer and you will be over here - on the losers bench with me and Patsy and Deb and Krista and all the others. Don't let your fear defeat you when you have come so far and you have gotten so close to the one thing you have been dreaming of for a long long time.
I will think good thoughts for you for the rest of your time before surgery. And I am here if you need me. Send me a private message via my profile page if you need to vent or just talk.
I am sending you my phone number via private message. Call me, I will be pleased to chat with you. I am a bandster and have limited knowledge of RNY but I will do whatever I can to help you.
Ann
Ann, thank you so much for all of your suport. I am sure this 2 week freak is perfectly normal. I guess you get hungry and cranky and the whole world looks bad. I'm sure it will work itself out.
I just read Deb say she wasn't sure she had made the right decision because of the nsaids and I thought I take nsaids too. Maybe this is the wrong decision for me too. I've been waiting now for 5 years and each year geting heavier and less healthy. I cannot afford another long waiting list and the anxiety of not even being sure if I am going to get the surgry.
Dr.B did not want to do RNY on me. He wanted to do lap band. I have nothing against the band and I see how it has helped many many peple but I did not want it. I want to move back home this year and it is in northern canada with no access to fills.
I will be O.K. Just pre-op jiters. Thank you so much though Ann. It is really nice to have someone so willing to help. My son's will be with me next Thursday and they are fantasic.
It is so good o know I can come here and everyone knows how it feels to be morbidly obese and to confront our mortality on a daily basis due to our weight issues. Thank God for OH and for all of you.
I just read Deb say she wasn't sure she had made the right decision because of the nsaids and I thought I take nsaids too. Maybe this is the wrong decision for me too. I've been waiting now for 5 years and each year geting heavier and less healthy. I cannot afford another long waiting list and the anxiety of not even being sure if I am going to get the surgry.
Dr.B did not want to do RNY on me. He wanted to do lap band. I have nothing against the band and I see how it has helped many many peple but I did not want it. I want to move back home this year and it is in northern canada with no access to fills.
I will be O.K. Just pre-op jiters. Thank you so much though Ann. It is really nice to have someone so willing to help. My son's will be with me next Thursday and they are fantasic.
It is so good o know I can come here and everyone knows how it feels to be morbidly obese and to confront our mortality on a daily basis due to our weight issues. Thank God for OH and for all of you.
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