help! I know this sounds ridiculous, but I think something is very wrong!
I can't stop losing weight! I'm 6 months post gastric bypass, and I've lost 110 lbs, I'm 5'9'' and down to 130lbs... I look disgusting and I still can't eat solid foods.. I'm still in a liquid diet I can't eat solid foods and I feel horrible all the time!
Gastric Bypass Surgery October 1st 2014
248lbs day of surgery
Goal 135 lbs
current weight 128 lbs
I am surprised you left it so long. Yes, if you can't eat solid foods, something is wrong. Make an appointment with your doctor asap.
note, I am not bypassed so this is only opinion, not knowledge.
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
What does your surgeon say about all of this?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Not normal, get to your surgeon's office ASAP.
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
As the others have already said, I am very surprised that you and your surgeon have allowed this to go on for 6 months. This is something that should have resolved within the first couple of months.
How are you defining "solid" food (does that include soft foods such as refried beans or cottage cheese)? What kinds of foods have you been trying, and what happens when you eat soft or solid foods?
What you are experiencing is not at all normal and you need to see the doctor again PDQ (or maybe see a different doctor if your current one is aware of this and has not expressed any concern or done any testing to get to the bottom of it). The weight you are already at is barely a "normal" BMI and you still have a number of months of caloric malabsorption ahead.
Also... and I don't say this to offend you, but just to offer it as a possibility... a small percentage of people who have WLS develop a psychological aversion to food (not unlink thesis with anorexia) and this sometimes manifests as them making themselves physically sick when they eat. If there is no medical reason for you to not be able to tolerate normal foods at six months out, seeing a Psychologist or Counselor who has experience working with eating disorders is probably a good idea.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
thank you everyone for your responses... my surgery was don't out of state so a lot of my follow ups have been over the phone, I have continued to tell them I'm still on basically a liquid diet... soup, water, protein shakes, yogurt... they keep telling me as long as I am getting enough protein in each day not to worry?! I'm getting sick on being blown off and I'm really worried now as I'm starting to be told a lot that I just look very sick! And I need to gain weight! I've tried eating solid foods like beans and different chicken and lean meat and seafood... 2 bites and I feel it's stuck in my chest and I start throwing it all up...I'm freezing all the time, I'm sleeping all the time, I have no energy, I just feel something is very, very wrong and not even sure what it could be to even tell the doctor I want him to check "This!" Idk. ..