Recent Posts
Geneane, How are you feeling, I had mine the same day!
You sound just like me, to a T, and also had the Open RNY 20 yrs ago, and had (50)-70 regain, as agem meds, injuries, slow intestines, tried hard 1 yr. to lose only a few pound loss. Limited exercise try to get metabolic up, etc.
I restarted former clinic last fall, to check into a revision, D.S. or ? I'd read about. I went through all papers, visits,tests, and was approved my revision, it's called a (Robotic Assisted DISTILAZATION). Similar to D.S., and sounds like what your saying. They cut below the Y, (Jejuli)?and connected the small intestine down further, bypassing like half, or more, and attaching it lower, toward the end. The intestinal juice meets much lower down closer to the ending, thus "Fast Track", less food caloric, and vitamin obsorption. I describe things awful!
I just got out of the hospital yesterday! Surgery was Monday, the 20th same as you. Lol
I also was on protein shakes for 2 weeks prior, and now even though not a new RNY or Sleeve, am following the full, exact diet as a new surgury. I only lost 2 lbs, during the 2 weeks of shakes, and weighed this morning, and gained 6 lbs! Lol I had my 1st RN call/visit this morning, and figured it was all the fluids, IV, from 10: Monday, till 2:30 yesterday, before release. RN said fluids.
Keep in touch, as I want to hear as well. I was told around 60% wright loss, and read the same as well. How about your clinic?
Best Wishes.
Your body will gravitate to the right place but it may take time. I was very underweight for 2 to 3 years before I finally stabilized. And this was after being morbidly obese.
Fortunately, our bodies are amazing in their ability to adapt.
Hi. I had Rny in 2010. Lost 80 lbs and gained back due to poor habits. I just had the Long Limb revision done 2 weeks ago. My pouch size was ok so the surgeon did not modify that or the outlet. I had to do 1 week low carb and 1 week clear liquids prior to surgery. I lost maybe 5 pounds during pre-op diet. During the second week I lost nothing due to low calories. Since surgery I have progressed from full liquids for 4 days to soft foods and at 2 weeks was given the ok for full diet. My new intestines do NOT like vegetables so far and really have to watch the fat content. Since we do not digest as much as before you will quickly learn what to eat and what not to eat. I have lost 9 lbs since surgery. I lost 20 during pre-op (4 months) just from logging and paying attention. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Carol
You still need to eat high protein but you can back off on restricting carbs. So eat protein plus whatever looks good. Are your protein numbers good? Eating a little more and having some carbs is the easy answer. If that works, great!
If that is not enough you can try something like Creon or Viokase. Both of these help you absorb more of what you eat.
Honestly don't think the GB has much to do with it. It just happened. And you will change again somewhere down the road.
on 2/17/23 7:39 pm
Hi there!
Not sure how much this might help since I just had my gallbladder out a week ago.
My surgeon and team actually told me that the gallbladder removal might enable me to eat more since the stomach adapts to the changes. Even seven months out I struggle to eat the amount they think I should in a single sitting, so this was a point they specifically raised as an outcome from the surgery. It's still really too soon for me to be able to tell a difference, so maybe other DSers can weigh in.
Has your diet changed? Or your macros in that time? Can you eat more?
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
Hi I'm getting worried that I was steady at 125 for a couple of years since I had a DS. After having my gallbladder removed 2 years ago I'm wondering if that's why I lost another 10 pounds. I can't get my weight back up which I am now considered underweight. My family said I look sick and too skinny. Does a removal of a gallbladder do something to the DS metabolism? Noticed I started to lose the weight slowly after the removal. Please help me with this question. Very worried.
Hello I read that you stated that a general surgeon can have some issues in removing a gallbladder if they don't know the DS anatomy.? That kinda scares me because I have a DS done in 2012 and had my gallbladder out by emergency visit 2 years ago. And a year later I had an intestinal blockage near the left side where the gallbladder was removed. My blockage I was told was 5cm. Stayed in the hospital for 7 days with a NG tube to suction out the blockage out. It was painful with a tube down your nose and down the throat . Now I think about what you said about a general surgeon going in our anatomy and messing with it. Could of been related to what happened to me a year later due to the gallbladder removed.
so far after that experience I have lost an extra 10 pounds and now considered under weight which worries me now. My family thinks something is going wrong with me. I now most likely am going to get my surgery report and see what went on with my gallbladder removal from the general surgeon. Thank you for posting that about a general surgeon issue. It never dawned on me about that there not familiar with a DS.
Yes, I told this specialist last week and she mentioned my Estrogen is probably down, but make sure you clean Your system out...that helps too!
Im testing bow, but usually after my cycle it balnce things out.
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
Hey!
I'm curious if anything worked for you? I'm 3 years post op, having the same issue along with really bad stomach pain relieved by passing gas/ stool. I've tried xifaxin, metronidazole and probiotics. None of which worked. Had an endoscopy and colonoscopy to rule out any other issues. I even did surgery to remove my gallbladder because my GI thought it was causing my symptoms. No change. I feel like I'm losing my mind. Im scared to eat anything on days that I have to work. On days I'm home, like the weekends I tend to overeat to try and compensate for my starving body. So basically a starve binge cycle of me trying to avoid symptoms when I'm not home. I am honestly at my whits end. I can not eat anything without gas and bloating, especially not carbs, or fiber.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
