poll - what did your surgeon tell you about dumping?
When I talked to the surgeon it was like a "throw away" remark.--" some people will have dumping syndrome"--at that time I didn't even know what he was talking about and it kind of went over my head. I've since learned lots about it from the people on this forum ! I think I should have been more prepared to ask him questions when I met with him--but actually when I saw him I hadn't even thought about the bypass--I was determined to get the band.
I was told that dumping was a side effect after eating sugar. I resolved myself to the fact that I would no longer eat sugar. I heard a lady in a support group meeting talk about needing to lay down for 15 minutes thinking she would die. Then, in a support group meeting they said "or fat" and I thought, "I didn't sign up for this - no sugar or no fat!"
Dumb me - I had to see what happened so I tried sugar - turns out nothing happened. It would be better for me if I did get deathly ill. I'm fighting my temptation to eat desserts all of the time now.
Dumb me - I had to see what happened so I tried sugar - turns out nothing happened. It would be better for me if I did get deathly ill. I'm fighting my temptation to eat desserts all of the time now.