RNY went well
Hi All. I had my Gastric Bypass last Tuesday and everthing went very well. For those of you on a clear liquid diet after surgery, do think that sugar free popsicles and SF jello count as liquid lol?
Also, I'm off my diabetes meds but my numbers are in the 120 and 140s. If any of you have diabetes did you see a gradual decline to more normal BS readings? Thanks.
Nancy Geoghegan
It's great to hear things went well.
They are liquids for sure, but I don't know if they qualify as clear liquids or full liquids.
Remission of diabetes depends on how long you were diabetic, and how severe it was. The best analogy I saw is comparing the pancreas to a battery. If you were running on battery power for many years, it might be dead, and remission is compromised. If you were diabetic for a shorter time, and only on oral meds, your chances are better.
Some wake up from surgery with blood sugars in the 80s. For others, it might take a while.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Good morning and congratulations on your surgery! Yes, eat lots of jello and SF popsicles. They really helped me to feel like I was eating something. I ate them from the beginning and counted them as liquids.
As for the diabetes, before surgery I was on 3 oral meds and my FBSs were still nearly 200...bad and ready for insulin. Right after surgery I didn't take anything for about 2 weeks and my FBSs were in the 150s-160s. My PCP put me back on a low dose of Metformin and within 3 months, I didn't need it any more. My A1C went from 9.5 right before surgery to 5.3 6 months out. It will happen. It may just take a few weeks or months to get to an ideal place.
Let me also share that what really helped to bring my sugars down was walking and other light exercise. People will tell you that exercise doesn't help you lose weight and that may or may not be true. What it is proven to help are improving your blood sugars and increasing your heart health. Start slow and short, but stick with it. Be consistent and continue to increase your time and speed and you will see your health improve drastically. Of course that is just my experience.
HW: 248+, SW (RNY: 2/28/17): 244, GW (10/17): 125; LW: 115; 45# regain (19-20); CW: 135.6; new goal: 135; Plastics: Ext mastopexy, Ext abdominoplasty-5/18/2018; diagnosed w/ gastroparesis 11/20.
I to was diabetic and approx 3 months before surgery they started me on insulin, I was diabetic on oral medications about 6 or 7 years. I was off all medications a week after surgery with insulin ordered on a sliding scale but only had to use it a few times. I am now over 4 months out and my blood sugars run in the 70s and my last a1c was 5.8.
Highest weight: 265, surgery weight: 245, surgery date: 9/11/17 RNY m1: - 26 m2: - 14 m3: -15 m4: -10 m5: -8 m6: - 4 m7: -6.5 m8: - 1.5 m9: -3 m10: - 0 m11: - 2 m12: -0
