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Hi y'all, I'm Janet.
I have recently started working towards my insurance requirements for VSG. So far I've meet with the nurse practitioner, had an upper gi series, begun the 6 consecutive months of nutrition counseling, and meet with the sleep doc.
I have fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and non alcoholic fatty liver. My "I'm done" moment came in May, when I ran into a friend at Walmart. She had the RnY last October and had lost 90lbs, reversed her type 2, and just finished her first 5k walk. While I was more miserable than ever and walking has become so painful, I was on one of the electric buggies to enable me to shop. She has now become my support buddy through all of this.
I found this site through a link on YouTube when I was watching videos from Gracegetsgastric.
Sounds to me like your weight gain is all water. Personally I think there is no way you are eating enough to gain 18 pounds in 1 1/2 weeks. That would be an insane amount of food and you would be very very sick.
When you say your doctor changed your fluid medicine are we talking a diuretic? Maybe you need a stronger one?
Do the journaling for the food and liquid you consume that way you can show your surgeon that you are following his directions. Talk with your other doctor and see if you can take a potassium supplement (if you're not already) to help keep the potassium up while taking the fluid medicine. Best of luck to you.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Good luck! Whatever surgery you choose be prepared for a lifetime of discipline and healthy eating. Many people think surgery is the easy way out..when it's anything but. You will be hearing the term "tool" used a lot in the future. Everything they say about that tool is true. Hope everything works out.
Justin.
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
Keep pedaling!
I'm back in the gym now too - retirement just opened up so much more time for healthy activity.
I made a very tiny investment in a company that produces an app called 'FitBod.' Uses AI to program your workouts, has videos to show you how each movement is done, and allows you to customize for what equipment your home or gym has and the exercises all adapt to that. Also pulls in my cycling data from Strava so that I don't over work the legs.
Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)
1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team
Hey Grim! I'll try to pop in more. I have a bit more time now that I'm retired.
Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)
1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team
I love seeing all of your cycling stuff! There have been more than a few times when I've been maybe 10 or 15 miles into a ride when I just feel like I want to quit, but then I think of your RAAM stuff and keep pushing myself ;)
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
Hey Jub! I'm very glad to see you are doing so well. You've certainly been working at it. Don't be a stranger.
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.
Yeah not sure what it is about steak whitedove. It must be that it's so dang tasty. In general its easy for me to overeat most all protein though. So I take no chances usually and weigh it all.
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
Thanks for the words of encouragement wombat. I did just return to my normal eating patterns for the remaining meals of the day. It just kinda spooked me because this is the first time I've been able to eat that much since before the surgery without feeling the restriction pretty early on when eating protein.
You're totally right about the confusing excess stomach acid and hunger. There's been countless times now post-op that I've been hungry only to drink a glass of water and the feeling went away.
I like your tips about having filling low calorie foods to nibble on. I do have a few trick foods that I use as well.
Before surgery I used to overeat protein regularly so it's another reason I have to be extra on top of this. The food scale is just as important a tool as my new stomach.
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site. so glad I found this. I recently started looking into VSG after seeing a few people I know from high school having had the surgery and it being very successful. I will be calling the hospital near me tomorrow to get info on what I need to do to start. My BMI is 37 and I also have High blood pressure as well as Fatty Liver. I am just feeling a little down, my mother who had been thin her whole life doesn't understand my choice to have this procedure done and a few of my friends say "how are you going to have weight loss surgery? your not fat" and it really just doesn't help me. I have been overweight my whole life. Right now i'm at my highest weight of 235 and im only 5'5/5'6ish.
I would love to make friends on here that understand where I'm coming from and can help me on this journey.
