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Thanks for your replies, everyone! I have Notifications turned on, but didn't get a single one letting me know anyone had replied until Dawnie's this morning. Anyhooo...
So I ended up doing some research on Semaglutide (one of the newer medications being used for diabetes and obesity treatment). After reading and reading, and looking at SO many patient reviews and experiences (particularly post-VSG people), I decided to go for it. It's amazing how the tiniest little injection works so well... for me, I started feeling the effects immediately. The day I did my first injection, I could only eat maybe a cup of chicken Caesar salad that night (usually I can put down a lot of salad) .... just filled up SO fast. Food noise is gone, appetite is gone -- I literally feel like I did in the first months after my surgery--able to eat anything, I just don't want to. I'm not constantly thinking about what's next. Not going through my head what's available at home to snack on after dinner, and whether or not I need to stop at Dollar General for junk food on the way home. It's amazing.
My thinking is this: My sleeve is still there, it still works great IF I eat what I'm supposed to. Using this to help re-train my thoughts and habits to get where I need to be is showing me that; it's teaching me again to watch for my full signs (hiccups), stop when I'm full (and full does NOT mean stuffed where you can't eat another bite), and not take a break for a few minutes and start again. Between this, and knowing what I know now about sugar addiction, and what my danger situations are, I think is going to keep me from gaining it back again in the end.
Anyway....that's where I am now. Oh, I lost 15 lbs the first month and have been hovering there the last 3 days, but we all know how that goes! :D Thanks again everyone!
HW 258 SW 246.4 CW 166.8 GW 160
(reflects loss from all-time high weight in November 2009)
Hi Dawnie! I actually remember you from back then...not specifics, but your name at least! Posting a separate update below. :)
HW 258 SW 246.4 CW 166.8 GW 160
(reflects loss from all-time high weight in November 2009)
Hi there, Skylark! So I'm not going that route, but I have found what I think is my key to success...updating below! :)
HW 258 SW 246.4 CW 166.8 GW 160
(reflects loss from all-time high weight in November 2009)
Hi there! I had my sleeve in 2010. These boards were so helpful at the time. I went from 360 to about 170, stayed at 190 for 8 years then started working third shift, and eating more often. I still have great restriction, I just eat bad things, and drink pop. I gained to 260, now I am back at 228...trying to get back below 200. It's a struggle. I am in MI too, I had Dr. Foote in GR
At this point your tool is pretty much gone and the only way to weigh less is to eat less calories than you burn. The tool works for between 18 months and 30 months for most people and stops when you go back to regular eating. It will never again be the same as right after surgery. But you can count calories and exercise and lose more weight or maintain your loss.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Greetings,
So I really hit a low point with some financial stress that I went through with a small business I have and reverted back to my old ways of dealing with things - very poor food choices over a couple of months. I feel terrible, but I am ready to get back on track.
However I have some concerns. I am able to eat anything and even drink at the same time now - a year and a bit out from surgery. I don't get the "foamies" if I eat too much, etc. I don't get the full feeling that I was still getting right before my crash.
What I am saying is - I am worried that the "tool" that was supposed to help me is no longer there to help keep me in check.
I know the stomach can't be stretched to what it used to be, so I am fine with that knowledge after doing some research. However I am wondering once I go back to eating properly, drinking more water and getting my protein - will things go back to how things were prior to my 2 months of screwing up or is that probably gone forever now with feeling full, etc. Like I never had the surgery.
I looked into a pouch reset - but it seems there is a lot of misinformation out there. That this is not a real thing from what doctors have said - like drinking just shakes for a week again or whatever will NOT reset your pouch.
I would appreciate feedback on the above and if anyone went through something similar - what was your experience to get your sleeve back on track.
Thank you very much.
FW
Thank you! Very inspiring!
I forget how much I was initially told to take. But at a year and more out from surgery, that initial recommendation is pretty much moot. Have bloodwork done, as you did, and adjust as you go. You obviously need to add more iron. Many also need extra B12, D3, and calcium as well. Did they check all your B vitamin levels? Hair loss is much more likely to be a deficiency in one or more of those than iron.
Even non-surgical folks run into vitamin and iron deficiencies. Do yearly testing, and adjust accordingly.
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.
Greetings,
I live in Canada, so things may be different from US recommendations - but after having the sleeve a year ago, I was told that 2 multivitamins a day with no less than 9mg of iron was all I need.
I have a slight iron deficiency with blood work I had done and looking into it online - it seems some patients are required to take a separate iron supplement in addition to a multivitamins. It just seems to be random depending on where you have your surgery.
My doctor isn't that concerned, but I have noticed some hair fall/thinning - so I am assuming it is the iron deficiency even if slight and so I am kind of freaking out about it. Going to a dermatologist to see what they have to say.
So I was just curious to get some feedback here. Are you just taking multivitamins or additional iron on top of that?
Thank you.
FW
I also had the same situation as you, the doctor also prescribed a lot of medicine to stabilize my body before surgery. I'm also quite worried about this surgery.
