Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss: Meet others & Share

Hi there, my name is Eris, and I am 20 years old!
I live in Wisconsin and have my whole life, I have always had an issue with my weight well actually I was a "normal sized" kid and then I grew out instead of up, I kept telling myself I'll start that new diet tomorrow or I'll go for that walk tomorrow. I kept putting it off and sometimes I wish I didn't. I have always wanted to go to school for nursing and work in Labor and Delivery, but I feel that the weight I am at currently and my lifestyle choices I would not be able to handle nursing school so I would like to better myself so I can be better for future schooling and patients. I have never had type of these surgeries before so I'm not sure what to expect, although I have talked to a family member about what she went through, so I have some sort of insight. Something exciting for me, my mom might be joining me in this shortly after!!
Have an amazing day/evening/night everyone!

Definitely ask your doctor. I just has surgery Friday and I'm not having any problems getting fluids down. I'd guess to say yesterday I got at least 100 oz down. And that was just day 1 after so I imagine you could work up to 200 if your diligent.

I had surgery in early 2021. Then plastic surgery in mid 2022. I had two blood transfusions followed by iron and then I have had to go back for iron infusions yearly after

I also need annual iron infusions after resection from adhesions.( and removal if ileocecal valve) From RNY

Hi @lisalucier , I have my initial consult with a surgeon this Friday. Excited and nervous. I'm taking my sister with me. She had gastric bypass several years ago and has been doing great maintaining her weight loss.

I need some advice. I am 53 years old and I had that band surgery 20 years ago. I lost 127 pounds on it. The flat band got infected and I put 161 pounds back on. My girlfriend ironically is a surgeon at Mayo, although not in this department. I have diabetes. That’s very difficult to manage right now, I have sleep apnea, I have low self-esteem, and a couple other issues. She is certain that the roux-en-y, is my only true option.

I did lose a significant amount of weight again on a high protein type of diet. It was 442 pounds and I’m now 282 pounds. But I’ve been fighting for quite some time to get more weight off. I would like to lose at least another hundred pounds. But I just seem to be completely unsuccessful.

Side effects that I’m reading about truly scare me, but I feel like I don’t have a choice. I haven’t only seen anybody with current additions to this blog that are having side effects. My surgeon girlfriend is static that it is much different now than it used to be as much more safe.

I want to try to make this as PG as possible, but I’m also looking forward to having skin surgery because I want to have a better intimate life with my girlfriend. I’m not complaining in that area per se. I think she’s an amazing lover. I just think that there are more things that we could do in enjoying each others body than what we are capable of because of my weight.

I will mention that my girlfriend is equally diabetic, and she’s lost 110 pounds on Mounjaro. I’m jealous while insecure because I feel like I’m gonna lose her at some point if I don’t step up and do what I know is right even though I’m scared to death.

This is not about doing for somebody else, this is about doing for myself, to make myself happy, and putting the person that I love in a position to enjoy my body, and see me more confident.

We’re on a mission trip right now and her and some of the doctors and other people were hiking and I could not get up on the rock next to her. There are other people standing around taking their pictures. And I was absolutely hurt to my core that I could not do that with her.

I’m tired of feeling left out and giving myself table scraps. Not in my girlfriend, but in things I’m able to do. I don’t feel like this is living. I feel like this is merely existing.

I don’t even know how to start the process at Mayo—can anyone guide me in that direction?

What are your thoughts?

I am, but I know that there’s a protocol on how to begin the specific process for surgery. I know with insurance that requires counseling and other hoops to have to jump through.