Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss: Meet others & Share

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What weight loss management strategies are working for you? Anyone considering surgery?

Hi,

My name is Ken. I am excited to join this weight loss journey with so many others like myself. I am hoping to learn the tools necessary to lose weight and keep it off. I am very thankful to have a forum where I can reach out and make new friends along the way.

Hi, I am Shannon from Rice Lake am 53 years around the sun. I am looking to use surgery to lose my weight and looking for any suggestions , tips or tricks , advice?

Hi my name is Faith.
I am from Eau Claire, Wisc. This is all new to me. I stood by my friends side when she had her surgery done and now it’s my turn.

Hi! I’m a 43 y/o mom of 2 my oldest daughter is 23 and my youngest daughter will be 8 next month. I really never had weight issues until I got pregnant with my youngest, shortly after I had her I had back surgery not once but twice. I also had foot surgery, female issues which I had to have surgery for as well.

I was at 225 and now at 188. It has been 4 years since BS. I am almost 79 years old now and continue to try to take off more weight but find it hard to stay at
186-188. I am 5’7. I have stomach pain problems now but the surgery was worth it because I could never lose but a few pounds and then gain them back.
Mu worst pain is from my lower legs and I take hydrocodone daily just to function and get some relief from leg pain. I’ve had vein striping and many follow up appointments with injections and at my last appointment with the doctor he said he has done all he can do for my leg pains.
I had a Nevro nerve stimulator a few years ago but I have i have had no leg relief yet but a technician continues to adjust the programs. I find it hard to get the paddle on the spot that will charge my stimulator and dread doing this . I am wondering if anyone has had any of my problems and open for suggestions. I do go to the gym 4 days a week using the bike and treadmill for 30-45 mins. each time. I wear support stocking some days and also wrap my legs with
bandages that helps sometimes.
Comment welcome.

Had Roux-en-Y in August 2020. Have had severe nausea & vomiting since. Have had n/v issue since 2007 when I was hospitalized for dehydration & the n/v never resolved & has been much worse since my surgery. I take Zofran 8 mg 2-4 times a day. It was 4 mg 4 times a day prior to the surgery.
I also have debilitating fatigue. On blood thinners for atrial fib & am having a Watchman procedure 7.12.23 & the blood thinners will be discontinued.
I dont know if the extreme fatigue is related to the gastric surgery or the blood thinner medication. Or if they're related at all. I need sleep more than anything though.
Since my gastric bypass I have developed gastric paresis. That explains some of the n/v. The diet w/the gastric paresis is very difficult to reconcile w/a post gastric bypass surgery diet. For instance, the dietitian told me that the Cheezits & potato chips which seem to go down easy are ok. It seems that anything w/o nutritional value goes down easily. I had to give up my daily salads which about killed me bc I love salads. Before surgery, you never would have guessed that salad was an everyday staple of my diet but it was. People don't associate salads & fat people at all. They just assume you're shoveling sweets & fats down your throat. I can eat a meal one day but the next, can only be a bite or two & cannot eat it for that moment. It's been very difficult finding what works & what doesn't bc it's ok one day but not the next.

Hi my name is annette. I am 56 years old and have been battling my weight problem all my life. I am looking into getting bariatric surgery. I really value the post that have been posted, they are very informational. Thank you!

No I haven’t had surgery yet. I’m still jumping hoops unfortunately.

staciewolf27 | @staciewolf27

Welcome to group. It is a tough journey, but reward it is worth it.
This is good place to get advice and suggestions.
Good luck at your appointment.

Laurie