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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in September. Anyone else here had it?
Just wondering about other peoples' experiences and results. I'm nervous and excited at the same time.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)mackerel
(4,412 posts)She's lost 140lbs. She says she feels great. She can't eat much and a lot of food doesn't taste right to her. She also has bad reactions to a lot of foods now. Her personality has changed a lot. Her husband also had the surgery.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)I've just seen too many examples of people who got various stomach reduction surgies - lap band, gastric sleeve, etc - who have either not list that much weight (Chris Christie) or lost it and gained it back (Carnie Wilson and Roseanne).
Anne Wilson, of Heart, got a lap band when it was fairly new, lost a lot of weight and then got really big again. Pictures from her recent wedding show that her weight is back down again though.
I should lose at least 100 pounds. My all time high was 275 and I did lose about 90 pounds in 2009. But I'm back up to 265. I'm an emotional eater and I don't think WLS can fix that.
Good luck to you!
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)and in observing them and their process I would say the following:
- Follow your post-op instructions to a "T" and never miss a follow-up with your Dr.
- The surgery is only the starting point in the weight loss -- it will go nowhere long-term if you don't move on to master your eating and start exercising.
- Emotions ARE going to come up -- be prepared and make plans to address them, preferable with a professional.
- It is going to be harder than you think.
- Done right, it will be totally worth it.
One gal went for the "easy" bariatric surgery that allowed her to continue to eat as much of whatever she wants -- it just moves through the system more quickly so absorbs less. She did not follow-up with her doctor, follow the prescribed diet/vitamin regiment, or exercise. Seven years later she has regained much of the lost weight, has massive bone and tooth loss due to chronic malnutrition, and has horrible bowel problems because of the fried foods she still refuses to give up.
I also have a friend who went for the bypass you will be having. She was focused, viewed the surgery as part of as a total lifestyle change, listened to what her doctors wanted her to do, and used support systems to get herself through some of the tougher times. She has had a VERY good result and lost 150+ pounds. It was hard but worth it, she has said.
You are running a marathon with this surgery, not a sprint -- keep that in mind and you will do just fine. Best of luck to you!
Lyric
(12,675 posts)I am totally committed and ready to do this. There's more at stake for me than just weight loss.
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)about the surgery and are taking control of the process. You are going to NAIL it!!!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Lyric
(12,675 posts)ccjlld
(267 posts)which has been fairly successful for her. She does have to be careful about how fast she eats and can't drink liquids while she is eating. She hasn't lost all the weight she wants, but has been able to keep off what she lost.
She initially had a lap-band, but the portal by which they adjust the band got infected and she had to have emergency surgery to have it removed. Then spent the next few weeks having to go to the hospital to get intravenous antibiotics. So, I have made up my mind that if I ever have it done, I will have a RNY.
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)There will be issues that come up that you may not expect, issues like, what to do with your time/life now you have lost weight...
I haven't had the surgery, but have looked into it and talked to my psych about it.
You may go through confusion when you hit your loss goal, after all that focus on getting there.
It may pay to think about where you want to go before you hit that goal and put plans into place to ease your transition into the new you.