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06-12-2011, 12:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics May 25,2011 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
261 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
25 lb Weight Loss:
101 lb Lb Left to Lose:
8.74125874126 % % Lost:
May 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.0864257812 BMI Start:
44.7956542969 BMI Current:
27.4609375 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I'm really hoping someone can tell me things will get better. I had my Gastric Bypass May 25th so i'm about two and half weeks out but I feel awful!! I thought I would be feeling better by now but I'm so nauseaous it's unbearable. I can't stand it anymore I barely can take my vitamins and fluids and taking my protein shakes is like a punishment. I've already lost 25 pounds but at this point I don't even know if this is worth it. I'm having a lot of anxiety that I'm going to feel like this forever. I called the surgeon and they raised my B vitamins but it hasn't helped at all if anything I feel worse. Please tell me this is normal and that it will get better. I can barely function much less take care of my kids my house or do any normal activity. Sorry for being such a downer but I'm miserable.
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06-12-2011, 01:17 AM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: California
Posts: 317
Weight Statistics 03/17/2011 Start Date:
03/17/2011 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
198 lb Start Weight:
134 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
64 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.3232323232 % % Lost:
03/17/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index36.2107180021 BMI Start:
24.5062434964 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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hang in there sweety, it will get better! Your body has been through a lot and it takes time. I went through the same thing. They say your body stores hormones in the fat that is stored and when we start losing, these hormones are being released in abundance which causes us to be on an emotional rollercoaster as well as going through all the mind stuff and feeling deprived of the things we love. You will soon start feeling better 
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Diabetes and Sleep Apnea-GONE! Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork. Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.  Starting weight DOS: 198 lbs. 1st Goal: 169 *Met 04/20/2011 2nd Goal: 159 *Met 05/21/2011 3rd Goal: 149 *Met 06/17/2011 4th Goal: 139 * Met 07/25/2011 5th Goal: 135 *Met 08/05/2011 Final Goal: 125   | |
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06-12-2011, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 5,198
Weight Statistics 3/18/2008 (dieted all my life) Start Date:
9/30/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34.2465753425 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.3935986159 BMI Start:
29.1903114187 BMI Current:
28.7342128028 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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((((Hug)))) It will get better. It just takes time. If you don't get better call your doctor back and see if he will give you something for nausea. Have you tried warm or room temp. liquids? Some say that helps. We are glad you found us and stick around maybe we can be of help to you. Hang in there better days coming. dixie
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06-12-2011, 07:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: S. Jersey
Posts: 2,481
Weight Statistics ?? Most recently Oct. 2010 Start Date:
January 31 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
342 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
148 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.2748538012 % % Lost:
no pressure... 1 year? 1-2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.4990548204 BMI Start:
28.6456626759 BMI Current:
27.9073724008 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Wish I had some soothing words of advice. I have read others having similar complaints... check back with your doc. I think some have been given specific medicine for the nausea. Hang in there, can you recruit some help for the kids until you are feeling better? Maybe a relative or friend could pitch in for a few hours a day? Sure hope you are feeling better VERY soon.
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06-12-2011, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome tto the board, thank you for joining us.
Congratulations on joining the Losers' Bench.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
Sorry to hear of your post op woes. Are you sure that you are getting in enough fluids? Dehydration can cause nausea and depression, and it's so very easy to get dehydrated. Continue to nag your surgeon if this keeps up, too, so early out, you need a lot of TLC.
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06-12-2011, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 2,849
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1860465116 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.7618944637 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Post op "blues" are very common. It is normal. Just keep walking and keep sipping. Back off anything new, by mouth, and take it very slowly. Your guts are still healing inside. Worse, you will probably stop losing weight for a couple weeks, which is ALSO totally normal. It has nothing to do with what you are eating or drinking or how much you are moving. It is just your body shutting down for a little while.
And what the others said.
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"Burning out this fuse out here alone" Surgery 4.29.08
11-29-08: Down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!
1.11.09: 100 lbs down! Century Club! WHOO HOO! 
7.10.09 GOL! GOL! GOLGOLGOLGOLGOL! GGGGOOOOLLL!
1.10.10 Still at goal.
2.21.12 up a bit. Back on track, I hope. 
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06-12-2011, 09:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 708
Weight Statistics September 2010 Start Date:
12/27/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
264 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
113 lb Weight Loss:
-9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.803030303 % % Lost:
6/27/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index37.8759183673 BMI Start:
21.663877551 BMI Current:
22.9551020408 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I just had a flash back after reading your post...in those first few weeks I wondered what the heck I had gotten myself into...I think some call it "buyers remorse". The nausea didn't last that long for me, but for a while the house smelled bad, liquids made me cringe...that is all I could have for the first two weeks. The idea of food scared me....
It does get better. Still, check with your surgeon. Follow the lovely rules. Make sure you get your fluids and protein in (as well as vitamins). Sometimes there can be a stricture or even ulcer developing.
Best of luck. Please keep us posted on your progress!
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06-12-2011, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics May 25,2011 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
261 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
25 lb Weight Loss:
101 lb Lb Left to Lose:
8.74125874126 % % Lost:
May 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.0864257812 BMI Start:
44.7956542969 BMI Current:
27.4609375 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks everyone for your comments, I'm so glad I found this site. I'm definitely going to take the advice and call my surgeon tomorrow and beg him for some nausea medicine! Thankfully I do have my mom staying with me and she's a big help. I have a But4 year old and a 19month old and it's really hard for them to understand why mommy can't do the normal things I usually do with them. I keep telling myself I'm mainly doing this for them so I can be healthy, teach them to be healthy and grow old and see my grandbabies. But this is soooo much rougher than I expected. Thank you everyone for your support it means a lot.
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06-13-2011, 07:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 861
Weight Statistics 09/01/10 Start Date:
04/11/11 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
129 lb Weight Loss:
7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.8571428571 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index44.4450745642 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I'm so sorry to hear about all you are going through! Keep us posted on your call to your doc today; I hope you can get some relief from the nauseousness!
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Highest weight: 301 ~ Pre-op diet weight: 295 ~ Surgery weight: 283 Goal #1: 60lbs lost before 7/4/11 vacation
Met: 6/24/11 (10.5 weeks)
Goal #2: 75lbs lost before Labor Day 2011
Met: 7/29/11 (15.5 weeks)
Goal #3: 90lbs lost by Oct. 11 (6 months post-op)
Met: 9/15/11 (22.5 weeks)
Goal#4: 100 lbs lost by Halloween
Met: 10/30/11 (28.5 weeks)
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06-13-2011, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 2,849
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1860465116 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.7618944637 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by Sara040803  ... But this is soooo much rougher than I expected. Thank you everyone for your support it means a lot. |
Yeah...so much for us taking the "easy way out", huh?
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"Burning out this fuse out here alone" Surgery 4.29.08
11-29-08: Down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!
1.11.09: 100 lbs down! Century Club! WHOO HOO!
7.10.09 GOL! GOL! GOLGOLGOLGOLGOL! GGGGOOOOLLL!
1.10.10 Still at goal.
2.21.12 up a bit. Back on track, I hope.
310/176/<164
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