Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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tlc1685 05/23/2018

hi everyone im new and still at least four months out on my surgery.I started my six month post opp diet for my insurance back in march. went to the infromational, had the consult with the surgeon and the dietitan now i need some labs done and a psych eval. my biggest concerns are of course out of pocket expenses, the extra skin,and the pureed and soft food stages i have a texture thing im not a huge fan of yogurt or cottage chesse and i cant eat any kind of hot ceral it makes me gag. im really excited for the surgery i have read everything i can find on the gastric bypass i have not told many people yet not sure how some will react and others i know how they will react (badly) those people i dont see very often so for now im not going to tell them my husband and kids are very suportive and my best friend will also be doing the same surgery so we can help eachother mine will be sooner than hers any tip poniters and adivce is great appreciated

Lcat4 05/23/2018

Welcome and congratulations! Our senses change post op so you may find that the texture thing changes for the better. Smells and tastes really affected me. It just depends on the person. I never ate hot cereal post op because my program didn’t list any grains. I drank lots of yummy protein drinks. The world according to eggface has great protein shake and smoothie recipes. Shelly, the site author had gastric bypass too. I didn’t tell my own family but told everyone else and all but one was supportive. My hubby has been awesome! It sounds like you have a good handle on things. Keep coming back and check out the what newbies need to know post I just bumped for you if you are interested.

tlc1685 05/23/2018

Thank you I will check it out !!

jgm67 05/23/2018

Congratulations on your decision. I had my bypass last Monday. I only told 3 people before hand, because I didn't really want to explain my decision to people. But now that it is over I'm telling my family, friends and co-workers and everyone has been very supportive so far. I can't really talk about best foods since I'm so early on and just started my pureed stage today. I have to admit I like the chicken salad I made and had. Like Lcat4 mentioned The world according to Eggface has lots of great recipes. I also found a bunch on YouTube and Pinterest.
Best of luck to you and I hope you post updates.

22TexasGirl22 05/25/2018

I started my pureed this week. The thing I've noticed the most is my sense of smell seems to have increased. I haven't figured out if it's a good thing or not, also I'm having a hard time finding a good tasting vitamin. I've already thrown so many in the trash. Hopefully, you will figure this part out before your surgery. Also, work on finding a good tasting protein shake, I'm still working on that too. The weightloss has been wonderful. I've lost 20lbs in 2 weeks, I'm loving this part of the surgery.

tlc1685 05/26/2018

thank you jgm67 the world according to egg face is great and has tons of info
22TexasGirl22 i have started looking in to vitamins and protein powder im really cheap so thats the first thing i look at i did find a bariatric protein powder on ebay 3lb bag for 33$ the tast isnt bad but not great either

Lcat4 05/26/2018

Walmart has Body Fortress super advanced whey protein for the best price I’ve found and it tastes good too. If you don’t like a protein you can make returns. I went through several at vitamin shop when I was first looking.

jgm67 06/08/2018

As far as vitamins, my dietician got me on Nascobal. With my insurance I don't pay anything. It's worth asking about. The vitamins are ok except I don't really like the calcium ones but they aren't so bad I won't take them.

AngelaQ 06/10/2018

Hi all,
I had my surgery 6/2 and so far, so good! My doctor recommended Optisource vitamins. Has anyone tried these?

Lcat4 06/11/2018

AngelaQ
No, but I use Bariatric Advantage. I like their chocolate raspberry chews for my iron and their fruit flavored calcium chews. They have a variety of flavors. Otherwise, I use a liquid multi with everything in it by intraMAX and sublinguals from Superior Source. I don’t do well with pills in that I have a tendency to stop taking them.

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