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.
Hi,
My name is Wendy and I had Gastric Bypass surgery on December 20, 2010. I have read numerous posts on here and I think this is a great place! You are all very supportive of each other.
Last week I posted that I felt I was eating too much and I was appalled by some of the responses I got. I got really angry and didn't check the posts for several days. Then I decided that I was just being way too sensitive.
I have been reading the posts for the past couple of days and I am impressed with the amount of love, respect and support you all show for each other.
So, I thought I would re-introduce myself. I lost 24 pounds pre-op and I am in my 4th week now and I have only lost 20 pounds. At yesterday's weigh-in I had a 0.4 gain. I was disappointed but I had read so many of the posts on this topic that I felt better almost right away. I have not had to take my diabetes medicine since right before surgery which is a blessing. So far I have had no complications. I feel great and I am just thrilled that this board exists and that wonderful people like all of you are on here :)
My name is Wendy and I had Gastric Bypass surgery on December 20, 2010. I have read numerous posts on here and I think this is a great place! You are all very supportive of each other.
Last week I posted that I felt I was eating too much and I was appalled by some of the responses I got. I got really angry and didn't check the posts for several days. Then I decided that I was just being way too sensitive.
I have been reading the posts for the past couple of days and I am impressed with the amount of love, respect and support you all show for each other.
So, I thought I would re-introduce myself. I lost 24 pounds pre-op and I am in my 4th week now and I have only lost 20 pounds. At yesterday's weigh-in I had a 0.4 gain. I was disappointed but I had read so many of the posts on this topic that I felt better almost right away. I have not had to take my diabetes medicine since right before surgery which is a blessing. So far I have had no complications. I feel great and I am just thrilled that this board exists and that wonderful people like all of you are on here :)
Thick skin indeed! I admire your moxy. ;)
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See, you really all are truly wonderful!!
I want to clear up somthing about my original post. When I said that I felt that I was eating too much I did not mean that I was being destructive by over eating. My nut said to shoot for 3 meals a day - not 2 and not 4 - no snacking or grazing. He said to try to have 350 calories and 25 grams of protein in each of these meals. What I was saying in my original post is that I was not having any trouble accomplishing that. I was not eating more than that. However, based on many of the other posts that I had read, most people who had GBS were not able to eat that much especially at only 2-3 weeks post-op. So, I was worried that somehow I was doing something wrong. Now that I have transitioned to a little more solid food I see that I can eat much less but thankfully I still have not had trouble with the calories, water or protein. I assure all of you that I take this journey very seriously. I desparately want to succeed.
Bt the way, I decided to weigh again today and I had a 2.8 pound loss from Thursday so yeah I lost 24 pre-op and now 24 post-op!!!
One of our resident smart ppl here Jerry, says disfunction is a team sport. I dont have any friends in real life (obviously) and now you know why!
Loving you
Lucifer