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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friendlydaisies 06/12/2018

almost that time. surgery is 06/25/18. i'm so ready for this and excited. i'm on day 3 of my preop diet. luckily my facility doesn't require liquid diet until after surgery; only 1,000 calorie diet per day for 2 weeks prior to surgery. I've been doing really well with it. i've been on 1200-1500 these past few months so wasn't a huge stretch to get down to 1,000. had my preop appt and did my nutrition class and hospital orientation. got all my vitamins ready and meal plans for recovery. gonna stay with my parents for 1-2 weeks so they have my room all ready. gathering my supplies to pack for their house now!

MotherOfTwins 06/12/2018

Yay, i am so very excited for you! I had my surgery 10 years ago and it was life changing ♡

Flute 06/20/2018

I am also scheduled for surgery on Monday 6/25.
My pre-op week consists of 3 - 4 protein shakes. 2 (3 oz) portions of "real" protein and a half cup of certain veggies. So far so good. I am extremely excited!

Flute 06/20/2018

I am in Connecticut. Where are you?

friendlydaisies 06/20/2018

Congrats! I am in Pennsylvania. I've had a couple of hiccups. One day I was craving carbs and broke down and had some pasta and garlic bread. I put the rest of the bread down the garbage disposal. I was fine another couple of days when the 2nd hiccup hit. I was great over the weekend at a BBQ and then when I got home the next day, hunger took over and I had chinese food. uggh. work in progress I guess.

Flute 06/20/2018

I'm finding this site hard to navigate. Would you be willing to share your email address to keep in touch after surgery? I'm surprised to find someone else with surgery on the same day...

friendlydaisies 06/20/2018

sure. i'd love the support too. I'll send you a private message. Candice

slkonves 06/20/2018

Best of luck on your surgery and recovery. I am currently post op day #9! I had my surgery on 6/11. You will do great!

Lcat4 06/21/2018

Congratulations! It sounds like you are prepared and ready to go. I’m coming up on 8 years and it has been one of the best life choices I’ve made. I haven’t regretted it for a second.

friendlydaisies 06/21/2018

yeah the only regret i ever hear from anyone is that they didn't do this sooner. i wish i had looked into this before but i guess it wasn't the right time for me and now it is. a little anxious for Monday to get here. Tomorrow is my last day of work so looking forward to the break also. I was approved for 4 weeks off so gonna make the most of that time to focus on me.

Lcat4 07/09/2018

How did your surgery go?

friendlydaisies 07/23/2018

surgery went very well. i don't even remember being put to sleep. i woke up in recovery and thought i had just fell asleep in the OR...haha. the nurse said "i told your family everything went well." I was confused and looked down my gown to see the incisions. guess it all went smoothly. I went home first thing the next morning. i'm doing well. still having trouble getting in 60g of protein; i'm averaging 45g a day. fluids are just at 48 oz per day. trying hard to increase but the restriction is so tight right now.

jgm67 08/02/2018

Congratulations on a successful surgery. I wouldn't worry too much about your numbers yet. It will take time to get up the numbers they want you to. I had my surgery May 14 and it took until about mid July for me to get close to the numbers my doctor wanted, consistently. I still don't get 64oz of fluids every day, but I do most. Best of luck to you, have fun getting rid of your old clothes and rediscovering yourself.

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