Dsagel - welcome. Well what would you like to know? I had my surgery on 6/7/12 and weighed 261.4 and currently I weigh 174. I have has no complications. The surgery was fine and I had minimal pain afterwards- mostly has pain which walking addresses no problem. I've dumped a few times mostly from eating too high fat or sugar and once from not chewing well enough. My biggest issue was I got an aversion to water for over a month and had to have water ice cold or in ice form. I currently have no issues with water. I eat about 700-800 calories a day and exercise 6 out of 7 days in general. I'm having an issue with hair loss in spite of eating enough protein and taking biotin and using nioxin. But I will survive this. Please ask specific questions so they can be addressed- it might help to get your concerns addressed easier that way!! Glad you joined the group!! Sorry this was not that helpful.

Good morning,

I had my surgery August 13th,2012 and can honestly say that I get way more than 600-800 calories a day......how do you do that??? I have 2 protein shakes a day and that in themselves is 320 calories....... I have not had any dumping issues at all....and I have had sugar, mind you not in excess, but I have had it. I am a little concerned that I CAN have anywhere between 1,000-1,200 cals a day which includes over 100g of protein. I have also had hair loss issues, but think it will pass Am I seriously doing something wrong? I have lost a total of 74lbs.......and have another 58lbs to go to get to goal...........

Dsagel - welcome. Well what would you like to know? I had my surgery on 6/7/12 and weighed 261.4 and currently I weigh 174. I have has no complications. The surgery was fine and I had minimal pain afterwards- mostly has pain which walking addresses no problem. I've dumped a few times mostly from eating too high fat or sugar and once from not chewing well enough. My biggest issue was I got an aversion to water for over a month and had to have water ice cold or in ice form. I currently have no issues with water. I eat about 700-800 calories a day and exercise 6 out of 7 days in general. I'm having an issue with hair loss in spite of eating enough protein and taking biotin and using nioxin. But I will survive this. Please ask specific questions so they can be addressed- it might help to get your concerns addressed easier that way!! Glad you joined the group!! Sorry this was not that helpful.

Good morning,

I had my surgery August 13th,2012 and can honestly say that I get way more than 600-800 calories a day......how do you do that??? I have 2 protein shakes a day and that in themselves is 320 calories....... I have not had any dumping issues at all....and I have had sugar, mind you not in excess, but I have had it. I am a little concerned that I CAN have anywhere between 1,000-1,200 cals a day which includes over 100g of protein. I have also had hair loss issues, but think it will pass Am I seriously doing something wrong? I have lost a total of 74lbs.......and have another 58lbs to go to get to goal...........

I don't think you are doing anything wrong! I think it's me not you. My dr told me to up mine to over 800 to 1000. I have one shake a day. Rest of my protein us from real food. You can add my as a friend and see my food if you want. Basically I eat a shake for breakfast and for lunch and dinner I have 4 oz of meat and 1/4 c of veggies. A fruit for snack and a mini babybel light for my other snack. I need more variety but have yet to figure that out and still get in protein without another shake. (Ick).

Oh thank goodness! I feel like I am overeating! This has been quite an adventure for me, but feeling so blessed to have had the surgery! Thanks so much for creating this group! Will be a great place to come and learn from eachother

I just had RNY in September 2012, and I understand how you feel. I was in the hospital for 8 days post op and actually gained a couple pounds due to water weight. Plus I had complications during my surgery that set me back in my recovery and weight loss journey. It sounds like you are doing good for how soon you are out. If you have stopped losing weight, you may want to contact your surgeon, because of could be something you are eating and a simple diet adjustment can help. That happened to me. I was eating lots of dairy and cheese to help me get my protein in, but come to find out, the dairy products, caused me to stop losing weight and even caused me to gain 10lbs that I had just lost the weeks before. 48 hours after stopping all dairy products, I lost the 10 I had regained, and was back on track to losing weight.
It's all a learning experience and things vary from person to person. You didn't gain the weight over night, so its not all going to go away over night either! Stay strong!