Pre Surgery- a few questions
drmcclish
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I am about 2-3 months from having the RYN total done. As I talk with the surgeons, etc I do get a little nrevous that I won't be able to stop myself from eating. Did anyone have this problem after surgery? Did you feel nervous before your surgery?
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I had the RNY 18 months ago. I have lost 161 lbs and have about 15 lbs more that I would like to lose.
I think everyone has the same fear of overeating after WLS. I still have that fear from time to time and still overeat on rare occasions.
But, my daily routines have totally changed. The foods I eat have changed. The amount of exercise i get per week has changed.
The good and the bad answer to your question is that if you eat too much after WLS you will have abdominal pain and will probably throw up or wish that you had. Unfortunately, if you continue to overeat you can stretch out your stomach to where you no longer feel uncomfortable or throw up, so you begin to regain the weight .
The best advice I can give you is that if you are not TOTALLY willing to change your lifestyle, DO NOT HAVE THE SURGERY!!!!
It should only be a tool to help you have success with traditional weightloss strategies. YOU STILL HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT YOU EAT, HOW OFTEN YOU EAT, HOW MUCH YOU EAT, WHY YOU EAT AND YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD EXERCISE.
I was/am determined to change my life and I am experiencing success with WLS!
But, I have a friend that had surgery one month after I did. She was about 30lbs heavier than myself. She only lost about 80lbs. and is now gaining it back (only down now about 60lbs) because she eats all day long and doesn't eat healthfully and doesn't exercise. She is not working with the tool that she has been given. She has not chosen to change her life completely, therefore she now seems more depressed and defeated than she was previously.
CHECK YOUR HEART and your level of determination
this is no quick fix. It is not for the faint of heart. It is hard work and don't let anyone tell you it is the easy way to weight loss/control. It is my opinion that it is clearly and honestly a last ditch effort to gain health and not best suited for those who may be motivated by vanity.
I was willing to try surgery (even at the risk of death) to regain my health, as i felt that I was already dying a slow death. I am now healthier than I have been in 40 years and would not change my decision for anything in the world. But, be sure you are ready and willing to take on the challenges that come with surgical weight loss.
If you have any further questions, I am more than happy to help.
You CAN do this--but, YOU have to DO IT. It is not a magic pill.
Best of luck to you---God's blessings for restored health.0 -
hello i am 6 mth post op you cant and dont want to over eat after surgery its tuff first few mths then it get better i am down 150 overall 100 plus post surgery are you in a weight loss center for surgery? do the do support groups? are you on a high protien diet?0
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Yes I am attending a clininc. I am month 6 of the 6 months that my insurance company requested. I love the support groups and am very determined to be healthy. Both of my parents and grandparants have diabettes.0
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groups with other pre and post help alt feel fre to ask me anything its worth it all you will be happy after it starts droping ok it is a new life style what and how you eat how i look at it now after surgery i am "normal"? with food its under my control to do the right things i could over eat if i want to but now i can control my eating before i could not this web ste is helping me alot becuse it re insures me that i am in my calories and protien req. good luck stay in tounch be friend??0
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Thanks for the support and advice Don! I am very excited about starting a new healthier life. Hope your weekend is going well0
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free2live7200: I copied most of your post about being ready for WLS to my journal. Initially I did a lot of prep work, but I know I am not "DOING IT" as I need to. I appreciate your words very much, especially about "checking your heart", which is where I am now. I'm praying, journaling, and researching what I need to do before my next appointment the end of January. I want to be ready. I need to be ready. I don't want to be unprepared going into this, plus investing so much money, so I have to DO THE WORK. I'm so good at consistantly following my bad habits, but not good (Paul: I try and want to do what is right, but I do what is wrong...)
I am having a hard time kicking carbs - they're a drug to me. I really ate a lot of carbs over the holidays as a "farwell tour" to holiday food. By next year, the junk will be out of my system and I'll have (hopefully) had WLS. Something has got to change, as I am slowly dying (I identify with that point in your post) and am too young to be taking so many meds and having aches/pains (I'm 47).
Some of it IS vanity - I hate the way I look in my skin. But I also hate not being able to move as I'd like and I am concerned about the health issues that are coming into being at this stage of my life.
Thank you again for your convicting and encouraging words that call us to search our hearts and implement action.0
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