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  • The six-month diet is generally a restriction that is put on by your insurance provider. Some surgeons have now taken to making it an "across the board" requirement, but not all have. My surgeon didn't, and my insurance company didn't require it if your BMI was over 35 and you had co-morbidities (diabetes, high blood…
    in Any gastric bypass patients on here Comment by strack22 September 2014
  • Hi! You are doing awesome! If you are having trouble digesting proteins like chicken and fish, you might want to try papaya enzymes. They helped me a lot in my first 6-18 months post-op. I promise, you WILL find a protein that works for you!! For me, it was grilled shrimp. Holy hell I ate so much grilled shrimp in those…
    in Any gastric bypass patients on here Comment by strack22 September 2014
  • Hi! I'd just like to give any recent RNY gastric bypass patients some hope, because this thread is kind of misleading. First, you do NOT "lose your ability to malabsorb" at two years post-RNY. I am 7 years post-RNY and still malabsorb like crazy. If I eat a high fat meal, 20-30 minutes later I am in the bathroom and it is…
    in Any gastric bypass patients on here Comment by strack22 September 2014
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