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If you are post op then there is no set amount you should have lost by now since everyone is extremely different however my surgeon did tell me that the average for 6-9 weeks out was about 3-7 lbs a week.

Way to go!

Seek help, eating disorders after you lose the weight are just as severe as before. Get into some counseling, go to support groups, talk to your nutritionist. Do not just accept that this is how things are now. Again seek some professional help.

Follow your doctors recommendations or why have had this surgery at all? Not to sound harsh but its that kind of mentality that got us all into these situations in the first place.

For me I know I am hungry when the room starts spinning--not good so I have been trying to eat at around the same times each day and I am now 12 weeks out and I am still really struggling with my proteins too. Its going to take some time.

I have also heard that the body will not absorb gummy vitamins as well as a chewable one. Have your surgeon recommend some good brands for you, I take foltex which is a supplement prescribed by my surgeon (for life now) as well as a chewable adult centrum complete each day.

Same here I felt really week for about 5-6 weeks after surgery. I can't tell you exactly when it went away but Im almost 12 weeks (March 5th) and I can go all day-my energy levels are way up. Don't stress too much about your menu things take it one day at a time things will get better and once...

My mom got diagnosed with Diverticulities and Krohns disease within the same year. The doctors think she had always had them since she also has arthritis but they think that her bypass surgery 10 years ago may have triggered her immune system and this diseases flared up after she had broken her...

I had bypass, wasn't diabetic but my sugars ran high because of my pcos. After surgery my bs levels dropped really low and they actually had to give me orange juice and other things to bring it up so I had the opposite problem as you for probable the first month and it still continues off and...

Im such a side/stomach sleeper that I was practically on my stomach right after surgery I got some extra pillows to help me not roll completely over in my sleep. My hospital bed was terribly uncomfortable but being able to adjust the angles helped a lot. As soon as my drains got removed I was...

Do you want me to send you some more? I've got extra? :p

Very normal, if your panic attacks get to bad though it never hurts to talk to your support people about it or go to some support groups to hear in person how others have delt with the before/after emotions that comes with this type of surgery.

It depends I have seen a few people on here that didn't really have to do a preop diet, my surgeon has his patients start two weeks prior to surgery and some are longer then that.

Like everyone else has said you will know. I was so afraid of getting sick and feeling full that I too only had a few tablespoons for like the first week or two but then one day I just kind of figured I needed to know what my limit was so I had a few more bites and I could definitely tell where...

Hope your feeling better now everything is settling down. I loved those bear paw robe thingies too, although it does kind of feel like your in a balloon that blowing up lol.