Recent content by J.Lee

Kristy & Melissa~~ I am new to this cite but already have found great people and information. I'm thankful you both are here. I am almost 3 months post-op from the gastric bypass and doing great. It's scary (of the unknown) especially if you have never really had surgery before. The main...

What you described is my worst fear about having the surgery. I had my gastric bypass on 5-24-12 so I am a "newbie" :) I believe support groups like this one is vital to have continued success. Our minds and emotions play such a large part of our recovery from obseity...the surgery is just a...

Being worried and scared is all part of it. Even the first few days and even a couple of weeks after my gastric bypass, I had a hard time believing what I had done to myself! Each day that passes after your surgery, it will get easier and easier. I'm not going to lie to you; it was very hard...

Thank you both for sharing. All of our journeys will be different but I know I need to stay connected with others to make this a total lifestyle change. This is the first time in my life I can honestly say food is not controlling me....I'm controlling my food. I have started seeing a...

Thank you very much!! I'm trying to get more active with support groups because it is a challenging journey filled with wonderful results so far. I do have one question...surgeons are different with the post-op directions. I was on clear and full liquids for about 6 weeks after having the RNY...

I just wanted to introduce myself to the group. I am new to this cite and wanted to find more people who have also had the RNY Gastric Bypass done this year. Mine was the end of May and I'm doing well. Just needed to compare some things to others... Hope to hear from some of you. Thanks :)

I had the gastric bypass on 5-24-12 and I vividly remember running a low grade fever like you describe for several days after getting home from the hospital.