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I’m one month out from my surgery and have been doing well except for the last few days. I’m now having some diarrhea and had to have some fluids removed from my stomach. Has anyone else had these issues as well? I’m a little discouraged at this point.
 
Curious, does anyone know who owns this platform? Is it pharma? Insurance company? Patient advocacy group? We all share our experiences here freely. Who is using our opinions and information, I wonder. there does not seem to be any info on this site about it. At least it is not obvious.
 
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Curious, does anyone know who owns this platform? Is it pharma? Insurance company? Patient advocacy group? We all share our experiences here freely. Who is using our opinions and information, I wonder. there does not seem to be any info on this site about it. At least it is not obvious.
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For some reason, I can't post a screenshot of our homepage, but the info is there.
 
I am new to the forum and I joined today 10/27/2022. I have not decided which surgery would be best for me and I do not walk due to injury not weight. I am older, 73 and in graduate school. I have talked to several physicians about surgery. Glad to meet you. G.
 
Hello, all. I am new to this group, and have been checking off my list of specialists I've seen so my surgeon can submit the reports to the insurance company. I only have a few more to go, and then I'll decide which type of surgery I'll have. If you've already had surgery, which one, and how is it going for you? Thanks in advance!
 
Welcome, Gypsea, Amilyn. Wow, I'm 71 and had surgery in my mid-50s. Best of luck to you, having the procedure in your 70s. It's doable, though. Laparoscopy makes the procedure so much easier, though. I had a full open procedure, major surgery, requiring a long recovery. Now, it's more like a big visit to the dentist for something like a root canal, comparatively. If I were going to have it at my age, I'd still get RYGB rather than VSG. I'm extremely happy with my choice and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I think there's still an occurrence of esophageal trouble with VSG, but since RYGB involves only the stomach organ, no problem.
 
Hi my name is VidaSue; I have had bariatric surgery back in March of 2021 and this is going on two years post-surgery. I'm starting to put back on the pounds. I think that I am becoming addicated to food? How do I stop my self from eating to much. I don't know when to stop eating food.
I was wondering what I'm doing wrong. I would like some help please. I sometimes get very sick when drink protein shakes.
 
VidaSue Lindner said:
Hi my name is VidaSue; I have had bariatric surgery back in March of 2021 and this is going on two years post-surgery. I'm starting to put back on the pounds. I think that I am becoming addicated to food? How do I stop my self from eating to much. I don't know when to stop eating food.
I was wondering what I'm doing wrong. I would like some help please. I sometimes get very sick when drink protein shakes.
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I'm only 6 mos post, but have been in therapy a year pre surg. She specializes in Food Addiction. I am also a Addictions counselor by trade.
Just like other Addictions, I believe it will never go away, but you learn tools to manage things. Know I support you even tho I'm new to everything.
For myself, it's what's eating me, and I figure out the source with support.
 
Vuksmom said:
I'm only 6 mos post, but have been in therapy a year pre surg. She specializes in Food Addiction. I am also a Addictions counselor by trade.
Just like other Addictions, I believe it will never go away, but you learn tools to manage things. Know I support you even tho I'm new to everything.
For myself, it's what's eating me, and I figure out the source with support.
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Vuksmom knows. It's an addiction. If it wasn't an addiction, you wouldn't have let it control your every thought about food and your body.
 
I mentioned in another post that this forum is already sponsored by the American Bariatric Society and no one else is allowed to promote products here.

This is a support group, not a place to advertise. The goal is to share everything from intimate to funny details about our experiences with bariatric surgery. The reason this group is so helpful is that members don't have to feel confused about conflicting messages from advertisers, just other regular human beings who've experienced, or are about to experience, the surgery.

No doctors are welcome here, either. That would be predatory. It's a peer-to-peer service where all are equal and free to learn and share.

There are other bariatric support groups where you might be able to advertise your services. I'd do a search to see what's out there.
 
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Welcome, Gypsea, Amilyn. Wow, I'm 71 and had surgery in my mid-50s. Best of luck to you, having the procedure in your 70s. It's doable, though. Laparoscopy makes the procedure so much easier, though. I had a full open procedure, major surgery, requiring a long recovery. Now, it's more like a big visit to the dentist for something like a root canal, comparatively. If I were going to have it at my age, I'd still get RYGB rather than VSG. I'm extremely happy with my choice and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I think there's still an occurrence of esophageal trouble with VSG, but since RYGB involves only the stomach organ, no problem.
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Hi-I am new today. I am 76 and had my surgery at age 72. For 10 days all was well, but then I developed both an abcess and blot clot. I was one sick old lady. I was in and out of 1 hospital after another for 30 days hospitalization. Then I spent another 30 days in a cramped up room in a Rehab Hospital. This all happened when Covid was beginning to flare. When I came home I was extremely weak for months. I had undergone 5-6 surgeries while hospitalized for one drain, then its removal due to terrible rash, replacement drain and stent placed in my esophagus. A month or more later after 2 long rounds of different, strong antibiotics, the docs thought it time to remove drain and stent. That was done. This entire time I could not eat but was fed thru an IV. Each meal time I did get down a spoon or 2 of oatmeal. After final removals, I gradually started with eating by mouth. Nothing tasted good--probably from the length of time I was on antibiotics. It took me months to regain any strength. I had home PT and OT. I had to pay helpers to do household things I could no longer do. It was a nightmare. All the anesthesia really messed with my brain. I had been quite intelligent all my life and was a highly achieved academic. My brain was like mush. After being at home a couple of months, a hernia developed. Soon I went under the knife again to repair that.

Now for the last several months I am having diarrhea almost daily. I eliminated some things I thought might be causing it, but it continues on. I am Googling how long the effects of the last antibiotic I was on for a UTI can continue.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. And oh, I did lose all my 50 pounds by the time I returned home from the 60 days of hospitalization. I have kept it off with a few extra pounds added on every so often. But they are easy to lose unlike before the surgery when this thin or normal all her life except the last 10-15 years before the surgery. I had a number of medical conditions and was no longer able to lose any weight. That had not been a problem. I am really glad I went thru all this as a number of medical conditions disappeared and I was able to stop several medications. Overall I felt much better. Thanks from Knitting Nancy
 
Im Dori,I had my first bariatric stomach stapling about 30 yrs ago.Im 72 now.At that time I weighed 328 lbs.I lost down to 210 lbs and then slowly gained back to 283lbsin 2018.I had a RNY gastric bypass and now weigh 214 lbs.My weight doesnt seem to go any lower no matter what I do.I asked my endocronolegist about getting Ozempic or Mon juaro to lose the last 40 lbs or so.I hear it helps trememdously with constant cravings.He gave me a pill to take for when I eat more carbs to help digest them.I go back in February.He said he will see how Im doing losing more weight then.Id like to correspond with others who are struggling to support each other...Im glad to be here..
 
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