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mand666
mand666

hi all am due to have my gastric bypass on friday(6/2/15)

and am looking for someone to talk to who has ahd or is having surgery

can you help

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  • jebo2106
    jebo2106 mand666

    Posted

    Hi mand, I was banded November 2014.  There are lots of helpful people on here - some only just banded this week and some due this week so you are not alone.  Any questions just fire away xx
    • mand666
      mand666 jebo2106

      Posted

      hi jeb am 5 days out from surgery am home and feeling really well

       which i did not expect thought i wouldbe in loads more pain so am thinking i am lucky.

      eating about 80mls a serving so hoping that is a good start x

       

       

  • jenny29640
    jenny29640 mand666

    Posted

    Hi i'm just into week 4 of my bypass not many bypassers on here mainly banders so its nice to get a chance to buddy a bypasser lol. Any thing u want to know just ask away
    • jebo2106
      jebo2106 jenny29640

      Posted

      How are you finding jenny?  would be interesting to see the differences between the band and bypass x

       

    • jenny29640
      jenny29640 jebo2106

      Posted

      Am on 2nd week of purred food its not been too bad so far. Lost well over a stone so far.
  • gailsband
    gailsband mand666

    Posted

    Hi Mand, I am getting my band tomorrow and am really excited. It seems to have been a long wait but suddenly, it's here. I'll report back and let you know how it goes. Wish me luck. Hugs to all x

     

    • mand666
      mand666 gailsband

      Posted

      hi gail how did your band go are you feeling ok
  • lenora20709
    lenora20709 mand666

    Posted

    Hi Mand, I had my bypass surgery 11 weeks ago at Shrewsbury hospital, and I'm doing well, i've lost 47lb so far and have had no problems.  I would be more than happy to talk with you.

    I hope all goes well for you on Friday.

    • mand666
      mand666 lenora20709

      Posted

      hi lenora thanks for the well wishes everything went fine and i amnow at home have very littlepain which was a surprise thought i would be in loads more than i am.

      did you have the milk powder in the first weeks and how much did you eat to start with

      i am manging about 80 mls a serving then other liquids in between managed about 675mls alll tolled yesterday

      how are you doing   

  • jenny29640
    jenny29640 mand666

    Posted

    Hi how did ur op go. How u feelingxx

    • mand666
      mand666 jenny29640

      Posted

      hi jenny

      sorry took so long to answer everything went fine am home ahve been since sunday on soups and shakes doing ok about 80mls a serving

      what were your first weeks like and did you have the milk powder

       

    • jenny29640
      jenny29640 mand666

      Posted

      Hi im on week 4 now soft food lumps allowed find some foods harder than others i was on soup and yoghurt for the 1st 2 weeks and semi skim milk. If u want to talk proper i can inbox u my home/phone nos

      Jenny x

  • Chefp87
    Chefp87 mand666

    Posted

    Hi mand I've just like you had bypass on the 7 February not had much pain until today where I got a pain in lower right belly just above the hip I taken well to soups and yogurts on about 80 ml as we'll I was wondering if you had any of the same pain as not to bad but getting worst   But I have been walking around quite a lot so I might of over done it 
    • jebo2106
      jebo2106 Chefp87

      Posted

      Hi Chefp87 congratulations on being Banded.  I was banded 20th November but I cant remember any lower tummy pain.  is it constant or at certain times of the day?  I would ring your healthcare provider just to check but it may just be trapped wind lower down or as you say you have overdone the excercise a bit x remember to take your painkillers and Good luck on your journey x 
    • Chefp87
      Chefp87 jebo2106

      Posted

      Hi jebo I didn't have ghd band I had a gastric bypass but thanks for the info I've also not had to take any painkillers until last night as I was not in no pain the pain I couldn't even lay flat on my back or on my side or front but was able to the next day after the op
    • jebo2106
      jebo2106 Chefp87

      Posted

      sorry Chefp87 mis read, could well be with your op then - after all that prodding around etc it could well be due to your Op and to do with the bruising healing stagex hope your better soon x 

       

    • mand666
      mand666 Chefp87

      Posted

      hi chef

      sorry it taken so long to answer no ive had very little pain since i had mine done beeen really lucky am healing well and have now moved on to pureed food as of last friday been a bit up and down am having some side effects from th vit d tab but apart from that have been well i hope you feel better soon.During my first two weeks was managing about 130mls each meal with soups and shakes gradually built up from 80mls over the two weeks and now managing 2 tablespoons of the mre solid food but still no bits cant wait for texture in my food is so boring but will come.

    • Chefp87
      Chefp87 mand666

      Posted

      Hi mand666

      The pain was in tense trap wind it last for 2 day but since then no pain I am also on pureed food as of sat it's going very well I am same as you can't wait for textured food

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