r/BariatricSurgery

Hey all, this is a strange one but I’m not sure if it’s sleeve related (13 months post op) or something else.

For the last month or so I’ve been suffering with really itchy body, it can be my head, legs, arms, trunk and finally my right nipple.

The itching isn’t my skin specifically but more under the skin, there’s no sign of hives or redness of the skin before I scratch, only afterwards.

I take my iron, multivitamin and calci-d pretty much every day and my last set of bloods (December time) were good (iron was high but the rest of the numbers were pretty spot on).

I’ve looked at Dr GPT and it’s inconclusive but I do have an appointment with my GP today and it would be nice to give some pointers.

Anyone else experienced anything similar?

I made a decision at 22 to have gastric sleeve. I could count on one hand the people I told. I’ve carried shame in my decision prior to even having surgery- I wish I didn’t make this decision and I wish I could have just been more disciplined. Now I’m been dating guy for 6 months. Very slow burn of a relationship. It’s quite obvious how little I eat when we go out and I know it can come off as rude or like I didn’t enjoy my meal. He will always comment on how little I eat (he’s never mean and I’ve also just joked about because that always how I deal with anything j comfortable). Anyway, we are in our 30s. He is very old school and conservative and I fear telling him this information 1. Because it now seems like I’ve been hiding something and he really values being up front and real and 2. I don’t know how he will react. I’ve always feared this part of dating and I know a lot of it has to do with my own feelings of shame around my decision. How have others approached this?

When I started back at the gym a month ago, I tried a variety of classes and machines and just kept feeling like I couldn’t find my groove. I struggle with DDD and loads of arthritis. I started going to a couple of the water walking classes. It was so helpful. I then moved to adding shallow water aerobics. Then I started deep water aerobics. Today I did two back to back classes for the first time ever. It felt so good to log the exercise.

I’ve gained greater confidence and feel like I belong at the gym for the first time. It’s still really hard work. I detest getting up earlier in the morning. I’ve found that when I don’t go, I do not feel as good physically or mentally during the rest of my day. I never thought I would or could be an exercise person!

I have a severely limited diet thanks to ARFID. I've been slowly working on expanding my tastes for years but that's almost impossible currently because I have zero appetite. My tolerance for foods I don't love has dropped into the negatives. Even food I used to love makes me gag sometimes now. Eggs were one of my main protein sources as someone who might as well be vegetarian, and dislikes beans and cheese. I get nauseous at the thought of eggs after having a single one a couple weeks ago.

It really makes me sad. I used to love food and enjoy eating. Now it's a chore, I regularly forget, and forcing protein into my diet is so frustrating. I'm sick of it. I never fussed so much about protein before this surgery and I was doing okay. Fat, but only 100lbs overweight. I could have sucked it up at some point and made the lifestyle changes without these goddamn vitamins and 3 mouthfuls of food for one meal and tiny sips of water all day every day. I had deep regret almost immediately after the surgery and the realization has set in that I wasn't prepared enough at all. They had me watch a 7 minute long video about the risks, my surgeon told me it's a much lower risk of complications than if I were to just get the hernia repair on its own and that his family member who got it can eat even more than him during a meal. I went in thinking it's not a drastic lifestyle change.

Food is everywhere. I'm starting to hate food! I want to stop hearing about it because it makes me so sad! Like seeing a post about if lays or ruffles chips are better and that lays are better for a sandwich. The realization that I'll never even be able to eat a whole fucking sandwich again. I don't like leftovers and meal prep or slow cookers and ricotta bakes. I think this surgery was the worst decision I've ever made and I'm kind of angry that nobody on my team saw that I was such a horrible fit for it. Sorry this was so long and thanks if you read it all. But I'm not really looking for "it will get better! this surgery is a great decision!" because for some people it's just not and I'm almost certain I'm one of those people.

Hi everyone, I wanted to share what’s been going on my feeling of gloom and doom has passed, but it’s been a ridiculous ride.

My mother, father and boss have all had a gastric sleeve. (I’m really good friends with my old boss.) i’ve been in the ER six times and hospitalized once for all the complications I’ve had my doctor gave me a blood thinner. I was throwing a blood that was crazy. I’ve had to go into the ER multiple times for a bunch of things, I contracted strep, and pneumonia separately over the course of the last eight weeks that I had to be hospitalized for and they scoped me because of all the complications I’ve had at six weeks. They suspected I had a stricture, but it turns out I have three ulcers and the ulcers were causing me huge issues with swallowing and keeping things down. I have not hit my protein or water intake daily metric for the surgery a singular day. Today marks eight weeks. I’ve lost around 50 pounds in those eight weeks finally the last week I’ve been able to keep some foods down such as pulled chicken. I also suffer from EOE, which has also been playing a problem for me. My surgeon was absolutely baffled from the level of complications I’ve had. My job also illegally fired me while I was out on approved medical leave, so I’ve been dealing with that. Not that it’s related, but it adds to the mental struggle. The reason I’m writing all of this is because I have to logically assume that someone else has dealt with similar stuff like me with this. I was wondering if anyone had any advice other than suffer through it and it’ll be worth it in the long run. The Weight loss is already been fantastic. My clothes are falling off my body basically but this food and regurgitation thing has me worried because I want to go back into law-enforcement and I’m afraid that this could be an ongoing issue of dehydration and foo. Prior to the surgery I only drank water. I don’t drink coffee, energy, drink, drinks or anything else except water and tea so if anybody has any advice or pointers, they can give me to help a suffering human being I would appreciate it. Strange reason the only thing I’ve been able to drink is pure life tea. I know the sugar is supposed to be bad for me, but it is literally the only liquid I’ve been able to keep down regularly. I was wondering if anyone knew why that was the case. I haven’t thrown it up a single time.

I (40sF) had a gastric sleeve 8 years ago. I recently was told I need to be taking fish oil and the only one I found for bariatric surgery patients was from bariatric advantage. Reviews say you can't taste the fish oil, but I can. I can also taste the nasty lemon lime flavoring they coated the outside with. As the day goes on, everything I smell and tastes has a flavor of fish oil. I have asked my SO if I smell like fish oil and he says no. This may just be a new migraine aura and it's literally just in my head. Has anyone else had this experience? I've been on it for a week and I really can't take anymore.

SOS I have a lot of work commitments coming up and I am in body limbo post surgery. I’ve been trying to thrift, go to places like TJ Maxx and Burlington, etc. to find some clothes knowing I will only wear them for this work event and then have to donate.

The big issue is my stomach and arms are still pretty large, and work clothes seem to emphasize a woman’s waist. Maybe it’s because everything seems to be a crop top, I am not sure. I got used to leggings and a sweater, and getting summer work clothes is definitely humbling again.

Has anyone found any great success when in limbo shopping for work clothes somewhere specific. Budget is not a major issue as this is for a promotion that I am pushing for so I don’t mind paying a higher price for a quality piece I may be able to alter as well.

Typically a size 12 pants and large top currently.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Please know I'm looking for a certain group of people. I'm sure there is some out there that have only found Core Life to be drinkable post surgery, and most everything else nasty. I'm looking for those that drank these for weeks and months and stumbled across another type that they were like 'these are close to the texture of Core Life, I can handle these.' If this is you, comment on what brand these are. I'm not looking for things like Premier, as those are as nasty as anything I've ever tasted. I'm sincerely looking for what I described above, something similar to Core Life.

I’m all approved by insurance and ready to go, just have my bariatric class and pre-admission testing tomorrow and then I wait for May 6th! (Surgery twins, anyone?) My pre-op diet starts on April 29th. I’ll be getting robot-assisted (da Vinci system) Gastric Bypass.

I can’t believe it’s actually happening. I’m only 22, but I’ve been overweight my entire life and morbidly obese since my pre-teen years, so I’ve been thinking about surgery since I was in my teens, and I’ve not seen myself skinny since a SINGLE photo of myself from when I was about 4 or 5 years old (yes, really.)

Well, I know I won’t exactly be “skinny” (there’s no way I won’t have a decent amount of loose skin when I got up to a highest weight of almost 400lbs) but I’ll be smaller! And you can squash loose skin unlike fat, so I think I’ll manage to look nice in clothes at least lol. I’m concerned with being healthy more than anything else though.

During the last three months of surgery and dietitian appointments, I went from 379lbs (already lost about 17lbs before my first appointment) to 353lbs, and I assume I’ll lose probably another 10lbs during the pre-op diet.

My ultimate goal weight is around 130lbs because I’m quite short, but I’ll take whatever allows me to live a long and healthy life.

HW: 396lbs CW: 353lbs

I am now 5 days post opp SADI-S surgery and feeling decent! Thanks for everyone who’s been so helpful with all my questions.

Hey everyone! I am 7 weeks post op, and I am still struggling to drink water as much as I should. I barely drink 16oz a day. I know its horrible. I used to be able to drink at least 64oz but since they told us to sip its been really hard. Im wondering if it gets easier to drink more in one sitting? Or what ways help you get it down?

Hey all👋

I’m officially on the countdown to my Gastric Bypass on May 8th (!!) — any surgery twins out there? 👀

The last week has been a lot. I’ve had:
• a pre-op Zoom with my nurse
• a group call with other patients and our care team (super helpful but also info overload 😅)
• another call with my surgeon coming up
• and an endoscopy this Thursday

It feels like everything is happening all at once. I’m genuinely so excited to start this journey — I feel ready for the good, the bad, and the ugly. But wow… with all the appointments, calls, and information being thrown at me, it’s definitely a bit overwhelming too.

My liver reduction diet kicks off this Friday. Honestly, I was bracing for the worst, but compared to what I’ve seen here and elsewhere online, mine seems pretty manageable — low carb, low fat, high protein, actual food… I’ll take that as a win 🙌

If anyone has last-minute tips, things you wish you knew before surgery, or just general advice, I’d really appreciate it!

I had my 6 month follow-up visit, and I’m down 70lbs. My surgeon is not happy, said I’m losing too slowly and that I’m going something wrong. I just feel defeated.

I’m on day 11 and have been absolutely consistent so far. I have 22 days left after today and I want to eat so bad 😭 I keep talking myself out of it so far but the cravings are strong. I am getting part one of the Sadi-s so the sleeve.

Any advice or thoughts?