Comments on: Gastric Bypass Surgery

By: Roberta

Roberta — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:21:45 +0000

I am scheduled for my ByPass 9-27-10 and I too, have heard nothing but horror stories…Why is it that no one hears much of the success stories… I am scared to death of having this surgery. But all the benefits I will get,NO osteoarthritis, HBP, High Cholesteraol, Triglycerides, LDL…. should all go away after weight loss. I can’t do anything with my 4&5 year old grandkids because my knees hurt so much. My 4 yr.old grandson even does things like he sees me or hears me.. he will tell his Mom, my knees hurt
And of course, my Mother really makes me feel like a total LOSER… she tells me how disgusting I am to look at and IF I gain ONE pound back she says “I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU GAIN ANY BACK” ! You can hear the conviction in her voice too when she says that!! I have thin cotton-candy hair and when I heard there will be hair loss… I about freaked out!! PLEASE, isn’t there ANYONE out there who has a Positive success story to share????

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:18:16 +0000

Hi Mary,

I’m going in for my surgery on Thursday. I’ve done all the research, all the test, 10 months of everything…Nothing but horror stories…It was so nice to finally come across someone who had something good to say. Thank you for a sigh of relief.

Kudos to your success as well,
Lisa

By: Cyn

Cyn — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:55:39 +0000

I’m currently in the process of waiting for the insurance company to decide yeah or neah. I’m extremely excited to find my zipper and fluff off this fat suit. I don’t have a low self esteem, I never have and I’ve always been overweight. I’m going this for me, but I also doing this for my 6yr old daughter. This year has been an eye opener with going snow sleding, bike riding, roller skating and basic walking and realizing, I couldn’t do any of them without feeling like a weeble. I’m borderline hypertensive, diabetic, with high cholesterol. It’s just a matter of time before my heart decides, screw this ((heartattack)). So, I’m hoping to help myself before my heart decides to take I everything in its own um…muscles.

It’s nice to read all the great outcomes and successful lives people have post-op. I know about the addictions, my husband is 12 years post-op and 460 to 140 we’ve run the gammit of food, alocohol, dip, shopping and food still is an issue. I know what could happen but you are right to say that everyone is an individual with different outcomes.

By: Becky June 17, 2010

Becky June 17, 2010 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:30:53 +0000

Hi, I am 39 years old. I had gastric bypass on March 5, 2010, at my 3 month check-up last Thursday I had lost a total of 100 pounds. Yes there are many ups and downs in the recovery process, I am still going through them but believe me it is worth every bit of it when you can go outside with your 10 year old son and play with him. The look on his face when he sees his mom outside playing with him and was never able to because she couldnt move around because she was too big or it hurt to walk, that is golden believe that. You may get sick, some foods may not be tolerated as well as others but you have to follow the program, dont jump into this surgery without doing your homework. Please make sure that if you decide to have this surgery that you have a good support system and that the hospital that preforms it has a program that you follow. This is not the easy way out it is a total life change but a change that some of us have to make in order to better our health. Asthma hasnt bothered me, my arthritis its like I never had it, border line diabetic not anymore, I get out of the bed everyday and I can stand right up from laying down and not hurt before it would take me at least 10 minutes to climb out of bed. I am the happiest I have been in many many years and I owe that to this gastric bypass!

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:23:27 +0000

Im a 32 yr old and I had gastrobypass 3 mths and going on 3 wks.ago.. I have lost 77lbs. I have been told that I took the easy way out over and over again. And trust me when I say their’s nothing easy about the surgery. I struggled in the begining because I had an awfull experience right after surgery. As soon as I woke up from surgery I was throwing up blood and blood clots. I had to have a blood transfusion. But after that I was a whole new person I remember going to my first doctor visit (7 day’s after the surgery) and I was walking around with NO PAIN AT ALL… I remember another lady walking into the dr.s office with alot a pain and she had the operation 2 day’s prior to mine. I guess my message is that were not all the same. You can read my story and someone else’s story who had the same procedure but with a different experience. Im verry happy I have arthritis and my knees were a big problem and now I have not had any problems with them… I workout every morning and im still trying to get used to the new foods. But If I can do it anyone can… You just have to set your minde to it… Their’s time’s I wonder why did I do this and then I look at my children and realize not only is it for me but also so that I could be around to help my kids with their kids and so on.

By: delena wilbur

delena wilbur — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:36:31 +0000

I am a 30 yr old women in mississippi, I am tying to find out if there is any help for getting weightloss surgery I have medicaid and was told they didnt help pay for cosmetic surgery, but I see it as a health factor not just to look good.

By: stacey

stacey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:44:20 +0000

i had the gastric bypass on 8/21/09, and its been great..its been about 3 1/2 months…i have lost about 90 pounds. i feel better, i was 323 pounds. just remember that not everyone is the same. i was in a group of about 27 people and some are having problems and some are not…its all up to you and how you want things to go. just do what your Dr. says and you will be fine. i would do it all over. i had my surgery in San Diego the best place in the world……

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:18:58 +0000

I live in NE PA. I had my surgery 12/3/08. It was definately the best decision I ever made. Now I’m looking for information on getting the excess skin removed. Has anyone had this done and have any advice?

By: deedee

deedee — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:02:50 +0000

what does your dr say

By: Marci

Marci — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:21:02 +0000

I had bypass surgery on Sept 1, 2009. I am 5 weeks postop and feel terrible most days. I am having bad abdominal pain – under my ribs. I am unable to drink the water required by my doc and am nauseated almost all the time. I am eating very very little and have lost only 25lbs.
Does anybody have any ideas about the pain I’m having? Could it still be the gas they pumped into my abdomen during surgery? How long will it take to go away?