izzerina

I'm Izzy I'm 23 I live in NYC, I had my surgery May 26, I have already experienced the misery of a stricture : ) I am so grateful I found this forum, cuz im experiencing things now that no one I kno can relate to and its really difficult for me, I just want to be somewhere, where people get me.

I look forward to makin great friends here.

Still-Just-Jenn

Greetings, Izzy, and welcome.

Can you please tell us a little more about your surgery and your stricture? What type of surgery did you have? And do you know what caused your complications? What are you doing to treat it?

Sorry to ask so many questions right out of the gate, but the more we know about you, the more support we can offer!

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Jenn 5'8.5"
Lap RNY 6/22/05
Pre-Op: 367/ Current: 238/ Lowest: 228/ Goal: 175
Pounds from Goal: 63

Trying so hard to get back on track, face that I can't do it alone, stop beating myself up for my failings... UPDATE: Well, after the 7 lb. drop last week, this week I didn't lose *anything*. Didn't gain, but it's discouraging.

Century Club: Feb. '06
"Working on Onederland!"

Crimson Kittie

Welcome Aboard!! I went through a stricture as well so I feel for you

jennylynn

welcome!:d

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jennylynn

Highest Weight / Surgery day weight / goal 1 / goal 2 / goal 3

323/307/250/200/150

foxyfuzz

Welcome!!! You will find great info and support on here for sure!

And yes, the MORE we know about you, the MORE we can help out!

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Cerissa

Never regret something done with affection; something born with a true heart will never be wasted

Sometimes you have to forget how you feel, and remember what you deserve.

313 / 298.5 / 171 / 150
Start/Day of surgery/Current/Goal

Surgery on 12/18/2008

Marella

Welcome to Thinner Times, Izzy.

In the same analogy as "misery loves company", it always helps to know that you're not alone in what you are feeling and that the difficulties you are experiencing can be part of the normal light complication process post-WLS.

We get ya!

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~ Marella


Day 77: TTwo-terville - 53 lbs down
Day 188: Century Club - 100 lbs down
Day 366: 1 Year - 146 lbs down
Day 396: One-derland - 153 lbs gone forever! (my pic progression)

Sherry_Lynn

I'm glad you found this forum, and am so glad you're doing better.

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Sherry Lynn

Proud Mom of two Saint Bernard Puppies, George & Gracie

Lap RNY





Highest/Day of Surgery/Current/Goal
336/303/230/180

izzerina

Sorry girls im new to this, ok so i had the RNY Gastric Bypass. It was really odd because the first week after surgery i was able to eat like soups and mashed up veggies and keep it down but after that first week it was hell, because i started developing the stricture. I was so ignorant because i hadnt done proper research and it was so frustrating so i would just lay around and cry and not eat which was fine i didnt care about not eating just the pain that came along with it was awful. In my first week I lost 18lbs but then after nothing i was so frustrated not being able to eat and not losing weight i mean hey atleast if im not eatin and losing weight its not as bad but that wasnt the case!!

so i finally had my follow up w/ my surgeon i explained the situation and it was a stricture i was experiencing he sent me for the endoscopy with the balloon procedure and i have to say it really helped and im so grateful the doc who did the endoscopy told me i was developing ulcers and that i'd had a lot of scar tissue and damage so it freaked me out. I'm scheduled for another endoscopy on July 7th because im goin to Africa for a month and they dont even kno wat an endoscopy is there lol.


sidebar im an idiot and thought i could eat a spicey tuna roll yesterday (with no rice ofcourse) while i was out with friends and on the drive home i pulled over and puked all over someones lawn

also im constantly drinking my fluids 64 oz i swear but i urinate like once a day does anyone know wats going on is this normal?


thanks guys : )

Marella

The part about you not losing weight in conjunction with the stricture was probably because you were NOT eating. As a result of you not eating, your body will retain it's fat for as long as it can and any minimal loss you experience will be in the muscle. The not eating part causes your body to go into starvation mode.

Never ever think that not eating means losing weight. Many obese people think that depriving themselves of food is a good plan for weight loss... total baloney! Events like this begin to mess with ones metabolism, plus cause people to get over-hungry, and they over-eat. It's best to keep a schedule of eating. Early post-op, every 3 hours. Later as you go, no more than 5 hours apart -- Eating every 4 hours is best. Your brain senses that you've been fed, even if it's a yogurt, and the ravenous hunger and cravings can be controlled or dispelled. Eating too far apart actually causes erroneous head hunger that's difficult to satiate.

IMPORTANT: Your heart is a muscle and it's important to feed your muscle. That's why protein for us WLS'ers and people who try to lose weight properly is of utmost importance. If you exercise, exercise targets your muscles, your muscles become protein deprived and needs to be fed. Protein intake should be based on a specific formula - but 64 grams/day is very reasonable, but not always the bottom line.

Knowing how much protein is too little or too much is important because excess protein, though it might not be bad for you, is still excess calories and it doesn't just go away. Excess protein gets stored, eventually as fat -- fat because protein is eventually broken down to amino acids. Excess amino acids are converted to fats and sugars and if not used by the body is stored in fat cells.

The protein base formula, 0.8 x weight in kg, is perfect for sedentary to mildly active protein intake for WLS losses -- upping the protein by 10 to 20 grams if you are a daily gym fanatic.

Here's the conversion:
1. Weight in pounds divided by 2.2 = weight in kg
2. Weight in kg x 0.8 gm/kg = protein gm.

An example for me: I'm currently 207.
207 lbs divided by 2.2 = 94.09
94.09 kb x .8 = at the very least 75 grams of protein per day.

(The .8 is upped through 1.6 depending on exercise intensity and training, the max reserved for dedicated athletes and body builders).

NOW, as for your urination infrequency... journal your days, write down everything, document exactly how many times you go, document the ballpark amount (spurt to waterfall)... start with the usual long one in the morning. If you truly ARE drinking 64 oz per day, and you have charted that you actually are going once per day, ask your doctor if this is OK.

I'm glad your stricture was resolved. Though we know that information is key to success, every now and again, we just aren't aware. It's OK - you were treated. However, now you know to ask your doc or TT. It never hurts to ask.

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~ Marella


Day 77: TTwo-terville - 53 lbs down
Day 188: Century Club - 100 lbs down
Day 366: 1 Year - 146 lbs down
Day 396: One-derland - 153 lbs gone forever! (my pic progression)