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Weight Loss Surgery- It's not a "cure-all"
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on Dec 18, 2015 (Read 1069 times | Comments: 3)
I was wondering if there's anyone else out there who had weight-loss surgery (I personally had roux-en-y gastric bypass), and never lost weight despite following the "rules." I did protein shakes twice a day and a very modest meal in the evening, while still exercising, with no loss. I feel so sad that I altered my body and now it's even harder to lose weight because I can't eat all the veggies I used too (I was primarily vegetarian), or most meats (which severely impacts my anemia), or even properly absorb vitamins. I felt like I was *definitely* not warned about all the things that could/would/did happen (like the likelihood of your gallbladder needing to be removed within a couple of years, or that I might have a feeding tube if the surgery went badly- or that the feeding tube might not work and I'd need to stay in the hospital for over two weeks getting IV nutrition... where was that little talk?). Has anyone had surgery that lost weight and kept it off? What have you done?
MissSherri2
MissSherri2
on Jan 02, 2016 Quote  »     Reply  »

I'm a nurse that has worked with bariatric patients in the past. Many patients would come back with complications. Have you tried weight training?
MrsPixton
MrsPixton
on Apr 03, 2016 Quote  »     Reply  »

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moot0009
moot0009
on Sep 30, 2016 Quote  »     Reply  »

To MissSherri2: I have tried weight training. It's beginning to show some signs of change on my body (yay!), but the surgery has made it to where I have trouble getting the protein I need to keep up the...well, hard work! I know that for me, at least, weight loss has to be done the old fashioned way- eating as well as you can (personally: no artificial sugars, no sugar, very little fast food, no "pre-made" stuff - which I all did before anyhow!) and EXCERCISING. I think if I'd had "work-out" sessions with someone *qualified* to help an obese, sedentary (at the time) woman with multiple other medical issues... I wouldn't have moved forward. I was doing strength training an hour a day, 5 days a week at the Y (pre-surgery) with no results until illness made me sedentary. Aerobics are key I think as well- and they aren't as bad as I thought they were- walking is aerobic too! I know surgery worked for a lot of people, I just wonder how "rare" my case really is... Thank you for responding.