10 THINGS I WISH I KNEW ABOUT LIFE AFTER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY | WLS Pros & Cons | Weight Loss 

I am 7 years post op. vsg may 21,2015.. i lost a 166 pounds.. i was pushing 300 pounds Today i weigh 115.I am 5"2. i today am age 64.. i was in upper 50's when i had my Surgery. I in 2018, had 5 pounds Removed Off. my tummy Belly Button had to go too due to Infections.. this Surgery Saved my Life and my Health!! I have had a few. Strictures.. i am good. Now..Thank you for your Videos.. i was a 3X prior to my surgery today i am a petite 7-8..

This video is the truth! I am 4 weeks post op and have lost nearly 40lbs since my highest weight. And the hungry has returned. I often want to eat more but the stomach won't allow. You still think about food. And so many more points that she said. Spot on.

This certainly doesn’t sound easy. I don’t think it sounds any easier than trying to lose weight without the surgery. I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.

Hey thank you so much. I am a surgery nurse. I work with doctors who do this. I am going to all him if talks to his patients about all these things. I didn't know you wasn't suppose to still feel hungry after. I knew many have to come back due to acid reflux and have the bypass, which is a bigger surgery than the sleeve. I myself am over weight but on a weight loss diet. I am just watching my calories, not carbs. I have lost 25 pounds in 6 weeks. After seeing what others go through with surgery, nope, not for me. I hope you the best!!!!!

Watching ur video is making me rethink my surgery. I was supposed to go and get a surgery date next week. But until now I didn’t know all the things u said. I m glad u made this video.

I just stumbled across your video while researching for my surgery. Today is consultation day, and I feel more prepared after your information. Thank you so much. ❤️

Thanks girl. You literally saved my life. I m not that overweight but was recommended this surgery as an easy way to get fit. If i m gonna go through all these problems , i would struggle with them to overcome without going through such a surgery . This comes from heart , thank you my queen

Me too! ❤ I had the traditional Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the year 2000 and lost 150 pounds. I’ve kept it off, but everything else you’ve said is so true! I still don’t believe I’m a nice size 6 at 75 years old. I guess not believing that keeps me from doing something crazy and going back to where I was which was definitely not worth living. I think the bypass surgery was the best thing I ever did. Thank you for doing this, you’re adorable! Blessings.

Thank you for this video! I’m 3 weeks out and I can’t tell you how true this is, I’m still hungry I still always think of food it doesn’t change you just can’t physically eat more then your stomach allows. This video has honestly put my mind at ease knowing I’m not the only one going through this! ❤

I am 6 months post sleeve surgery and you are spot on. I was RAVENOUS after the first month. I was confused bc I was told I won't feel hunger but I could eat cardboard if they'd let me, I was that hungry! I felt l8ke I was doing something wrong. My nutritionist and I worked to get things on track. I'm better, but I still get hungry. Matter of fact, I'm hungry now!! 😂

This was super helpful. Required viewing for every bariatric patient before and after. Thank you!

I am 178 lbs and want to reach 150. I’m 5 ft tall. After watching this transparent video, I know exactly what I need to do. Thanks for saving me money, time and maybe regrets. This video has given me pointers and the motivation to try n lose the weight, naturally!

Hey chick! I really appreciate that you respect our time by putting in timestamps! I still watched the whole video. I'm two weeks out from going to Mexico. Love and strength to you and yours.

Great video. I wish people would have spoken more openly about the first week of recovery. The grief is something else. And the real peak of recovery. Inside and out.

Body perception is crazy. I'm coming from a different angle. This past 20 years I've been as high as 270 to as low as 150. I still feel like a 170 lb person (and in my 20s) until I see pictures or mirrors that show me a 242 lb 44 year old 🤦‍♀️ I'm just starting the process and weighing the sleeve vs bypass.

The body dysmorphia....I never feel that big when I am huge, but as I lose, I feel more and more self-conscious even though I am significantly smaller, I FEEL fatter.

I had my surgery over 15 years ago and I agree whit everything you have said, And if I am very honest, I was happier before I lost the weight!

Wow- this was very eye opening. I’ve battle my weight pretty much all my life. I’ve never been at the point of contemplating WLS. I firmly believe that WLS is the only alternative for some excessively obese people. WLS is clearly a life changing event, but comes with a pretty steep price. I want to be able to get down to a more healthy size without the side effects of WLS. For me, it’s just not worth the trade off so I’ve just decided to go the old fashion route - reduction in calorie intake and increase in physically activity.

Thank you for your honest take on what to expect. If I would still be hungry and thirsty, and not be able to eat... if I still have to watch what I eat and exercise... if my mind would still be thinking about food... if I might have bad acid reflux when I don't have it now... then I realize now that this surgery isn't for me. Thank you so much. This has been an eye opener.

Everything mentioned in the video should have been mentioned months before the surgery. I just had surgery a week ago and from when I began my liquid diet 3 weeks ago until now, I lost 20lbs. Luckily, my wife went through gastric sleeve surgery 2+ years ago, so I knew what I was getting into.

Thank you for posting this. Your honesty and experience highlighted a lot of things no one is talking about.

Thank you for this video. I'm almost 6 mos out from the surgery and I have experienced every single thing you mentioned. And you are right no one tells you any of this. ❤

Thank you for all the information! I'm looking at this surgery and have started all the pre-op appointments. I'd like to just tell you that you can get your wedding ring re-sized. They melt the metal on the band and make it a smaller size of slightly more thickness. Wishing you all the best.

I appreciate the you put into making this, but this is not always the case for VSG. I am 18 months post op and haven't experienced most of these with the exception of body dysmorphia and hunger (your brain and pancreas also produce Ghrelin so I too hate it when doctors/people say you won't feel hunger 🙄) My GERD was reversed and I no longer require a PPI (which I had already been on for almost 5 years before surgery. I drink normally like before. I focus on whole foods and not replacement foods (pizza, breads etc...I just eat the pizza if I want the pizza). I am also a clinically diagnosed binge eater so maybe I approached this differently. I still work with a therapist and nutritionist that both specialize in ED'S. I'm so happy your GERD symptoms have let up...that is a beast (I used an herbal supplement called marshmallow root to heal the stomach mucosa after I "detoxed" my body from the PPI'S). Wishing you continued success in your journey ☺️

I know that this video is 2 years old but I just have to say that I don't think I have ever watched a video regarding, gastric bypass surgery, that was as honest as this video, thank you! 😁 There were times you made me laugh because it's so true about so much that is not discussed with the person prior to surgery. I personally feel that people are just focused on losing the weight and the doctors are focused on convincing you that this is the best option for you and let's face it they want to get paid too, That just the way I feel. Yes, gastric bypass has saved thousands of lives, and that's great, but that's not the whole story. So thank @Jessemsimons for your honesty. 👍

Down 70 lbs on a 200lb weightless goal, and I'm already hyper-extending my knees when I walk because I'm used to exerting more force and almost waddling when I walk.

The BDD is so weird. I almost feel like I had reverse body dysmorphia when I was 300+ lbs because I had NO idea just how massive I had gotten. I would see candid photos of me and not recognize myself, but I'd look in the mirror and think "meh, same shxt different day." I've lost 120 lbs. When I look in the mirror now, I see the same unrecognizable blob of flesh from 3 years ago. I feel absolutely massive and more self conscious than ever, even though I've gone from a size 24 to 14. ALL I see is my jiggling flab with every breath and I feel paranoid that people in public are gawking at my size, even though I know it's ridiculous. I know my happiness does not lie inside any number on the scale. But I feel now that I'm deflated and flabby, my boobs drove off into the horizon, I have bingo wings the size of dinner plates and my butt looks like 2 half filled water balloons... the number is all I have left 😩🥺

Just wanted to say you have done an amazing job ♡ I have struggled with my weight for awhile now. I tried low carb/keto for a bit and I did lose but I got off track. Time to get back to it lol

It’s crazy that you say that you still walk around thinking you’re big!! I walk around feeling like I’m still 130lbs- and now that I’ve gained so much weight- when I walk by a mirror, it’s shocking to me. It hits me hard every single time. It’s very hard to handle. I want this surgery done.

Hi Jesse. You have made an excellent video! I had a different gastric bypass surgery than you (Roux-en-Y) but my experiences are similar to yours especially the way people treat you. Many people treat fat people poorly. Sad but true. Attractive normal weight people are treated much better. I wanted to tell you that like you I also still felt I looked fat in the mirror even after I had lost 100% of my excess body weight. I think that’s because you still sort of have the same body shape even though it’s much much smaller. That feeling went away completely when I had skin reduction surgery. I think you said you were saving money for a skin reduction and I encourage you follow through with that. I don’t mean to be graphic but if you get rashes underneath your excess skin folds your plastic surgeon may be able to convince your insurance to cover it. Good luck with your journey going forward as a healthy normal weight person!

I’m new 🎉 and subscribed 📣 I just want to say this is the best video for bariatric surgery aftermath that I’ve seen thus far. I was sleeved on September 22 of this year and it’s only three days later. Right now all is well a little bit of gas that at one point I thought it was going to kill me but I guess it won’t and a long road ahead. More than anything I appreciate your candor you tell it the way it is and you don’t meow food around

Thank you for putting this out there! I struggle with the limitations and may have stretched my tool but I do still feel full most if the time. For the list it would have to be you never poop the same way again.

4 months post-op. I had gastric bypass. I have been so sick since the surgery. I was in the hospital for a week post-op. I have been in and out of the hospital over the last few months. It is NOT EASY.

Hi, I just had the gastric bypass done on December 30 and I really wish I could’ve seen your video beforehand. You’ve really enlightened me to a lot of things, and I really appreciate the time you’ve taken to make this video. I’ll be looking forward to more info in the future. Keep up the good work that you’ve done for yourself and others!

Hi Jesse. I'm 6 months post-op, full gastric bypass, down 102 pounds. Only 35 pounds to go. I feel bad about the things you went through but I did not experience most of the things you described. I feel your video may dissuade people from getting the surgery that they desperately need. My experiences have been way more positive. Best thing I've ever done with hardly any inconvenience to my life. I know you're over 3 years post-op so my advice may be moot for you but who knows. Maybe my experiences can help you or someone having second thoughts about the surgery after watching your video. 1. Thirsty: I only experienced the water restriction you described for the first two months after surgery. But like you said, I hardly felt like eating or drinking fluids right after surgery so it wasn't an issue for me. Maybe once, about three months ago, I drank about 5 big gulps of water and it hurt for a few seconds. But it was a good reminder to slow down the gulps and volume of water and then that was it. It lasted for a few seconds that one time about three months ago and I pretty much forgot about that feeling until I just watched your video. I must've subconsciously taught myself to slow down my swallowing because it's a non-issue to me. Your advice to always carry around water for the first few weeks is good advice. But now, water intake is just a normal thing for me. Something I don't have to think about. 2. Body Dysmorphia: Can't relate. I don't doubt it's a real condition and I definitely don't doubt you have it. I just had to google it because I don't know the first thing about it. I don't think it's related to the surgery you had. I think you may have had it before surgery and you still have it now. Hopefully not, as I know the video is almost 3 years old. Maybe it's a predominantly female thing? I really don't know. I can't relate to it other than I may have the opposite of body dysmorphia. I see changes in my body and I am excited. I can't wait to see the next change. I hope you're still not focussing on the negative effects of the surgery, which are hardly negative. Yes, you have a pound of loose skin on each arm but that's way better than having 10 pounds of fat on each arm filling out the loose skin. Again, I've never talked to a single person who is post-op that even mentioned it. Let alone the detailed way it affects you. No one at the bariatric clinic even mentioned it. Yes, body dysmorphia is a real thing but I seriously doubt it's related to the surgery. 3. Less food same price: Can't relate. Maybe my advice will help you and maybe prevent people watching your video who are second guessing. Vitamins: Yes, they recommend taking a multivitamin every day for the rest of your life. And I would follow that advice for the first few weeks until your diet is unrestricted again i.e. 6 weeks post-op. It's important for us post-op patients, at first, but the latest research is showing synthetic vitamins have negligible benefits and only create expensive golden coloured urine. I haven't taken them for 4 months and I feel great. Protein drinks: Yes, if you're not getting enough from your diet then it's a good idea. I had one protein drink after surgery and that's it. Not a single protein drink in over 5 months and I feel great. But again, I get plenty of protein in my diet so the drinks are a non-issue for me. Expensive food? No. Can't relate. I eat regular food and have been eating regular food since week 6. I don't buy all those foods you mentioned and most post-op people I have talked to don't either. Save your money. Calcium supplements: You didn't mention it but maybe sleeve patients don't get that advice. GBP patients get that advice but I don't take them. If it's a female issue as I think calcium is more important for females then by all means but as far as surgery related, not for me and I feel great. 4. Acid Reflux: Not GBP surgery related. It's possible but definitely not with me and no one I've talked to has worse reflux than preop. The surgery practically eliminated my acid reflux. I used to feel it almost every day preop. Now I felt it once about three months ago but that was my fault. I was trying new foods and experimenting with what I can eat and can't it. It's actually kind of fun. 5. Different body: Can't relate in the negative way that you described. I'm not hiding things. I'm having fun shopping for new clothes and wearing more designer clothes and maybe even a couple form-fitting shirts. But I'm waiting until I reach my goal to buy a whole new wardrobe. I hope you got past that and are seeing the positive effects of the surgery. It sounds like your journey has been successful. Physically anyways. There is a cure for loose skin and it involves plastic surgery. If the choice is 150 pounds of fat or 15 pounds of loose skin, I'll take the latter and be very happy with it. 6. Feeling Hungry: Can't relate. If you're snacking in between meals like they suggest, it shouldn't be an issue. I have pepperettes throughout the day and I rarely get hungry. In fact, they suggested I eat more snacks so I don't lose too much weight too fast lol. I know it might be more of a sleeve side-effect but for me and any GBP patients I've talked to, not an issue. 7. Carrying yourself: Can't relate. My posture is only improving and the aches and pains I used to have all but gone. I don't doubt you're having new pains trying to accommodate your new body but I had not heard that before until I watched your video. 8. Smaller: Yes, and it's awesome. If you have to resize your wedding ring or buy new shoes because of the weight loss, ENJOY IT!!! Seriously, it's not a negative. 9. Food on your mind: NO. It's not. If anything, I sometimes forget about food now that I'm more active and more preoccupied with activities than thinking about my next meal while I'm eating the current one. I have a feeling that might be a YOU issue. Please take this advice Jesse. You don't have to worry so much about the amount of water intake you're getting or protein you're getting or carbs, calories, low fat, etc... Just eat regular food and a reasonable amount. Drink water or other fluids as your body wants you to. That's it. Yes, it's important to follow their rules for a couple months after surgery but eventually you have to go back to normal. I don't think you're letting yourself do that. I hope that is something you have conquered since you made the video. I hope your video doesn't give people second thoughts about weight loss surgery. 10. This is not easy: You're right. If they haven't had the surgery, they don't know what they're talking about. Gall bladder? This is the first time I've ever heard of that. Maybe it's different for sleeve patients but I have never heard that one until I saw your video. Yes, stalls happen and they're normal. My longest stall was 5 days but then weight loss kicked in hard and it caught up easily. Stalls are a little annoying at the time but not in the bigger picture. I get the feeling a lot of the problems you experienced are self-inflicted. I was really surprised at some of the things you have experienced and so many of them are negative when they don't have to be. I seriously hope you have worked through a lot of these things and that you haven't scared people off of weight loss surgery. Best thing I've ever done and once you get past your issues, you may feel the same way and I hope you encourage people to take the step regardless of your own experiences. You might not be the ideal role-model to talk to about weight loss surgery. I wish you lots of luck and success.

New sub, I'll be having vsg done in the next 2 months.. I'm doing research, glad I came across your channel. Thanks for being honest!!

Great video!! I'm 3 weeks post op and your top 10 was on point. I really didn't have any issues with acid reflux or drinking water down but you're absolutely correct about hunger I can't stop looking at other people recipes on Instagram which I never paid attention to before😂😂😂

Girl I have followed you in wig groups for sometime now. I had no idea you had wls. I am 18 months p.o bypass. This is why I wear wigs now. My hair fell out.

I’m scared this is gonna make all of my eating disorders spiral but I want to see what being skinny is like 😭 I have my consultation in a month, hopefully the nutritionist helps before surgery.

Thank you, this was very informative. I am currently on a wait list for weight loss surgery. I want gastric bypass and whilst my surgeon hasn't said no, he wants me to be open minded to the sleeve. The specialist dietician told me it's to do with my mental health medication and if in the future I would have to go back on one that I weaned off last November. If I was still on that one it would be a no right away to the bypass. As I carry most of my weight round the middle, the surgeon said the less they have to do once they've navigated through the fat (which he added is distributed differently in people) the better and obviously the sleeve is a more simple procedure. I still would prefer the bypass!

Just found you! I'm so happy I did! Great info to prepare me for my April date. 👍🎊

I did my research about wls, gastric sleeve and gastric bypass for many years now 😊

Buy the book A Pound of Cure by Dr Mathew Weiner MD! He’s a very prominent Bariatric Surgeon in Tucson AZ

I just had my surgery on July 26th and I can tell you the most painful experience I have been having is I can feel what I’m drinking go down and if you overdo it your stomach will tell you. It is so painful. I sat on a high chair yesterday and got off to quick now I’m not sure if I pulled something or not.

❤❤❤❤thank you - this is so accurate and beautifully worded❤️❤️❤️❤️so helpful- grateful that I found you❤

I understand why people choose this, but it sounds absolutely horrible for me. First of all, I hate having to plan things out. Planning every meal every day feels like I will hate food, life and everything else. Plus I work in an environment where we all eat the same things at the same time, so it would be difficult anyhow. Thank you for all this information though. I am in a position to have a surgery done for free so I am trying to find out as much as I can about the reality of it.

Appreciate your video...I'm almost 2 weeks in my recovery from gastric bypass surgery...Counting everything from protein n fluid intake is a struggle...I got my upper GI done prior to surgery and my surgeon suggested the bypass instead of the sleeve since I had acid reflux inflammation. Recovery is steady n I'm just ready to exercise and eat some healthy solid food lol

Thanks for sharing your experience, I just finished all the steps prior to surgery and am waiting for the surgery to be scheduled

This was the most honest video I’m excited for journey

Great video. 2,5 months after gastric bypass myself. 😊

VSG on. 4/6/23 The acid reflux I have now is the absolute worse part of this whole experience . that , and feeling like I’m swallowing teeny razor blades that sit heavy in my stomach like lead . Oh , and the frog sounds emitting from my stomach and throat if I try to eat one little morsel - the belches burps and hiccups are a thing too . But I’d do this all over again .

Thank you dear… I’m having mine this summer this is very helpful!🙏👌

Thank you for sharing as I was looking for the negatives... Everyone is like this is great wls but there has to be negatives. Appreciate your honesty

Thanks for your honesty. This is what I’ve never understood about getting WLS, because it does take as much self-discipline and hard work as eating a healthy diet consistently. So I’m sincerely wondering what’s the advantage? Just that if you fall off the bandwagon you have a negative physical reaction (ie. throwing up or stomach pains)? And if you fall off the wagon on a regular diet or lifestyle change there’s no immediate negative consequences to get you back on track quickly? Just trying to understand why somebody would choose WLS over eating a healthy diet.

I agree with you with friends and family. My family use to invite me out to eat and to BBQ/Dinners all the time. Now they get mad because I cant eat so I don't get invited out to dinner or to family dinners as much. But that is there lost. I'm happy all my illness have went away like high blood sugar and high blood pressure and cholesterol are all normal no. I have lost 80lbs and I'm just 5 month since I had my surgery. I'm making new friends in the gym. thanks for the video

Super helpful. Thank you! Pretty Lady! Congrats!

Anyone know a good flavored easily drinkable protein powder

You are awesome. Thanks for this. I'm at the start of all this so it's all new to me.

This question is for anyone who uses a CPAP/BiPAP machine: Do you experience any of the acid reflux issues in your sleep while wearing mask (full face type, not the nose one)? The idea of acid reflux or any sort of vomiting while wearing a mask that forces air into you is pretty nerve-wracking.

Thanks for the video. Super helpful.

Hi, Jesse -- EXCELLENT VIDEO. Thank you for all of your experienced wisdom! You look great. I'm presently in a bariatric program for bypass. This is off topic -- I'm an artistic-type person and fell in love with those incredible clamshell lights behind you in your "10 Things I Wish I Knew" video. Can you share where you got them? THANKS.

These are great and super helpful! Thank you!

Thanks so much for this video! I am getting the gastric bypass done this coming August! I am going to also document my experience on my channel. New subbie here 😊

HERE'S THE THING THAT I DON'T GET. First off I'm so torn about getting this operation. I'm having it December 20th now I am not too sure.. All the things that people mention about this operation. The vitamins, the nutrition the thing you have to follow.. ( if you follow all these things in the first place you would not need the operation!! ) So if you couldn't follow them before what makes anyone think you can follow them now? It just doesn't make any sense to me. I'm so torn I have an appointment for this operation in one month but I really don't know if I want to do it now. I mean if I just follow what what Mass general weight loss center tells me to do with my nutritionist in the process I had to get to this point to even get the operation. THEN I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS.. I would be skinny.. The water thing is a real big thing for me.. I guzzle tons of water I love water.. I don't know what to do about any of this.

Thank you! This video was so helpful!

I cool down my heartburn by scoping few spoons of Daisy sour cream. Period.

I know someone who had a minor op months ago. She was very overweight and unfit I saw her at Christmas 🎄 I was shocked 😮she looked amazing, she looked so much thinner. Over the last few days she has been unwell vomiting etc and not been eating. She’s lost more weight. She denied that she’s had a band done so I’m now concerned the amount of weight loss and gastric issues recently ….

Thank you for sharing!

Me personally throw up alot, im almost 3 months out and its getting better . Ive heard after surgery that this can last 6 months so I'm just counting down.

You will lose some hair! Not because of not eating enough protein but just because of the surgery! I lost half my hair even though I ate more protein than the minimal requirement! It did slow down and stop and now at one year past surgery I do have some regrowth but it was initially scary!! In some rarer cases some people develop hypoglycemia where your blood sugar gets very low very quickly, the first time it happened I was on a long road trip driving home and thankfully I was at a rest stop and it was the scariest health event I’ve experienced to date.. I now have to eat more frequently and specific foods to maintain my blood sugar.. Not everyone will lose 100plus pounds! I was 56 at surgery, 255 pounds and one year out of surgery I’m at 225 pounds, I exercise 5 days a week for one hour, track all food intake and track blood sugar levels… So surgery has different effects on different people and at different ages.. I also have fibromyalgia and spine issues that cause chronic constant pain.. Surgery and weight loss does not take the pain away! Losing some weight can help but it will not take away pain caused by other conditions… Mental health needs to be treated just as much as the weight loss… For me it has been the disappointment of not losing the 100 plus pounds I thought I was going to lose…☹️

Ive been thinking About getting the surgery so this really helped me kind of prepare

This is a very informative video. Thank you ❤️

Thank you for this!! My VSG is at the end of this month, and there are quite a few bullet points here I am glad I learned. Def subscribed and look forward to more from you! ♥️🤘🏻

Thank you for sharing this crucial information. What about coffee, can you drink caffeinated coffee or tea after surgery? My surgery is May 11th

thank you so much this helps a lot i am journey about to have my consultation the end of the month.

I like your video very much !! Just go to tell you during the video I saw you say they jiggle if I had your arms I’ll be showing them to everyone they look very nice I’m happy for you !!

No its not and Easy way out.. you have to be mindful,,Learning what works for each of us..Living as we did prior does not work. You got to work at it.. its worth it to me!! May 21.2013 i will Be 8 years Post Op VSG.. zero Regrets!

Great explanation of what to expect with this type of surgery. I’m about to start the optifast diet but thinking of the surgery. I’m 72, hope not too old.

I just had my preoperative appt today to meet my anesthesiologist. I have my gastric bypass surgery on December, 13th, 2023. I am ready BUT I'm also really nervous.

👍👍Excellent video. Tku for the info. I'm thinking about the surgery myself. I never understood why thin people would get the surgery. Now I understand. They wanna stay thin. I been a pudgeball all my life. I just wanna be normal.

This is strange but when I look in a mirror I don't see my weight loss. But in Pictures I do. It's crazy!

Thank you so much for this video!! Great info forreal - i needed answers to these exact questions!!

Learned a lot.

As a nurse what I've seen is a majority of people gain all the weight back after a few years. You have trouble absorbing nutrients and your stomach will stretch back out if you overeat.

Thank you I didn’t think about these things

Everything gets smaller. That’s a good thing! Even a wedding ring being too big!

The pain from watering unreal.. No sugary drinks, juice etc. I shake, sweat get dizzy .. I didn't upstand I had to use the protein drink, or vitamins, I get sick to my stomach and CAN'T THROW UP!!# CANT AND WOULD DO ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO .

Im 9 months post bypass and I think about food more now than I ever did

My doctor just recommended some sort of weight loss surgery yesterday and I got a call from the clinic today less than 24 hours since they got referral. Idk what to think

They say a lot of ppl who get the sleeve have to end up getting the gastric bypass

When did you have the surgery. The thirst gets better, I found drinking lukewarm water helped a lot.

I had to have my rings resized.. i still see myself like i did when a 3X. Its crazy..

VERY helpful information! TYSM for sharing your information. Would love to know how supportive your husband is of your WLS. Thanks!

Omg the water thing its killing me. I'm so thirsty

Totally unrelated your eyes are beautiful!😍

I researched for a year before hand (for surgeons all through the eastern u.s.) It was actually the closest one too me. DR. Fritz Jean-Pier. He is an amazing surgeon and the support team. OMG they prepared me like completely. I think the only thing I was surprised for was the water. They told me about chugging but big multiple sips. ( that is impossible ) even now three months out I can only sip it. I still regularly see the Phsycologist, the neutritionist, the i guess physical and other doctors. we also have in group support meetings. They pretty much covered it all.

Great Video! thank you so much!!

I just had the surgery 3 weeks ago and while I do think about food I don't feel hungry I was 375 pounds had chronic high blood pressure where my normal was 175 over 120 and was on 3 medications for that I don't regret getting it though

Do you have a separate channel documenting your weight loss surgery journey?

It’s been 6 weeks since my surgery I hate I can’t drink water like I want too . I’m not able to eat at all I try to stay hydrated but it’s hard acid reflex is the worst an I’m always tired an feel weak an sleep a lot cause I don’t have any energy so far I lost 30 pounds I started at 248 now I’m 218 but I can’t wait to start working out but now I just can’t do it because I don’t even have a desire to eat or barley drink do anyone have the same feeling after surgery ?