over 100 pounds lost and no dumping?

auntieudee
on 4/15/14 1:21 pm - AZ
RNY on 08/13/13

quick note. my phone will not allow me to capitalize, or use numbes or most punctuation in my posts on this site. anyway, to the point, i have lost over a hundred pounds since my largest weight, and almost a hunred since my surgery date on august thirteenth. i am able to eat anything that i want without any issues. the only change that i have had to make, is that i cann only eat very small portions, obviously. i eat sugar, in small amounts, of course, yet, i am lucky enough to have no issues with it. i have not once experienced dumping, and only vomit when i overeat. i do not know if that makes me lucky, or unlucky, because if i am able to eat sugar and greasy foods, even in small amounts, does that not mean that i will regain the weight? i also drink way too much beer, without any problems. i am even able to guzzle water, around four ounces per drink. because of all of this, i am too afraid to face my surgeon. i could keep an appointment and lie to him, but what is the point? i would like helpful advice. please, i do not want to hear that i should not have received the surgery, or any hostile comments. constructive criticism is more than welcome, but i do not welcome rude responses. i only say that because i have received comments on this site in the past that were far from helpful. is my situation unique? should i worry?   

                 RNY completed on Aug. 13th, 2013

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pineview01
on 4/15/14 1:34 pm - Davison, MI

They used to say only people with the RNY dump.  It isn't common in the sleeve and I am not sure what we have is the same.  I do get a icky feeling when I eat sugar.  It is getting less and less with time.  I even some times get "hot flashes."  You do need to try to measure your food so you don't eat enough to vomit.  That is very bad for your esophagus.  This is the reason I had my band removed because it would randomly tighten and caused vomiting.  Since I have gotten the sleeve I only had one issue early out.  Drinking 4 oz of water isn't guzzling and sounds about right for me.  Water goes thru the Pyloric valve as it opens wide open for fluid to pass.  Your nine months out and your sleeve is maturing and the swelling is gone.

Be honest with your doctor.  Don't lie!  Let them know exactly what is going on and see where you need to go from here.

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

auntieudee
on 4/15/14 2:03 pm - AZ
RNY on 08/13/13

thank you. i was told before surgery that i was only allowed around an ounce of water every fifteen minutes, any more than that is considered guzzling. i am so worried that my surgeon will look at me with regret in his eyes. i worked so hard to receive the surgery, and now i feel so lazy. thanks again.  

                 RNY completed on Aug. 13th, 2013

 Life is good & getting better! 

    

 

pineview01
on 4/16/14 4:14 pm - Davison, MI

That is true right after surgery!  By two weeks we could double that and have 8 oz per hour.

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

auntieudee
on 4/15/14 2:04 pm - AZ
RNY on 08/13/13

i also must note that i do feel sort of gross, for lack of a better way to phrase it, when i eat sugar. plus, a few minutes after, i get a very funky taste in my mouth. i sometimes even feel a little confused, however, that is not commonplace, and it only lasts around ten minutes. i do not really know what that means. probably that i should stop eating a small sliver of chocolate every now and then . most likely. lol. i feel so dense. 

                 RNY completed on Aug. 13th, 2013

 Life is good & getting better! 

    

 

pineview01
on 4/16/14 4:15 pm - Davison, MI

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

tdbull
on 4/15/14 2:24 pm - WA
RNY on 08/13/13
We had surgery on the same day. I am able to drink water like I did pre surgery with no problems. If I get super thirsty and try to guzzle, I can back up, but it goes down after a minute or so. I also get queasy when I eat a whole Quest protein bar, so likely might feel a lot worse if I ate sugar, which I don't. I also don't eat any white carbs or drink any alcohol.
I would definitely see your surgeon and be honest with him. He is there to answer your questions and help guide you when you need it. You might also chat with your NUT or a therapist if the need arises.
Based on what you have described, I wouldn't be worried - just please make sure you can control the fat, sugar and alcohol issues. In order to stay healthy, you really need your proteins. Best of luck to you.

Lapband surgery in 2009 -  Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.

HW - (260)   SW - (197)   GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs  HT 5'5"  Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14   reached 4/6/14             

    

Ladytazz
on 4/15/14 3:26 pm

I also drink like I did before surgery, have since the beginning.

You are actually very normal.  Only about 30% of RNYers dump so that is not unusual.  I avoid sugar anyway but I did have some accidentally and found out the hard way that I do dump but my plan has always been to stay away from sugar anyway so I was just going to assume I dump and never test it out.  If I didn't dump I wouldn't know it because I haven't intentionally had anything with sugar in it.

I don't know if I am the norm but honestly, other then getting full super fast and rarely experiencing hunger, I would not know I had surgery.  I don't have any food intolerance, except sugar like I said,  and I tolerate everything I have tried with no problems.  BUT, I also have made major changes in the way I eat and I avoid sugar, gluten and processed foods so I may not tolerate those things.  I choice to believe that I wouldn't to help me stay away from them but to tell you the truth, once I detoxed and got all that crap out of my system I don't even want it.  I decided that I wasn't going to be an "everything in moderation" post op based on all my past dieting failures.  Many people can and do eat everything in smaller amounts but that never worked well for me in the past and I have no reason to think that just because I had surgery I have somehow gained the ability to eat those things in moderation.  What the surgery does for me is help me eat in a way that helped me lose weight and helps me keep it off.  It is a tool for me to help me with good choices.  I still have to make good choices and I have to be honest with myself and what I can and cannot do.

Do worry about your ability to eat everything.  That doesn't mean you won't be successful.  Just use the surgery to help you make better choices and you will be fine.  

WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010

High Weight  (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

JJ0609
on 4/15/14 10:56 pm, edited 4/15/14 10:56 pm

You have gotten some sound advice so far. You need to talk to your doctor so he/she can help get you on track, but ultimately that is up to you. I would recommend talking to a NUT , before your  ways turn into habits and you regain your weight back. Be careful! I do not want to see you gain. Make the second step and reach out to your doctor. You've already made the first step by reaching out on here! YOU'V E GOT THIS! You can do it!  

 “Let someone love you just the way you are – as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.”― Marc Hack

Ht:5'4 SW:268 CW:127.2 GW:125 RNY 06/09 Stomach/colon revision 11/13  

Citizen Kim
on 4/16/14 12:05 am - Castle Rock, CO

At the moment, your surgery is doing all the work for you.   At some point (usually around 2 years or so), this will no longer be the case and it is likely that with your current eating habits, you will start to regain.

Use this time to learn good eating habits - cut down (or cut out) the sugar and greasy foods and try to get a sense of what is enough food (so you don't overeat and vomit).    Consistent overeating *can* lead to a widening of the stoma (the hole at the bottom of your pouch to the intestines) and in some people it can make the pouch just an extension of the intestines, allowing you to eat HUGE amounts of food at a time - thus leading to fast regain.

You have been successful in your weightloss and your surgeon will have heard it all, so I would encourage you to go see him and ask to see the practice dietician to help you get on a healthy track with your eating.

You might also consider seeing a therapist who deals with eating disorders to discuss why you are on the path to self-sabotage

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