What is the one bit of information you wish you had been told

[smilergem]

Aww Lisa, really hope I can do the same after my surgery xxxxxx

 

[dottychic]

Well, if thats not a reason in itself to have the op I dont know what is. Good for you Lisa X

 

[simplylucy]

Fabulous thread. x

 

[gaelic girl]

That i would after over 20 years have a full length mirror back in my bedroom and look in it every day! I have been fortunate to sail through this without any problems but i would say i wasn't prepared for the emotional roller coaster in the first few weeks but oh so worth it once the head catches up with the body xx

 

[carol150]

i wish i had been told.that i would have so much trouble trying to go to the toilet it is driving me mad

 

[lotsabeefy]

I am a lucky person that doesnt have that trouble. The first few months I did, I had total food apathy and whilst I dont LOVE food now, I dont feel that way any more.
Steph xx

Yeh i,m the same as you Steph, I dont get the head hunger anymore the trouble is now i forget to eat sometimes cos i never feel hungry

 

[Porpo]

That I would still have head issues with food and that even with bypass you can turn into a constant grazer if you're not careful.

 

[Stellap]

Wish I'd also known how much more money I would need for clothes, especially knickers - am addicted to them now I don't have to wear granny pants (my daughter's term). I would have started saving years ago if I had!

 

[lifebeginsnow]

I didn't realise how pain free the op was & how B****y hungry i would be 7 days post op.

I think they took my money & ran & never gave me a bypass afterall - weird.

 

[12dobidog]

It is one of the best things I have ever done.
The one thing I would have liked more info on is
food portion sizes But it is not until you have been through it you realise what a tbl spoon of food really is

 

[dreamofbeingslim]

great post

 

[emergingbutterfly]

I wish I have known how scary it would be when I woke up after the op and literally couldnt breath. But I dont know anyone else that experienced that.

I wish I would have know how brilliant I would feel and how happy I am to have made the decision then I wouldnt have beaten myself up so much about making the decision.

Great thread

 

[jayney3252]

I wish I had learnt to listen to my hunches. Turns out now that my band has opened?? looks like a C around my tummy not an O so god knows what happens next all I do know is nothing is working now :-(

 

[Amrac1]

That I would feel so cold constantly! I also have the food apathy one. But the cold feeling is truely awful. However RNY best thing I have ever done for myself.

 

[Twiggie]

I wish somebody had warned me I'd need sufficient fluids to last my entire stay in hospital as they don't cater for anyone with allergies, or for bypass patients. I guess if you have visitors this isn't so much of a problem but I ended up existing solely on water & black coffee until I felt well enough to go down to the hospital shop (on day of discharge!)

 

[StephieAck]

That no matter how much weight you lose and no matter how many clothing sizes you go down, your brain will still see yourself at your biggest and you will have trouble believing that it is all real.
Also, just how all encompassing head hunger can be and just how much like real hunger it feels.
Steph xx

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

I wish I had learnt to listen to my hunches. Turns out now that my band has opened?? looks like a C around my tummy not an O so god knows what happens next all I do know is nothing is working now :-(

i hope they sort you soon hun, they will most likley replace the band when they take you back to theatre, good luck x

 

[BandyEmm]

That you can loose inches but not always lbs.

Dont have immediate high expectations.

Drink lots

 

[thinnerangela]

1) Hair falling out

2)Feeling the cold

3) to find a tape measure long enough to take pre-op measurements - I didn't stall till recently but I've no idea how many inches I've lost - I know what my bra size has changed to and I know what clothes I buy but I wish I knew how many inches I've lost.

4)Don't compare yourself with others - your willpower and eating habits will be different to theirs - I was a saint for the first year - and suffer if I'm bad now!!

5)Enjoy the new you - even if some strange person looks back at you from the mirror lol

Good luck

Angela

 

[marky v]

one thing i guess i didn't realise was how much more mobile i'd become, i was struggling to do even the most 'normal' of things in honesty, i have no shame, but i was struggling to wipe my 'arris, i was struggling to wash properly...i could shower, the bath was a no no, couldn't fit in it!! struggled to reach all the folds and crevices, that was also the same for drying myself too, struggled to bend over to pick things up, tying my shoes was a real chore, getting my ankle up to my knee was like grab hold of my trousers and yank my foot up the best i could, walking was a struggle, not so much being out of breath cos i was, but the back pain, it was horrendous, carrying my gut around, i struggled to get in and out of my car or cab for that matter, went to spain last Jan, poured myself into the seat, and obviously had to have the seat belt extender, couldn't use the fold down table cos it wouldn't fold down all the way...off to Spain in 3 weeks, and actually looking forward to the plane ride this time...also reading all your other posts, most of your experiences i feel, especially the feeling cold, my hands and feet take an age to warm up, not bad circulation, just a side effect of not being able to get the food into us i guess, end of ramble!!