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Hi guys! Just curious as to how much weight people lost the first 6 weeks after roux en y? I am 346 right now so maybe people who are or were closer to that weight could let me know! Thanks :) Jamie

Hi Tom, Thanks for replying! I am actually a nurse on a surgical floor and take care of bariatric patients for 2-3 days after surgery. I just don't know the long term stuff, like after the first 6-8 weeks. I know that a lot of people become alcoholics after bariatric surgery. Infact, one study...

So I should be having surgery (Roux en y) next week and just had a couple of questions. I know that coffee and alcohol are supposed to be a nono, but is that forever or will it just be for a certain period of time? I love my coffee. I don't drink a lot, one cup a day usually. I also enjoy having...

Unfortunately, the program that I am going through requires you to lose 10% of your excess weight. That would be 23 pounds for me. Our program doesn't do a pre surgery diet. I cut down to 1200 calories a day, with the permission of a nutritionist and I have lost a total of 17 pounds. I have 6...

Hi All, Just wondering how everyone has lost or is losing the required weight to have surgery. I have to lose 23 pounds and so far have lost 13. I have 10 pounds to go but really need to lose 3-4 pounds this week. I am super stressed about this! Any tips? Thanks, Jamie

Hi All, Very excited to find this support group. My name is Jamie. I am a 30 year old single mother of two. I am an RN working on a surgical floor, part of my job includes taking care of patients who have had the Roux-en y or Gastric sleeve. I am almost 2 months into the program at the...