Hi everyone, I'm Jayney, 39 and based in the UK.
I had RNY surgery 6 years ago and it was an uncomplicated procedure.
Recovery was ok, initial weightloss was positive. However I had frequent vomitting and diarrhoea, which made life quite challenging. As such I decided the best course of action was to avoid eating, therefore avoiding the side effects. Obviously this wasn't sensible logic and it didn't take long before I had more side effects- gallstones (gallbladder not removed), blood sugar problems, low blood pressure,hair loss, terrible skin and debilitating anxiety about the after effects of eating. Everything I ate, no matter what it seemed to be, I'd have to go to the loo within 15minutes and it was "unpleasant", to put it politely. Many nights I sat in the bathroom eating panicking about making it to there on time.
But oddly after a year it all changed, no vomitting, no diarrhoea, no pain, with time, no anxiety. Hurrah, all was great. However at that point my weightloss stopped. I'd lost approximately 9st (126lbs), but still had another 6st (84lbs) to go. At the time the joy of being able to return to a "normal" life far outweighed the concern about the weightloss.
However overtime the weight has crept back on, I'm now larger than before my RNY. I want to be perfectly clear I've made poor choices- I've not moved enough, I've eaten too much, too often, too late. I've done all the things I know I shouldn't have. As such I've been in therapy and FINALLY feel like I'm making some process with the reasons that I eat/binge and am working on coping strategies for that.
So now I'm at a crossroads of whether I should have DS or not. I have alot of reservations given my previous experience and am panicked at the thought of living my life on the loo. I realise there's nothing to say that will happen again, but I'm hoping people can share their experiences of DS. The good, the bad and the ugly.
I appreciate this may be a more US based forum, so I'm not looking for surgeon suggestions. (As a side note I'll be paying privately for this procedure, which is a big stretch for my partner and I, so I need to be certain I'm making the right choice). Just honest reviews as to whether DS has been a good decision or not.
Thank you in advance,
Jayney
I had RNY surgery 6 years ago and it was an uncomplicated procedure.
Recovery was ok, initial weightloss was positive. However I had frequent vomitting and diarrhoea, which made life quite challenging. As such I decided the best course of action was to avoid eating, therefore avoiding the side effects. Obviously this wasn't sensible logic and it didn't take long before I had more side effects- gallstones (gallbladder not removed), blood sugar problems, low blood pressure,hair loss, terrible skin and debilitating anxiety about the after effects of eating. Everything I ate, no matter what it seemed to be, I'd have to go to the loo within 15minutes and it was "unpleasant", to put it politely. Many nights I sat in the bathroom eating panicking about making it to there on time.
But oddly after a year it all changed, no vomitting, no diarrhoea, no pain, with time, no anxiety. Hurrah, all was great. However at that point my weightloss stopped. I'd lost approximately 9st (126lbs), but still had another 6st (84lbs) to go. At the time the joy of being able to return to a "normal" life far outweighed the concern about the weightloss.
However overtime the weight has crept back on, I'm now larger than before my RNY. I want to be perfectly clear I've made poor choices- I've not moved enough, I've eaten too much, too often, too late. I've done all the things I know I shouldn't have. As such I've been in therapy and FINALLY feel like I'm making some process with the reasons that I eat/binge and am working on coping strategies for that.
So now I'm at a crossroads of whether I should have DS or not. I have alot of reservations given my previous experience and am panicked at the thought of living my life on the loo. I realise there's nothing to say that will happen again, but I'm hoping people can share their experiences of DS. The good, the bad and the ugly.
I appreciate this may be a more US based forum, so I'm not looking for surgeon suggestions. (As a side note I'll be paying privately for this procedure, which is a big stretch for my partner and I, so I need to be certain I'm making the right choice). Just honest reviews as to whether DS has been a good decision or not.
Thank you in advance,
Jayney
