Weight gain after gastric sleeve surgery

by Raymond
(McCallen, Tx, USA)

I went into surgery at 330 lbs - when I went under for surgery I thought I was having gastric bypass. During surgery it came to be known that my intestines were positioned wrong for the surgery, so I had to settle on a gastric sleeve instead.

It was awesome at first. I lost 100 lbs in one year. Then it all came down: I found out I had cancer, lost my job, had marital problems... all my old eating habits came back. Stress and alcoholism went right along with it.

I did the atkins diet, but it's hard when your family is not doing it and the wife encourages "cheat weekends", which is how it started.

I am slowly gaining weight and 14 months after surgery I weigh 260 lbs. I am depressed and hungry all the time.

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Weight gain after gastric sleeve surgery

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Don't lose hope...
by: Yvonne McCarthy (Bariatric Girl)

I am out of town but will check back with you. Would you consider attending AA? Many of us cross addict and AA can give you some tools that will help with alcohol and food.

The sleeve is an excellent surgery (I had gastric bypass) but there is so much more to this than surgery. You need some tools to get into recovery right away. Bless your heart. I'm so sorry you're struggling. Let me know what you think about giving AA a chance. Hugs, Y

Hugs
by: Waning Woman

Right now, you're floundering in the dark and it's hard to put one foot in front of the other. I cannot begin to understand the pain that you felt with your cancer diagnosis and loss of job, but I know that something like that can take down anybody at anytime.

You are no different than me or the millions of us with weight loss surgery, I just haven't had to face your challenges.

I'm no expert, but I think that talking about it is an enormous step. Find a weight loss surgery support group and you will be surprised how many people will share your tale of life challenge and transferring to another addiction.

I have the sleeve and we are almost the same amount of time out. The good thing is although you may feel broken, your tool is not broken. Your sleeve hasn't gone anywhere. You already know that low carb works for you, so if possible get all non low carb foods out of the house.

When I am struggling, my husband eats carbs on his lunch break at work, NEVER at home. You are going through a lot, so you will have to pull together as a family to make this happen. You just gotta do it. You CAN do it.

Hugs,
Waning Woman

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by: Traci (Bariatric Life Coach)

My heart goes out to you for the struggles you have faced in your life. Many of us struggle with food on one level or another and at different times in our lives. Food has always been a comfort to many of us and life altering events after surgery can lead us down the slippery slope of returning to our own behaviors.

Do you have a dietician from your program that you can reach out to? I would encourage you to find a weight loss surgery support group where you are comfortable, can be honest and you will meet others going through the same type of issues. We all have weight gain at some point post operatively. Other areas of support would be Overeaters Anonymous and alcoholics Anonymous.

Transfer addictions can get very serious and I encourage you to seek professional help. This is very common in our WLS community. There is a blog post from a psychologist that I have worked with many times so please do feel free to go out and read it. You can find a link to my blog on the right side of this website. It's listed under Bari Bits.

Please know that we are here for you. Reach out to your WLS community of friends for help.

I wish you the best of luck and please let me know if there is anything I can do! Best of luck and remember to think positive, look how far you have come and take some time to reflect on why you started this journey.

Back on Track? NEW
by: Anonymous

Hello...I too had surgery a year ago. I also had the gastric sleeve. Weighing in at 260 on surgery date...I have since lost 80 pounds. I can tell you that I too have started cheating and have found myself gaining a few pounds here and there. It's hard to get back on track but I refuse to give up. As I hope that you don't give up either. Make it a point to put yourself first. If you give yourself 30 minutes a day to take a brisk walk...that will help. Choose to make good choices one meal at a time and before you know it you will be back on track. Best of luck to you!

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