Alright so my two week post op appointment went well. Incisions healed and 20 pounds lost so I was riding high until I hit mid week and I dumped for the first time. What is dumping you may ask...
Dumping syndrome, or rapid gastric emptying, is a combination of symptoms that occur when an overly large meal, or a meal high in fat or sugar is consumed by a weight loss surgery patient. The meal is "dumped" into the small intestine when the stomach empties quickly, causing feelings of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach gas, racing heart, cramps and cold sweats.
So yea, even after I vowed to never let this happen to me. It did and I thought I was going to die. First of all I ate some dang greek yogurt with fruit on the bottom and I guess I didn't mix it well enough so the sugar concentration was too high and my body had to reject it. Nothing like being on the toilet, throwing up and sweating bullets. Uggghh, I don't know how people intentionally do this to themselves by continuing to eat things they are not supposed to.
For the first time since I had surgery I actually had to ask myself what I have gotten into. But after about 30 minutes I returned to a coherent state and I was able to get myself together. They say that everyone experiences this at least once. I'm going to pray that this was my first and last time. In the meantime, my next appointment is next week and I will keep you all posted.
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