I travelled to Lithuania for weight loss surgery 🚑 GASTRIC BYPASS JOURNEY 4-7 days POST OP
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- It is officially week one post op from my Gastric Bypass RNY operation! This is what I eat in a week, and also a little explore around Kaunas Lithuania!
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Hi Catherine. I'm a floristry student and just so you know putting sugar in the water of flowers does nothing but introduce bacteria to the water and makes your flowers actually die quicker! Another tip for you is that you should cut the stems of flower every couple of days to preserve their freshness. That is especially true for tulips because they're one of the few flowers that continue to grow after they've been cut!
:') oopsie I always to do it too hahah dammit
@@catherinekayy fresh cut flowers can last up to a month in a vase if the water is kept clean and bacteria free and if the flowers receive a small snip to the stem every couple of days. If your goal is to keep flowers around as long as possible definitely keep the sugar away!
I'm so excited for you. I've recently lost 180 lbs from being sick with heart failure and it's completely changed my life.
Oh no, Im so sorry to hear of your heart failure! Are you feeling better? I hope you manage to keep it at bay!
@@catherinekayy thank you very much. Yes I am doing much better, it's honestly one of the best things to happen to me because there is no way I could have lost all that weight on my own. I mean I wouldn't have had a lot of that weight if it wasn't for the heart failure but I also wasn't taking care of my self at all. I'm still working on the weight on my own now (I lost the 180 lbs while in hospital for 4 months) which is still a struggle tbh but I'm trying to be kinder to myself and work on mental health and happiness as well. Hopefully it all goes hand in hand and one affects/helps the other. I have a friend who had weight loss surgery just under a year ago and I believe she's lost about 100lbs. Best of luck to you!
I would of been a fourth generation florist, you are absolutely right, sugar water doubles the life of cut flowers in a vase! It also helps them open sooner too! Good luck on this journey of yours! Don’t overdo it, I know you’ll get itchy to do more than you can, it sucks to have to rest so long, but you’ll do great! Sending you lots of love and peaceful healing vibes! 🖤🙌🏽
heheh thank you so so much 😍
You're an inspiration, Catherine. It's completely different surgery, but I've needed a nose op for all of my life and I'm thinking it's about time I pushed through my silly anxiety and just get it done. Wishing you a super speedy recovery! 💪
good luck! Im sure it will change your life for the better! ✨ you got this!
@@catherinekayy Thank you, lovely 🧡
As someone who had their adenoids out as well as a turbinate reduction in 2020, DO IT. I didn't even realise that normal people could breathe this well. 🥲 Makes me emotional realising I could have been living life better if I had of known and had the surgery sooner.
@@EmmaFoxArt Good to know, thank you! I have a severely deviated and dislocated septum and the surgery is LONG overdue (I'm in my 40's) but I've been worried about Empty Nose Syndrome, which can affect folks indefinitely after surgery. However, it would be lovely to be able to breathe! 😆 Glad you had such a great outcome!
I hope you have a speedy recovery and this changes your life for the absolute better: you deserve it!
Inspiration video Catherine. I had a heart attack nearly 7yrs ago lost loads of weight but unfortunately it's creeper back on. This inspires me to look in to surgery as I thought it would be to much for me. But you have show exactly what is involved. Hope all your hopes and dreams come true and thanks for your honesty 🙏 😊
Oh my goodness your more than welcome! I’m sorry to hear of your heart attack too! I hope all is much better now! I hope you find something that works for you 🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thanks for sharing your journey, glad to see this has gone reasonably smooth for you! I love the new hair colour, you're looking really lovely. Hope all the healing is going well!
heheh oh my goodness thank you so so much!
I hope you are so proud of your self for giving this journey your all! Even if there are tiny slips along the way, you can tell that you are dedicated! Keep it up and you da best!😌🦋🐞
I'm currently in the middle of the process to get this surgery and I find it being scary at times. I'm really happy to follow you and your progress
Hi, me again! You got your surgery done for the same two reasons I have. To be healthy, and I want to be a mommy. I lost babies, I tried and tried over again and all the tests were negative after a while, aweful wonky period cycle. I could have it for 2 weeks and not see it again for 3 months, and then I will bleed for a day and not get my period for 2 years.
Good luck to you and your journey. In 6 months I hope to follow your lead! Just need to do some paper work first here in the states
Oh my godoness, im so sorry to hear of your struggles too, I really hope the surgery manages to help your health and fertility Ill be rooting for you!
Always enjoy your vlogs, personal and katnipp ….. good luck on your journey x
Omg! the little cup at 3:35 with the chicken broth in it. Did you get that from an Etsy seller? It's adorable and congrats on your successful surgery and good luck with your recovery
This was in our Airbnb its super cute isnt it heheh thank you so so much!
Hi Catherine, I had the surgery in 2018. I've been doing pretty good but I did gain a bit over the past year - getting better though. It definitely changed my outlook on food and my health. Wishing you the best with your progress and healing.
Thank you so so much! Yes! i've learnt you still have to make smart choices! Its all a big learning curve!
Your natural lip shape is so pretty, seeing you without makeup here. Would love to see you try doing your lipstick following your natural shape for a while, I think it'll look lovely.
Thank you Catherine 💕 for sharing the health journey and travel vlog! Really loving this new vlog and your new chapter of an even better feeling life ! Very interesting and keep us posted.
Inspiring stuff I’m six days in and iv looked everywhere for portion size when your on the first week fluid so I was thrilled to see your cup of soup as I’d been having three teaspoons of soup and three teaspoons of yogurt so all good now had a nice small cup of soup feeling warm and comphy in side thanks for this video good luck to you both x
You're doing a great job. My prayers are with you, stay strong and keep moving. Soon you'll be able to eat all the foods you love. Wishing you the very best moving forward.
Blood thinners are given to you after a hospital stay to inject yourself most of the time. It's to prevent blood clots after a hospital stay. You look great! Keep the good work and best of recovery and health
I haven’t long discovered you, but I absolutely love watching your journey. Also just want to add in Lemon tops are amazing 😂 you are doing amazing! I have not long started my own weight loss journey. Stay amazing x
hehe oh my gosh thank you so so much Emma! I'm so happy you enjoy being here it really means so much! YOU DA BEST
Mum had French Onion/chicken noodle Soup with all the pieces sieved out, and lots of sorbet. Clear soups basically.
Te felicito hermosa,que siga saliendo todo bien,te deseo lo mejor!!!!
I love chicken broth it’s the best a hearty chicken stew is so good I love having it with fresh bread 🍞 yum 😋
Chicken bone broth is the one you want to get. Then what i did was just add spices to it. Whatever kind of spices you want to add a tad bit of flavor.. Hope this helps.. Even 3 years out, i still have this when i just can't stomach anything.. Also, i was not lactose before, and now i am.. So can't do regular dairy now. As for coffee, about 8 months after surgery, i was able to drink coffee again. I still enjoy my latte's now more than ever. And for some reason, i am loving spicy food more than i used to before. Wishing you a speedy recovery...
No matter what darling your beautiful inside n out love you way you are feel better lovely n hope u feel better 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
you can also get some suger free sirup for when you're back home! or like thinn the icea tea
I did blood thinners twice a day for 10 days after surgery 💉 Rewatching these videos as I’m doing this all over again.. I had vsg in ‘21, and I’m having a bypass variation in about three weeks. 🙈 Not looking forward to this whole process again. Starting my 3 week liquid pre-op diet on Monday.
May I ask what caused the revision
@@lauretta8990 Extreme heartburn that came after I got the sleeve, revision to bypass to ease the pressure of the narrow sleeve. The surgery went well 😊
Wishing you all the best with everything lovely 💛
Thank you so so much!
I’m here because I’m researching nord. Do nhs support you after surgery? With B12 injections etc?
You could freeze your broth in small batches so it keeps longer. You must have to guard against getting dehydrated, right?
Yes I have to be super careful about dehydration! I sip liquids pretty much all throughout the day! I cant take big gulps all the time now!
SAME ! I got my period like day two after surgery .
So the like warm water doesn't actually feed them better, it speeds up their dying 😅 but as a result they do open up the flowers quicker!!
:') oh dammit hahah
I'm not surprised you've lost weight already!!!
Hi Catherine, thanks for the info, it’s really helpful and interesting as I am currently considering gastric surgery in Lithuania too. I’m not sure if I missed it, but could I ask which surgery you opted for in the end? Thanks and good luck with your journey x
I opted for the Gastric Bypass in the end!
@@catherinekayy thanks! Looking forward to your updates 😀
I had the blood thinners after my bypass too. I also had them after I had my son. I really didn’t like the purée food stage. I felt sick most of the time. It totally put me off food. It was much better for me when I could start to eat food that I needed to chew. I can eat most things now (3years out in May) but I just can’t eat very much of it. There are some foods and drinks that I just don’t like anymore- squash drinks taste far too sweet now, even sugar free versions are not nice to me. I don’t really feel hunger the same way now- I tend to only know that I’m hungry because I feel sick which reminds me that I’ve left it too long between meals.
Yesss puree stage was THE WORST, I am happy now Im in the soft food stage because it feels slightly more 'Normal' and I can eat most soft things! ~ I start to feel super tired if Im hungry and I know I havent had enough calories! It always perks me up after eating!
@@catherinekayy the tiredness from lack of calories does get better once you can eat more than the little bit you can manage in the early days xx Now it is when my B12 injection is due when the tiredness hits. Otherwise the weight loss has given me loads of energy back. X
Wow I happy for you. You look good in your coat. I'm 188 pounds and want to lose weight. I'm hurting and in therapy. Food is not my friend 😒
out of curiosity. After you're fully healed. IS staying hydrated an issue? sicne it also takes up space etc
I dont think so when you are fully healed, I think you can hold more fluids, but it is tricky at first!
These vlogs make me want to visit Lithuania lol
heheeh it really is a interesting country! And one thats not doesnt seem to be explored much!
One of my friends had his gastric bypass done on the NHS could you not get it on the NHS
I probably could yes it was reccomended by one of my doctors but the wait times are really long and I’m 31 and want children so felt it would be best to go private
Is it safe to be consuming so little calories? I thought that a dramatic drop in calories is and for your body? Sorry I am new to this surgery and have never heard of it before so I am curious. If you loose all the weight and become your goal weight, you will never be able to eat normally? You’ll always not be able to eat a lot? How do you maintain your weight if you can’t eat very much at a time?
Hello Tammy! I'm not a doctor so I can't say for sure its best to do your own reasearch but Im sure its not sustainable to eat this many calories for a long time, my calories are slowly increasing as I recover, and no I'll never be able to eat the huge portion sizes I could before, however you can still gain weight after surgery, and need to be commited to a complete lifestyle change to keep the weight off. So far I've managed to lift my calories to around 500-800 calories a day. You always need to speak to your doctor, for me I am super morbidly obese, so I have the reserves to be able to do this. This is more beneficial for my health than if i stayed the weight I was due to health issues! Hope this helps!
@@catherinekayy ahhhh this makes sense! Thank you for explaining to it to me, I was confused. I kinda thought you were eating like this because of recovery but I wasn’t too sure. Good luck with the weight loss Catherine!!! I think you’ll be able to commit to the lifestyle.
I've never personally known someone who had the surgery but I have always wondered, the lifestyle changes that you have to make post-op would work for weight loss whether or not the operation would have taken place or not. Is the reason it works physiological vs. psychological? I fear surgery and still need to lose about 50 - 70 pounds. I lose but then I gain back. I guess the answer is what is the benefit if you have to make all the changes anyway? Totally not in a negative way, just trying to wrap my head around it. BTW I have been watching since you started your sticker journey so your Bariatric Surgery is just a side journey for me on your channel. Brave girl, starting your own journey, having surgery, don't know how you're going to top this one lol. Sky diving?
Oh wow thank you so so so much! Its hard for me to give a proper answer, because Im not a medical proffesional but the research I did its both physiological & psychological, you still have to work on your mental addiction to food, but hormones are helped (like Ghrelin and leptin, the hunger and satiety hormones) also you can't physcially eat alot in the first year, so it can set you up for new habits for life, there is alot more too it! So if your thinking about it, its great to join a facebook group or ask your doctor or surgeon!
@@catherinekayy thank you! I will check on that. The hormones changing makes much since. Thank you for taking the time to reply and tell me about it.
That's the anesthesia brings on your period x
Oh really?! I had no idea about that what the heck!
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Do you still feel hunger? I heard some people no longer feel hungry or hunger pangs. I think that’s one of the reasons why I wanted to get this surgery because I am hungry ALL THE TIME 😭
also, can you no longer drink coffee?? I think I might die if I can’t drink coffee lol
I do actually still feel hungry some times, BUT I have got Head hunger! Which is far worse because its mental, But Im hoping to see a therapist/ and work on this relationship with head hunger and binge eating!
@@catherinekayy That's how I am. I haven't had the surgery but I'm on an antidepressant that's made me less hungry. I'm still emotional eating so I haven't lost weight. It's a long process. I've lost 80 lbs since 2017 and have currently gained 13ish lbs back since I was diagnosed with a chronic illness last year.
It is a great idea to drop the dairy completely, you could still consume fermented dairy product like some types of cheese and butter but drop the milk. I’m vegan now but my quality of life started to change when, many years ago, I dropped milk, dropped lattes completely because milk was killing me slowly. Drinking plain black coffee is totally ok, I feel great. Animal milk don’t mix well with coffee in my opinion and are bad for grown ups, it tastes good but milk is for children and as adults we don’t have enzymes to digest it.
As adults we lose the ability to digest dairy if we take too much time away from consuming dairy.
I was doing just fine until a few years ago when a went on a month's long kick of cooking asian-style food for myself. And now I'm lactose intolerant.
If you're an adult and you're NOT lactose intolerant, you'll be just fine.
At the moment my dietitian recommends for me to have at least a pint of milk a day (Prior to this I didnt like too much dairy in my diet I dont actually love the taste of milk lol) But because my diet is so restricted temporarily, I need to get sources of calcium and protein until I can go back onto a healthy way of life, so it's not quite as straight forward as cutting it out, but I am looking forward to not having so much :') hahah
I get that. You have to do what is right for you now. You are recovering from a major surgery and you have to focus on full recovery and your well being. We are here for you dear.
@@catherinekayy I wonder if lactose free milk would be better for you. My husband is now lactose intolerant. We're in the US and buy him lactose free milk