Just had gastric bypass surgery, anyone know if disney rest work with you.

[offtheice]

I have a question for maybe someone in my situation . I just had gastric bypass surgery and planning on going home for the first time in april. My question is does any one know if disney will work with me since I can no longer eat adult meals. Infact I will be lucky to get 10 bites of a childs size meal.

 

[poohnpiglet3]

Congrats on making the choice to have WLS! Tomorrow is my one-year anniversary of my duodenal switch surgery - I am now about 150 pounds (I've lost more than 120 pounds) and I feel wonderful.

WIth my type of surgery, I can eat more than the typical gastric bypass patient, but my suggestion to you would be to look at getting vouchers and splitting the meal with your sig other or your children.

Hope that helps!

Sherri
(here's my pictures if you'd like to peek!)
www.geocities.com/sherriberri519/myfaceshots.html

 

[karebear1]

I've read several posts that have said you can get child's meals. You need to have some kind of verification that the surgery was actually performed, but they all had no problem. I believe they also advised ahead of time.

 

[offtheice]

Originally posted by poohnpiglet3
Congrats on making the choice to have WLS! Tomorrow is my one-year anniversary of my duodenal switch surgery - I am now about 150 pounds (I've lost more than 120 pounds) and I feel wonderful.

WIth my type of surgery, I can eat more than the typical gastric bypass patient, but my suggestion to you would be to look at getting vouchers and splitting the meal with your sig other or your children.

Hope that helps!

Sherri
(here's my pictures if you'd like to peek!)
www.geocities.com/sherriberri519/myfaceshots.html

Thank you .I will look into that. Its going to be so nice to go back in april and not be dying from exhaustion.The only thing i really am going to miss down there is those mickey bars..lol My doc did give me a little card to carry in my walet saying I had the surgery so I hope and expect disney to work with me ordering childs meals. Unlike some of my area rests who told me they wont work me. I asked them before the surgery..

 

[Figment56]

Congrats to both of you! Pooh, you look wonderful! I just went to the doctor on Monday. Was told I have HBP and over-weight, which I knew about, the weight that is. Now he wants me checked for everything. Wish I were brave enough to have surgery but I am a BIG chicken! Actually dreading going to WDW because I get so hot with the humidity! Can't dissapoint DH & DD, but hopefully I will make it okay. I also am concerned about the rides now because I am on medication for mt HBP. Congrats again to you both!

 

[idratherbeinwdw]

Originally posted by offtheice
I have a question for maybe someone in my situation . I just had gastric bypass surgery and planning on going home for the first time in april. My question is does any one know if disney will work with me since I can no longer eat adult meals. Infact I will be lucky to get 10 bites of a childs size meal.

I'm not really sure what you are looking for. Unless you are restricted as to what you eat wouldn't you just be able to order an appetizer or two instead of a whole meal? If I sound clueless I apologize.

There is a page on Deb Wills' site regarding dietary restrictions, perhaps it will be of some help to you:

http://allearsnet.com/din/special.htm

Also check out this thread on the passporter boards that deal directly with Disney and people who have undergone gastric bypass:

http://www.passporterboards.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=558262&Main=556737

Good Luck and much success, hope this helps a bit!
:thewave:

 

[rocketriter]

Don't overlook the possibility of meal-splitting. My wife and I do this all the time at WDW and no restaurant has ever turned us down. This would work for you even if you don't feel like calling attention to your medical situation.

 

[karebear1]

Offtheice- I just sent you a pm.

 

[offtheice]

Originally posted by idratherbeinwdw
I'm not really sure what you are looking for. Unless you are restricted as to what you eat wouldn't you just be able to order an appetizer or two instead of a whole meal? If I sound clueless I apologize.

There is a page on Deb Wills' site regarding dietary restrictions, perhaps it will be of some help to you:

http://allearsnet.com/din/special.htm

Also check out this thread on the passporter boards that deal directly with Disney and people who have undergone gastric bypass:

http://www.passporterboards.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=558262&Main=556737

Good Luck and much success, hope this helps a bit!
:thewave:

Idrather your not being clueless because this surgery makes you change your entire life. I will be approx 9mths post op from when I go in april. I going only eat certain foods now ,but by then will begin to eat some more. The problem i really have is that I cant have any suger for the first yr atleast. When I was in disney in june, all there food is high in fat with frieds or I am sure high in the surger content. This is what worrys me.

 

[Pointdisney]

Congrats on making the choice to have WLS! I'm two years post-op in September, down 200lbs, and have been to Disney many times since then.

Of course, you will have to be particularly careful about food choices in the begining but I have found that Disney Restaurants are very accomodating. As you move further post-op your ability to tolerate different foods will certainly be greater...granted in much, much smaller quantities!

Even without the card I merely had to explain the fact that I had the surgery and they would either charge me for a child's meal and/or half price on an adult buffet...very understanding.

Best wishes for success

 

[Beca]

Wow, Sherrie...you look AMAZING!!! Congrats on your transformation. I LOVE looking at pics like that!!! I am assuming (by the age of your two beautiful babies), that your surgery was post-baby. I have always wondered if someone who has such a surgery could carry and support a pg post-surgery? Do you know? I'm just curious...I see a lot of young people having this surgery...I hope they can have kids later on.

Anyway...congrats again!!!



Beca

 

[offtheice]

Originally posted by Pointdisney
Congrats on making the choice to have WLS! I'm two years post-op in September, down 200lbs, and have been to Disney many times since then.

Of course, you will have to be particularly careful about food choices in the begining but I have found that Disney Restaurants are very accomodating. As you move further post-op your ability to tolerate different foods will certainly be greater...granted in much, much smaller quantities!

Even without the card I merely had to explain the fact that I had the surgery and they would either charge me for a child's meal and/or half price on an adult buffet...very understanding.

Best wishes for success

Sounds great. Thanks. This is what I wanted to hear. So happy today to just move to creamed soups and cream of wheat...lol

 

[ClarabelleCow]

My daughter had gone to several horseshows this summer and one of the Moms had the surgery, its a crime the restaurants won't work with her. They won't let her order the kids version, or even a half version, so the food just gets wasted, she takes 2-3 bites and thats it. But she looks great!!!!!

 

[poohnpiglet3]

Thanks, everyone! I feel great - I can play and run with the kids all over the place! I had my surgery when my twins were 11 months old. I'll be going back in December to try again with our remaining embryos that are on ice right now. We went through in vitro fertilization to get pregnant after 3 years of unsuccessful trying on our own. (IVF is the only way we will be able to have children.)

Soooo... if anyone is interested, the type of surgery I had is different than the gastric bypass. Mine is called the Duodenal Switch. You can find info on it at this site it's a great option compared with GB, for me it was the right decision, but GB might be a better option for some people.

Anyway, I don't have any dietary restrictions - I might have the occasional bout of diarrhea in the mornings to pay for the rich food I eat the day before, but that's a small price to pay to be healthy right now. (My cholesterol was 115 at 6 months post-op compared to 203 before surgery.)

I feel great! But I did tons of research beforehand.

As for children's portions, I've never been denied in a restaurant. Usually I'll get two kids meals, then split all of it with the kids, but I confess, I can eat a pretty large meal myself - about the same size a small woman would normally eat for dinner.

Sherri

 

[Beca]

Originally posted by Figment56
Congrats to both of you! Pooh, you look wonderful! I just went to the doctor on Monday. Was told I have HBP and over-weight, which I knew about, the weight that is. Now he wants me checked for everything. Wish I were brave enough to have surgery but I am a BIG chicken! Actually dreading going to WDW because I get so hot with the humidity! Can't dissapoint DH & DD, but hopefully I will make it okay. I also am concerned about the rides now because I am on medication for mt HBP. Congrats again to you both!

Oh Figment, I forgot to tell you...my mom had a stroke several years ago. She has been on meds for HBP ever since and NEVER could get it down. I went to a Naturopath MD for a toxic liver post pregnancy (I was pre-eclamptic), and she suggested Flax Seed Oil for my mom. I got it for her (buy the capsules in a dark container from a REPUTABLE health food store...Barlean's from Whole Foods is wonderful), and she began taking it. Within a month, her blood pressure was normal, and has been ever since!! Studies now show that it is GREAT for blood pressure, arthritis, and hypoglycemia...it truly is AMAZING!! You should definitely add it to your blood pressure medication...it is an essential oil that we all need. I'm not a Dr...so, you might want to ask your Dr. about this. My mom's Dr said..."Whatever you're doing...keep doing it!" The good thing is...it cannot hurt you!!

Good luck,
Beca

 

[JudyS]

Originally posted by Beca
Wow, Sherrie...you look AMAZING!!! Congrats on your transformation. I LOVE looking at pics like that!!! I am assuming (by the age of your two beautiful babies), that your surgery was post-baby. I have always wondered if someone who has such a surgery could carry and support a pg post-surgery? Do you know? I'm just curious...I see a lot of young people having this surgery...I hope they can have kids later on....

Gastric bypass surgery often cures infertility problems, especially in young women who have PCOS/Type 2 Diabetes type problems. However, there are concerns that getting pregnant shortly after a bypass operation could be dangerous.

CNN just had an article about a young women who died during pregnancy shortly after a bypass (the fetus died, too.) However, CNN also said that this may be the first case of death during pregnancy following a bypass. It appears that the surgery caused a defect in the woman's intestines; the pressure of the baby may have caused a hole to form at the site of the defect. Doctors misdiagnosed the problem initially; otherwise, the woman (and maybe the baby) would probably have survived.

A doctor quoted in the article said he recommends waiting at least two years between bypass surgery and trying to conceive. Of course, while a woman is waiting, her biological clock is ticking, so that's a problem, too!

Here is a link to the CNN article:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/11/stomach.stapling.ap/index.html

My suggestion to anyone considering this would be to go to MEDLINE (a free medical indexing service) and search for articles about pregnancy and bypass surgery. One site for MEDLINE is http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

I hope this was useful! (and not too upsetting -- everything in life has risks!)

 

[Beca]

No, thanks Sherrie!! I sas that article as well...it was SO sad!!

Beca

 

[disneygoof]

Check the WISH boards. I'm sure someone there will have some helpful advice!

Have a magical day!

 

[poohnpiglet3]

Hi, Judy, I just read that article as well - it was pointed out to me by a neighbor. A few thoughts...

The article said she was 18 months post-op and was 8 months along. 10 months after surgery is too soon to get pregnant. I believe, from the sounds of it, she had laproscopic surgery and they don't repair the holes in the membrane that the instruments poke through.

I've received the OK from my surgeon to go ahead with my plans for our embryo transfer. I'll also be 17 months post-op when we attempt to get pregnant. My weight will have stabalized, which is the most important part.

I had an open procedure, so my membrane covering my organs was repaired. I have a long scar down my belly as opposed to several small scars.

I also had a different type of surgery than the lady in that article.

It's also important to note that things like this could happen with any major surgery, just happens to be of note because of the rising popularity of weight loss surgery.

Oh, and yes, fertility is increased in women with weight loss, however, that will not affect my husband's and my case individually because our fertility issue didn't have anything to do with my weight.

But thank you for the article post. It's good to become as educated as possible before getting into anything.

Sherri

 

[Beca]

Wow, Sherrie!!

Good luck with your next pregnancy!!!

I am also trying to get pg...well, we are taking a "break" until Nov., due to my work schedule. But we were trying for a while before that. Maybe we can meet up sometime "pg" in WDW!!!!!



Beca