Diet Community

If I can be of any assistance to anybody out there that's ready to have their weight loss surgery and/or having major doubts, come talk at me....I'm ready to listen. If there was an excuse, I was ONE BIG one, way back in November 1992. I actually woke up to the results of President Clinton being elected! LOL

So, I'm living proof that it works, was 369 lbs., wore a size 30-32 (which they didn't sell in the stores, had to buy from the catalog) and could hardly walk 1/2 block before I had to stop and catch my breath.

Well, I started out with just the gastric bypass (compared to the "open" banding (open incision from bra line to navel) system but with staples). Had problems keeping food down as I wasn't chewing as well as I had to. I was the "dump" Queen!

Well, my gallbladder started going bad at that time and we figured that he would do the RNY gastric bypass at the same time. Well, he forgot to tell me that I would go lactose intolerant after this. Well, he did the revision to the RN-Y bypass, removed my gallbladder and fixed 3 hernias in the old incision. Boy, I was one hurting puppy after that one.

But I lost alot more, felt better and was able to eat without dumping a/k/a vomiting, or empty stomach pouch 101....LOL! Nobody without this surgery will ever understand food "getting stuck" unless they've had it. But I lost to about 184 and had lost just that amount, another human being. I wore a size 16-18 (the hips and thighs never went), but I was ecstatic! People were actually jealous of my weight loss. Yes, I had those fools that said "yeah you took the easy way out".....no! It's tough that first year, I will admit it, but follow your doctor orders to the T and you'll be just fine. He doesn't do brain surgery and you will want to snack, but DON'T, your open window period is one year, where 3/4 of your weight will drop off, and I do mean DROP!

I've stayed in the general vicinity between 184 and 200 for those 15 years and nary another pound over 200. The 2 people that objected to it, my mother and brother, are now heavier than I am....go eat a little "take back your words"! I can eat a fairly good amount of salad, noodles aren't so easy, but in time you'll find out what you can and can't eat! Your neighbor that had the surgery the same day, might be able to eat one thing you can't and vice versa!

BUTTTTTT, and that's a big BUT, YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS! There's people that have been there and done that, and get the support you need. It's well worth it, I'd jump on that OR table again in 2 seconds, if they said my weight was coming back. And I still wish I were home in South FL where I had it done, cause I have questions of my own. But you gotta beat me to that OR table, if it ever reverses, you'll see the skid marks on the OR floor......ROFL!

Write to me, let me know how you're doing. I love this WebMD site and they have helped me in alot of other issues, but I'm glad to see they have this support group!