Procedure on Monday

Hi all. Touching base with dismal report of how I'm doing with the food...not well at all. Back up in the low 150s and no end of my grazing in sight. Hunger is insatiable, emotions out of control. Just wanted to let you know that I am having an endoscopic procedure on Monday to determine whether or not my pouch and/or stoma have enlarged, which is causing the hunger. The doctor I am seeing is a specialist in gastric bypass patients who are experiencing weight regain. He is currently conducting two separate trials for these type patients to test procedure strategies to reverse the trend (of regain). I am hopeful to fit the profile to get into one of these trials, or to be recommended for a revision if in fact my pourch or stoma have stretched abnormally. I'll be in touch on Tuesday to let you know how everything goes. Wish me luck. Look, if willpower was the issue, I never would have gotten to 400 lbs. in the 1st place - I'm one of the strongest people I know! So I'm not going to waste my time beating myself up over 'weak willpower' - I want to do whatever I have to do to turn this around NOW. Be well friends. Love, Reenie

Good Luck!! I sure wish I could get one done. Without Inusrance can't right now. I can eat just about anything & lots at one time. Have for awhile now. So I think mine is enlarged, too!! Take Care & check back in with details. Ladybug Marilyn

Hi Reenie, Your are one of the strongest people that I know and so truthful with how we had gotten to weighing so much. Thank god for this surgery! I'm very curious to how you make out with the testing your going through. i'm sure that just like what we had to have testing done before our first surgery will be similar. Having to prove that we have eating issues, health problems, and that the surgery has changed all that. How can they argue that? I can not imagine what they would require this time. Hopefully they will not say well there ya go! Gastri By pass doens't solve weight issues. HA! It just might prove that as we all know it DOES solves weight problem. It does Solve health issues. It also needs to be looked at many years after and have that added into what to expect and plan for. Its a constant struggle I can accept that I know have a normal stomach size. I can accept that I need to take ownership of it. What I can not accept is someone possibly thinking that its all my fault and I need to just change. Cause man if that was the case I woudl have done it many years ago! You are like Lewis and clark heading out into the unknown. I'm proud of you.

Reenie! I hope you are able to find out the reason for ths regain! Prayers for a smooth procedure and "good" results! Hang in there! Blessings Nic

Reenie, You are in my prayers. I hope that on Monday , you'll get an answer to what is happening. What you learn will help all of us. I feel like such a failure , because this is just one more time I have lost weight and not be able to keep it off. Keep us posted on your test. Love ya, Judy

sending along special hugs and prayers to you, our explorer! i am struggling daily with choices and quantity- tho some days my pouch will jump up and say whoa!! at the slightest quantity... please report back. love