I had some problems but no big deal. mI feel so good I could dance all night!!! I had adhesions, Gall stones and an ovariasn cyst. I went to the ER in terrible pain and vomiting. I was there three days and they were not sure what my problem was but did find cyst and gall stones. I had had stones for years. I was in a hospital where my weight loss surgeon did not work so as soon as I got out I went to him. He did a lap exploritory on me--removed the gall bladder, found and fixed the adhesions and got rid of the benigh ovarian cyst. I went in the hospital at 1pm and was home at 8pm. Went on a cruise 10 days later. That man is a genious. I go to him first next time. I am down 120 pounds . I weigh myself weekly and try to loose some but usually maintain. Donna

hi, i have been bad and stopped taking my vitamins. now i am anemic and my protein is low. Oh yah did I mention I don't eat well. Divorce and stress. Any one else having problems?-**(not the divorce part ) I ache all over. They say it is because of my poor nutrition. i'm trying to do better. i go back to the dr's friday. i didn't have problems until this year. i have been maintaining my weight. i usually only go up and down 5 pounds. I want to lose another 40 pounds. i was 285, now 170. hope to get my life in order. get back on track. chris

Janice Thanks for the reply. Sounds like our numbers and success with wls is about the same. I am very thankful for the tool, but I live in fear of gaining. I am ashame to tell you but I have eaten sugar two days in a row now. I have prided myself in not eating the darn stuff, but there is a cake cut up in little pieces in my freezer. DH put it there for himself, and it has been calling my name. I guess that shows us what pride can do for us. Back to 'one day at a time' staying off that stuff. I have been having a problem with a group that I belong to. Really it is my fault. I over reacted to a situation and now I feel guilty. I knew better, but I did it anyway. I kept praying for a change of attitude, but it did not come soon enough. Now I will have to suffer the consequences. It has occurred to me if I had had food to stuff down my emotions, I would probably have reacted better. There again, I have been priding myself in not having any emotional problems with the wls, but I guess i see that I have had some. I just had not realize it. Did not mean to put all of this on you. I just wanted to put in down somewhere. Hopefully it will make me feel better. Good luck in your journey. We will make it 'one day at a time.' Patricia

Sounds like we are doing about the same I am down to my losest at 144pds, but I really want to get to 138-140pds.......I am 5`1 this is really hard for me to and I walk 3 miles a day and do 30 minutes of dancing.......I am very scared as I have run into people who have put back as much as 80 pds . I weigh every day and make sure Iam under 145pds.......my doctor wanted me down to 135pds....It was easy for me to get down to 150pds but the last is horrible, I dont go out to dinners often maybe 1 time a month.. I dont eat sugar I think its my snacking on chips this is a battle but lets keep it up and keep this damm weight off!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck to all Janice 320-highest weight 2001 240- 1st appointment with doc-2004 231-day of surgery-2005 144- 2007

Well I went on vacation the end of February and came back and finally weighed myself and noticed I had gained 10 pounds since November. So went back to basics. I got on fitday and started counting calories. In the past 3 weeks, I've lost 9 pounds and it's starting to look like I may even get to my lowest weight yet. Of course it's harder to lose now but I noticed as long as I keep track of what I am doing I seem to be having good success. Kerri