Well I have been feeling ok , these past 2 weeks... I havent lost any lbs in 5 days!!! and its buggen the crap outta me.... Im at 248... which is good from 277 ..... I am so very weak and dizzy though..what about you all???? Right now im trying some thinned out sf pudding... its tastin good ... taking my time with it..and tomorrow i will start some protein shakes woohoo...... maybe havin the protein in me will make me less dizzy...... Its wierd cuz I just dont feel like havin anything bu****er.... erg....... How are all the other 2 week post op peeps doing?

hi i am georgia from ohio and i had surgery july 02 and was diagnosed with mds luekemia which is related to the iron problem went through the iron treatments to only end up with a diagnoses of mds i am new out here and wish i would have been on the computer long time ago. i hope that you get better fast if you would like to talk please feel free to phone me i am a night owl and up all the time sincerly georgia 440-238-1361 i am in strongsville

Gas-Ex! They have strips that disolve on your tounge. I had revision to RNY 3/6 and it has helped so much!

Hi Gail, I am almost 5 years old RNY and also have iron deficiency anemia. I had a problem with absorption and also with terrible stomach cramps caused by taking iron. I have had two iron infusions in the past three years, and that seems to have taken care of it. I also developed leukopenia/neutropenia which seems to be related to the WLS and am following up on that... has something to do with low white blood count. I ended up having a problem with clotting if I cut myself, etc. Hope this info helps. Good luck! Kathy

I had surgery at 9am on Tuesday morning. It's the following Saturday and no BM yet. But I'm not at all hungry and find it hard to manage all the shakes & water they want me to take. I know I'm allowed one "food" - ie. jello, pudding, etc. a day but I just find that after I do all the water & shakes the day is over and I don't have any interest anyway. I wouldn't worry about the BM part, but for being hungry all the time - perhaps it's head hunger instead of stomache hunger? Or perhaps something is up and you should go back to the hospital for some more testing? If you do get an ultrasound of the bowels at least it will give you peace of mind - which will definately help with your confidence with the surgery and yourself. Or perhaps they will find something is up and get you on your way to a healthy repair before anything goes REALLY wrong. Keep us updated, and I'll send healthy thoughts your way. Best of luck.