MY SURGERY DATE WAS APRIL 2, 2003. I HAVE LOST 82 LBS. BUT I LOSE MY HAIR TO. MY HAIR IS COMING BACK. CAN SOME ONE TELL ME HOW TO GET MY ENERGY LEVEL BACK UP. I AM GLAD THAT I HAD THE SURGERY. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOTS OF FOOD.

Rhonda, since your so tired and fatigued, I would go to my doctor and get labs your iron may be low, but I wonder if you would do better with B12 sublinguel, I get the tiny dots from vitalady, they just disolve under your tongue, and they are like $6.79 for 100 of them and I take 1 daily and I really tell a differance. I have heard many people say the monthly shot doesnt last all month, and by the end they are really dragging. Before surgery "my get up and go was gone" now taking my B12 my mind cant keep up with my body, I have so much energy, more than in the past 15 years, and when I forget to take it for a couple of days I can tell. YOur weight gain may be a monthly water gain, and it does fluctuate daily, you may be dow 2# tomorrow. Hope you start getting your strength back soon. :0) Rosemary

Seems like we are all losing at about the same pace. I had my surgery on 4/21/03 and I am down 63 lbs. I feel so much better and my life is so good now. Never regretted having surgery even for one minute.

A friend of mine that had this surgery told me her doctor told her to eat oatmeal in the morning and that there's something with that to help with hair loss. I don't know first hand YET but I'm getting ready myself. Good luck. Please keep the posts going it helps me get ready for it all!! Thanks Gang!!

Hi Patty... I would have to say your Dr is right. Overeating or eating too fast will cause that. Try eating smaller amounts...and eating slower. That should solve your problem... hugs Karol