I am looking for other people who had their surgery around this time. I am 10 years out and am doing good. I want to know how is everyone else doing. 5 years out.......8.......or more.......I want to know. If you had any complications? How much you lost? Did you gain.....lose it again? Having trouble ......I am curious to hear how others are doing.

 

Please leave a message. Love to hear from you.

I wish I was closer. I am in california.........what happened if I can ask. Did you exercise? Did you do your vitamins. When did the weight come "creeping" back on. I too had my surgery back in 2003. But I manage to keep it off. I am curious to know why did you gain yours back. There is not much info on people that had it done years ago.

 

 

I've balloned almost to my original weight before surgery. I can blame it on health issues, life, etc but it's my fault and I just need some encouragement and help. If anyone located in the Jackson, MS or Alexandria areas I would appreciate a call or anything!


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 Robin 3187879087

Hi Debby, Thanks for your comments. I think coming back to this site a month or so ago after pretty much ignoring it over the past 3 years was my attempt to get back to good eating habits and remember why I got gastric bypass surgery in the first place. I think most of us long term posties lose the light so to speak after getting our weight down...a smug kind of "I made it!" feeling comes over you after you get down to a size 8 and you stop visiting the site and forget sometimes that you even had the surgery. I visit about once a week now and answer some of the starters' questions to help them along on their journey. I guess I am just jumping back in the ring to lose weight the old fashioned way as they say because once you are 5 years post op, the surgery is not really a help any more. Like you, I used to read posts every day, sometimes twice a day while I was pre-op and early post op. I kept a weight diary and logged in what I ate and how many inches I lost. Gaining back weight has been embarrassing and it gives me a sense of failing at the greatest gift ever given me. I hover in the 150 area and my original low of 127 lbs seems quite distant now. I have a mini stepper coming Friday and I plan to at least get some small workouts back into my routine in life. Take care everyone. Be careful and rememeber why you had this done...and that you do NOT want to go back to where you came from weight wise. Thanks again Debby for your note. Kathy

hey, just had my 5 yr anniversary, well it was on the 5th.. hard to believe it has been 5 yrs now..seems like so long ago. i got to thin, down to 107 and size 0. but was finally able to gain..prob is because i had to start drinking while i ate to get in more calories i can't stop now. i am in a size 4-8 depends on the make. 150lbs now. i have been stable at that weight for almost a yr now. i do find i have to keep a close eye on the carbs i eat or they do go to my hips. i got divorced and remarried. i actually married a postie from the chatroom. he is doing awesome!