update from Cassandra

Hi all, just wanted to stop in and say hello. My surgery was on June 25, 2003. I was 300 pounds at the time. I am now about 150. My lowest weight was 133, about 8 months ago, but my friends told me I looked sickly at that weight. I think I look healthy at 150. I keep losing and gaining the same 10 pounds over and over, ha ha. I figure if I do that the rest of my life, that is ok with me. I eat just about anything I want. I can hold about 9 oz of something that is soft and mushy, but if I eat something dense like a chicken breast, then I can only eat about 4 oz. I still have some hypo glycemic issues. Not all the time, but when it hits me, it really wipes me out. If I eat too much carbs or sugar, I get about a 30 minute spell of heart racing following by severe tiredness, to the point where I need to go take a nap. I still take my vitamins everyday. I can really tell a difference when I forget to take them. I try not to skip meals. I eat about 6 times a day, or about every 4 hours. I still struggle to stay away from soda, candy, and sweets in general. I think I have a sugar addiction. ha ha. I would still love to have my plastic surgery, but I dont think I look too bad in jeans. I am just not gonna be wearing a swimsuit around anyone until then. Other than that, I am doing really good with my wls. Still very happy I had it done. My biggest worry is that I know I don't get enough calcium. I have tried every calcium citrate on the market. Guess I will just have to go back to the huge horse pills. Any way, I am doing real good at 3 years out. Hope you all are doing great.

Hi Cassandra-My surgery was June 5th 2003 with Dr. O. at ACMC. I was 250 lbs and now 125 and feel great. Your dumping syndrome with sweets sounds just like mine with the tachycardia and extreme fatigue for 30 minutes. I have two calium citrates that I like. Twin lab makes a wafer that I get on line and Citrical makes a petite tablet which is easy to swallow-(I pay $8.50 for 200 tablets of the Citrical petite at Walmart) I had an abdominoplasty in Jan '04 and am very satisfied with it. Carbohydrates are my downfall and I need to keep them in check or I can easily gain wait. Hope you continue to go well.