sick- dumping- oh wow

I have only dumped once- and that was at 1 1/2 months out- i could eat anything- sugar- fat-carbs.. and not be affected- i could eat way more than a cup of food... but since starting this metformin- wow- no appetite- and last night- I dumped- we went to famous daves- before surgery- i could eat ribs and chicken stripes- 2 containers of potato salad- 2 corn muffins- and not be full.. well- after surgery i was able to eat the kids portion of chicken stripes.. well last night- i had 1 fry and 1/2 of a chicken stripe and i was STUFFED- and about 20 minutes later- i was throwing up- and got so sick (son ate the same thing- and was fine).. and got the shakes- and sweat- and weak- i will think twice again- what fat- and sugar (BBQ sauce) i eat now... wow.. i'm still feeling "ill".... good news is- drum roll- i'm down to 170 pounds!!!! true- 170 pounds- i've lost 12 pounds since last tuesday... wow.... jennifer

Hi Jennifer, I'm sure that you are ecstatic that your weight loss has started up again but please be aware that the medication you are taking (Metformin) can cause hypoglycemic conditions (low blood sugar) that react on the body VERY SIMILARLY to the dumping syndrome. It's my guess (since you only actually dumped once since surgery until now) that you may be experiencing this. Please be sure to call your doc and tell him/her about it. This is nothing to fool around with. Hugs ... J