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Topic: RE: The party is over.
Hi Mary. God..I feel your pain! I am alos a re-gainer. Its SO frustrating!! I had my open RnY also in Aug of 2001. Top weight was 295. So..here it is, five years later, and I am STILL fat..only not as much so, at 221. I go up and down the SAME 5 pounds for THREE years now! Some days I can eat a lot..some days I rarely feel like eating at all. I have an active job and am often on my feet 11 hours a day. I am a single mom with two busy kids.....got separated ( second marriage) two years ago. My goal is to weigh about 150-160. I jst always wonder if it will ever happen. I RARELY eat sugar...but can still dump from certain foods, and I swear my bowels have never been the same! Oh well...I am just ranting and raving. I just wanted to tell you to take heart, for you are not alone! I love getting email so please feel free..ANYTIME! Lisa in CT ( [email protected])
Topic: Our 5th Anniversary...and I missed it!
Do you know I didn't even realize that it was my 5th anniversary...until I opened my "Happy Anniversary" email from the founder, and I was like "Aha!"
So...Happy Anniversary! (or is it????)
This is the first time I've been on the 8/2001 message board, and I've been catching up on all the past 3 years of posts I've missed. I, too, struggle with weight gain. I started gaining at 1 year when I was 15 weeks pregnant....that was tough knowing that during my "optimum weightloss time" I had to be concerned with gaining weight. I gained 47 pounds with my first pregnancy. Thankfully, I lost it all over the next year, and when my son turned 1, I was at my lowest weight after GB.
Then over the next year, I gained 20 pounds. I was drinking soda again. I was eating cookies all the time because my grandfather's "lady friend" (He's 81, she's 79...God Bless them!!) kept bringing over trays full of cookies, and of course, after twisting my arms, I had to scarf them down. I didn't pay attention to anything I ate, I just ate what I wanted. I also started my anti-depressant again. I'm blessed I only gained 20!
Then, on my son's 2nd birthday, I learn I'm pregnant again. This time around, I ate better, and I only gained 20 pounds.
My daughter just turned 10 months old. Over the past 3 years, my husband started packing on the pounds. He's a Police Officer, and his uniforms had gotten so tight that he stopped wearing his body armor because it wouldn't fit under his shirt! That was dangerous, and I finally said "We have to do something because I can't worry about you everytime you walk out the door...I do that enough already!"
On June 7, I joined ediets.com and started following the Eat for Life program by Bill Phillips. It's perfect for me because he believes in eating 6 small meals a day. He's big into portion sizes. (Imagine my 300+ pound, 6'4" husbands face when I made him a steak for dinner, and he looked at the 4 oz. piece of meat and said "No, really, where's the rest of it???") Which, again, is perfect for me because I'm all about portion control. I've become quite a gourmet chef because I try to make our meals as decadent and amazing as possible so that we are happy with our new eating style.
My husband has lost 30+ pounds since June 7, weighing in this morning at 269 pounds. I've lost a whopping 12 pounds! Yahoo! (Ok, I'm trying to sound happier than I am, I had just hoped to be losing a little more by now.) At least I'm under 200 for the first time in almost 2 years!!
It's a constant struggle, and we all face it. Unfortunately, I didn't learn 5 years ago. I didn't practice what I preached. But, at least I'm losing once again. My goal is to be back in the 170's by my 10th anniversary Oct. 26. That would be nice. Wish me luck!!
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone as we struggle with old deamons, and continue this long, constant battle...
Topic: RE: On the losing side!
Thanks Tracy,
I just found that you replied to my post. I appreciate the support. I am still looking into revision, have an appt Tues. with my original surgeon, am also considering calling Dr McClellan in Vernon Hills. Word on here is that she is pretty awesome! Thanks Again! Take care. 
Topic: RE: SLD??? REVISION???
Susan,
I can't really help with any of your questions, but I do want to say hang in there!! Hope things get better for you.
Tracy A.
Tracy A. Topic: SLD??? REVISION???
Had RNY LAP with Dr Marshall in Aug. 2001. (Peoria Surgical Group) The past year or so I have been gaining (50lbs as of today) I am wondering about SLD. Has any of his patients here had this problem? Wondering what I should do? Does anyone know if BCBS Illinois PPO will pay for revision? Thanks
Topic: RE: 4.5 years out and my surgery needed to be fixed!
Dennise,
I am happy for you. You are right it wasn't your fault.
I have a large stoma and I was given a challenge that I needed to cut back on my intake from the little bit I was eating. Thank God, adding extra protein shakes to 3 a day has helped me to lose the extra pounds that I had regained. I am now back to 142-145 and I am happy with that. I am praying that I never have to have a new surgery but I am optomistic that with caution I can remain slim. Take care and congratulations on your new start at weight loss.
Bobbi Zermane
Topic: RE: 4.5 years out and my surgery needed to be fixed!
Dennise,
Sorry to hear that you had some challenges over the last few months but it sounds like you are on the road to recovery. You have courage and determination... hang in there!!!
"May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism."
Tracy A.
WLS: Aug. 16, 2001
Topic: 4.5 years out and my surgery needed to be fixed!
I had my original RNY on 8/21/01 and was very successful going from 320 pre-op to 165 after having a breast lift and tummy tuck. All was wonderful in my world. I did have a few pounds of regain but I was in control and maintained for two years. In my fourth year, I started gaining at a greater clip. I panicked. My latest labs indicated I was anemic and my B12 was at 130. I quickly called the surgeons office and they said it was "a little low". LOW? It was dangerously low and if I didn't do something, I would have B12 difficency which has all kinds of terrible consequences. I had recently had some gastric issues and I had a complete colonoscopy and endoscopy. The gastro doc said my stoma was very large and it appeared that the restrictive part of my surgery had failed. I started to gain rather quickly...one pound one week, three the next. Dr. R said he didn't think stoma size was relevant in regain. I once again felt I had failed, this surgery was my last hope of being a healthy weight and ridding myself of my comorbidities. I followed a strict eating and exercise plan and in five months I had lost 9 lbs. Someone on another list had been discussing broken surgeries and it sounded just like me. Good with food was gaining...bad with food was gaining. I couldn't win. I gave up and wasn't good...I went back to habits I thought I had beaten for four years. Finally I was given the name of another surgeon in Milwaukee who could help...scleratherapy. I had two sessions before we decided that I needed a revision. My original RNY was a very short 75cm proximal. With my medical history, inability to do strenuous exercise, and my beginning weight, this was not an adequate surgery for me. After another tussle with Cigna, a reversal of my denial, I had a revision on February 28th. As I write this I am almost a month out from my revison and down about ten pounds. I know that I will not lose as quickly as the first time around but just knowing I am back losing is a blessing. It wasn't MY fault...my surgery failed me.
Thanks for reading this
Dennise Ziaja
Rochester, IL
Topic: RE: 4 years out and almost died!!!!
Robin,
I am sorry you had to go through all of that.
I thought I might have a bowel obstruction once but thank God it wasn't. I am glad to hear that you are back on track with the weight loss again.
Take care and keep us posted.
God Bless you!
Bobbi
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