I had my surgery in 2003...........did you have your surgery? I would love to hear from others that had surgery in 2003 and how they are doing? Did they have complications? Did they loose? Gain? How are they doing now?

I really want to know how people are doing........not much information on people who had surgery that long ago. I am curious to see how others turned out....and if anyone had plastic surgery and if they did......when.......and how they did. I have yet to have any. Plus I am i California....and I want to have plastic surgery and want to know if anyone recommends anyone.

Does anyone regret the surgery. I don't. I have had MANY MANY complications and constantly am having trouble in and out of hospital. But it was the best decision I did. I still have to take vitamins and my blood work is always coming back low and constantly increasing. My stomach is still small and I have trouble eating.

Please share about yourself.....I gained but lost. But that is because i went through small depression and STOP exercising and ate what ever. Until I finally caught myself. I worked so hard....why give up now.

What was your starting weight Melissa? What is your goal weight?

 

 

Did any of you have any complications?

 

 

I have had right sided pain since my surgery and constantly am anemic despite the supplements.  I am constantly passing kidney "grit" have lost all of my teeth and am miserable.  My doc...Dr. Snyder virtually abandoned my care when I started having these problems..... And he advertised and stated in his workshop... "Doctor for life"  I have only hoped my life would end in the past six years. 

 

I am sorry I didn't respond sooner.

 

Marcie Stanley

 on the same page i had it eight years ago and starting to gain the weght back not to much but its so hard to maintain an also to get under 180 

My RNY date was aug 2003 = YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR BLOODWORK DONE!!! ANY blood that is low is not good. My doc even said he would rather it be a little higher b/c any bloodloss  (menstrul, etc....) could be bad. ALSO, you need to have a liver panel done via bloodwork. This will show any liver damage. The medication has caused me to gain a lot of weight. 50# in a few mths........ Start with your primary doc. Tell them everything you can thing of thats concerning you. See if you can see a WLS Doctor.......hope this helps......God Bless!!!!!