hi everyone well my bypass was on 6/10/08 i was 322 im now 266 im happy with that and im off all meds i had diabieties, sleep apnia, high blood pressure, hypertension etc. etc. 9 pills every morning and 5 every night now i take none thats the good news the bad news if there is any is that ive just started to be able to hold down food like yesterday i had 1/2 english muffen with a little peanut butter and it was great last week that would have come right back out i take alot of protien shakes because im trying to just loose fat and keep my muscle i work out every other day for an hour my dr says i should wiegh 168 i said she was crazy when i came home from viet nam 100 yrs ago i was 215 and in the best shape of my life i know i cant go back 30 yrs but i dont want to be a little guy. i did this because of all the co-morbidities i have 4 yr old twins and want to live long enough to see them pay there own rent ha ha anyone out there that can relate at all frank

I haven't checked this board for a few years, never was any posts, now all of a sudden people are posting here......

How are you doing 3 years later? I am haing surgery next week.

Happy to hear your doing so well, no advise I'm having surgery on monday good luck and keep moving everyone tells me it the best thing to do and sip sip sip lots of water

Hi , has anyone had a gastric bypass and have a lapband over it ?