My 6 months was up on St. Patty's day and I met my goal I had. Right now, I'm at 107 lbs down. That's the terrific news. In the past 4 months, I have had 6 endo's with strictures each time (the last time, I was down to only 4 mm). Ulcers was found during 2 of those endo's. And the last 2 endo's also brought perforations. From all the closing-up/dilate-open/close-up, etc, the connection has gotten thin and is splitting when they try to do an endo now. So...on April 8th, I will be going in for a revision so that they can move the intestine (minus the worn-out, scarred-over tissue) to a new location on the pouch. I will be starting at square 1 with the food. I am trying to tell myself that the time will just fly by. LOL! On the plus side, I hear that a revision usually jump-starts the weight loss some more. I'm still losing now, but I heard that it's normal to lose about 20 lbs the first month after a revision. Wow! If that won't take me alot closer to being under 200 by Memorial Day! LOL! I have no regrets about having the surgery to start with. 107 lbs down? I'd be nuts to! No, not crazy about needing a revision, but worse things have happened to others, so I'm thankful that it's something that can be fixed. Sherri

I am proud of my weight loss and I can get into size 14 pants. I was just wondering is my weight loss normal for being six months out? I started at 279 when I first met my surgeon. I weighed 261 leaving the hospital and I now weigh 183. I am grateful for this surgery and I have not weighed this weight since before I was pregnant with our first child. I sometimes think I am slow on losing weight but other times I am still happy that I have lost. I know I am not on a plateu.(sp?) but I still think I am slow at losing weight. I have heard I am considered a 'lite weight' when I started but I was still wondering about others at the same time out. Lisa 279/183/150

My first post Glad I found this group. I'm a regular on spotlighthealth, but had forgetten about Obesityhelp. Glad my memory came back Beginning Weight: 275 Goal Weight: 150 Lost @ 6 month mark: 128 Total I'd like to loose: 225 Percentage: not sure Kary open rny 9/15/04 375/247/150

Tina, I think we can do it if we don't let down our guard. If we don't keep careful watch on things, then we can lose track of how much we are eating and stall out our weight. On the other hand, if we stay diligent with eating the right things and keeping the wrong ones to a minimum, plus staying active as much as we can, then we can achieve everything we want! You are doing great, enjoy your success. We've lost about the same amount (and we aint done yet!!!) I believe we will reach our goals because we care enough to be on this site regularly learning and sharing what it takes to make that happen. Love, Sue

You will make it. There is a lady at my weight loss meetings who is almost 2 years out and still has 25 pounds to go till she makes her goal. She looks amazing. Your doing great and seem right on track. Best wishes and keep your chin up. Shannon