Stat Update for Sept Post-Ops

ANN DEE or Barb 272/238/140 Weeks out: 4 Pounds lost: 34 Dumping: 1 x @ 3 weeks out. Diarrhea or Constipated: Constipated (Once) Energy Level: Very Low. I do have CHF heart failure. So That has alot to do with my energy. I do force myself to walk 2 miles a day.

Paula Hep 330/285/175 Weeks Out: 3 Pounds Lost: 45 - 26 since surgery Dumping: Never Diarrahea or Constipated: occassional diarrahea (had gallbaldder removed too) Energy Level: Much better this week after upping my fluid intake and walking more. I find that the more I pushed through the weakness with walking and doing, the better I felt. What a concept!

5'11" 301/266/160 Weeks out: 5 Pounds lost: 35 Dumping: Not at all Diarrhea or Constipated: Constipated alot now Energy Level: Varies day to day, but better than the beginning for sure.

Emily Jones (I don't know what the numbers under the names mean) Weeks out: 5 Pounds lost: 26 as of the past Monday Dumping: not yet. Diarrhea or Constipated: neither is a problem Energy Level: okay until about lunch time then I get tired. A friend and I are getting up at 5:30am to walk in our Mall's walking club....we are up to 1 mile...next week we go for 1 1/2!!

Emily, first number is starting weight/second number is present weight/third number is your expected goal weight! paula

Thanks Paula!! Emily Jones 325/299/150

Me and my dad bless his heart. He is 73 he comes over every morning and takes me to the mall. He is a walker. He can keep going and going. He has me up to 2 miles a day. when I get home I am so wore out for most of the day. He continues to work clean his house mow his acre of land with a push mower. He refuses a riding lawn mower. He calls me up later in the day and ask what I have done. I do clean the house but I get so weak and wore out after my walk. Is this a normal thing, I do have chf that is a weak heart. I think that may have something to do with it. I hope I get to be like him. He gets earlier and earlier every morning. I hear the phone ring this morning 7:00 am . He says I am on my way over. I say give me 1/2 hour he says. You have 20 minutes. He is killing me. LOL Some mornings I hear the phone and go.... Oh Noooo Not again...... I love my dad. My mom would be so proud of him. Take Care Barb

Normal? I think it is - most people get their energy back about six weeks - you're just now at four weeks, so you may have a lightswitch flip sometimes in the next few weeks, and suddenly feel like you have a lot more energy. For me, it happened right at four weeks, but with CHF, I wouldn't expect you to bounce back that quickly.

Thanks that gives me hope knowing I will get some energy. Take Care Barb

Paula 300/282/160 Weeks out: 1 MONTH TODAY!! YAAAAA Pounds lost: 20 but only about 3 in the last 2 weeks? is this my first plateu?? i thought i was to early on to reach a plateu....I haven't lost enough to stall... Dumping: no thank god Diarrhea or comstipation: diarrehea once in a while not bad Energy level: not to high ( i know that i'm not getting all my water in Goal for today to get in the 64 oz.