I had lap RNY on 9/4. Here are my stats so far: Highest weight: 321 Start of pre-op diet: 317 Surgery day: 298 Current: 278 So, depending on when you are calculating from, I've lost 20 or 39 or 43 pounds. Zandra Q

open RNY on 9/6/07 and I'm down 42 lbs

Nausea and vomiting are the most common complaints after bariatric surgery, and they are typically associated with inappropriate diet and noncompliance with a gastroplasty diet (ie, eat undisturbed, chew meticulously, never drink with meals, and wait 2 hours before drinking after solid food is consumed). If these symptoms are associated with epigastric pain, significant dehydration, or not explained by dietary indiscretions, an alternative diagnosis must be explored. One of the most common complications causing nausea and vomiting in gastric bypass patients is anastomotic ulcers, with and without stomal stenosis. Ulceration or stenosis at the gastrojejunostomy of the gastric bypass has a reported incidence of 3% to 20%

Hi everyone! I had my Lap-RNY on 9/13 and am doing mostly well. I am having difficulty sleeping and getting in enough fluids, but all else with the surgery and food prep seems to be going well! However, I've had a lot of worry since my surgery as my sister is dying from breast cancer. She took a serious turn for the worse in the past week and the entire family is basically on death-watch. I've been running up and down the highway a lot and worrying, so I'm sure this is a major cause of my sleep deprivation. It takes all the mental energy I have to plan packing my cooler for the trips to my sister's place. I'm still on soft-puree's until my first surgeon visit, which is on 10/10. I was actually licking natural peanut butter off a spoon last night just to have something to eat -- it took me nearly 20 minutes eating it like a lollipop It will be much easier to plan when I advance to soft/moist next week and can quit lugging around my hand blender -- although it has been a wonderful investment! I'm happy with my weight elimination so far @ 33 pounds, but expect it will slow down once more solid food is introduced. That's ok though as I know this surgery is the best thing I have ever done for my health! My war with weight is finally under control -- yahoo! Glad to hear that everyone seems to be coping and doing well since your respective surgeries. I like that we have this forum to keep tabs on one another We are indeed splendid! Hugs ~ kim

Congrats, Congrats, Congrats!!! I still am dreaming of just getting out of the size 20's!!!! Thanks for giving us the visual!!! It's great to see people successful in this adventure!!! Happy 1 year anniversary to my fellow Texan!!