Roll Call.....

Hi all, Glad to see everyone is well and losing lots of weight. My RNY was Oct. 21st and I am almost 5 wks. out and I have lost 27lbs. And doing good. Have not dumped yet, but I do stay away from sugar. Good luck everyone. Tammy Varner

I had surgery on 10-23-03....I am almost a month out and am down at least 33lbs, and I know over 23inches. I have to measure again. I feel like I am losing slow, I lost 29lbs the first 22days and have only lost another 4lbs since. seems slow to me. I wanted to be down by 100lbs by my 6mth mark and it just doesn;t seem to me that that will happen. I know, patience. Well I have healed really well, in fact I was surprised at how well I have healed. I did have blood clots and developed bilateral pulmonary embolisms and survived. I do have a greenfield filter now though. So I am doing awesome health wise. No more blood pressure meds or antidepressants. Okay I have rambled enough. I'll talk to you all later. Lisa hackenburg (postop 10-23-03 lap/rny dr. williams) 331/298?/140?

Hi all...I will be 4 weeks on Monday and so far no major complications from surgery. I measured today and I have lost 35.5 inches and 27lbs.

Hi Melinda from Largo Florida here. LAP RNY 10/17/03. I am down 42lbs. I have been back in the hospital twice for problems. The first was when I was 2 weeks out, they thought I had a stricture. I am was only there over night and all was well. Well, last week that all changed I was in the hopsital for 3 days with a d*** stricture. All is well now. I am down 42lbs...wwwwwwwwwooooooohhhhhhooooo. Good luck to all and KEEP LOSING. Melinda

Hi Fellow Oct. Posties! I'm 5 1/2 weeks out and doing well. I've yet to dump or vomit, so I guess I'm a lucky one. My eating plan is very conservative though, so I have not tried alot of things yet! I'm down 40 lbs. overall, 28 lbs. since surgery. Weight loss has slowed immensely in the past 3 weeks, which concerns me. It is probably because I've increased exercise and am gaining muscle...or at least thats what I tell myself!! I too hope to hit the century club in 6 months but already see that that is a very ambitious goal! My plan is to be religious about getting my protein, water, vitamins & exercise and just let my body do the rest....whatever schedule it chooses! Good Luck to all of you! Happy Losing! I know what we're all thankful for this Thanksgiving!! Kathy 294/254/150

5 1/2 weeks out, 34 pounds gone - been holding steady for about 2 1/2 weeks and getting really annoyed. I can eat just about anything that holds still, but don't have a big appetite. Sweet is too sweet. Would like to be able to drink water more easily. For some reason, water is the hardest fluid to drink. I've tried ice-cold, cold, room temp and warm. Love my tuna salad and bean soup. Still too tired to do much exercising. I tend to fall asleep after eating. BP meds cut in half and my BP is getting low enough to cut more. No more diabetes, too.

i am 13 days out and doing good.i have 15pds.still not doing solid foods good like mashed pototoes.thet make me feel to full. i have not dumped much have not thrown up at all. feel great have more energy than i have had in a long time.went back to work in 8 days

Hi Tanya, Thanks for the post, it is great to hear from all of us post ops in Oct. I am 8 weeks out and down 40lbs since surgery and 30 prior to surgery so a total of 70 lbs. I am so amazed at my progress. I am thrilled to have gone from a size 24-26 to 20-22 pants and 18 dress. I don't remember the last time I saw 18 on my clothes size. I am eating pretty well I just have to remember to chew, chew, chew and chew. I still find it hard not to drink water when I eat, I have always done that so I am hoping my desire to go away. I don't give in yet it drives me bonkers sometimes. I am almost feeling like all of my energy is coming back and maybe even more. I hope in the next week or two I will have loads of energy. Many blessings to you and all our Oct. siblings on the journey. Enjoy ever minute of it , it is a gift from God.

so 5 days later i'm replying. Tomorrow I'll be 5 weeks out and 42 pounds lighter. I'm happy with my weight loss, it's about 25% of my excess weight. I'm feeling pretty good and dump on peanut butter, yogurt and am lactose intolerant. not too bad!

Hello to all you Oct. people! Had my surgery on 10-24 and am down 40+ pounds! Had a little bit of a hard time in my 3rd week, got dehydrated!! UGH! But am making every attempt to keep hydrated! No problems with dumping, but have NO appitite! Get a little frustrated with what to eat, but have my follow up next week, so maybe that will help! Cannot complain though, this was the best decision I ever made! Am ready to keep on losing! Good luck to all of you and keep on losing! Meg F.