Great job Debbie! Keep up the good work! I also had my RNY surgery on 11/11/03. I am now down 63 lbs. and weight 235. I couldn't be happier! I don't have any pictures to share yet, but I am working on it! Your right, we truly have been blessed!

I dont know the answer either but I noticed more hair in the comb when I missed my vitamins for about one week.. Then I got them started again and guess what less hair.. UHMMMM maybe something to the vitamin thing.. also heard that biotin is what helps out hair.. and it is not in the childrens vitamins.. So I buy the Kroger brand adult chewables...

This issue is really WORRYING me alot....I have not started yet and I had my surgery on 11/19/03.....I HOPE IT NEVER STARTS....I also read that it happens around 4-5 months out. Good luck to all of us.

I have no issues with sugar. I can eat most everything. I agree with the post above me, I wish I did have issues with it - that would make life so much easier. But come to find out, only 30% of RNY patients will experience dumping. A lot of people will have diarreah or an upset stomach and think they're dumping, but dumping is MUCH more severe than that - and most of us don't ever experience it. But like this other smart person said, if you don't miss it - don't try it. Good luck, keep up the good work. Sheri Byrne

looks like we're all in the same boat. I myself had surgery on 11/3/03 and have been at the same weight now for about 2 weeks. I continue to do my workouts and eat the protien, but I'm not going to kill myself. The plateaus are hard to deal with but EVERYONE has them. Just have to keep telling ourselves they will pass. I think at 3 months or so our bodies must say "hey,what's going on here!!!" And then it tries to hold onto every calorie we ingest!! :0) Hang in there, it will pass. You're not being selfish, just normal.