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Topic: RE: HELP HELP HELP
RNY, 07/13/04, leak repair 07/18/04,100 pounds lost, 40 regained, lap band 12/ 17/09- It's a journey!!!!! 
Hi Fran,
I see you had Dr. Inabnet ( if he's the doctor at NY presbyterian). He saved my life when I had a leak after my RNY.
As to your question, I think it's becoming more common to have a band placed over the bypass. I went to see Dr. Kurian at NYU medical center. The process was very easy. I was approved immediately and ad the surgery about a month after I made the decision to do it.
The doctor's office took care of all the paperwork.
I've lost 10- 15 pounds ( depending on which scale i go by). I have also found that just doing the liquid diet has helped me regain some use of the RNY. It was very hard at first but after the third day, it got better.
Hope this helps,
Feel free to pm me.
DD
I see you had Dr. Inabnet ( if he's the doctor at NY presbyterian). He saved my life when I had a leak after my RNY.
As to your question, I think it's becoming more common to have a band placed over the bypass. I went to see Dr. Kurian at NYU medical center. The process was very easy. I was approved immediately and ad the surgery about a month after I made the decision to do it.
The doctor's office took care of all the paperwork.
I've lost 10- 15 pounds ( depending on which scale i go by). I have also found that just doing the liquid diet has helped me regain some use of the RNY. It was very hard at first but after the third day, it got better.
Hope this helps,
Feel free to pm me.
DD
RNY, 07/13/04, leak repair 07/18/04,100 pounds lost, 40 regained, lap band 12/ 17/09- It's a journey!!!!! 
Topic: RE: HELP HELP HELP
I am thinking of getting a revision. I am 5 years post op and gained 20lbs then got pregnant gained an additional 44lbs with pregnancy but have lost only 25lbs. I feel I can eat anything now and want to stop the weight gain before it gets out of control. I want to add a lap band over my pouch. Let me know what you had to do in order to get it approved via insurance etc.
Thanks and good luck on the weight loss.
Fran
Topic: RE: drinking
Be careful about the "just one" mentality. I have really had some issues with this and tranfer addiction. I wish I had never had a glass of wine 9 months out. lots of weight gain and now I am trying to get back. Wine became a food substitute....
Topic: RE: Having a really hard time lately
I can totally relate. I was Very successful and did resistance training until the dreaded KATRINA. Began drinking daily etc. Just got convicted to start over as if I just had the procedure. Found my old notebook and I started back on the exact routine I did starting in January 2005. It is a miracle I found that notebook since we did flood etc. I hope i see some improvement. Just losing the empty calories from wine shoudl help.
I had to get to a real low point and then kick myself in the a$$.
I know how you feel and just wanted to offer some encouragement. I also live in a city that loves to eat and drink way too much.....UUUGGGH
I had to get to a real low point and then kick myself in the a$$.
I know how you feel and just wanted to offer some encouragement. I also live in a city that loves to eat and drink way too much.....UUUGGGH
Topic: RE: I wish I had done more research
Sadly and rather pathetically I am fat again. Well, I never did become normal sized but I felt like I could exist as a normal ish person until this past year. Remarkably and much to my chagrin, I have gained back every ounce of flesh.
This is really upsetting to finally come to this realization. I feel like I've had my head in the sands of denial for far too long.
Are you saying people have a lap band after they have RNY? I did not know this. I think my doc would cut off her arm before she allowed THAT to happen.
I recall it being such a struggle to get her to agree to the surgery in the first place.
She was successful on Weigh****chers so she couldn't understand why I could not be.
Anyway, I have not seen her since. It's nuts.
I have not been to a bariatric doc since the first post-op appointment. My gyno has been doing all of my physicals. I was sick once and saw an ARNP at my regular doc's office.
Anyway, I ramble. It took me months to find this site again, believe it or not.
My plan now is to start the 5 day pouch test and see how that makes me feel. I need to do something here.
Kristen
12/28/04
This is really upsetting to finally come to this realization. I feel like I've had my head in the sands of denial for far too long.
Are you saying people have a lap band after they have RNY? I did not know this. I think my doc would cut off her arm before she allowed THAT to happen.
I recall it being such a struggle to get her to agree to the surgery in the first place.She was successful on Weigh****chers so she couldn't understand why I could not be.
Anyway, I have not seen her since. It's nuts.
I have not been to a bariatric doc since the first post-op appointment. My gyno has been doing all of my physicals. I was sick once and saw an ARNP at my regular doc's office.
Anyway, I ramble. It took me months to find this site again, believe it or not.
My plan now is to start the 5 day pouch test and see how that makes me feel. I need to do something here.
Kristen
12/28/04
Topic: I wish I had done more research
Hi, everyone!
Happy New Year! It's been a really long time since I've posted. I decided to look for my old OH pals and see how everyone is doing.
I've been really discouraged lately. I got down to 15 lbs from my goal 4 years ago. Since then, the weight has been slowly coming back. I know my stoma and pouch have both stretched, but I've also gone back to the old eating habits. You know...eyes bigger than my pouch, have to finish everything on my plate, eating junk carbs, not getting in enough protein...
Anyway, I suddenly (within 2 months) gained another 20 pounds. A couple of different reasons, mostly lack of exercise due to a broken hip. I'm also on two medications that are known to cause weight gain.
But in reading stories from my 5 year peers, I find that I am not the only one who has put weight back on. In fact, if I had done more research before I had this surgery, I would have found out about the statistics for post-op weight gain, the lap banding after RNY, the lapsing back into old eating habits.
Would it have made a difference if I'd known this? Probably not, because let's face it, we didn't want to hear about the failures, and I sure don't remember anyone at Barix giving me those statistics. The malabsorption, diarrhea, osteoporosis. I suffer from all of these now.
Check out this link, I wish I had known about this 5 years ago.
http://obesitysurgery-info.com/chrissie.htm
Terry
12/27/2004
Happy New Year! It's been a really long time since I've posted. I decided to look for my old OH pals and see how everyone is doing.
I've been really discouraged lately. I got down to 15 lbs from my goal 4 years ago. Since then, the weight has been slowly coming back. I know my stoma and pouch have both stretched, but I've also gone back to the old eating habits. You know...eyes bigger than my pouch, have to finish everything on my plate, eating junk carbs, not getting in enough protein...
Anyway, I suddenly (within 2 months) gained another 20 pounds. A couple of different reasons, mostly lack of exercise due to a broken hip. I'm also on two medications that are known to cause weight gain.
But in reading stories from my 5 year peers, I find that I am not the only one who has put weight back on. In fact, if I had done more research before I had this surgery, I would have found out about the statistics for post-op weight gain, the lap banding after RNY, the lapsing back into old eating habits.
Would it have made a difference if I'd known this? Probably not, because let's face it, we didn't want to hear about the failures, and I sure don't remember anyone at Barix giving me those statistics. The malabsorption, diarrhea, osteoporosis. I suffer from all of these now.
Check out this link, I wish I had known about this 5 years ago.
http://obesitysurgery-info.com/chrissie.htm
Terry
12/27/2004
Topic: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
Wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR 
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
Hugs... Donna
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
Hugs... Donna
Topic: RE: Just Venting
BROOKE!!!!!!!
And here I thought it was just me. In fact, I've been afraid to run into anyone that was at the Barix support group with me because I've gained....wait for it.....40 lbs! And the ridiculous thing is that it's only been 5 years since the surgery, and 4 years since I was at my lowest weight. In fact, a year ago I was 20 lbs less than I am now. This is crazy, why am I sabotaging myself???
Terry
And here I thought it was just me. In fact, I've been afraid to run into anyone that was at the Barix support group with me because I've gained....wait for it.....40 lbs! And the ridiculous thing is that it's only been 5 years since the surgery, and 4 years since I was at my lowest weight. In fact, a year ago I was 20 lbs less than I am now. This is crazy, why am I sabotaging myself???
Terry
Topic: RE: It's the anniversary of my surgery today! 5 year post op
I appreciate your note, Susan. Loved what you wrote.. "everyday we make it throught without huge faults are days to be proud of" :)
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