Hi all! Was interested in finding others on here that are in the Bay Area, more specifically San Jose or surrounding areas!? I am Pre-op (waiting for approval) and wanted to find some WLS pals to meet up with at some point after surgery early next month... On my phone it's proving a tad more difficult to find people close to me LOL! My surgeon is Dr. Albert Wetter and I will be having surgery in Mountain View. Thanks for your time :D

I am finally able to exercise again after several months being in a wheelchair. I am very excited.

I only wanted to comment on your Dr. possibly doing exploratory surgery. Having been in the medical field (retired) this would be a flag to me that your Dr. is caring and a good Dr. This is done more often than what you realize. Not every test will show things. This could be one or two of several possibilities, related or non-related to your WLS. Just wanted to let you know my thoughts.. Hoping you feel better and your problem either resolves itself or the Dr. finds an outcome that will rectify your problem.

I'm almost 3 years post RNY and for the past 1-2 months I've been getting bloated and a hot stomach after eating.  Doesn't matter what I eat.  It can be grilled chicken breast, an orange, soup, salad, no matter what I eat I get bloated and a hot stomach (as if my stomach had a fever).  Small portions is not as uncomfortable but if I eat a normal portion of food I'm uncomfortable for 2-4 hrs after.  I had an appt with my surgeon a couple weeks ago and he had me complete a CT scan.  CT scan was negative.  Doc says if symptoms persist or worsen his only option is to perform an exploratory surgery with possible gall bladder removal if no problems are found.  ????  I'm not sure that EXPLORATORY surgery sounds convincing.  Why would I let my Doc cut me up and not even know what he is going after???  Has anyone had any of these symptoms?? and if so, what was the final outcome??  By the way, symptoms started out as a really sharp pain to the left side of my belly button and ever since then bloating and hot stomach are my symptoms.  No pain really unless I eat a large portion of food.

I buy my Whey powder at COSTO which is a membership store. I also buy boxed protenn shakes there.