He gave me an amazing life saving tool back on Feb 26th 2008 , thanks to him I now live life,not just exist.I lost 220 lbs and maintaining.

So I was going to do an update with him but sadly I saw the offfice was closed permanently. Does anyone know what happened? Quite possible he retired i suppose.sure have missed the forums over the years.Thanks all,

I have osteoporosis - not sure if my surgery (RNY) was a factor or not, because we never did a baseline on that before my surgery. But I'm in my 60s and osteoporosis runs rampant in my family, so it may have just happened. They do have drugs now that stop the loss, and others that actually build bone. I was on Reclast for three years which stopped the loss- but my endocrinologist wants to try Forteo starting this summer to build them back some before I head into my "golden years". I'm not saying osteoporosis isn't serious - it is - but they're better able to deal with it than they were a few years ago. I didn't even realize it was possible to build bone until I after I was diagnosed...

P.S. my bariatric clinic doesn't check for copper, either.

Hi there!

Congratulations on maintaining your loss for all of these years. Sorry to hear about your absorption issue.

I don't have answers for you. I'm only 7.5 months out, though I just checked all of my bloodwork and copper isn't something they're checking for. Unless it's under a name I don't know/recognize. Plenty of things I've been working to calibrate due to deficiencies but if that's one, it's unknown.

I hope others are able to weigh in, and that you're doing okay! Welcome back.

Hi everyone. I had my DS in 2004. I weighed 312 at the time and now stay between 150 and 170. I am having trouble absorbing copper. This is a big problem because I have osteoporosis. Has anyone else had trouble with copper absorption? I would appreciate any help!

Congrats on the surgery. I'm male, 62 yrs old, had the SADi in 2014 (300cm cc). I have mostly similar experiences to HESS DS patients except for carbs. It seems that everyone has a unique experience, and you'll only be able to answer your questions based on trial and error over several years.

My experience and those I've read here don't generally include spasms post-surgery. It doesn't seem like a big deal but your dr should offer some insight. Regarding protein, fat, and vitamins you should generally follow guidelines for the first few months and then go by your own experience and adjust annually based on lab results and also monitor based on what you see on the scale. Many people cling to their Dr. and Nutritionist after surgery but in reality, they become irrelevant very quickly. You're better off finding a good support group and finding a PCP that understands annual lab results.

My suggestions based solely on my own experience: 1) Eat heavy protein, 2) Fat Full Everything 3) Eat unlimited loads of fruits and Veggies.

I eat 20 to 30 lbs of fruit every week, 100 to 150 grams of protein daily, ice cream and avocadoes for fat, and every morning starts with a banana, chobanni strawberry greek yogurt, and oatmeal. I eat a lot of carbs (chocolate) but I get daily exercise now that I can. I also weigh myself daily, track steps on my iPhone and occasionally track what I eat to confirm nutritional content. My weight has been very stable over the past 5 years, and I'm very aware when things change even a little.