I finally have an answer to my hypoglycemia.  I have increased beta cell mass in the tail of my pancreas.  That part of my pancreas secretes 5x the amount of insulin it should.  No wonder I'm having problems.   So in 3 weeks, I'm having part of my pancreas removed at Mayo Clinic.  The good news is that the rest of the pancreas seems to be behaving itself.  The bad news is that because it's the tail, the spleen must go also.  They use the same artery.  Plus the way my surgeon did my RNY is the least favorable route for the roux limb so it makes the surgery harder.  The surgeon at Mayo who is doing this has also had gastric bypass.  He said they are now following 50 patients with this and that may just be the tip of the iceberg.  He says most run of the mill WLS docs don't yet recognize this as a gastric bypass complication and almost none of the PCPs will.  So, be proactive and if you are having prolbems with hypoglycemia, be sure to have it researched.  It can lead to seizures.   I just want my life back and be able to eat "normally", whatever that is for a WLS patient.  I'm to the point where I can't eat any carbs without my sugar dropping drastically.  Yesterday I dropped to 40.  Not good.  If I eat only protein, I get foggy from lack of carbs.  If I eat some carbs, I get foggy because my sugar is whacko.  Can't win.  And I don't like this danged foggy feeling.  Not good when trying to research accounting problems.   Lyn 262/162/142  Never made it to goal but hoping to once this is resolved!

Sherry Weber......any relation to Brain Weber (works for Story construction)?

I will be there. Lea Ann

Hi Dawn; Its about weight loss surgery, plastic surgery, and morbidly and super morbidly obese patients. It is very good. Its on every Monday night now. Its on TLC aka The Learning Channel. It is very good and its heartbreaking to see what some of the patients go through and see this as their last choice option. Next week they are supposed to be doing surgery on a man named Allan. He was 686 lbs when they admitted him to the hospital. In next weeks show he will be down to 620 from an all time high of 840-850. Poor guy was pampered by his mama all his life and mama overindulged him. Now mama don't know what to think about him having the surgery and is heartbroken and afraid.

I am really excited today. I was approved for the lap band instead of the RNY.  Will any of you be at the Des Moines Bariatric Support Group this Saturday?