After 6 years I can not stop the weight gain Please Help!

I had surgery in December of 2003 I went from 330 to 178 and held that weight for 6 years until I became pregnant during pregnancy I gained 60 pounds after being diagonosed with pre clamsia.

The problem is after surgery I am steadily gaining weight and can not stop it. I am so depressed I do not know what to do.

I worked so hard and felt so good and now I have a 14 month old child that I can not even get into the floor and play with because I am too heavy again.

Can you have multiple surgery's? 

I am so desperate that I do not know what to do. I would do it all over again for my son but I also want to be able to play with him and see him grow up I am scared.

Help

If you live near the south side of Indy St Francis has a wonderful class on Emotional Eating.  It really helped me stay focused, its on Monday nights and lasts for a few weeks.  There is a fee of $50, however you can go as often as you like after you pay the one time fee.  I plan to go again very soon as I need a refresher.  There were both post and pre ops in the class that I took.

Jeannie

You can get a revision if that is what the surgeon feels you need...and if your insurance will pay for it. I would first try getting back to basics: drink your WATER (decaf, no carbonation, no caffiene, VERY low in calories), don't drink at meals, measure everything, log everything, and exercise. Keep a journal of this for at least a month or so and bring this journal in to your surgeon. They will probably want to run some tests to see how large your pouch is now and how large your stoma is. They will want to be sure that physically, a revision would be the best option for you. So...journal...and then see your surgeon.

Best of luck...
Sherri

After I had my son two years ago and finished cancer treatments a year after he was born...... I found myself quickly gaining weight. It freaked my out badly.... cuz my wedding was coming up. I just kept stressing about the weight gain over and over.... till I had gained 40+lbs. It wasn't till my wls surgeon told me that medically & physically my surgery was working.... that I figured out that emotionally I was sabotaging it & myself esteem. I went to a eating disorder doctor.... talked to patients there in groups about emotional eating.... we eat happy, we eat sad, we eat bordem, we eat out of habit. So I did what Sherri suggested.... back to the basics. Weighing my food & my water for the day. Setting the time to make sure I get in 2 30minutes walks a day. Journaling my emotions, my food, my everything. There are a lot of good places to do that too. Sparklepeople.com, fitday, and even Facebook(which Iknow a large number of us are on there) have one (my diet).

We will always be obese no matter what surgery you have or how much lbs you loose - if you can't be honest about your disease. Unlike alcoholics and drug users, we don't get the pleasure of having treatment (wl surgery) and then walking away hoping to never relapse, because we have to deal with food on an on going basis as a way to fuel our body and stay alive. You don't need street drugs and alcohol to stay alive, do you? Nope. But we obese always fit the temptations, no matter what our current weight is. It's a constant. It's always a work in progress and a life style. It's a lot of giving up control and gaining NEW control. It's understanding that something HIGHER is always there for us to ask for help when the times get low. 

I agree w/what Sherri said. Go to your surgeon and find out what is going on with your pouch. Is there medical and physical signs that your wls is no longer in your control and you'll possibly need a revision. Then... regardless of that outcome, meaning if you can get a revision you should go ahead and start this part anyways, start back to the basics. Food journaling, Exercise journaling, ets... etc... etc... 

AND - don't beat yourself up over this. Stressing about it just makes more water tension for your body & shows on the scales. Release, Relax... and let GOD take over.

 

Blessings
Jodi

i would definitely talk to your surgeon and find out if your anatomy has changed and your surgery is no longer working for you. if it is not then contact your insurance co to see if they cover revisions and what requirements need to be met. then, i would go back and research ALL of your revision choices. unfortunately, i have heard of many people who start struggling with regain several years out from their original surgery. i wish you the best of luck!