I am still a "sleeved" newbie so I can't talk about long-term. 

But, these last 3 weeks have been unbelieveable.  I was always so hungry before.  I would tell myself that I would just take a bite & then the whole thing would get inhaled.  Now, I have to remind myself to eat.  Who would have thunk? 

As far as the teeth, that person must have already had some dental issues or did not follow any nutrition advice.

You are very smart to be doing your research.  There are a lot of options out there.  Are you leaning towards any one particular surgery?

Hi, Debbie!

Good for you for doing this kind of research!

I had my first WLS in '87 ... a VBG (an old restictive-only stomach stapling). I lost about 130, and then over the course of the next 20+ years, put it all back on. I revised to a DS in early May '09 and so far have lost almost 118 pounds. I don't regret the decision to revise to a DS for one minute.

The person your dietician was talking about no doubt neglected to take care of themselves. I haven't heard of ANYONE losing teeth because they had WLS. I have been a supplement junkie for years, so the handful of vitamins I take a couple times a day aren't a big deal to me.

Now, I have lost a lot of hair. It was right on schedule - it started dropping out at about 4 months and kept right on going until about 7 months out from surgery. I had thin hair to begin with, so I considered wearing a wig as the new growth started coming back in. I still see a *very* thin spot just above my forehead, but if you look at pictures of me from 20 years ago, you'll see that same thin spot.

And my boobs. I do miss my boobs. :) They're some of the first things to go, unfortunately.

But my blood pressure is great, my labs are fantastic, my sugar levels and cholesterol levels are enviable. I need to schedule a sleep study to see if I still need my apnea machine - I suspect not.

Regrets? Not doing it sooner. The other day a friend of mine... a man ... told me I had a great ass... ~quirky smile~ ... NOT the reason I had the surgery, but nice, nonetheless.

Good luck.

i had ryn 7/08...i had a tt at madigan... 2/9/10 im a week out of surgery...dr carter who did my ryn...also did my tt...just keep calling....if u have to make appt. with ur ryn surgern..and get another referal...u know madigan..u have to stay on them...and ask questions

Hi all  long time no see....lol  I have been gone awhile and getting my personal life straightened out.

Well I will be 2 years post op in April and am 9 lbs below goal with LOTS of excess skin.. I was told before my surgery that I would be able to have pastics at Madigan a year after my surgery.  well that has not happened and I was wondering iof anyone is having any plastics done at Madigan lately on on the waiting list. I have the the nurse in chage of the list and all I get is an answering machine and no returned phoned calls.  getting frustrated......
any info would be appreciated.


Thanks  Cindy

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OMG Helen  you look AMAZING...   How are you feeling?  I am hoping to be back in the Shelton area sometime in May and going to try and make it to a support meeting in Bremerton.

Cindy