I'm a newbie so I can't comment on the wls; however, I do suffer from autoimmune issues and wonder if an environmental doc would be of help as they often think outside the traditional medical box. Just an idea. I can feel your sadness and pain and wish you relief from it all.

I hope it gets better for you soon.  I found the first 8 weeks difficult.  I could only eat about 1. to 2 ounces of food at a meal, and the thought of eating made me queasy..  But I'm now three months out and its getting better.  I can eat about 4 to 5 ounces, and I am adding more variety.  So it does get better.  Hang in there.

Carol

Thank you for sharing your journey! I hate knowing more and more weight loss surgery patients are having problems and regrets and seemingly continue to be ignored; it makes me so angry.

I went back to my PCP and she made me even angrier than I've ever been so I am searching for another primary care provider. The only part of my medical team that seems to understand IS actually my bariatric team.  

I have headaches now, which I haven't had since I was about 12 years old. I believe mine may be migraines as well. I know I need to go see about this problem but I have stereotyped all doctors and feel as though the next one will serve me the same line as most have already done---"there's nothing I can do". My head hurts so badly at times that it makes it difficult to even comb my hair, stand to smell anything, or even look outside at the sun. I once went for two weeks and that headache became so extreme my eyes had swollen almost shut. I have found a double edged sword that relieves some of the pain...acetaminaphine the night time version or Tylenol PM, taking a lot of those can be toxic, I already know that but I have to have some relief until I have a change of heart and begin to trust that there are understanding doctors in the world, until then I have is MY faith in God and self treatment.

Thank you so much for sharing. I do hope that you continue to find a comfort zone and coping skills.

Be blessed!

Hello Carla,

I am so sorry for all that you have been through. I have my regrets as well being a revision. I didn't do well with the sleeve and got revised to DS. I struggled for years with what people would say about me not being able to get it off with one surgery. And I only share my WLS with close family and friends as society still stigmatizes us. I had some diarrea issues recently and to make a long story short my bariatric NP addressed everything but the diarrhea. She was more interested in putting me down about what I was eating and being dehydrated. They gave me no solution but Creon and getting the surgery reversed. I left there feeling very sad and angry that I choose to do this. I went to my PCP and it turned out I had a stomach infection. I got some advice from people on the obesity help boards that said I may have an infection. I got on some antibiotics and I am doing so much better! I still at times regret the surgery and will be honest. But I am accepting it as a part of my new life. My family is aware I cannot eat deep fried foods or carbs, chips things like that because it will make me sick. I have been left with extra skin and will need a body lift. But my finances right now do not allow it. Maybe in a couple years. Y

I do understand how you feel about trading one set of health problems for another. I told my primary, I only had back issues due to the extra load. Now I have to deal with diarreah, and the "fear" of getting sick if I eat this or that. I plan to adopt kids and I worry about having to assemble 2 meals. One for them and one for me. Just concerns like that.  And going abroad for my career. Checking out the culture and making sure I can eat at least fish and chicken there. Before I could eat anybody's food.

I am also like you that I don't come to the boards often. For me it is helpful to a certain extent, but can be overkill at times. Some people can be really negative and nasty if you don't do what they advise you to do.

I also understand your reasoning what you mean by DOC's and the medical community saying that obesity is the reason for all medical problems. I have activity migranes and my sleeve doc sd it was because I was obsese. I went to an neurologist and found out not true! It's due to med-to high impact activity. So zumba was out.  I can do walking, kickboxing, dancing to CD. just not anything too hard. I had them even when I was slim, as a kid. There are a lot of people even body builders who get them. Not because I was fat!

I hope and pray for your healing. And send positive thoughts and prayers your way.

God bless you!

I didn't hate being fat, it was who i was and i accepted it... but my family kept bereting me with words like unhealthy or gross... I wasn't even unhealthy, before surgery all my doctors kept telling me how healthy i was, just overweight... I like food, not just eating it everything about it, I believe food is one of the best things in the world for everyone it sustains life, makes you ahppy and can bring people together... but now food is a miserabel experience for me, vomiting up things i liked, sustaining on vitamins and whatever i can keep down... the stomach aches the mood swings, and worst of all the restrictions, i hate restrictions not being able to do what makes you happy is worse then death to me... you can call me foolish for putting all my happiness into food, but everythig else fals to make me feel better. i'm supposed to be on the soft food stage but all the new foods come back up so i'm still effectively in purred... theres no joy in food anymore... or anything else... i'm at the end of my rope. I plan to reverse this surgery as soon as i am able both medically and fiscally.