I am just over 10 months out and my hair is getting sooo thin. I thought that it was supposed to stop falling out by this point. I guess I don't regret having ht esurgery, but its like, dang . . .now I am slender and bald.

Hi, I'm so sorry you're in this position. I don't know when it's time to call a WLS procedure "failed" in any kind of medical sense, but if I were in your shoes I'd certainly have labeled it a failure by now, too. It's ridiculous IMO to have to torture yourself like you're describing for every ounce of weight lost and to live in constant fear of regain. There are quite a few people who have had a revision from RNY to Duodenal Switch and had far better success at getting weight off and keeping it off. You might consider asking about this on the Duodenal Switch forum, which is in both the forum dropdown list and the list of all message boards. You can also go to www.duodenalswitch.com and get information there.

I know you don't want to hear this but everyone does lose differently, that being said remember that muscle weighs more than fat and you are working out as you should. Every program is different but mine requires 700 calories per day until goal and then you increase the intake to stabilize the loss. Personally I still do the protein first and use protein shakes as my snacks. Carbs are last on the menu for me. The other thing is that normal bodies can fluctuate with weight gain up to 5 lbs per day so don't be so hard on yourself. As for the revision, I have no idea but would think that you are being impatient and expecting too much from yourself at this point. Stick with the plan and see what happens. I wish you all the best

Hi I am just wondering when its okay to look into having a revision. I am dieting hard and will still continue to exercise and lead a healthier lifestyle but it is obvious that if I eat more than 500 cal per day I will gain weight and or not loose. The only time I have lost any weight is when I take my calories down below 500 or do fasts. The majority of the weight I lost in the past and here after surgery has come as a result of me fasting. Protein drinks only totaling no more than 550 calories. I also have been hungry from day one and have been able to eat much more than I should even though I don't do this alot every now and again maybe once per month ok twice at the most. But I made a commitment. I did not have surgery to wind up still over 200lbs. But I also don't want to starve myself for the rest of my life while I am still incredibly hungry everyday. And, I exercise 4-6 days per week and yes I get at least 72 ounces of water or more and alas take vitamins, prilosec, etc, etc,.. religously. So why do you ask because I recently started eating regular meals again, protein mostly and I am back up to 63lbs lost instead of 67lbs where I was and I am a few days away from being 6 months out. Please don't tell me I am in starvation mode or everone looses at their own rate( I just can't take hearing that again, that's why I'm not on the main board). Also, I wrote down everything I ate and took it with me to my 2 month w/ doc, nut and pysch and agreed I was eating too much I was at 800-1000 cal per day and had only lost 18lbs since surgery, Total 24. when I took it down I lost an add 22-24 in the next couple of weeks. Its just when I eat regular foods I stay hungry all the time so I want to eat more than 500 calories. The surgery never gave me that not hungry thing it was just less hungry. lol Anyway, I am thinking in order to get to where I want to be My pouch may need to be smaller and or maybe a different surgery for me. I am just wondering at what point do I talk to someone about this ie,.. another doctor/surgeon. Now I can continue to starve work way to hard and loose. But I had this surgery to learn another way. A more healthy way. Just think about this If I had not done the extreme white knuckle dieting I'd sill be at 49 or 50lbs and If I had not chose to try the protein train thing last week and a half I'd be down around 75 or 80 by now. What do I do? wits end here!

Tanya, Also be careful with the amount of exercise you are doing. I was doing 8 miles a day and only taking in about 700-800 calories per day. I was sooooo angry that I stopped loosing weight. The sports specialist I opted to see explained that my normal caloric intake requirement WITHOUT any exercise was 1600 calories. That with the exercise I was doing, it should have been around 3,000 calories that I needed. SO my body was going into starvation mode and hoarding anything it had that would come in as a source of food...and it would try to store it as much as it could. I lightened up on the exercise as I could not take in enough calories to off-set what I was burning off...and I started doing better again. It is tricky getting use to the "right" way to put all the pieces together in this new puzzle called post-op life! Good luck!!! Laurie