It's been 8 months and I still can't keep anything down, vomited so much I now have a dilated stoma. i really wish I never had this surgery.

I want to thank you for your post. I have not yet had surgery but am going to in the next couple of months. I wanted too know realistically what to expect and so I started reading on these forums and have to say I was getting more than a little nervous. I will be the first to admit that I eat more now than I did before sicknesses and hormone therapy and many similar issues started me towards the path of obesity. Now it is all on me, I feel so much hungrier than I ever did before, and eat so much more than before. After reading some of the other posts though it was a little scary to think maybe I am setting myself up for failure. But I appreciate knowing the physical reasons not just psychological for eating too much. I really like how you help keep it all in perspective and hope to have a similar positive attitude...wls is a tool to help control the physical hunger so all of the other steps can work. Thank you

Wow.... there are no words to express the depth of your despair! My heart and prayers are with you. Many times we are left wondering what happened, what didn't happened, and why we didn't see it coming. Please know that the love we shared with another human being is the most important thing and the only thing we remember when it all comes to an end. I wish there was some way to fill in the huge chasm that must have formed in your life. Hang in there

B

Low carb long time... frequent meals - every 2-3 hrs a small snack will keep the hunger away

Artificial sweeteners - are known to cause hunger, same with SA - at least for me.   Dense proteins - with non-starchy veggies - not only that stabilize my hunger - but long term - allow me to forget about food. For me main issue was to eliminate food with gluten  - it was an accident - but worked better than expected. 

That and liquids in between meals.

 

Yea it's a constant battle after wls  previous issues or not..I'm going through a mess of things and to top it all off I had heart attack # 2 ,3 weeks ago. I thought how could this happen after 110 weight loss I eat 90 % healthy, and I have maintained my weight loss. Now i have 8 stents and open heart surgery and wls. Doctors discovered thyroid and lung tumors now. guess some of us just have never ending health issues..Also going through menopause myself too.

 

I told my surgeons nurse i wanted a reversal Rny, she said it just causes even more issues with scar tissues. and the rearranging of your insides..I was having problems with the scar tissue from all the stents i had put in me. causing me to limp....I would work with what you have and go back to the beginning of your wls..Use it..I do...Hugs to you stay strong..PeaceV Wendy