Lechelle,

I have to say, if I knew my body was going to react the way it has...I would not have the surgery...I would have made more attempts at diet and exercise.  The problem is just what you stated, you just never know how your body is going to react to what they are going to do to you.  The first few years, I really did feel pretty good, but the last year has been hell and continues to be hell for me.  

My only suggestion with regard to the DS, is that you have to realize it is not reversible...it is forever. The only upside to RNY is that it IS reversible, although if you have it reversed you need to know they consider that surgery much more risky than the original RNY surgery, and there are no guarantees as to the success of the surgery.  

I'm sorry if this post is a downer to you, but I am just being honest.  I would rather have been fat and had my health in the state it was in, then to be uber skinny and have horrible health and no life at all :(

Good luck to you, and I hope the surgery is EVERYTHING you are hoping it is going to be!

Laura

230/91/110-115
preoper/current/goal 

DS here. 

No problems.

I don't have any answers either, but do not let anyone tell you that you are crazy, or make you feel like it is all in your head.  Almost every single test I had was normal, yet they always found something wrong when they went in.  Keep fighting for yourself, and maybe a second opinion is in order, I would suggest a teaching hospital that does bariatric surgery, take care and hang in there

You've gone through so much.  I thought my pain was too much for me.  Best wishes and lets hang in there.

OK guys this is why we are here right to support each other? So I need some people to help me think outside the box here for a min. I am in pain still can not eat and just hell depressed I think. I not the depressed oh I want to end my life I am the depressed if this **** does not get fixed soon I am ending someones life. ( just venting, not going to happen I am WAY too cute to go to jail) So here is the short list of problem and anything and everything you could think of that it could me let me know. I have started journal the date and times that anything goes into my mouth to help the docs, hoping to get some ideas to help them out. ( YES I want to tell the doc what is wrong so they know how to fix me..wow I do need help huh?)

12/03 rny bypass
12/30 dehydration
12/31 stricture ulcer
1/3-1/11 held prisoner at the hospital bc Dr b is a meanie ( he cares just wouldnt let me go home until I could drink 64, dude that's so hard when your in pain..geesh)
2/18 egd everything looks fine ulcer is healed..YEAH...thank you god its over......

Or so I thought so I still have the pain in between my boobs, this is pain not pressure. Pressure in my back and I ALWAYS have the bgs ( bubble guts). My pain is about a 5 normally sometimes a 8 that's when I tend to freak out. I left the hospital bc I could drink through the pain I can not eat through the pain and I am forever spitting something up. I only going to the potty for number 1 1-2 times a day and number 2 maybe 2times a week. So tell me am I normal? If I am I swear I will leave them alone, but I am starting to get scared. (I don't scare easily) Dr. B told me it was gas but this is not gas pain this is someone sitting on my chest with an ice pic in my chest pain. Is that gas????? I hope it is. I still have my gallballder but all the scans come back okay. I am on ulcer meds still just in case and gasx all the time. I just....grrrr.... Okay so see guys not venting just asking for help in my EXTRA long post. So any ideas????