Hi there anyone out there who can help me cope or steer me in the right direction

well here is my situation i had my surgery on august 14, 2002 in march of 2003 i found out i was pregnant i had only lost 81lbs at the time It was a high risk pregnancy but with the grace of god and the help of a couple of very good doctors i gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl. The problem now is am not losing anything am still considered morbidly obesed my bmi is still very high. I would love to have my surgery done over. i can eat anything i can drink soda eat chocolate anything nothing makes me sick and i can eat and eat and not feel full so i feel like the surgery was a waste of time and am so upset and depressed over all this. I dont have the will for anything thank god for my wonderful husband he takes care of my kids while i pretty much daze out evening long. Is there anyone out there that knows what am going through atleast a little that can offer some advise or tell me where i can go for help.

Hi Linda, You should talk to your surgeon Dr. Pomp about your revision options. I hear he is a very good surgeon. His partner Dr. Gagner is very experienced with doing revisions to a duodenalswitch from an RNY. you can read about the DS at duodenalswitch.com. Good Luck

Read the post below yours!!! I also had a baby and had the problems with eating you described...I never felt full. I had a procedure called sclerotherapy. My doctor told me after pregnancy it is probable that my stoma had become enlarged. Your insides have been stretched and pushed around, you know what happens... The procedure is outpatient. It is done with a scope, an irritant is injected around the stoma and causes scar tissue. This scar tissue causes the stoma to tighten. Mine was stretched considerably and I had to have this done 3 times. But now I have the feeling of fullness that I never had felt and I have begun to lose weight again. You may want to look into this and talk to your doctor before considering another surgery. Try not to be so hard on yourself. I felt the same way...I failed before and I'm failing again...I thought I was the only person who was still fat after weight loss surgery! But you will also see that there are a lot of other people in your situation. In fact, after my baby, I was so excited, I had lost 20 pounds from my starting pregnancy weight. When I cut back on breastfeeding, I started gaining back FAST. I ended up gaining back the 20 and 10 more. I couldn't believe it...I was so scared that I would start gaining it all back, but I stopped gaining at the weight my body seems to cling to. So I totally understand how depressed you feel. Please call your doctor, there are options available that you may not even be aware of. It is also helpful for your doctor to know when you experience problems...they are always trying to fine-tune the surgeries and appreciate knowing what roadblocks their patients encounter (at least mine does...I can't speak for all). Good luck! Please, please see your doctor and try not to feel so hopeless...there is hope!

Good morning Luisa...... Please don't be so hard on yourself !!! First, how old is your beautiful daughter now? There are probably a number of reasons your weight loss has slowed/stopped. First, your body has just gone through almost 1 year of MAJOR hormonal changes (pregnancy & birth process). I know that most folks tend to believe that the birth + 6 weeks or so takes care of that. I once had a very seasoned OB tell me years ago that it takes your body about 1 year to make a baby them almost another year for your body to RECOVER. Also, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE talk to your MD, Minister, etc about how you are feeling !!!! Many more women experience post-partum depression than you might believe. Depression leads to fatigue, fatigue to inactivity and of course, inactivity to weight gain. I have had 4 children and had depression following the birth of the last....this went undiagnosed and untreated for a very long time.....one MD told me I needed to "GROW UP" and learn to accept what life has to offer....what a PRINCE he was. Anyway, the first thing you should do is talk to your MD; have him check hormone levels, potassium, hemogolbin & RBC, etc. to rule out anemia, potassium deficiency, da da da... Take some time for yourself when your hubby is home and take a quick walk around the block or do whatever activity will give you a physical, mental & spiritual change of pace. Don't forget to drink your water (at least 64 oz a day) as this will assist with cleansing your system of "toxic" matter that will make you feel sluggish & fatigues. Even 10 minutes will help. ASK your family & friends for help when the going gets rough....swap services with a close friend (or sister) so you can get out for some personal time. And don't for\get to let your hubby in on how you are feeling about yourself and your situation! You might be pleasantly surprised at the support he can give you. Give yourself permission to take a break. I 'm willing to bet that if you stick to your post-op plan, you will be surprised to find that you will soon begin losing your weight once again. If all that fail, then you might want to start exploring other options. I wish you the very best...keep your spirits up & know there are many of "us" out here who will help in any way we can. Wanda