Hi, I just had the RNY April 17 doing fine I have lost 20lbs. so far my friends call me hofie, I'm a 60 year old widow grandmother of three and great grandmaw of one my clothes are feeling so much better. I'm having troubles with just sipping I want to drink it hard to break.

So how are you doing when did you have your surgery??

Hope to hear from you soon and hope I can help you.

well to a good start I have already lost 20lbs. but I can't sip I drink and I have to get over this have any ideals? so How are you doing?

Hi Jerry,

I am in search of the same thing. Someone going through similar experiences, frustrations and milestones! I had RNY gastric bypass in Sept 2011. I need someone that i can email, instant message etc that understands and would be willing to help one another. i see you posed this last month, so if you are still interested, pls message me

Hallie

Hi there,

My name is Jenn and I live in Ontario Canada. I had my interview with the surgeon in Toronto  and he said that my surgery would be in June or July! Super pumped but I had wished it would be earlier. There have been a lot of delays that were not my fault, i.e. tech didn't take the right bloodwork etc.

Im 36 and am having this surgery because i have terrible back and hip pain that effects my daily life. I have two young children and I cannot be the active mother that I want to be. After several failed attempts at weight loss, my doctor suggested Bariatric Surgery. I was devastated to think that I was so fat that i needed surgery but, after a lot of research, soul searching and conversations with my husband, we decided  it was the best thing to improve my quality of life.

Since my referral was first sent in July 2012 I have lost 30 pounds on my own by eating smaller portions and trying to exercise every day. I also lost my full time job and had to go down to part time but that has afforded me more time to exercise and less time sitting at a desk all day! 

So that is me in a nut shell. I am a lot of fun, and am scared ****less about the surgery. I just keep focusing on the outcome and my more active lifestyle.

I though I would pen-pal you since our surgeries will be around the same time and we can share tips, stories and recipes.

Jenn

Hello! I am 4.5 years out and I too have gained 40 lbs... most gained in the last 2 years, or so. It's so frustrating and disturbing. I never met my 'goal weight', which wasn't really that unreasonable... 175.  I had the RNY and I don't really 'over eat" I think I just eat poorly or make poor choices.

I started having hip pain, which limited my exercise and it doesn't help that i'm at a point in my "womanhood" that I have hormonal issues. All excuses.. but all very real.

I think I'm so tired of dieting... why can't I just be a normal person? I think I will try and go back to Liquid diet and see what that brings? And Hopefully summer will get me outside and I will be able to lose something!

I try to stay upbeat and happy... but I guess it's very sad to me to hear people whisper "oh look... she's gaining it back"...

Have a wonderful day and I hope that things are back on track for you!