Update since getting back on track ~ There is hope !!

Way to go!

It is totally doable. Glad you are back and taking care of yourself.

Thanks everyone !!!

Great job Mo!

Good for you!

Dr. Mason who invented the gastric bypass says that you can always return to following the pouch rules if you experience weight regain. He designed the pouch to work a specific way and designed the pouch rules in order to make the most of the tool. For example, he advocates water loading 15-minutes before meals and not drinking for 60-90-minutes afterwards. You can Google 'pouch rules dr. mason' if you want to read up on them. Whatever you are doing is working for you, but you might pick up something that you find useful and wish to incorporate. When I had a weight regain I went back to the pouch rules and dropped 10 pounds.

Keep up the good work.

So if Dr. Mason invented bypass and designed the pouch to work a specific way, then what if anyone who didn't use Dr. Mason as a surgeon didnt receive his masterful skill in their 'copycat' bypass surgeries? Isn't it plausible that his reset method may not have the same effect considering?

Ah, you are a deep thinker! Good for you.

Bariatric surgeons are hardly performing "copy cat" surgeries. The gastric bypass is taught in medical schools all over the country, just as all surgeries are taught. Are they using Mason's technique? I believe so. Do surgeon's evolve surgical techniques over time? As far as I know they do. Have they deviated from Mason's technique? I have no idea.

You really must address your medical questions to your surgeon. I cannot answer them nor should any non-HCP give you medical advice. Or if you want the opinions of several bariatric surgeons on this you can always pose the question to them on RealSelf.

I know this isn't the answer you were hoping for but I hope it is helpful in some way.

Huh? I didn't have a medical question. I'm certainly not wondering what technique I got- really don't care at this stage. Whatever I got, hack job or not, works. Now it's on me to maintain it.

I was just tossing out a thought to consider.

I googled "RNY water loading dr mason" and saw zero reliable hits from sites other than your blog.

My bariatric surgeon recommended it. And the info is published on other sites, of course. But you should do what feels right to you and what your doctor recommends.

FYI, I don't have a blog. I publish a website.