One year out July 19 2007

I was 369 pounds when I had surgery I made it to 257 pound but gained 13 pounds put me at 270 pounds. I don't ever feel full no matter what. What can I do any advise . Iam depressed bout this weight gain and need all the support I can get to get back on track thanks in advance Jessica

Return to your surgeon, nutritionist and or your primary care provider. Don't give up, keep searching for help. Keep going or start attending support groups; I am sure you are not as alone as you might think you are. You are still 100 pounds down, that is great! I am actually a re do. I had stapling only done in the early 90's and for whatever reasons did not really have a significant loss. I was too ashamed to go back and ask for help until 3 years ago. I went to a different surgeon very fearful he would say why did I deserve another surgery when I failed at the first, but he didn't. I am 100 pounds lighter; still 20 from goal but I exercise regularly am pretty careful of what I eat and very happy I had the surgery again. I am a much better mother, wife and nurse now. Shame kept me from getting the surgery again sooner. Take care and good luck!

Well as of right now i have no way to get to my surgeon's office he is in wv and iam in ky . I just sent them email asking what i could do. I can't stand the protien drinks and that is probably part of the problem thank you for your support

I haven't run into that problem yet, but when I do, I'm planning to try the 5-day pouch test everybody's been doing. Have you considered that? It sounds like it's helped a lot of people.

I have not heard of the 5 day pouch test how does it work do you know?

If you'll scroll down you'll see lots of threads about it over the past couple of weeks. You can find lots if you Google too. Here's one site with some suggestions: http://livingafterwls.blogspot.com/2007/08/recipe-suggestion s-5-day-pouch-test.html