What doe this mean?

Ok, Back in November I started gaining some weight back,well by May it totaled 30lbs.But now I have kept it steady for a couple of months.Now my question is they did a bunch of testing to figure out the cause of the weight gain but nothing and my pouch is working fine.But the whole time my surgeon kept asking me if I was still feeling full and I thought I was but just recently I have figured out that I am not.Why does he keep asking that does that mean there could be a problem,I need to know before I have a nervous breakdown.Please help if you can!!! Candi Oh and I am almost 2 years out,and I still do not understand everything!!!

Candi, Were you transected with your surgery? I know when I started to gain weight and was ravenous all the time I thought I was going to be the one person the surgery didn't work for. Turned out I had a staple line disruption and my food was going through two openings in my stomach and down two intestinal tracks. I was back at full capacity just as I had been before surgery. My first question when I see someone who's gaining is whether or not they might have a staple line disruption as well. DD --- who doesn't understand a lot of things either!

Hey Candi, Has your surgeon offered to do a scope for you? I am curious about the question too. Maybe he is looking for signs that your stoma opening has stretched, allowing food to pass through quicker? I can eat so much more than I think I should, and maybe this is why.. not sure. I'm seeing a new surgeon at the end of the month to evaluate things, and see if all is intact. I really think my surgery is intact, and its just my capacity is greater, along with not making the best possible choices all the time. We'll see. I still get the uncomfy feeling if I take that bite too many, just the bites preceeding that one too many are greater. I still get the mild dumping if I have way too many carbs, and still get uncomfy when I eat and drink together. Maybe nutritional counseling, as my PCP suggested. Then again, I am thinking maybe more on the line of regular counseling with someone who is WLS educated. I know nutritionally what I should do, but dont make the best choices, and still have the mindset I did when obese. Instant gratification, grazing etc. Believe me, I'm almost 4 years out and still don't understand everything either. Don't think I ever will LOL Wendy

I don't think any of us (even surgeons) understand everything about WLS, but we keep plugging away at it. Please accept this comment in the positive light in which I send it. It's OK not to feel full at all or for long. The important thing is getting in as many calories as your body expends, but no more. Almost all naturally thin people I've ever talked to say they stay that way by not worrying about feeling full, but eating only what they need. I know that we hope (and its true for many) that we won't sense hunger like we think we used to, but overtime, our bodies figure out what we did and it's back to sendsng hunger! For me, the trick is eating a really well balanced meal that has a variety of flavors and textures and densities. I definitely include some carbs and fats but they aren't the majority of my calories. I also keep the calories pretty low (1200-1500/day). Some days I do feel hungry a lot and other days I don't. But the key is not feeding that feeling. I also drink only water as a beverage most of the time and I drink at least 72 ounces a day, I do have a cup of coffee very occasionally. WLS is hard work from the time we decided to pursue it and for the rest of our lives. There are no guarantees, just a pretty good tool. I hope you can figure out what's going on, but if it is nothing that doctor can help surgically, please know that you can conquer this with your own power; you have it within you. And it is worth the effort. Ann -140 21 months at goal (with tons of hard work)