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I am 7+ years out. I don't know why it happens, but it happens to me as well. I rarely get hungry, but when I do, it manifests itself with nausea and dry heaves rather than tummy rumblings, for example. I eat 6 times a day, so, again, real hunger happens very rarely for me. It's weird, but you're not the only one.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
I would like to join the group I have regined so much weight. I have Kaiser so it is hard for them to check things out. I need to workout, eat right, and take my Vits
on 8/11/14 11:08 am - east falmouth, MA
Thanks I will try that, Just got some from Celebrate vitamins My doc did give me an rx for a 2 week regieme but it did not help Now trying the fast melt from celebrate and hopefully it will help noex will try vitalady if it does not work Soooo weak it's scary sometimes thanks
Hi all, I am 5 years post op. I originally lost over 100 lbs. and have maintained a 70 lb weight loss. About 3 months ago I started getting very nauseated and gagging when I am hungry (which seems to be every couple of hours). I think if I were able to vomit (haven't been able to since surgery), I would. Has anyone else experienced this and do you know why after this long would this start? By the way I had the Roux-en-y.
The surgeons where I am who do revisions (many do not), and the one surgeon for which I work part time who does some revisions, want to know what changed that is at the root of the weight gain before they will consider any kind of revision because a revision might not solve the problem.
It varies a lot by physician, of course, but based on the doctors I know: if you have truly not changed your eating or exercise habits (some doctors ask for food and activity logs, others don't bother), the doctor will want to do some lab work and will probably want to do an EGD. The lab work will help determine whether there are other things (thyroid or estrogen levels, for example) that might be contributing to the weight gain, and the scope will allow him/her to see what your pouch and stoma look like to know if either one of them is enlarged beyond what would be expected at 6 years out (and whether there is anything that can be done to address it if they are... the stoma tightening procedures are notoriously UNsuccessful).
Also, it is not just a question of the surgeon agreeing to do the surgery, but also of the insurance company approving it. The insurance company will want evidence that there is some type of "mechanical" failure and that a revision will address the problem.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Do you not understand that we are trying to tell you that you need to know more than just that your Vit D and calcium levels are within the "normal" range, AND that your physician may have not tested everything (s)he should have?
Many good physicians know very little about vitamins and nutrition. Many have no clue that your serum calcium level, for example, tells you nothing except that if you aren't getting enough calcium from food and supplements, your body is successfully pulling the calcium it needs out of your bones. Many have no idea how Vit D, calcium, and PTH levels are all required to get a full picture of what is going on. Your doctor may or may not, but I am concerned that you are so quick to say that your labs are all fine and appear to be very dismissive of people trying to tell you that if you were otherwise healthy, you would NOT be breaking a rib just by bending over. As Val pointed out, you now have far LESS pressure on your ribs than you did before you lost weight, so what you are saying just makes no sense unless there is something causing your bones to be so brittle.
Or do you just want people to accept this story and lie to you and tell you that surely your insurance company will agree that the problem is some excess skin and approve the plastic surgery you want?
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Does your doctor test your PTH? Many don't, and without that it is difficult to say that your labs are "fine".
Clearly there is something wrong, and it is NOT just some excess skin!
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Sorry to hear you're struggling. I know several docs offer interventions that are not what would be considered full revisions. One is sclerotherapy, where a sclerosing (sp?) (scarring) agent is injected into the pouch's exit, thereby tightening it to early post-op specs. I had it done 3x as the first 2 didn't take. the 3rd resulted in a 25lb loss of 30 i'd regained. unfortunately it didnt last with me, and after about 2 years i'm looking into a repeat or another revision. Im at 30 lbs over again, myself.
Dr Joseph Kuhn performed mine, but he recently passed away. If you are interested, try his partner, Dr. Henke for a reference in your area. We are in Dallas.
This was about 5 years ago and it was very new then; they may have fine tuned it or come up with a better solution. They were very on top of new procedures and ideas for re-gain without revision surgery so they might be a good place to start.
Hi there Kathy! I have joined the group but there doesn't seem to be much going on in the group. A lot of members but not many replies/discussions, etc. Am I in the right place?? OH is a lot different and looks different than it used to. It may just be a navigational issue on my part? Thank you.
Hi Lillabee, first, congratulations on your baby! Also, congratulations on getting approval for your revision! Don't fret, the revision will give you the kick start for your loss. I "found" 40 of the nearly 167 lbs I had lost and trying really hard to lose them again by next April.
Try to get back to 'basics", get yourself on a sensible liquid diet pre-surgery in preparation, which you will need to be on post-surgery. You will loose, as soon as those few pounds start coming off and they WILL, that will be the best encouragement you can get and keep you on track.
Good luck, your "new" day is almost here!
