No panic yet....

I've gained 15lbs over the last year. I had surgery at Duke Univ hospital in 2001. Things were going GREAT and I could feel my pants getting tight. I went to my physician for a regular check-up, and found out I gained the weight. I'm not in panic mode YET, but i'm like everyone else on here, I don't want to go back to 420. My physician said he's heard that if there is a weight gain after being steady for a long time,there may be a problem with the stoma? First, what is a stoma? Second,I now live in Ga.,and can't find a surgeon to see me. The last surgeons office I talked to,said I may need to go back to Duke to have the pouch checked. All I could think at that point was "what if I moved to the west coast?" Like I said,I'm not in panic mode yet, mostly because I've retrained myself to eat. The most fat I take at one time is 5grams. I eat no high fat foods at all. Thanks,and any help is greatly appreciated.

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