Question:
Has anyone experinced their first dumping almost a year after WLS?

I have been having terrible episodes of it. My energy all of a sudden runs out, my heart starts racing and I feel the need to throw up.    — Gayle D. (posted on May 4, 2006)

May 4, 2006
Yes, I dumped at a little over a year out on DQ. For me I think it was because I was starting to push the envelope a little too much and eating too much trash.
   — ChristineB

May 4, 2006
Gayle, some people dump to a certain level indefinitely. I will be 3 years out in June. I NEVER "dumped" like most post-ops and never vomited. Instead, I had my own style of what I called dumping, which is a horrific pain on the left side of my upper tummy area where the T junction is, to the point that I thought I was going to need to be wheeled to the ER, lasting about 45 minutes of pure agony. That, my friend, even occurred three weeks ago. What did I dump on? I am not sure, I was having nothing crazy or out of the ordinary. My three friends who are also 3+ out, dump on a pretty regular basis WHEN eating things they should not. So, it is not surprising to see dumping at one year. I have not heard of any graduate who completely does not dump at all. Maybe we should post that and see if we get any responses. Missy (268/120).
   — Missy H.

May 4, 2006
I have aleways had a mild dumping, ick feeling. Just ONCE I ate a 25 cent brownie at a church festival and ended up home in bed for several hours, felt like I was dying. this occured at over 2 years out. Dont know what was in that tiny brownie but it sure tasted good and I paid the price. Interestingly I woke up feeling woonderful and had unlimited energy. spent the rest of the day working on a friends yard with a chainsaw. So yeah it can happen...
   — bob-haller

May 5, 2006
HOw long after food does it occur? I'm thinking it might be hypoglycemia vs dumping. The sudden part is what intrigues me
   — vitalady

May 8, 2006
I'm like Bob......have had a general icky feeling after some foods but never full fledged dumping until about two months ago. I have been very strick in avoiding sugar but for some reason on that day, my brains fell out and I ate an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Thought I was going to die and wanted to! Have not touched sugar since that day. I am 2 and 1/2 years out from surgery and that was my first real experience with dumping. I just got careless.
   — scbabe

May 10, 2006
I am 2.5 years post op, and once in awhile, I will eat to fast, eat the wrong thing, etc. and I dump. It always surprises me, but I am so thankful that my tool is still working. Once I get dune with the dumping, I am real careful for awhile.
   — cindy

May 16, 2006
I find if I eat meat or chicken too quickly and don't chew it properly or drink a milkshake too fast, it comes back up about ten minutes later after I get a 'weird feeling'. surprisng it is just the one thing not the whole meal!
   — elenav