Re: So what happens after a few years, anyway?

December 15, 2003

You can gain back some weight if you eat continually and if they are the

wrong, old junk food like before. This surgery gives us a great beginning where

we

cannot eat that much at first and you are basically forced into dieting but

you don't really feel real hunger, maybe in your head at first, and then at

about 12 months or so your pouch has stretched a little where you can eat a

little more per sitting but not much more. It seems the pouch will empty out

quicker so you may get into a bad snacking habit, don't get into that habit

though,

eat healthy snacks... I am 14 months postop and currently 8 weeks pregnant and

I still do not have a gigantic appetite so I have to eat a couple extra small

snacks a day, like fruit or something else good Good Luck with your

surgery and enjoy your new life:)

ROBIN, NEW YORK

AGE-41

OPEN RNY

OCT. 18TH, 2002

DR. EDWARD HIXSON

SARANAC LAKE, NY

378/246/170???

132 LBS GONE FOREVER : )

What a GREAT feeling : )

Just found out I am pregnant-

Due July 27th, 2004

December 15, 2003

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I had my surgery 7/2/01 and neither I nor the many people I have met have gained

all their weight back, but I do know that most of us have experienced putting on

weight again, some as much as 50lbs. All of these people put on weight because

they were eating things that they knew they were not supposed to eat. It is

possible to put on weight with the RNY surgery when you graze all day long on

high calorie foods. Though when you are learning about the surgery they talk

about dumping and that you will not be able to eat sweets and high fat foods,

but everyone I know personally can eat at least some sweets and high fat foods

so you can't rely on dumping as a control tool. Now everyone I know who has put

on weight by eating the wrong things (me personally 40lbs) has lost it when they

got back on track and started following the guidelines once again, (me

personally didn't have any problem losing it all again thank God!). You must

remember that this surgery is a TOOL, it is not the solution. I also did this

to help me be able to conceive and I'm happy to report that I am 21 weeks

pregnant and so far everything is going just fine. Good luck on your

journey!

Axelrod

So what happens after a few years, anyway?

I'm so happy to have found this group - I'm 38 and something over 300

pounds, and I'm considering WLS primarily because I want to become

pregnant soon. Don't have much time left for that at my age!

So I'm wondering, for those of you who had surgery a few years ago:

is it true in your experience that most WLS patients gain the weight

back eventually, as I've read? (I'm just starting my research, so I

haven't checked this out carefully yet.) It's hard for me to imagine

how someone with a tiny stomach COULD gain a hundred pounds or more

back, but I keep running into this statement, and I'm wondering...

Thanks for any info you all can point me to!

December 15, 2003

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This isn't the question, but Just thought I'd share my thoughts!! LOL! If

your considering surgery and are in a rush to get pregnant, I'd STRONGLY

suggest the lap band that they can adjust when you get pregnant.. Just my

..02 I can't answer your other question.. I'm not yet a year out..

JenNY