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I know what you mean...I used to be very active, but the drama on all of the boards got to me, so I left.  Now, I really don't identify with the "gastric girl" mentality.  I am me, all 150 lbs of glorious me.  Frankly, it is rare that I even think about the surgery (unless, of course, I am lured by a luscious bit of sweet mana from heaven, shove it down my gullet, and am *****slapped by the gastro-gods). 

I am thankful for the surgery, but it no longer defines me.  I define me, and my definition is FABULOUS!!!  LOL

Hey Mama!  I haven't been here in YEARS...I rec'd a photo comment, so I had to stop by and see what that was all about.  While I was here, I figured I would stop in and say howdy to everyone!

As for me, I am maintaining, but my body is settling, heading south, lol.  Thank god for spandex to keep all the shimmies and shakes contained, hahaha

How YOU doin'???

Oh my goodness! We have the same name and surgery anniversary! Mine was April 23, 2004. I had the open RNY. I am needing support as well. I feel "forgotten" in the WLS world as techniques have changed, etc. I am 6 feet tall and was 320 and now 160. I had regained about 30 pounds myself about 2 years ago, but some of that was being misdiganosed with a mood disorder where the meds packed on the pounds no matter what I ate. It turned out it was my thyroid which I had removed 1 year ago. I am struggling with reactive hypoglygemia which resulted in a seizure about 1 month ago. I make sure my blood sugar is above 70 and eat every 2 hours making sure I have a protein with everything I eat and cutting out as much sugar as I can. Plus i got lazy about my required vitamins where I would down them all at one sitting which wasn't the right way, so I got back on spreading them out throughout the day. I live in North Dakota which is very cold so I become more sedentary in the winter. Walking is my main source of exercise although yoga has helped me a lot with my anxiety with all of my stress in my life. Hold old are you? I'm 43. I was married 18 years and have 2 kids. Kathryn is 19 and Zander is 14. I divorced my husband 5 years ago, so that's 2 years after my surgery. He blames the surgery for the demise of  the marriage. Perhaps it was, but I feel like my old self again and I saw that there was more to life than him who was controlling and manipulating me and being so fat I had no self esteem and felt no one else would want me. Now, my kids have chosen him over me, so I rarely see them which has caused alot of pain and guilt on me. I look forward to hearing from you and learning more about someone with the same name and so many other similarities. If you'd like to email me directly instead of this site, you can contact me at jenniferanderson@cableone.net   Thanks! Jennifer

Today is the 7^th anniversary of my surgery. All I can say is WOW…. I began this journey at a high weight of 500lbs and today I vary from 265 to 290. I am 6’-5”; I wore a size 22” – 24” shirt and 60”-62 “ pants. Today I wear a 16 ½ to 17 ½ shirt and a 42” pair of pants. I am off all blood pressure pills and gave up the CPAP machine the day of surgery.      I was recently looking at pictures of myself from 8 -10 years ago and I see a man that gave the appearance of a happy well balanced individual on the outside but on the inside was a miserable individual who had no motivation to go through life.   I hated to go out to eat because I could not fit in the booths and knew everything I ordered was being scrutinized by the waitress and those around me; I would not go to movie theaters as the seats were too narrow for me to fit; I had to drive only certain vehicles as they were the only ones I could fit in; and airplanes, forget it, I was not going to submit myself to the ridicule of getting on a plane. Going to a Doctor, who did not understand this disease, only meant I was going to be told this was all my fault and there was nothing he could do to help me. My family would tell me of all of the adventures they were experiencing and I tried to show how happy I was for them, but inside I wanted to experience the fun, and joy with them. I knew I was cheating them out of having Dad with them.   Then I met a Doctor that introduced me the WLS. He understood the emotions and the physical trauma I was experiencing. He also told me that if I did not do something he would not be surprised if I was not here in 5 years. I began to research all of the options and after 2 years of research decided the DS was best for me. I researched and decided on the surgeon who would change my life. And change, it did.   Today I have the life I dreamed about 7 years ago. My wife and I go on trips all over the United States. In fact we recently flew to NYC for a week where we walked almost all day everyday. I would never have seen NYC if not for the DS. I have 3 great children and this past year I was blessed with my first Granddaughter. If it had not been for the DS I would have never met her. I look forward to getting out of bed each day and seeing what today is going to offer. I know if I had not had this life changing surgery I would not be able to experience the day so, I do not take any day for granted. They are all a gift.   This is a horrible disease and only those suffering from this disease can understand just how bad it is. I made a commitment that I would never forget how my life use to be and I would always be available to help others suffering in silence with this disease. There are times when I just want to go sit down with someone I see at the mall and tell them there is help for there situation, but then I think about how I would have felt if that had happened to me. I still lurk around on this site 3 or 4 times a month but I seldom post. If anyone has any questions, or there is some way I can help in your decision process, please contact me.   To anyone that is considering this I suggest you don’t take anyone else’s opinion or research, but instead do your own, get comfortable with your decision, and then never look back. I pray it will be as great of a decision for you as it was for me. Be Blessed.

 I gained 55 in 2006, and 15-20 a couple times since then. 

It happens.

I'm petrified.  I've not been here for quite some time.  So long, I had to create a new account! 

I've gained back about 40 lbs due to a medication I took for about six months.  Now I'm dumping regardless of what I eat.  I'm so scared.

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Did you have it?

 6 yrs later and a baby in the last year!!!! Size 6........God is good 

Has anyone heard of this.  It's supposed to make your pouch smaller again

I am 70 lbs lighter and still doing good, best thing I ever did...