Question:
Will I gain the weight back
I am 6 months post-op, with open RNY, and have lost 96 lbs. and feel great and I think that I look good or should I say better. Everyone I have told about the surgery, has a tale to tell me that in the years to come I will gain it back because of either overeating or stomach streatching, I sure don't want to gain this weitht back. Is it really that easy to gain back, I do watch what I eat. I hope that this is not a trick for a year or so, and then later to be back to the same FAT me. Thanks for you answers... D — lyn L. (posted on October 7, 2001)
October 7, 2001
When I was pregnant with my first child there were certain people who LOVED
to tell me horror stories about women who died in child birth or had
deformed babies. Those people unfortunatly exist and like to rain on the
parades of others. Past surgery was different , what type of surgery are
they talking about? Do they know these people personally? Can they point
them out to you? Do as you are told by the doctors and nutritionalists , go
to support group, you will be fine. I met a woman 15 years post op who has
kept off all but 25 lbs or so , when she goes up she goes to weight
watchers. 25lbs is nothing compaired too the 150 she lost all those years
ago. And she is always sucessful in getting those lbs off, she looks great
, and even when I met her with those 25 extra lbs she looked great to me.
— Rose A.
October 7, 2001
These people are probably talking about someone who had the surgery many
years ago before it was improved. Some people are just so negative. You
are doing great!!!!!!!!! Like the previous poster said, follow your
surgeons advice. You are doing terrific. Wow, 96 lbs in 6 months. Enjoy
your new body.
— Terri A.
October 7, 2001
There are things you can do to enhance your chances for success, and things
you can do to stretch your pouch or otherwise go downhill. 10 years ago, 20
years ago, there WAS no help. Even if they had a reasonably good surgery
done right, they had no coaching to help them along. THEY didn't fail, but
their tool failed because it was incomplete. There are better options
today.
— vitalady
October 7, 2001
Dont you just love some of the negativity? Some did, some didnt. My
mother had this surgery done in 1976. She is now wearing a 14. I call
that a big success.
— RebeccaP
October 7, 2001
You are doing fantastic!!! I don't want to hear about people and their
"tall tales" either. I'm RNY open, 9 mos. and minus 89 lbs. In
the last week it seems like there has been a surge of these "gained
all the weight back" scares.
I know it can happen, but geez, I wish they would just keep quiet.
— Betty Todd
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