Thank you so much for your answers!!!!!!!!!! I am fine so far so good!!! I think I just got "lucky"! I won't be trying it again anytime soon as it gave me an awful fright. I have been absent from the board so much because I am practically working night and day! I miss reading and keeping in touch with everyone!!! Rita

Hi Lori, I had surgery on March 21st too! I started at 243 and am at 218 right now. Congrats to you on your terrific weightloss so far! That's awesome! I had a two week plateau that started at the beginning of my 2nd week post-op. I had lost 20 pounds already when it started, then I didn't lose another thing until Wednesday of last week. Since then I have lost about a pound per day. I am hoping it continues for a while. During the time that I wasn't losing weight, I did lose inches. So make sure that you take measurements so that you can have that to hang onto during the inevitable stalls. Like so many others told me when I complained about my plateau, we didn't gain all this weight overnight - so it's no going away overnight either. I had just increased my exercise and upped my protein and calorie intake to hit the 600 calorie mark that my doc recommended when I started losing again. I am also making sure to measure everything and record every little thing that goes in my mouth so that I know I am not getting too much or too little. You will lose again if you are following the rules that your surgeon outlined, I am sure. Make sure to get plenty of water everyday too! Good luck, Robin

Thanks Robin I am have been racking my brain and cant think of anything I have changed. sorta crazy stuff all this itching going on! And to top it off I havent lost any more weight the past 3 days! Now what is up with that? Good heavens I dont eat enough to feed a bird! Not that I did eat much before I am one of those oh yeah I havent eaten all day obese people! Yet for the past 8 months I had been doing much better at eating. I guess I have the constitution of a cave woman! I could eat only once every 3 months and still have meat on my bones! Juanita

Hi all, I'm new to the board and had my RNY - Laproscopic surgery on 3/21. :-) I weighed 235 pre-op and have lost 26-27 lbs so far but for the past week have flip/flopped every day. I lose a pound one day, gain a pound the next, lose a 1.5 lbs the next day and then gain 2 lbs the next. I just keep hovering at 26-27 lbs. :-S It's getting really depressing. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. The muscle spasms are almost gone so I should be able to really start exercising -- well when it stops raining in a few days. The muscle spasms were the worse and I'm happy that they are not bothing me as much any more. I've had only 2 bouts of nausea and vomiting so I consider myself very lucky. I've been drinking my protein powder shake - well almost every morning. It gives me lots of energy and I can tell the days when I don't drink it -- I feel so sluggish. At least it tastes like a chocolate milk shake. Thank you all for the advice and support. --Lori

Are you taking any new medications since surgery? You could possibly be allergic to one of them if you are. That must be miserable! I feel for you! I hope you figure out the source of the problem soon and get it takwn care of! Good luck, Robin