Hi Julia Sorry to hear about your pain! Hope they make you better soon. Are you from Windsor? I am Canadian too, but live in Ohio now. So glad I did not have to go through OHIP for my surgery. Shelly

Just wondered if anyone else has had this. I have gotten these terrible abdominal pains since about 4 or 5 months out. They occur mostly at night and were once in a while but now it is more often than not. Also they last longer, from 1am into the next day. I have gone to my Dr. (gp) and he says keep my bowels regular and I have a hernia near my belly buttom (large). Thing is, is all this pain just from the hernia? How long does dumping last and how soon does it come on after eating? I am booked to see surgeon but can not get in for consult until June 25th (in Canada we wait forever). Any suggestions would be appreciated! I am seeing my wls surgeon on Monday in Ypsilanti, Michigan so hopefully he will add insight into the situation. I am getting tired of hugging the heating pad every night and burning my belly Hope everyone else is doing well. Congratulations to everyone on making it through their first year. Julia P

Long time no see and congrats...yes this year will be one of maintaining or tweeking our bodies to get firmer and stronger. You..well all of us...even the lurkers who do not comment much have done great this past year. And as weuse our "tool" to the best of our abilities we will continue to be success stories and not in a negative way the way the media portrays us. Thanks to everyone here who has helped me along this journey. In His love, Joan M

Jeanne, I know what you mean about gaining and losing the same four lbs since January. I was doing that too, until last week. I finally broke the spell, but dont know how. I lost 3 lbs last week. Yea. You will too, just keep up the exercise and get in as much liquid as you can. Keep us posted. Great job you have done. Kathleen

Happy anniversary you look great