Hi guys. It's been a while since I've posted. I haven't had a lot of time and what little time I do have is spent on World of Warcraft. (I'm addicted :P) I'm a little over 2 months out of surgery and I gotta say, everything has went perfectly. I've lost close to 60 pounds and I'm finally under 300 pounds again. I'm looking better and more importantly, feeling better.

My only problem is, I no longer like food. Hardly anything appeals to me. I can eat pretty much anything, with the exception of really rich, sweet stuff, which gives me dumping syndrome. If you've never had that, OMG it sucks so bad. And there's the bread and pasta stuff, which if I eat that stuff, it feels like my pouch is going to burst coz it expands after I eat it. I try to take my vitamins every day, but I tend to foget a lot of times. I don't take the protien supplements, because honestly, I haven't had any problem in that area. I have energy, and my hair isn't falling out so I figure I'm good there.

I just need to find soemthing that I can eat and actually enjoy. It's like I have to force myself to eat. I get hungry, but nothing appeals to me, with the exception of a few things and I either can't afford to eat that stuff all the time (El Titanic Mexican in Belton - LOVE that place) or if it is something that I don't mind eating, I'll get sick of it after eating it all the time.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Glad I could help some, as for diet coke yeah it will eat away at your stomach lining sooner or later it will cause an ulcer in the weakend tissue. I smoke and I wished that was something I never started back after surgery.. It's a nasty habit..

I'm not much of a chocolate eater I'm a crackers and pb girl and live alot of times just on those.... You have done a great job and you're right things aren't so bad when we stop and think about how far we've come and all the health issues we've gotten rid of....


Stephie

Hi all,

I'm still alive and kicking, I've finally gotten weight back up and it's holding at 115. With the passing of my brother in Feb. I've changed a lot about myself..

One thing I've not done in the past that I'd like to do now, is thank you guys for telling me what's what when I really needed to be told the hard truth. I'm not online a lot these days due to still being layed off from my job and I've not been able to get to my support group in Spartanburg and I miss those ladies....

My eatting disorder is almost under control, and I'm learning to deal with my body image issues, I will be starting college May finally after putting it off and trying to get past my age of 42 and going back to school, but I'm going for RN hopefully I can make my major in Oncology or Bariatrics...

Well that's all I know that's changed so far except I got my tat to honor my brother Troy, he would have been 44 April.

So how is everyone come out Greenville group I know you're hanging around somewhere...

Miss you all

Good luck and hope everyone's journeys takes them to the highs they want and great success in the end...

Stephie

Thanks so much for letting me know that you experience this too. I wonder too if it has anything to do with the fact that I recently started drinking diet soda. I had avoided carbonation all together since the surgery but over the last few months have started enjoying diet coke quite a bit. Do you feel like an alien instead of a human? I mean, nothing is the same in our bodies anymore. I knew that going in I guess but it did not become really clear to me until afterwords. I am just tired of feeling bad all the time Mary. This was supposed to be a good change in my life!!!

I am 3 1/2 years out and experience some of the same things on occasion. I can eat a particular food  many times with no problems, then suddenly, out of the blue, it will cause dumping. I know it has everything to do with how our new system processes carbs and sugars and all I can figure out is that at certain times we don't process it right, maybe because we shouldn't be eating it, lol. It is so much like diabetic insulin reactions in the way it makes us feel, so I'm just guessing that is what it is. It seems very common place with a lot of RYN patients. Call your doctor if your really worried, but I bet they will tell you its all in what your eating.

Take Care!
Mary