I need some help!!!

hello all, sorry i havn't been on much just a lurker cause i have been so busy with my new job that i love so much but the darn thing takes alot out of me every day but most important i am truley happy.. ok the bad thing or question i need answered!!! for those of you who dont know me i had my wls in oct 2005 i got down to my lowest of 130 lbs and tend to go up and down between 135 and 142 depending on the time of day. however my stomach sticks out like im 5 months prego. it has never done this before it started about 2 or 3 months ago. i just cant figure it out i had to change pants sizes from a 4 to a 6 or sometimes 8 because of my belly. just a side note last summer i weight about 149 and 147 more than i do now and my belly did not stick out like this. please somebody help!!! : let me know if this has happened to anyone else. this whole thing is starting to make me very depressed. i think i had wls and lost all this weight to look 5 months prego???? i look terrible.. you look at me and im thin and then bam my big belly is just there sticking out powww!! thank you all for letting me vent!! any and all suggestions are welcomed. Holly

YOU'RE JUST WEIRD!! J

Maybe you are prego!!!! just kiddin and you being depressed depresses me if I were at your size and looked as good as you I wouldnt care about my belly go to thr DR br sure there is nothing serious going on and wear loose fittin clothes. You look just beautiful you need to stop.

Hey Holly! Good to see you and I agree with Melinda, you are beautiful. Could it be a hernia maybe? I would definitely get it checked out with my dr. I know what you mean though. I have noticed lately that my abdomen area seems to be poking out a bit more than it was before, I don't have pain or anything, just a puffy belly. Courtney

This is a long shot but I was getting a new ID badge last Monday and the lady making my badge noticed my weight on my old ID was 385 and my new weight was 246. Turns out she had WLS (lap RNY) 18 months previous and had done really well (showed me a picture) but had started swelling and then putting on weight, 60 lbs worth before the doctors discovered some kind of bacterial infection, or something like that, in her old pouch that had caused it to swell and scar tissue was growing. She has been treated with antibiotics and after three months is losing weight again. Hope this isn't what is happening to any of you but thought it might be worth getting checked by your surgeoj or PCP doctor. This lady had her surgery at MCV in Richmond VA. Never heard of anything like this before. Hope you get it figured out and resolved. A poking-out stomach (no matter how much is visible or pyschological) at this point, is a real kick-in-the-head. If you get a diagnosis, sharing would be appreciated so we can all beware. Joe

Hey Holly, You should also make an appointment with your gyno. You may have some girlie issues going. But I do have to say... If I wore a size 4 or a 6, I would be jumping for joy But seriously, you should have it checked out with a dr. soon...... Tootles Cathy