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Pancreatitis - Hi,  It's been awhile since I've been here. I have been doing pretty well following RNY almost three years ago. No major complications to speak of and sadly was one of the p...

Weight gain... - Well, here is the deal. January was my year anniversary having surgery. I weighed 240. Having a long winter and bad habits creeping back in....my weight right now is 259. Yes, I...

Joint Pain! A couple lab markers high.... -  Well tomorrow celebrates my 3rd month out from surgery. I have so much energy most day that it is unreal to me. I have been walking and getting so much needed housework done. I do...

Blood pressure/ Pulse questions.... -  Hello--  I have been feeling so many body aches for the last week or so. I was told that the body tends to ache sometimes after surgery and during weight loss. Also I had t...

Weight stall so soon??? - I had surgery on Jan 24th. I weight 349 just before surgery. After surgery I weight 353? I think that's what it was.  My first week home I had a burst of energy and was all over...

Too much water? -  Hi,  I am about three weeks out. Since I was in the hospital and had the upper GI and was cleared that there were no leaks. I have had no trouble with fluids. People had alw...

Is it cold in here? - I'm only a little over two weeks out and this is a question that now comes up really often in our house now. Is it cold for everyone that has surgery? How do you deal with it? ...

How I define "overwhelmed". -   I had the gastric bypass @ 10:15am. January 24th, 2012. the surgery, I was told, went well. I was very nervous/excited to get in the OR and get it over. It happened so fast and I...

Today is the day. - We got a call and I was told that my surgeon had again changed his schedule. Now, I had to be at the hospital much earlier. So, I'm in a hotel with my husband in Minneaolis so we c...

Humor Helps! -  I find the most comfort from humor and laughter when I feel anxious. I suspect I will be a joke machine for quite awhile. I found this online and wanted to share it. It made me sm...

It's almost time and am terrified! -  My surgery is thirteen days away. I find that as each day passes I have moments of severe anxiety about the surgery. My IBS is off the charts and I have nausea and tension to burn...

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I'm ready! But, I have one final concern. - Hello- I made the decision to postpone my surgery that was scheduled in Nov. I had far too many concerns and questions to be comfortable proceeding at that time. Having enjoyed ...

When you know you are powerless.... -  My original reasons for not having surgery were many. I had doubts, many questions, far too many worries. Did I want to Cancel the surgery ? I wasn't sure. I got a call from the s...

An informed decision made. - Hello- I want to thank all of the people who were so supportive during my time of indecision. I had a surgery date set for Feb 16th. All lights were green and I was set to go. H...

To have or Not to have?? -  Well, I was nervous about  weigh in day and still had some doubts about surgery. I had pretty much reached my goal weight. I wasn't too focused on the scale because I didn't want ...

Weigh In Day!! -  It's 3:30 AM. Yesterday was a big day. I weighed in @ the docs office. I was stunned. I had dieted and cut back on portions since I found out in oct. that I still had 6 pounds to ...

Looking forward..... - We had a very uneventful Halloween.  I have been very nervous about the upcoming surgery. The time is coming closer. I have my weigh in appt. on Nov. 8th. Odd that I was thinking a...

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Entrance to our driveway. Just the start of the endless decorations...

If I remember right this was a week after I HAD to buy the new scale...