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My opnion is that if WLS worked long term it would be an excellent thing. I am sure for some it has been sucessful but I know there are a lot of people out there just like me that it has not been. It needs to be perfected in my opnion. The surgeon who did my RnY doesn't even perform that surgery any longer. I think that speaks volumes. It fails long term for to many people. It is not worth altering your body if the surgery itself does not hold up long term.
 

I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Currently about 20 pounds over weight. Eating less moving more. Still learning to love myself. Tired of focusing my energy around what a scale says. My life is worth so much more. If all people see is fat when they look at me then I don't want them in my life anyway. Their loss really.

I am so sick now. I wish I would have never had gastric bypass surgery. Some days I just pray that I can still walk. I miss playing with my little 3 year old boy. It hurts to hold my 4 month old baby in my arms. Some days I think if I died it might be a blessing. The pain is just so horrible. I miss working in my salon. My clients are very special friends and I miss them. It stinks to be practically crippled like this. It is hard for our family to now survive on one income since I can't work. Also I am self employeed so I have no workers comp or unemployment help. Now that I am so ill the great folks at Kaiser have finally started to take some action to help me. I am seeing a rhematoidologist(sp?) and have an appointment to see a gastrologist FINALLY! Guess they are afraid my family will sue if I do die or something. I have been asking for a referral for years. I am getting iron infusions through IV. I probably have fibromyalgia according to my doctor. He said 33% of WLS patients that have had a surgery that makes you malabsorb get autoimmune diseases. Guess I am part of that group, lucky me. Please keep me in your prayers everyone that reads this.

I am so excited. The rotten GP I had at Kaiser went on unexpected leave and I was given a new GP. She drastically increased my iron supplements to 325 mg 4 times a day. Yeahhhhh!!!! My iron level is now a little high...lol. I am feeling so much better. I have cut back on the iron now. It is great news because I am expecting baby number 2 in April. 

After giving birth my plans are to try to have my surgery revised. I am still 40 pounds over weight. I am trying so hard to lose it. I know something is not right. I think I am going to try to self pay. It seems like the only solution. I am very interested in the lap band procedure.