William (Bill) wmil

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Just 6 short months ago I had RNY Surgery.  I only had one diet last this long, and that was because I went to a Doctor and was hypnotize, and live for 6 months on Liquid Protein. I was in my early thirties, and the diet worked, but at the 6 month point, I was anemic and had to come off the Liquid Protein, as several people on the same diet and died in less then the 6 months that I had been on liquid protein.  It was a red liquid and tasted awful.  The was no transaction period, and despite the fact I had lost 100 lbs back then, I gained 40 lbs in the first third days off the diet.  I tried some other diets, but the weight just keep coming back, and in 8 months I weight 15 lbs more then before I started on the diet.

Well it has been 6 months and this is the first diet that I have learned to eat healthily on.  More importantly, I only take one drug today that I took 6 months ago, and that is for thyroid.  All my diabetic, high blood pressure and cholesterol drugs are long gone, and my blood readings prove that after having Diabetes for 25 years, I no longer have it as my A1C is 5.6, which is that of a normal person.  My Blood Pressure is now 100/55 and my total colestroal is 95!

I had a very close friend I knew for years and watched his kids grow up, but at 58, we lost him to the Diabetes when his kidneys failed and he was to heavy to be able to get on a transplant list.  He had joined me on the Liquid Protein diet and he too had to come off of it, but if this kind of surgery had been there for use 30 years ago, he could still be with us today.  He oldest daughter last year had Lab Band Surgery and has lost nearly all her excess weight.  She has the same determination and comparativeness that her dad always had.  I am glad she was able to learn from his lifestyle and strive to change herself while she was in her thirties.

I have continued to study and learn about the benifets and issues of this kind of surgery.  I have a lot of great people that have had or are planning to have the same surgery that I write daily.  The support is there for anyone that wants to learn more and make their own choice from the many option available today, for those that have failed repeatedly on diets.  One thing I have learned over the years is after each diet, the next one is harder to lose on.  Your body is prepared for you to try it again, and it is just a little smarter in not giving up the weight each and every time you try a new diet.  That is true of this surgery as well.  I have hit many plateaus, and I have kept accurate records day to day on my weight differences.  It some times will more up, but it has never been much more than ½ pound, but when it go into a plateau stage, that some times use to last a week, it can often today hang in there at the same weight for three weeks.  During this long of period for a person dieting would bring discouragement and they often would give up, but there is no giving up with RNY Weight loss surgery.  You can not just start eating more, because you have a pouch that is no larger than a man’s thumb.  You can not eat carbohydrates, sugar or fat, or I should say you can eat it, but because the first third of your small intestine is disconnected with your stomach, and they carry only stomach acid to the last third of the small intestine where they were reconnected to, there is no way to process these foods.  Most likely an RNY patient would just get sick, and if you know that something caused you to get sick, you will not do it too often.  You have to just keep eating three ounces of lean meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, and low fat dairy despite the fact you body has stopped losing.  You also have to keep up with Bariatric vitamins and minerals to supply what your body needs to stay healthy.  Considering the amount of drugs I took, these few vitamins and minerals are a welcome change to a lifestyle of taking one pill to correct the effects of the previous drug.

I have also found from studies that overweight people that have surgery, often trade one addition for another, so while they many adapt a healthy life style in regards to food, they can start drinking, gambling or adapt some other addiction.  I also learned first hand that weight loss can create mode swings, and effect the amount of patience you have with others, and yourself, or allow you to be emotional, even over something as simple as a film or TV movie.

I want to say a special thanks for all the great friends that I have that have been so supportive of my efforts, and who have understood that I am trying to maintain the same social lifestyle I had previously without eating and drinking my way back up the scale, and to all the new friends I have met on the this and other web sites.  Each of you brings something special to the table and we learn so much by sharing our experiences with each other.  

I have tried to give you the content from  the past 4 months that I have not been able to find the time to communicate during that period, and I look forward to containing to communicate with as many as I can one on one each and every day as we make this journey

It was just a matter of time before I experienced some of the charming side effects that go with this surgery.  Friday night was my first “dumping episode” and the last few days I have had relentless mood swings.  I do not recommend anyone having this surgery and the mood swings that go along with it to watch the Disney Movie Bridge to Terabithia!  You would have thought that was my daughter and I was right there when she died!  Now I understand menopause much better, as it's been impossible to controll my emotions sometimes!  

The good news is my weight is down to 303 and I'm feeling great otherwise.  In just a few days I'll cross over to the two hundreds!