Too Much Weight Gain..HELP!!

January 18, 2008

11:15 Hello everyone,

I have read many posts about weight, but they are mostly about the

people that have a hard time gaining. I have been a member of this

group for a long time now, and I used to be in that same boat, up

until about 9 months ago. At first I knew that it was good for me in

case I ever have to have surgery it would make my chance of survival

much better. They refuse to do anything invasive because of all the

scar tissue and damage they had to repair. For instance, my ureter

had to be re-routed when it was cut during my hysto surgery. Then

much of my upper bowel has been removed because of an obstruction

caused by adhesions. The doctors sent me home because they said Iwas

just drug seeking, and I had to have 2 ileostomies after emergency

surgery because my upper bowel blew up in 2 places.I have crap

doctors, and I have and continue look to find a doctor that will at

least do some tests and tell me what is truly going on inside of me,

but even after my trip to UofR, Strong Mem Hosp. in Rochester, NY, I

am still not getting the help I really need, I am working on it

though. In the meantime I am just doing the best I can.

FYI I also have Hep C, am 53, 5'5 " and have always weighed between

115-130, now I am 148lbs.

Now I know y'all are going to say ask the doc. That's why I gave a

bit of my history above. I just don't understand this rapid weight

gain! Like many of you I don't eat hardly anything, and I am always

sick to

my stomach. I am drinking a lot of milk, a LOT. This seems to

aggravate it the least of all things. In the last 9 -10 months I

have gained almost 35lbs. It is insane because nothing new has

changed, except I don't take oxycontins anymore, and I always

thought that bloated and backed me up! Now I just can't understand

what is causing the gain. Now mind you I am not some anorexic

worrying about getting fat, I am just worrying about why I am

steadily gaining. My friend that is a nurse said she felt it might

be my kidneys not functioning properly. I went to the doctor

Wednesday, would have been easier not even to mention it, that was a

waste of breath. While I continue on my quest for good doctor that

truly gives a crap, I would love to hear from as many people as

possible. I am asking all of you to just throw me a bone. I won't

take it as fact and trip out, but I just want to see if anyone has

even a slight clue of what it could be. I am not on

any new med's. I take a Lortab when I need something for pain, and

that is not often. Yes I have been through the bloat from opiates,

and I am aware of their ability to blow you up like a baloon. I also

take Prozac and have for many years, If anything I am taking less

drugs than ever. My sons are the last people on earth to hurt my

feelings, but both of them expressed much concern about my blowing

up. I gained 2lbs ovenight 2 days ago. I weight 148lbs and 10 months

ago I was doing the same things I do now and I weighed 116. As I

said I don't mind the weight gain, I am 53 years old and I have more

serious things to dwell on besides my " getting fat " . But now I am

feeling that this is not healthy anymore, could it possibly be a

sign of something else? I can't cut down on food, because as I said I

barely eat. Thanks for reading, The force be with you, Jana

M 1/18/2008

January 18, 2008