Hi, everybody! I'm new and I'm HURTING!

[Guest guest]

My name is Peggy and I had a laparoscopic Roux-n-Y done at St.

's hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, on October 31, 2001, by Dr.

Val Andrei (phew!). My starting weight was 303. In the first 3

months, I lost 53 lbs. On the first day of my 4th post-op month, I

woke up with a huge appetite AND capacity! I've done nothing but

struggle since then and now, at 1 year and 3 months, post-op, I'm

rapidly gaining weight.....up 13 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Dr. A.

ordered no follow-up tests and suggested that I just " suck up and

deal " by dieting and exercising. I was more than willing but was just

not able. A friend of mine refused to let me go " quietly into the

night " and convinced me to get a second opinion. The new surgeon

insisted I get an upper GI and an endoscopy and insisted he be shown

the films, not just be sent the report. I got the shock of a

lifetime when the results came back that the surgical result is

picture perfect! The stoma is exactly the right size and everything

is just as it should be when the surgery has been done correctly.

With this huge appetite and capacity, I have no distressing

symptoms: I do NOT throw up, I do NOT have diarrhea and I do NOT

have ANY pain or discomfort of any kind. When I asked how this could

be possible, he shrugged his shoulders and replied, " some people can

eat through the surgery! " This doctor told me the only thing he

could do is perform a revision, disconnecting the intestine and

reattaching it much further down, making my " proximal " a " super

distal " . My girlfriend thinks I should have a duodenal switch done,

but my doctor feels that it's dangerous to mess with TOTALLY changing

procedures.

Do any of you have any experience with this or have any

recommendations? THANK GOD you exist! And THANK YOU in advance for

ANY help you may give me. Please send your response to my regular e-

mail address which is And HAPPY VALENTINES

DAY TO ALL!!!!!

[Guest guest]

My name is Peggy and I had a laparoscopic Roux-n-Y done at St.

's hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, on October 31, 2001, by Dr.

Val Andrei (phew!). My starting weight was 303. In the first 3

months, I lost 53 lbs. On the first day of my 4th post-op month, I

woke up with a huge appetite AND capacity! I've done nothing but

struggle since then and now, at 1 year and 3 months, post-op, I'm

rapidly gaining weight.....up 13 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Dr. A.

ordered no follow-up tests and suggested that I just " suck up and

deal " by dieting and exercising. I was more than willing but was just

not able. A friend of mine refused to let me go " quietly into the

night " and convinced me to get a second opinion. The new surgeon

insisted I get an upper GI and an endoscopy and insisted he be shown

the films, not just be sent the report. I got the shock of a

lifetime when the results came back that the surgical result is

picture perfect! The stoma is exactly the right size and everything

is just as it should be when the surgery has been done correctly.

With this huge appetite and capacity, I have no distressing

symptoms: I do NOT throw up, I do NOT have diarrhea and I do NOT

have ANY pain or discomfort of any kind. When I asked how this could

be possible, he shrugged his shoulders and replied, " some people can

eat through the surgery! " This doctor told me the only thing he

could do is perform a revision, disconnecting the intestine and

reattaching it much further down, making my " proximal " a " super

distal " . My girlfriend thinks I should have a duodenal switch done,

but my doctor feels that it's dangerous to mess with TOTALLY changing

procedures.

Do any of you have any experience with this or have any

recommendations? THANK GOD you exist! And THANK YOU in advance for

ANY help you may give me. Please send your response to my regular e-

mail address which is And HAPPY VALENTINES

DAY TO ALL!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

I had the VBG done not the RNY but I know that I can certainly

eat a lot more now then when I first had the surgery. It is more of a

struggle to keep the weight going in a downward motion.

The things that help me the most are eating smaller meals 5 or 6

times a day. I also try to eat something within an hour after getting

up. Sometimes I forget to eat until about noon and I feel hungry beyond

belief so I tend to eat more. I also try to drink something if I have

recently eaten and know that I shouldn't be hungry yet. Thirst is often

disguised as hunger. Now, I also know that if I eat the protein first

and carbs in severe moderation, I am not nearly as hungry nearly as

often. I use my protein shakes like my life depends on it when I am

craving carbs.. I have found that going onto fitday.com and recording my

caloric intake has been a real slap in the face for me. It certainly

makes me look at healthier choices.

I don't know what you are doing or how you are eating so you may

already be doing these things. So if you are already doing these things,

I am not real sure what to suggest.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:18:06 -0000 " peggyvee "

writes:

> My name is Peggy and I had a laparoscopic Roux-n-Y done at St.

> 's hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, on October 31, 2001, by Dr.

> Val Andrei (phew!). My starting weight was 303. In the first 3

> months, I lost 53 lbs. On the first day of my 4th post-op month, I

>

> woke up with a huge appetite AND capacity! I've done nothing but

> struggle since then and now, at 1 year and 3 months, post-op, I'm

> rapidly gaining weight.....up 13 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Dr. A.

> ordered no follow-up tests and suggested that I just " suck up and

> deal " by dieting and exercising. I was more than willing but was

> just

> not able. A friend of mine refused to let me go " quietly into the

> night " and convinced me to get a second opinion. The new surgeon

> insisted I get an upper GI and an endoscopy and insisted he be shown

>

> the films, not just be sent the report. I got the shock of a

> lifetime when the results came back that the surgical result is

> picture perfect! The stoma is exactly the right size and everything

>

> is just as it should be when the surgery has been done correctly.

> With this huge appetite and capacity, I have no distressing

> symptoms: I do NOT throw up, I do NOT have diarrhea and I do NOT

> have ANY pain or discomfort of any kind. When I asked how this could

>

> be possible, he shrugged his shoulders and replied, " some people can

>

> eat through the surgery! " This doctor told me the only thing he

> could do is perform a revision, disconnecting the intestine and

> reattaching it much further down, making my " proximal " a " super

> distal " . My girlfriend thinks I should have a duodenal switch done,

>

> but my doctor feels that it's dangerous to mess with TOTALLY

> changing

> procedures.

> Do any of you have any experience with this or have any

> recommendations? THANK GOD you exist! And THANK YOU in advance for

>

> ANY help you may give me. Please send your response to my regular

> e-

> mail address which is And HAPPY

> VALENTINES

> DAY TO ALL!!!!!

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

I had the VBG done not the RNY but I know that I can certainly

eat a lot more now then when I first had the surgery. It is more of a

struggle to keep the weight going in a downward motion.

The things that help me the most are eating smaller meals 5 or 6

times a day. I also try to eat something within an hour after getting

up. Sometimes I forget to eat until about noon and I feel hungry beyond

belief so I tend to eat more. I also try to drink something if I have

recently eaten and know that I shouldn't be hungry yet. Thirst is often

disguised as hunger. Now, I also know that if I eat the protein first

and carbs in severe moderation, I am not nearly as hungry nearly as

often. I use my protein shakes like my life depends on it when I am

craving carbs.. I have found that going onto fitday.com and recording my

caloric intake has been a real slap in the face for me. It certainly

makes me look at healthier choices.

I don't know what you are doing or how you are eating so you may

already be doing these things. So if you are already doing these things,

I am not real sure what to suggest.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:18:06 -0000 " peggyvee "

writes:

> My name is Peggy and I had a laparoscopic Roux-n-Y done at St.

> 's hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, on October 31, 2001, by Dr.

> Val Andrei (phew!). My starting weight was 303. In the first 3

> months, I lost 53 lbs. On the first day of my 4th post-op month, I

>

> woke up with a huge appetite AND capacity! I've done nothing but

> struggle since then and now, at 1 year and 3 months, post-op, I'm

> rapidly gaining weight.....up 13 lbs in the past 3 weeks. Dr. A.

> ordered no follow-up tests and suggested that I just " suck up and

> deal " by dieting and exercising. I was more than willing but was

> just

> not able. A friend of mine refused to let me go " quietly into the

> night " and convinced me to get a second opinion. The new surgeon

> insisted I get an upper GI and an endoscopy and insisted he be shown

>

> the films, not just be sent the report. I got the shock of a

> lifetime when the results came back that the surgical result is

> picture perfect! The stoma is exactly the right size and everything

>

> is just as it should be when the surgery has been done correctly.

> With this huge appetite and capacity, I have no distressing

> symptoms: I do NOT throw up, I do NOT have diarrhea and I do NOT

> have ANY pain or discomfort of any kind. When I asked how this could

>

> be possible, he shrugged his shoulders and replied, " some people can

>

> eat through the surgery! " This doctor told me the only thing he

> could do is perform a revision, disconnecting the intestine and

> reattaching it much further down, making my " proximal " a " super

> distal " . My girlfriend thinks I should have a duodenal switch done,

>

> but my doctor feels that it's dangerous to mess with TOTALLY

> changing

> procedures.

> Do any of you have any experience with this or have any

> recommendations? THANK GOD you exist! And THANK YOU in advance for

>

> ANY help you may give me. Please send your response to my regular

> e-

> mail address which is And HAPPY

> VALENTINES

> DAY TO ALL!!!!!

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Peggy,

I know lots of folks with this problem and who've had revisions with Dr.

Keshishian in Delano California, revising to the DS. He's an expert at doing

revisions from RNY to DS.

There is a yahoo group where you can talk with other revision patients of

his:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DS_Friends_Keshishian/

Good luck!

Sharon M

Lap RNY: 1/13/03

Drs. Feng, Jossart, and Cirangle, CPMC, S.F.

1/12: 359.8 #

2/13: 328 #

Minus 19 inches!

[Guest guest]

Dear Peggy,

I know lots of folks with this problem and who've had revisions with Dr.

Keshishian in Delano California, revising to the DS. He's an expert at doing

revisions from RNY to DS.

There is a yahoo group where you can talk with other revision patients of

his:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DS_Friends_Keshishian/

Good luck!

Sharon M

Lap RNY: 1/13/03

Drs. Feng, Jossart, and Cirangle, CPMC, S.F.

1/12: 359.8 #

2/13: 328 #

Minus 19 inches!