Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Hi everyone --- I am a lurker on this site, but every now and then I do post questions. I will be 3 yrs post op in May of this year. It seems like I started gaining weight when I was 18 mos. post op. One pound here, one pound there. I am 5'11 and use to weigh 353 lb. pre-op and got down to 210 lbs. I now weigh 233 lbs. I know that part of the problem is me. I'm doing all the wrong things, grazing, eating junk, not drinking my water, not exercising. It seemed like once I hit 210 lbs. I started panicking and started sabotaging myself. I think I felt I was getting too much attention from men and it scared me because I am married and at times felt tempted to stray (since my husband wasn't giving me the attention I needed at that time). I started going to our support group, but most of the post-ops were newbies and no one was able to respond to my issues, so I stopped going. I know that I need some kind of counseling, but haven't figured out what kind of doctor to see. I think my PCP said I should see a social worker, not a psychologist. Any suggestions? I have been reading everyone's post about how to jump start the weight loss but can't seem to get motivated to do it. At one point I found myself drinking alchol a lot, almost felt like I was becoming an alcholic, but got pass that stage. I feel there's a number of things going on with me, but haven't quite figured it out yet. I have never suffered from depression, or had to take medication for depression. Could I be suffering from some form of depression and not realize it? I have since gone to see my wls doctor to see if I have a staple line disruption. I had an Upper GI done and he said he didn't see anything wrong. Should I also get an endoscopy done too? Does an endoscopy also show whether the staple line has disrupted or whether the pouch has been stretched? Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated. I have decided to stop being an inactive member of this group and try to participate more, to use this group as it was meant to be used, as a SUPPORT. Thanks for listening to my problems. -- Kay DOS: 5/8/00 preop: 353 lbs post: 210 lbs now 233lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Hi everyone --- I am a lurker on this site, but every now and then I do post questions. I will be 3 yrs post op in May of this year. It seems like I started gaining weight when I was 18 mos. post op. One pound here, one pound there. I am 5'11 and use to weigh 353 lb. pre-op and got down to 210 lbs. I now weigh 233 lbs. I know that part of the problem is me. I'm doing all the wrong things, grazing, eating junk, not drinking my water, not exercising. It seemed like once I hit 210 lbs. I started panicking and started sabotaging myself. I think I felt I was getting too much attention from men and it scared me because I am married and at times felt tempted to stray (since my husband wasn't giving me the attention I needed at that time). I started going to our support group, but most of the post-ops were newbies and no one was able to respond to my issues, so I stopped going. I know that I need some kind of counseling, but haven't figured out what kind of doctor to see. I think my PCP said I should see a social worker, not a psychologist. Any suggestions? I have been reading everyone's post about how to jump start the weight loss but can't seem to get motivated to do it. At one point I found myself drinking alchol a lot, almost felt like I was becoming an alcholic, but got pass that stage. I feel there's a number of things going on with me, but haven't quite figured it out yet. I have never suffered from depression, or had to take medication for depression. Could I be suffering from some form of depression and not realize it? I have since gone to see my wls doctor to see if I have a staple line disruption. I had an Upper GI done and he said he didn't see anything wrong. Should I also get an endoscopy done too? Does an endoscopy also show whether the staple line has disrupted or whether the pouch has been stretched? Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated. I have decided to stop being an inactive member of this group and try to participate more, to use this group as it was meant to be used, as a SUPPORT. Thanks for listening to my problems. -- Kay DOS: 5/8/00 preop: 353 lbs post: 210 lbs now 233lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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