Can We REALLY Regain ALL Our Weight Back Years Later?

[Guest guest]

I've been reading where people have regained all their weight back

after RNY. That just blows my mind! I know that even though I'm two

years out, when I try to eat foods that are high in sugar or fat, I

feel AWFUL! I hate that feeling! I don't throw up or anything and

never have. But I feel shaky and my heart races and weak and

sometimes nauseous. It's enough of a bad feeling that I stay away

from those foods when I can. I tried cheating a lot after the

holidays last year and gained back 10 pounds. But while I was doing

it, I felt so bad, I HAD to go back and eat right again and lost that

weight plus 5 more (with Weight Watchers!). I just don't see how we

can gain ALL our weight back if we feel badly when we eat these

foods. Do you think those people who gain their weight back just

don't have those bad feelings anymore or dump at all, and that's how

they are able to do it? It's the only way I can see it happening!

[Guest guest]

The malabsorptive part of the RnY, DS or BPD is what is supposed to

help keep the weight off after your pouch or stomach stretches a bit

to allow you to eat more. Distals absorb less than proximals or

medials. --Steve

At 3:11 PM +0000 7/30/03, Robin wrote:

> I just don't see how we

>can gain ALL our weight back if we feel badly when we eat these

>foods. Do you think those people who gain their weight back just

>don't have those bad feelings anymore or dump at all, and that's how

>they are able to do it? It's the only way I can see it happening!

[Guest guest]

I agree, and the saddest part is that so many people who regain blame

themselves for failing because they have no idea that there are

mechanical problems that can occur, whether it be a stretched stoma,

staple line disruption, hypertrophy or whatever. They're usually too

ashamed to go back to their surgeons.

When I found out about my staple line disruption about 3 1/2 years

ago, I was very active in the Obesityhelp chatroom, and I can't tell

you how many people just assumed I out-ate the surgery and caused it

myself. I had spoken to a very nice surgeon who explained to me how

sometimes the stomach tissue just rejects the staples, and got so

tired of explaining it to people, but I had to get the word out that

it's not our fault!

in NJ

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> Although I have seen at least one person who gained back some of

her weight by binging on carbs, I have seen many more people who have

regained or stopped losing because of surgical mechanical problems.

>

> Barbara Jean

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Fay. LOL It is amazing the things that pop into my head when I am

sitting in 90 degree heat with NO AIR CONDITIONING! Ok...will stop

whining.....it is only going to be in the 70's today....hurray.....we can

FINALLY sleep in our bedroom instead of the motor home (the motor home has

air conditioning! LOL)

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

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Re: Can We REALLY Regain ALL Our Weight Back Years

Later?

In a message dated 7/31/2003 12:22:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,

ladybostons@... writes:

As they say on this list...Your Mileage May Vary..... Some of us dump, some

of us dump a little, some of us don't dump at all. Then there are the times

that you dump and it is on something you have eaten a million times, or you

DON'T dump on something that you ALWAYS dump on. Who knows? I think only the

Dump GOD knows. LOL

Brilliant, all surgeons should post this on their walls.

Fay Bayuk

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