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In a message dated 10/22/01 9:13:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Happy2knowU2@... writes:

> if i am suppose to lost at least 10 pds a month i should be near 50 now and

> i am in the 40 pd range which puts me way behind,,my friend had the surgery

> before me and is eating eveything good and bad and the weight is falling

> off.

> i dont eat to much..i think the problem is i needed a smaller cc..i want to

> be thin so bad and felt this was my last chance and it might fail and then

> what? any suggestions

>

...

Why do you think you have to lose 10 lbs a month?? Remember we all lose

differently...I think you're doing great! Remember you have an 18 to 24

month window, so relax, try to eat enough so you dont get into starvation

mode and focus on living and enjoying life. You're going to lose and I

really have faith in that!!

You're doing great!

~*~ AJ ~*~

Bellingham, WA

Age 37 5'8'' Open DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs!

09/24/01 BMI 55.8 367.1 -48.0 lbs! -37.75 inches

10/21/01 BMI 52.9 348.0 -67.1 lbs! -50.0 inches

My profile:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=E982002956

My website:

www.wls4aj.homestead.com

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, Eat More, LOSE MORE! I don't think there is anything written in stone

that we are suppose to lose 10 lbs a mth. Try to focus on how your old

clothes fit and how your body feels now that you have lost 40lbs. Are you

exercising? walking etc?if you are not eating enough, you are probably not

getting enough protein to your muscles and your metabolism is slowing down!On

the contrary, if you are exercising, you could possibly see a rise in the #

on the scale due to the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. all the more

reason why you should let your clothes be your guide and not the scale. also

try to say or think to yourself , I hope the weight comes off or i want this

weight to come off at a faster weight, NOT THIS WEIGHT IS NOT COMING OFF!

NOT! I THINK I NEED A REVISION BECAUSE OFTEN WE GET WHAT WE DON'T WANT. IN

OTHER WORDS, FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT, AND NOT WHAT YOU DON'T! THE MIND HAS A

WAY OF CONTROLLING THE BODY FOR THE GOOD OR THE BAD. SO BE YOUR OWN BEST

FRIEND> DON'T CONDEMN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS CELEBRATE IT! RECOGNIZE YOUR $)LBS AND

THE SURGERY FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS! >A SUCESS NOT A FAILURE> ALSO CERTAIN

MEDS CAN INTERFERE WITH WL> KAREN< I SAY TO YOU CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE!

CELEBRATE!

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Please don't lose heart, Cindy. There are a lot of us out here who have

gone through the same thing. I stopped losing weight altogether after about

6 months. It was about six years before I could get my revision, but it was

so worth it. Generally people who get revisions do really well afterwards

and lose the rest of their weight. Not only do we get tools that work, but

we are MOTIVATED!

You just have to pick yourself up and get going on fixing it. It's not your

fault. Many insurance companies will cover revisions. You will have to do

some research and make sure you find a surgeon who has done a lot of

revisions and knows what he/she is doing. I'm sure there are people on this

list who can help you with this. Anybody out there?

Barbara Jean

revisions

> I have always thought my lack of weight loss was my fault. Until

recently. I wish I could get some people here to share their experiences

with me. I had a proximal rny two years ago, and my weight loss has been

minimal.

>

> I want to know if a revision is even possible. My stoma was made bigger

than most to begin with. I wonder if I have any options at all. I did just

email another surgeon in Denver and he's willing to see me, but can he do

anything?

>

> How can I not feel like it was me? Everyone thinks it was me. I wasn't

compliant enough. If the surgery is only a tool, what makes it

different from any other diet aid?

>

> I would really like to hear from others who have struggled with this. I

do feel like a failure. It's very difficult to read the posts in this group

about people who are now thin, have had lots of plastic surgery and are out

there living their lives. What about the rest of us?

>

>

>

> Cindy

>

>

> I hope you are not too quick to assume it's all your fault. In my

> experience, surgeries fail more often the patients do. It's quite

possible

> that I would have " failed " if I had had a different kind of surgery. Dr.

> Oh's techinque, as I understand it, came from his experience as a vascular

> surgeon. He does not use a silastic ring, but he reinforces the stoma, so

> that it does not stretch.

>

> I would appreciate it if you would let us know what he has to say about

> doing revisions on stomas. I'm sure he has done lots of them.. I would

> love to let everyone know this, as it looks like there are several people

on

> the list with the same problem.

>

> Thanks

>

> Barbara Jean

>

>

>

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I would also love to know the answer to this. In a year and a half, I

have lost 70 pounds... I have been bouncing up and down the same 3-4

pounds for about 6 months. I get very frustrated sometimes that I

could cry.. and my surgeon tells me that I may just have to live with

that... afterall, he never promised me I'd lose all the weight I

wanted to. Yes, I wanted to choke him. All I know is I'm bypassed

83cm. I don't know about the common channel. I would love to hear

more about people who had revisions. I too, thought it was all my

fault even though I KNOW I do as I'm suppose to.

Tigger

> I have always thought my lack of weight loss was my fault. Until

recently. I wish I could get some people here to share their

experiences with me. I had a proximal rny two years ago, and my

weight loss has been minimal.

>

> I want to know if a revision is even possible. My stoma was made

bigger than most to begin with. I wonder if I have any options at

all. I did just email another surgeon in Denver and he's willing to

see me, but can he do anything?

>

> How can I not feel like it was me? Everyone thinks it was me. I

wasn't compliant enough. If the surgery is only a tool, what

makes it different from any other diet aid?

>

> I would really like to hear from others who have struggled with

this. I do feel like a failure. It's very difficult to read the

posts in this group about people who are now thin, have had lots of

plastic surgery and are out there living their lives. What about the

rest of us?

>

>

>

> Cindy

>

>

> I hope you are not too quick to assume it's all your fault. In my

> experience, surgeries fail more often the patients do. It's quite

possible

> that I would have " failed " if I had had a different kind of

surgery. Dr.

> Oh's techinque, as I understand it, came from his experience as a

vascular

> surgeon. He does not use a silastic ring, but he reinforces the

stoma, so

> that it does not stretch.

>

> I would appreciate it if you would let us know what he has to say

about

> doing revisions on stomas. I'm sure he has done lots of them.. I

would

> love to let everyone know this, as it looks like there are several

people on

> the list with the same problem.

>

> Thanks

>

> Barbara Jean

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I can't believe how little I can eat compared

to everyone else (every around me is amazed also). All my friends and

family

think that I should be dropping weight like crazy. The last two times

I was

at my surgeon's office he made me feel it was all my fault and I was

not

fitting in with his " numbers " and I left in tears. I had been using

fit day

and eat less than 30 grams carbs and around 800 calories. I'm almost

a year

and a half out of surgery. I do have much better health now, so I

guess

that is a blessing. I still also have a very sensitive pouch... no

bread,

pasta, rice or anything like that... it comes right back up. I do 3

shakes

a day and supplement with protein and a little veg or fruit (very

little) on

the side. I feel at this point it's just plain insanity. I am glad

to know

that I'm not the only one though. I started at 272 and now weigh

between 200 and 203. For some damn reason I can't break the 200

mark. I had lap RNY and was bypassed 83 cm. I've also been VERY

overweight my whole life, I wonder if that does make a difference.

Hugs,

Tigger

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