Intro of new member....

[Guest guest]

HI FOlks..

well.. a Friend put me onto this group. I had dropped out of all

groups except my beloved secret WLS group.. I won't name it.

I had Open RNY From Dr. Zahn at St. Luke's in PHX on Jan. 8,2002 the

day before my 54th birthday. My weight was 366....! OUCH.

This last week I now weigh 225 lbs. Went from wearing a tight 2XL to

now wearing a new coat that is " L " shirts most often are XL and are

loose..at last. A new suit came right off the regular rack...

wow..wow. so.. I still have a long ways to go.. need the tummy tuck

or I will never date again.. but I am this far thank heavens.

One thing I would like to ask is have any grads who are a year out or

more had problems with Depression..etc. I tried Suicide this July...

and have had a terrible time getting my drugs adjusted.. ! SO.. the

Dr's. are now trying total detox and taking me off nearly everything

to see if that works.. seems to be working better now.

Thanks

Jimbo

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In a message dated 10/11/2003 8:02:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,

drjcwaters@... writes:

One thing I would like to ask is have any grads who are a year out or

more had problems with Depression..etc. I tried Suicide this July...

and have had a terrible time getting my drugs adjusted.. ! SO.. the

Dr's. are now trying total detox and taking me off nearly everything

to see if that works.. seems to be working better now.

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Jimbo, I hope one of the docs you are seeing is a Psychiatrist. I know they

are expensive. I only see mine for meds. We do have absorption problems, so

you cannot take timed released meds. It takes a long time for some meds to

kick in. I am 61 years old and have had this major depressive disorder all of

my life. The surgery so changed my body, that I have spent the last two years

finding the right med. For me, it is LEXAPRO. However, it did not work for

more than three weeks.

Fay Bayuk

**300/166

10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

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http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008

Coping with the emotional aspects of craving food, one day at a time.

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Welcome to the group. Sounds like you are doing wonders. I have

had some trouble with depression since surgery. I had gotten off of meds

for almost a year and then started back. I was diagnosed with major

depression in 1988 so I pretty well know the warning signs and was able

to get back on meds. Sometimes it takes some experimenting even on those

that do not have wls. I can only imagine it would be a little harder if

you malabsorb.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:50:31 -0000 " Rev. Dr. Jim Waters, Ph.D. "

writes:

> HI FOlks..

> well.. a Friend put me onto this group. I had dropped out of all

> groups except my beloved secret WLS group.. I won't name it.

>

> I had Open RNY From Dr. Zahn at St. Luke's in PHX on Jan. 8,2002 the

>

> day before my 54th birthday. My weight was 366....! OUCH.

>

> This last week I now weigh 225 lbs. Went from wearing a tight 2XL to

>

> now wearing a new coat that is " L " shirts most often are XL and

> are

> loose..at last. A new suit came right off the regular rack...

> wow..wow. so.. I still have a long ways to go.. need the tummy tuck

>

> or I will never date again.. but I am this far thank heavens.

>

> One thing I would like to ask is have any grads who are a year out

> or

> more had problems with Depression..etc. I tried Suicide this

> July...

> and have had a terrible time getting my drugs adjusted.. ! SO.. the

>

> Dr's. are now trying total detox and taking me off nearly everything

>

> to see if that works.. seems to be working better now.

>

> Thanks

>

> Jimbo

>

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