gaining weight back and anemic 15 years after gastric bypass

justme06

I had gastric bypass in 1998, midline incision, horrible recovery and much pain. after two years of being afraid to eat anything over a teaspoon, I lost from surgery weight of 344 down to 148 pounds. My surgeon never educated me on all the fun side effects or problems associated with this surgery. The first time I 'dumped' I thought I was having a heart attack. I was never schooled in how to eat, or the ungodly amounts of supplements now needed to avoid iron and B12 anemia, for which deficiencies, I have been hospitalized for 3 iron infusions and two blood transfusions given to me over a 3 day period. Then my thyroid went whack, and weight started creeping on, even though all my bloodwork showed in the 'normal' range. This has not been an easy ride over the last 15 years. I am now back up to 190 lbs, and I am horrified. I have an insatiable craving for sweets, and chew ice constantly. would I do it again? I'm not sure. I do know one thing. I need feed back on these issues. have any of you experienced weight gain? insomnia? fatigue? panic attacks? am I just weird lol? holler back please

mstukofski

I had surgery back in 2001 and went from a size 32 down to a size 14. I am back up to size 20. I have all of the things that you describe except the thyroid problem. I started back in Sept and have lost a total of 23 lbs. I quit cold turkey on the chocolate and started cicuit training in June. Slow is the way to go. I am feeling a million percent better, and am managing the 1200 calorie diet just day to day. I am not looking to losing 75 pounds, that would be nice, but to eat healthy again. Please friend me and we will talk soon. Hang in there and take it day to day instead of setting your self up to fail by trying to loose alot in a short amount of time.