Ro Rookes

Contact Jessica Copher (Dr Lynch's Nurse) 606-356-4814. Tell them Shawna Sargent referred you
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Hey Shelly, hang in there! It does get better! Are you being able to hold anything down or is it just tasting horrible? I had my surgery on the 6/29. The doc has said its common to not get all your Proteins in the first few months. In time it will build. I haven't had an appetite since my surgery. Can't tell when I'm hungry or even when I'm full. I feel like I never had the surgery. Almost wish I could see what was done to my insides. I'm so used to diets failing, I seem to be waiting for this to fail too. Frustrating. I'm lucky so far everything I have eaten I have tolerated fine. Find something that works and little by little try something different.

I had the same issues after about 6 years with my VBG, but that was done 20 years ago.
I feel great with the revision to RNY, but something did need to be done years ago, but I never found a Dr that could help till last year.
I feel the medical knowledge is much better today, and hope you can find a Dr. that can really get to the bottom of it soon.

Has anyone selfpayed for gastric bypass in the states if so can you recommend a good doctor that won't break my bank?
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How disappointing.So sorry surgery wasn't completed.Rest and talk with your dr. maybe there is something else that can be done.

Goldy girl, so sorry he is not being supportive. It is not your fault you had complications. We all know it's a risk going in. I will be thinking of you Thursday and wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery.
Lynda

Hi to you all . My name is Ro. I had a operation ten years ago . I had a VBG ,and had nothing but problems with it needs to be converted to a Roux-en-y . I am wondering
eon, what surgeon to have. I have sent doctor Flock a message , but I don't get a reply. Is the one in new York the same as Mexico? Ro

I'd like to say this in regards to Rogers post. The studies that call 50% of excess body weight loss as a success, are a failure to me. If I go through this only to lose 50% of my excess weight , then it would not be worth it at all. While I think 100% of excess weight loss maintained is certainly attainable, but not exactly realistic. However somewhere in the range of 85% of excess weight lost, would be the minimum I would feel comfortable with without truly regretting the whole process and viewing it as a failure.
Maybe I am alone in my thinking, but I think I am not.

I see what you are saying Stevehud and I have a similar "personal definition" of success. I think it is important to differentiate between "personal success" (the amount of weight loss I personally want to experience in order for the surgery to feel successful to me) and "success" as defined by the medical studies. They are overly broad for my purposes but I'm sure they have their reasons.
That said, as a coach I help my clients figure out what "success" measure is meaningful for them, keeping in mind that definition can change over time as the process of losing weight and getting healthier occurs and goals that seemed impossible become possible. So I revisit with my clients their definition of success throughout the (generally) 3-6 month coaching process.