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What's old my dear. I'm 46. ;-) Have you added cadio and weight training to the mix? Maybe up the calories, up the Protein? Ask the nutritionist. That's what they are there for.

I will be 55 in May.... My Dr does not want me or any other patient to work out other than walking for 8-12 weeks. I just lost friend to a leak , who was 4 months post op from gastric bypass, who apparently caused the leak at the gym. Nonetheless, I will wait until I get the ok. I will be 6 weeks post op tomorrow. I am just disappointed and feel a little stressed about it. I'm sure it will come off eventually. I can't possible sustain this weight eating 600-800 calories a day...

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So sorry about your friend! I didn't know it was possible. I thought leaks were either surgeon errors ot something done closer to surgery. My surgeon gave me a full release and told me I could go back to horseback riding after 2 weeks.

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So sorry about your friend! I didn't know it was possible. I thought leaks were either surgeon errors ot something done closer to surgery. My surgeon gave me a full release and told me I could go back to horseback riding after 2 weeks.

My friend apparently made a small tear at the point that the small intestine is reattached to the new pouch. It was a slow leak, but the pain she was haivng was disguised as a "pulled something". She was doing so well, had lost 75 lbs, was exercising every day, She had so much more self esteem,it's a totally different surgery than VSG. She also had an underlying liver problem found during her first surgery, after a 7.5 hour surgery to fix the leak, she was unable to fight the infection in combination with the liver issues. She passed on Jan 3rd and was only 44.

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I am almost 4 weeks post op and I haven't lost anything since 8 August. The scale has fluctuated between 202 and 204 since 8 August. It is very frustrating and discouraging to say the least. I started at 216, so to only lose 12 pound the first month is certainly not what I expected......I am feeling very down with this....

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I want to know how this is even possible!!!?

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