Weight Gain

[stange128 6]

Ok, folks I am new to this forum, I want to share my story to hopefully help some of you stay on track and to hopefully get myself back on track. In May of 1999 I had the VSG surgery, I was at 350 lbs and in less than a year I was down to 255 when I stopped losing weight. I should back up and tell you I was a police officer fro 20 years, when I cam out of the police academy in the early 1990's I was 267 with 12 % body fat, running 5 to 7 miles a day and very healthy. Overtime the drive throughs and my constant schedule chages helped me to gain weight. After I had the vsg I felt great, I was back to exercising, but I still didn't eat the best. I will say I pretty much hate the color green oh and I didn't metion yet that Diet Pepsi is like crack to a crack addict for me. So over the last 15 years I have been putting the weight on once I got back to my orginal start weight I pretty much through in the towel and didn't really care. I marked it up as a failure which has never been my norm. I am up to 473 pounds and I have had enough. I have contacted my local hospital and will be meeting there staff to see what I can do. I am hoping to be able to get a vsg pouch back to working if that is possible. What I want to say to all of you brave people is DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING WITH YOUR MEALS NOT EVEN A LITTLE. AND NEVER QUIT YOUR EXERCIS EVEN FOR ONE DAY. AND NO MATTER WHAT NO SODA.

I will keep you all posted as I will look for stength and encouragement as I start this journey again.

Steve

[favoredone 590]

Steve, thanks for sharing...I look forward to hearing updates from you... best wishes!!

[5DoxieMom 87]

VSG is 1999? Are you sure? Maybe you mean gastric bypass? Where did you have it done?

[Sassygirl06 962]

wow, thank you for sharing. it just goes to show us that this surgery isnt a majic wand. we all have to work at this and stay on track if we want it to work. I wish you the best in this new journey!

[Sassygirl06 962]

VSG is 1999? Are you sure? Maybe you mean gastric bypass? Where did you have it done?

the vsg has been around for a very long time....it is only now that it has become more popular.

[KristinaRN 54]

VSG has been around for awhile, but back when it first originated they used much larger bougies, resulting in less optimal results.

Welcome to the forum, we are here to support and encourage you in any way we can!

[exoticheart 5]

Thanks for sharing Steve.........you are a very strong and intelligent person and you are already on the right path to getting there again.........Good luck on your journey.......

[kimmy*custis 276]

Thanks for sharing Steve, best of luck to you on your journey. Keep us posted.

[paulsgirl1297 18]

the vsg has been around for a very long time....it is only now that it has become more popular.

It was called another name, something like duodenal switch ---- but it has been around for several years

[thenewlife76 1]

Ok' date=' folks I am new to this forum, I want to share my story to hopefully help some of you stay on track and to hopefully get myself back on track. In May of 1999 I had the VSG surgery, I was at 350 lbs and in less than a year I was down to 255 when I stopped losing weight. I should back up and tell you I was a police officer fro 20 years, when I cam out of the police academy in the early 1990's I was 267 with 12 % body fat, running 5 to 7 miles a day and very healthy. Overtime the drive throughs and my constant schedule chages helped me to gain weight. After I had the vsg I felt great, I was back to exercising, but I still didn't eat the best. I will say I pretty much hate the color green oh and I didn't metion yet that Diet Pepsi is like crack to a crack addict for me. So over the last 15 years I have been putting the weight on once I got back to my orginal start weight I pretty much through in the towel and didn't really care. I marked it up as a failure which has never been my norm. I am up to 473 pounds and I have had enough. I have contacted my local hospital and will be meeting there staff to see what I can do. I am hoping to be able to get a vsg pouch back to working if that is possible. What I want to say to all of you brave people is DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING WITH YOUR MEALS NOT EVEN A LITTLE. AND NEVER QUIT YOUR EXERCIS EVEN FOR ONE DAY. AND NO MATTER WHAT NO SODA.

I will keep you all posted as I will look for stength and encouragement as I start this journey again.

Steve[/quote']

Thank you for sharing your story. Please keep us posted on your progress..good luck on your new journey !!

[Heatherr 149]

It was called another name, something like duodenal switch ---- but it has been around for several years

Oy. This is simply incorrect. The duodenal switch is a different surgery. VSG is part of it, but DS also involves rerouting your intestines.

[Heatherr 149]

I don't understand why drinking with meals and drinking diet soda caused your weight gain. It was more likely your poor diet, but gl with your journey.

[shellbell33081 115]

Drinking with meals can cause food to slide through faster and thus causing a person to be hungry more frequently. The diet soda is carbonated and caffeinated. The carbonation is bad for a sleeve and can cause expansion, possibly(nothing proven). Caffeine can result in a person feeling hungry more often, too.

[carbgrl 119]

Thanks for sharing. I know you must be going through a difficult time. Let us know what the doctor(s) say and how you're doing.

[Sleeved&Hopeful 182]

I'm sorry you gained so much weight back! I feel awful for you! I agree with you NO DRINKING DURING MEALS! This is one of the top rules for post op sleevers. You are NOT supposed to DRINK and EAT at the same time. Soda is also one of the worst things for a sleever. Especially if you drink soda AND eat at the same time! Drinking soda on occasion won't hurt anything especially if it's flat soda. But drinking it all the time? It's a recipe for disaster. Anyone who thinks eating and drinking at the same time won't result in weight regain over time is WRONG. According to studies, after the sleeve food goes through almost 5x faster than a regular stomach. So flushing it through with drinks is the wrong thing!

And YES VSG was being done as a stand alone procedure in 1999. There have been studies and articles about hospitals doing it around that time period. Some of them started out doing the VSG as the first stage of the 2-part duodenal switch surgery and realized after the patients lost enough weight with VSG, they did not proceed with the 2nd part. This is how the VSG was began as a primary bariatric procedure instead of always just the first part of the duodenal switch.

it's true, back in 1999 they did the sleeve quite a bit larger than it is done today. The percent of weight kept off over the years was not near as good as it is now with the smaller sleeves. I think it's a great idea to look into getting a smaller sleeve. I personally know people who have gotten re-sleeved. TWO of them.

I wish you all of the best in losing your excess weight. I hope you keep it off this time. I already know you won't be eating and drinking at the same time this time around ever again and I can bet you will give up the diet pepsi. I used to be hooked on diet coke/coke zero/diet dr pepper before my surgery so I know how it feels to be hooked.

Good luck!!