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I am posting this excerpt based on other Patient's exp.  (This is just an FYI for those who are interested and are curious, --like me).

   “…Some days I am like on cloud nine because I get so many compliments and I can fit into clothes I haven't been able to in a long time...but the flip side of this new found body is the stuff that some people don't tell you about.  Especially things like...there are days that I don't eat, the fact that I feel week sometimes, my hair is coming out in clumps, the really bad breathe, the bad taste in your mouth, how food does not taste the same, the dumping, the dehydration, the lack of energy sometimes, taking your vitamins, making sure you get in enough proteins...etc. I mean these are things that can happen to you from having the surgery”.

"Most people I talked to prior to having the RNY made it seem like it was the best surgery since sliced bread!!! Don't get me wrong..when would I have ever lost 80 lbs as fast as I did...but along with that comes a price. There are days when I feel really good about my decision and then there are days when I have "buyers remorse".

 “… I would have to say that this whole surgery thing is 90% mental and 10% everything else”.

 "Your daily life will totally change. Your eating habits will totally change".

 “Now don't get me wrong on how great the surgery is because I would definitely recommend it for someone who has real health issues to be concerned about. But I would not recommend it for someone who is doing it for vanity reasons because like I said some of the effects of having the surgery can be more pressing than the actual reason you are having it. And then too, things that I am experiencing may not be the same for someone else”

 “… Dumping can be in the form of heart palpitations, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sweating or shakes…”

 “… For some other people their dumping can last for hours!!...”

 “…Chewing gum was a big thing for me … but you aren't able to do that until you are about 5 or 6 months out, just for the fear of you swallowing the gum and it getting stuck in your pouch. Also, chewing gum can produce gas in your pouch and that's no fun either…”

“…Now just a little tad bit of info...the sex is off the chain!!! Oh my God ...see nobody told me that one. I didn’t know that you also loose fat down in that area also which makes you supper sensitive…”