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Expert: - 7/11/2011


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I had a Roux-en-Y in 1999. I have been having stomach issues for the past 5 years. I recently had a EGD performed which showed the food is not staying in the stomach and is passing straight through into the small intestine. Is there anything that I should be doing? I also have put on 60#.

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None of what you're describing makes much sense to me.  If food is not staying in the stomach, you should be getting little nutritional advantage from it.

I'm glad that you explain that you've been having tests because that indicates that your physician is involved.

Since I am not a doctor, I cannot help as much as your doctor can.  Wish I could give some advice from my own perspective as a gastric bypass success story, but I can't.

Please continue to work with your doctor and consult another physician for a second opinion.  But don't give up; there is a doctor somewhere out there that can help you.

Good luck and God bless,
Steve

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I can answer any and all questions from the perspective of a weight loss surgery patient. I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery - Roux-en-Y - and can answer questions from the perspective of one who has experienced the pain and suffering of murderous obesity. I have mustered the courage to open myself to the opportunity to live life again! Let me help you get there, too! Weight loss surgery isn't for everyone, but for those who fit some specific criteria, it is a viable option. With the rise in obesity in America, there are suddenly weight loss surgery centers springing up on every street corner, it seems. Choosing to have weight loss surgery is a major decision in your life, and choosing the right center can mean the difference between weight loss success and failure. There are three main types of weight loss surgery being performed today at most all surgical weight loss clinics: the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which creates a small stomach pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine; the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which is similar to the first surgery, but is done laparoscopically, so it reduces the size of the incision, and reduces the pain and recovery time of the surgery, and the LAP-BAND surgery, which is a band fastened around the stomach to create a small pouch. Weight Loss surgery is not for everyone who is obese. In most cases, candidates must be at least 100 pounds overweight. Surgery should be the last resort, rather than a quick-fix. Surgery is a long-term answer to managing your weight, and you need to be aware it will change your life.

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I am a post operative patient of Weight Loss Surgery (Gastric Bypass, RNY). I am interested in providing coaching for pre-operative and post-operative patients.

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Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. I am an engineer working for Computer Sciences Corporation in the Washington, D.C. area.

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