I was way overweight to begin with. My surgeon actually had some trouble with surgery because of my weight. As far as losing 80 lbs I am actually healthier now than before surgery. I guess that makes me lucky. I have reached a weight that I don't want to lose more so my diet is very important to maintain. With the reconstructed stomach my system is easily upset with the foods it allows both in type and quantity. What I have done is found the foods my system allows and even though it may be boring I force myself to eat these foods more often. By doing this I am able to keep weight on. A couple of foods that work for me is peanut butter and instant breakfast.

Hi. Before cancer I was healthy, active, tom boy, muscular for a woman and proud of it. Losing all this weight and not being active is really difficult for me. My surgeon didn't really have an answer for me as to why I couldn't gain weight. I researched it and found an article in a British paper about my issue. Turns out there are lots of cancer patients suffering my problem. It seems that stomachs which have been stretched due to the esophagus being removed is the reason (they think). I will just have to read for updates and hope there is a cure.