Just checked out your pictures on the site also.
You are a pretty lady and seem to also be on you way
to losing those excess pounds. You look so happy in
both pictures. How much have you lost so far??? It
looks like quite a bit. Could luck and best wishes in
your losing game. Helen
Hello Everyone, Just thought I"d check in as I
dont post often. Lost 45 pounds since my July 1st
surgery. My clothes are getting lose but I dont want to
buy new ones yet until I buy stuff for winter. (
cheap…nah poor! ) I finally have gotten past being
nauseated daily…now just every now and then. I have had
been trying new foods and so far doing good. Glad to
have finally made it to that stage too! I tell ya now
that I have had this surgery I am so ready to see the
end results…I know I have to be patient but I am so
ready to be thin again!! Enough of me. Paula…your
pictures sure looked wonderful. I am 42 also and cant wait
to one day wear such a beautiful dress as you had on
in that one picture.<br>May I ask what size is it?
Just wondering where I may could end up!! Laura…I
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I have a MILLION questions…<br>1) How long is
post-op recovery…meaning How long until I can go back
to work (approx.)?<br>2) Does this surgery impair
your ability to have children?<br>3) Anyone from NJ
that can recommend a good doctor?<br>4) My best friend
in Texas had this surgery with barely ANY problems,
BUT a lady at work’s husband had the surgery and
nearly died from malnutrition….I’m scared because of
what could go wrong. I need to lose at most 150 lbs.
<br><br>Can anyone help answer these
questions?<br><br>~Teach<br>(Angela)<br>P.S. Does anyone know the name of the
surgery that
ROSEANNE had? Im curious to see if that is different than
the bypass and maybe it has a less amount of recovery
time.<br>THANKS!
I had a checkup yesterday. <br>I am six weeks
post op and have gone from 304# pre-op to
252#post-op.<br>I am exercising and able to help out more on the
yard work. I can’t believe how much energy I
have.<br>I used to have to sleep at least 10 hours a night
and then nap with the kids about two hours during the
day.<br>Now , I seem pretty energized with about seven hours
of sleep a day.<br>It’s great!<br>Just wanted to
check in with all of you. How are all of you doing?
George, it sounds like you are doing well
also!<br>Mammabear, haven’t heard from you in a while. :)<br>God
Bless and Goodluck to you all.<br><br>(P.S. was really
excited to fit into size 20 for my son’s first birthday
today) 
Hello everyone :o) I am posting here for the
first time today. I had roux en y gastric bypass
surgery in 1997 and had lost 160 pounds and went from a
size 28 to a size 9 but the doctor told me I was too
thin so I have now gained 15 pounds to his approval. I
really am glad that I found this club because I have
some problems with food since my surgery that I was
wondering if anyone else had. I am 25 years old and I have
skin hanging everywhere like an elderly person, I am
glad that I have lost the weight but am self concious
about all the loose skin…I mean will it ever go back
to normal? Another problem I have is what the doctor
referred to as dumping syndrome with anything containing
dairy. I get very very ill from it. Has anyone else had
a problem like this? If so how do you
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I just thought I would post this little message
for those that have not had surgery as yet and are in
the process of wondering "if it will work this time."
(I hope I say this right) Before my surgery my diets
would last until the first "Big Mac" passed my way.
Then I would figure…what the heck and dive in with
both feet. After my surgery, my new stomach and my new
way of life is the first thing I think about in the
morning and the last thing I think about when I go to
bed. I still eat some things that I shouldn’t but my
stomach lets me know quickly that I did at "bad thing."
Every morning my diet ideas and my new lease on life is
reaffirmed. I can truthfully say that this is definitely the
"last diet" I will ever be on.<br><br>Thanks for
listening….Helen<br><br>255 lbs. - 8-14-1997<br>141 lbs. - 9-3-1999
I just went to the doctor’s today and found I
have lost 31 pounds! I am so excited! It has only been
since Aug 2 when I had my surgery… I am going to a
wedding the middle October… anyone have an idea how
much I can expect to lose by then?
Hello My Name is Paula Bush and I had a
Gastric-By-pass 5 yrs ago and I lost 127 lbs. and have kept it
off for the most part. I go up and down 5lbs. I will
post my before and after pic in the photos, even
though I am keeping the weight off I still need some
support. I use to belong to a support group, but it was
cancelled and I still need the support. So here I am, that
surgery was the best thing I ever did. It changed my
whole life, I have self confidence which I never had
when I was heavy. My kids are very proud of me, and my
husband is too. I have decided to go back to school, to
become a teacher. I have volunteered at one of the local
elementary schools. And without this surgery I would never
have had the courage to do any of these things.<br>I
think I will enjoy being a member of this
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Hi everyone,<br>I haven’t posted in awhile but I
wanted to bring you up to date. I’m scheduled for RNY
surgery on September 10. I had all my ore-ops done on
August 11 and thought I was really on my way. Well, a
couple of days ago my surgeon called to say that they
had found a "density" (?) on my right lung and would
I come in for a ct-scan. <br><br>I had the scan
this morning but I won’t hear anything until Tuesday
when I see the surgeon. I’m worried about having
something horrible (my mother died of lung cancer at 53;
I’m 49) but I think I’m more worried about having the
surgery delayed!!<br><br>So keep a good thought for me
and let me know if anyone has any wisdom to share
about this. I’ll post again after I see the
surgeon.<br><br>blessings,<br>Ann
Hi Y’all, <br>No i haven’t abandoned yall. I’ve
just been going out a lot now. It feels so great to be
able to do the same thing that others are doing. I am
able to keep up and often times i run right past them
and when they are all pooped out i am still on full
charge. <br><br>I haven’t had one of those mean stares
from people lately. i have been getting a lot of
smiles from the ladies…. maybe it’s because i smile
alot now too. <br><br>I went to the movies on Sunday
with my 18 yo cousin to the discount theater… i used
to hate going there ’cause i would always try to
find an isle seat so i could fit <sideways &
uncomfotabley>, but this time i wasn’t thinking and i just sat
down and WHOOOO i didn’t eaven touch the armrests like
i always did. i was actually able to move around
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