I am a brand new member. I have been reading the
messages for a week now. I also have been talking to a few
members (hello Stephanie). My surgery is scheduled for
August 3rd. One month from tomorrow. Anything anyone
wants to tell me about, warn me, or help me with?????

Hello my name is Jessica. I am 23 y/o female
living in Rhode Island, I had my Gastric Bypass Surgery
on March 28, 2001!!! To date I am doing great but I
am looking for a support group in my area, if there
is anyone who knows of a Support Group in the New
England area please feel free to email
me....peaches77_29407@.... I look forward to chatting with other people
who
are thinking about this surgery. Bye and talk to you
all you later!!! Jessica

I recieved my packet in the mail todat telling me
step by step on what I need to do. Ok after reading
this I need to know How do I go about getting records
of my weight loos from other doctore(a couple of
them have retired) or places like weight watchers or a
diet center which is no longer there??<br>I need help
tracking all this down can anyone help??<br>Thanks
<br>Stephanie

Hello <br>I'm Stephanie and I've been lurking for
the past couple of days. EWWWWWWW I sound like a
peeping tom.....LOLOLOLOL<br>Ok well I just thought I'd
say hi to the group..So HI group. I love how this
group supports each other its so great!!<br>A little
about meI'm 37 I weight 290lbs. and just now got in for
a seminar for July 11. I have two daughter one 20
and one 9. The 20 year old just told me and her dad
she is having a baby so I really want to get this
done so I can be there when she, the baby, gets here
in Sept. I hope I can learn alot for this group like
what to do and not do.<br>Well I hope too hear from
some of you<br>eeyor35/Stephanie

I need support from those of you who have gone
through this. I am somewhat of a pioneer in my
geographical area, as I have never found anyone who has had
WLS. I have to travel 8 hours to my doctor and
hospital, and I am concerned about being able to have
necessary follow up visits after I have my surgery. ( I
live in the wilds of Northern Michigan) I would
appreciate hearing from anyone, thanks and good luck to you
all.

Hi Phil,<br>I am a 46 year old female from
Michigan. I have my initial consult on mon. 6/25, so I am
very excited. I have to travel 8 hours to get to my
doctor, so I am really commiting myself to quite a big
deal here. I don't know where all of this will take
me, but, it will be interesting. Good luck in your
endeavor. You have so many good years ahead of you, I wish
you the best of luck.<br>Yoop3646@...

hi all, <br> i am a new voice to the group and i
just wanted to say hi.....i'm a 27 yo male from
kentucky i weigh 557 lbs and i'm 6 foot tall ..<br> my
insurance has been approved for my surgery but i still dont
have my surgery date as of yet ....hopefully soon ..
:o)<br> thanks and good luck to all phil

Hi,<br>I am an Army wife also, but been retired
for 13 years. I really dont have any expectations
about this surgery, I am praying to lose weight and be
a healthier person. My concern was how weak I feel,
but I had a very diffcut surgery, there was a lot of
repair work done, and I am no longer a spring chicken,
so my recovery is going to be longer, and I wasnt
prepared for that, but I am okay now and taking it one day
at a time, my weight loss is unbelivable to me, I
had my four week post op and was down 35 lbs. I never
dreamed I would lose so fast.Best of luck .<br>Carolyn

It's sounds to me like you're going through what
many post-op patients go through. I haven't had the
surgery, but a friend who has had it said she went through
the same kind of stage. She couldn't believe she had
done that to herself and she should have tried just
one more diet. Twenty pounds is actually very good. I
checked my calculated possible weight loss on AMOS and it
said I should probably lose 27 pounds in the first
month. So, 20 pounds in the first 3 weeks is not bad at
all. Just stick with it and you'll see that you're
melting away.........

You have got to be kidding, 20 pounds in 3 weeks?
That is great. Why in the world would you expect
anything more. It is really silly for you to be so down
about having the surgery after only 3 weeks of results.
I'm not sure what expectations you had going into
this but it seems that they may have been way too
high.

Hi Peach,<br> I'm new today and just read you
post. Its great that you already have a surgery date. I
would be more than happy to correspond with you and
offer any support even though I am in upstate NY we do
share wls in common. I'm not getting support from my
sister at all an I'm disappointed that she is reacting
the way she is. Maybe in a year after I start living
normally again she will realize this is the best thing for
me to do. Anyway antime you want support just let me
know!! My e-mail here is doegent119@... feel free
to get in touch anytime. Good luck on your journey
:-)<br><br>Doe

Hi,<br> How did your surgery go? How are you
feeling now? I'm still in the beginning of this journey
so I can't offer any information to you but I did
want you to know I was thinking about you and wishing
you a wonderful new life now that you are on the
other side.<br><br>Doe

Hi Lisa,<br>  Try the following link if you haven't already found it by now.  It
has a wealth of information.<br><a
href=http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/dochelp.phtml
target=new>http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/dochelp.phtml</a><br><br>Doe

I know this message is a couple of months old but
I am brand new today and I have to say you stated
how I got to my current weight perfectly. I've been
riding the yo-yo train most of my adult life only to
gain twice as much as I lose each time. I am in the
process of trying to get an initial visit with a surgeon
who is backed up for 9 months so I have quite a wait
ahead of me. My primary care physician will only let me
go to this particular surgeon as she says he is the
very best. I just have to trust her judgment and pray
for patience. Anyway I am happy to be a member of
this club :-)<br>Doe

I recently had rny on May 10th I went to doctor
today 3 weeks later and I have only lost 20 pounds. I
cannot believe I went through, pain, hospitalization,
starvation (only eating 9 ounces a food a day) for this.
Will it get better? I am so weak and tired its
horrible. Now getting more depressed cause of the minute
weight loss for such a drastic procedure. I have done
everything to the letter, I cosume absolutely no suger cause
I am diabetic. HELP....

hi melly!<br>like you i am just learning about
this surgery and everything that goes with it. i have
found lots of valuable info at www.obesityhelp.com.
this website covers everything to do with the surgery.
there are also many people who are supportive, kind,
and helpful in your decision making. i would be glad
to talk to you personally if you'd like. i am on
yahoo messenger or emial me at cthom@.... hope this
helps and have a great day!<br><br>chris

Bariatric Surgery? I'm looking to have it
done,but there isn't alot of detailed sites out there. I
need info on how it works,not that same BS "this will
change your life" and that's all the info you get. That
maybe, what it does,but I am looking for more info than
that. I am going to see a doctor soon,but I would still
like to know what to expect. So if anyone can help me
please contact
me:<br><br>melly435@...<br>40326804(icq),melly435(yahoo),Sebastians_Goddes\
s(msn),<a href=http://sebastianspence.cjb.net
target=new>http://sebastianspence.cjb.net</a>(my website,just trying to cover
the
options)<br>Thank you all in advance.

Hello im new to the club and hope to meet and
talk with some people who are having the surgery or
had it. I am having mine done sept 21 and im scared
but excited. It is nice to know there are others out
there who are or had it done cause no one i know is
happy about me doing this cause there worried so i hope
to get some extra support here. Thanks<br> Have a
Great weekend, Peach

Has anyone been to DR Grant in NC?If so EM me Jody2785@...

Hi I'm new. Anyone out there had surgery at the California Pacific Medical
Center with Dr Rabkin and Dr Jossart?

Hi I've just started a New support club for
people in Ohio. The web address
is<br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wlssupportohio
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wlssupportohio</a><br>thanks, Good Luck
and God Bless to all.<br><br>
~*~*~*~StaceyZ~*~*~*~

I am having surgery the 10th of May and I have
researched many issues. I need assistance finding a support
group in Daytona Beach Florida area? I want to know if
anyone has ideas about the hair loss problem with the
surgery and any special exercizes for after surgery that
may help. I would love the comments thank you

An excellent place to start is at this
website:<br>www.obesityhelp.com and then click on "public entrance enter" then
click on the link for Association for Morbid Obesity
Support. Anything you want or need to know you can find at
this website, there are literally THOUSANDS of
members, some pre-op, some post-op. It also has before &
after pictures, and weight-loss diaries or journals of
people who have had weight loss surgery.

Hi everyone, I'm searching for persons that live
in Iowa that have had the same surgery I did, or are
considering it. There are not to many suppport groups in
Iowa. Especially interested in those that live near or
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Dubuque, Waterloo.
<br>It's been a week, and I feel great.

How do I know that this is the right thing for me
to do? How do I find a doctor to do the surgery? How
do I get my insurance to pay for this?<br>I am very
overweight and I need help.<br>I want to get to a healthy
weight.<br>Can someone please help me with these questions?

Carol:<br>wow.. so weird.. my best friend's name
is Carol, I'm almost 33, and I love cross
stitching.. lol.. anyways, I saw this doctor for my surgery,
and he was kind of a jerk. I think he was trying to
get at why I wanted this surgery and if I was really
serious. I AM serious.. I'm just a little scared. It's
kinda like giving up your "blankie" when you are a
little kid. You don't know what the world has to offer,
and you tend to play it safe under our "blankie" of
fat... Christ I need help! I hate this body so much I've
even been tempted to cut the fat off with a butcher
knife thinking "the insurance will HAVE to cover my
medical bills cuz they'll HAVE to stitch me up from
this.." That's how bad it's been for me lately. I don't
want anything to do sexually with my fiance', and I
think he's starting to get a little miffed at me. I
just can't live like this anylonger. I just want to
know what having this surgery is going to do to my
life.. anyone have a crystal ball?<br><br>Jess

Jess,<br><br>I love the way you put "I've dieted my way up to 355lbs." If you
have any questions just ask, lots of people here are able to help. Good
luck!<br><br>Carol

I went to my first doctor's appointment
pertaining one of these surgeries. It's like the "band" but
it's different. I honestly hope that this works for
me... I've dieted my way up to 355lbs... I just can't
go on like this any longer.. I hope I can get the
support I need in this club. Thanks for
listening.<br><br>Jess

I am too new at this to understand. Where is everyone? Am I it? Strange. Let me
know.<br>KP

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