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Better late than never..Don't know why it took me so long to get here. I am on several other message boards. I never really checked out "O Help" prior to today, WOW what a site !!! Well I am up for surgery at UCLA this Tuesday. LAP RNY. I send my best to all those about to cross over and also a speedy recovery to those who have already made it. I will be sure to be more active now that I am here.

congrat's on your date. My surgery date is Monday 26th. Good luck and wish you a speedy recovery. Linda

Linda, Praying for you to have no complications and a speedy recovery. I will meet you on the other side soon. Jeff

Jeff, have you always lived in California? Your name is familar to me.... In any case, good luck. I had lap RNY January 2 and am feeling terrific.

Linda, Born and raised right here in Sunny L.A. grew up in the valley, still live here. WOW so your just a few weeks out, how is everything ??? What are you eating, and have you gone back to work yet ??? Any complications ??? Jeff

Oh, like, a valley boy?! lol. Everything's been going really well for me and I feel great. I went back to work after 2-1/2 weeks, with no trouble except being pretty tired by the end of a long day. I've lost about 25 lbs. so far. My biggest problem right now is that I am so NOT hungry that I can barely get in my minimum daily protein requirement (60 g). Most days I have around 500 calories, with effort. But I'm loving that. It may get easier to eat come Friday, when I am finished with my four weeks pureed food phase. Best of luck on Tuesday! The first 6-8 hours post-op are rough, but other than that it's a breeze. You'll be so glad you did it!