I had my surgery on March 28,2002

Hi everyone! Just wanted to say hi to my fellow march 2002 post ops. How is everyone doing? Is everyone close or at their goal? I still have about 30-40 more to go before I have any plastic surgery. What a difference my life is now. Hope to see you on the boards!

Hi Brenda, I had mine March 05, 2002. And boy are you right on when you said "what a difference your life is now" Mine too has much improved, I still have about 50 lbs to lose to get to my "goal" and about 20 lbs to lose before I have my tummy tuck. Keep posting and hope to see ya on the board again soon!!

I see that it's been a while since you posted to this message board [surgery March 2002] I just discovered this board. We need to get things rolling here since we are coming up on our FOUR year anniversary!!! Hope everything is going well for you. Hugz n Texas Blessings, Cath

I had mine 3/4/2002 ... I've lost 140 pounds and weigh 118 lbs. I had a tummy tuck last New Year's Eve when I had my hernia repair. I wish I could afford plastic surgery ... my butt and thighs look like a Shar Pei's face! What weight did you start at? Marilyn in Uxbridge, MA Open RNY 3/4/2002 278/150 (the original goal) /140 (revised goal)/118 5'3" short Reply to: [email protected]

I see that it's been a while since you posted to this message board [surgery March 2002] I just discovered this board. We need to get things rolling here since we are coming up on our FOUR year anniversary!!! Hope everything is going well for you. I know the feeling about the sharpei's face!!! ME2, galfriend!!! Did you ever get plastics? Hugz n Texas Blessings, Cath

Hi Brenda, Gloria, and Marilyn; I am also a March 2002 recovering obese person. You three have done great. I had the open RNY distal on March 19th, 2002 and a pannicalectomy, abdominal wall reconstrudtion and hernia repair on Mardh 20th, 2003. I have lost a total of 260 pounds now and no longer suffer with diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, or acid reflux desease. I am in better health now then I have been in 25 years. Hoping to get down to about 180 but my origanal goal was 199 and I have 5 pounds to go. I will keep checking back to check on your progress.

I see that it's been a while since you posted to this message board [surgery March 2002] I just discovered this board. We need to get things rolling here since we are coming up on our FOUR year anniversary!!! Hope everything is going well for you. This post looks like a broken record [on the message board] but I am contacting each person who posted hoping to get *our board* up & running again!!! Wonder if we could get Al Roker here.... he is a March 2002 post op!!! Hugz n Texas Blessings, Cath

Hello Brenda, I had my surgery on March 12, 2002 and I have lost a total of 140 pounds. I am at my surgeons goal, of 178. I weight in a 311 pounds and now weigh 171 my personal goal weight is 165 so that makes 6 more pounds to lose. The weight is coming off real slow now but I will up my protein and water and walk and I think I would be successful. I would truly love to have plastic surgery, but don't think much about right now. Hope to see you on the boards.

Hi Brenda, I had my surgery March 5, 2003 and have dropped 120 pounds. Life is amazing now. I'm in a comfortable size 11/12... I just recently went to a plastic surgeon on this past Thursday and am waiting for word from the insurance company (who already told me it was no problem over the phone). Dr. Young will be doing an Abdominoplasty and Mastopexy (breast life). I'm looking at having it done in August while on break from college. The surgeon comments that I would be losing 10-14 pounds of skin! This surgery has changed my life so much that I'm finally chasing my dream career and am enrolled in school to become an RN ... Kirstin

All I can say is don't we all look great!!!! Life is good and getting better all the time. I have about 40lbs left to go too. I got lazy for a bit, but am back on track now. Congratulations to all. Hugs and smiles.. Myra jo