WISHING YOU ALL THE VERY BEST!!!! :)

Hello all! My name is Nic and i had my surgery March 30, 2004! I just wanted to pop in and wish you all the very best for a speedy, complication free recovery! It is worth it! IT IS WORTH IT!!!! I started my journey at 291 pounds at 5'6" and almost a year later I am 161! I teach kindergarten and COULD NOT do it at 300 pounds! Anyway today a co-worker and I were walking up the steps of our 3 story building and he said wanna race??? why not I said so there we went running up the steps like the kids. ok so he beat me by three steps but LAST YEAR I would have needed oxygen to do that! and he would have beat me by flights of steps not just steps! Follow your pouch rules, give yourself time to heal and WELCOME to the LOSING side! {{gentle hugs}} for the newly post-ops and {{tighter hugs}} for those of you with a case of nerves still! Nic 291-161-145

Awwwwww....you so sweeet!!!! THank you for the words of encouragement!!! Hillary

You are so sweet!! Thanks for posting here giving encouragement! That is COOL about the stair race!! I can't wait until I can run up stairs - or just walk up a flight without being out of breath! Wow! You have come a long way! Congrats!! Thanks for the hugs!

Nicole, thank you for checking in with us with such sweet encouragement. Congratulations on your success. I pray it continues and you meet your goal. Huggs, Heidi (((*)))