5 yrs later doing GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shontrice, My name is Christina Frank, I am also 3 yrs post-op ( 4-01-02) I lost a total of 100 lbs got down to 157 and since have gained13 lbs back, it is a little scary, but with getting back to the basics of your wls and a little exercise, you should be able to at least control any more gain. I have lost 3 lbs since going back, hope to lose the rest. I exercise 6 days a week, (I have a job that allows me that) and have cut the sugar out once again. Sugar is a bad bad thing (for me anyway). Well, hope you are doing well and don't lose hope!!! Christina

Dear Dana: My name is Cathy Stevens, I understand your concern and nightmares about gaining the weight I just had my three year anniversary and I still get on the scale to make sure that I am not gaining any weight back. I lost 135 pounds went from a size 28 to a size two. My best advice to you is find a good plastic surgeon. One that can do it all. My doctor did a lower body lift on me that I still don't believe. But find a surgeon that can do a lower body lift, this is very important. It is much more than a tummy tuck. My surgeon did a complete facial reconstruction, lower body lift, breast lift with implants and under arm skin removal. He is fantasic and I swear by him. I am 49 years old, prior to surgery I looked 70 and I now look like I am in my late 30's early forty's. I wear a bikini and my self image has improved 100 fold since my plastic surgery. What the gastric bypass doctors don't tell you is that you will lose the weight but your body image in your minds eye will not change and in most cases gets worse because of all the skin. People say you don't look well, some people thought I was dying. But after I had my plastic surgery everything change for me I got my self image back. Now there is no way I am ever going back to being fat. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me at [email protected]. By the way my doctor was Dr. Jason Pozner of Boca Raton, Florida. Cathy Stevens

I have been wanting to have the lap-band surgery for a long time now and have researched the different proceedures for at least a year now. I have also checked into my insurance paying for the surgery and they say they will. My problem that I sincerly hope someone can help me with is this: I live in the state of GA. close to the TN line and I am on disability. That means that I have Medicare and GA Medicaid. I am having trouble finding a surgon that will take this insurance for this type of surgery. Please, if any of you know of a Surgon and a plastic surgon that will accept this type of insurance please let me know as soon as possible! I would really like to get all this started! Thank you all very much, Pam

lost 136 pounds total and at goal weight! havent been on message board for a lonnnngggg time!!!!!! sure do miss it.. miss everyone but i do tell everyone who wanting to get wls must must go on this website! hahah hugs all!