Hello all, I had my surgery on April 19th and am down 70 pounds!!! I can't even begin to explain how great I feel. This has been an amazing summer, and there are so many more to come!!!!!! Have a great weekend everyone. Kristy from MI

I had surgery April 5th and have lost 96 lbs to date. Can't wait to lose 100 but was happy to be under 250. Starting weight was 345lbs. Congradulations on all the lbs lost. What a journey!!!! See you lighter. Joanne

Patti then: April 14th- 355- Patti now 83 pounds lighter 138 pounds to go!!! keep up the good work everybody.

My surgery date was 4/21/2005 and I've lost 74 pounds. The best part is not feeling like life is happening without me anymore. I was a homebody before (probably because I wasn't comfortable in any of my clothes) and now I like to be outside, riding my bike, walking with my daughter, or sitting outside reading my book. The surgery gave me my life back...it's that simple... L*

It depends on how big the stone is.. Even small ones can feel like a severe back ache. Hurt so bad it makes u vomit and get diarrhea due to pain. Most ppl even notice traces of blood in the urine. Be careful tho, it kinda sounds like a tract infection : Symptoms of a bladder.tract infection usually begin with frequent urination, an urgent need to urinate, and pain with urination (dysuria). Symptoms may also include fever, cloudy urine, foul smelling urine, or blood in the urine (hematuria). If the infection affects the kidneys, symptoms will usually also include high fever, chills, back pain on the side of the affected kidney, nausea, and vomiting. If its either - it's something that doesn't need to go untreated. So I hope get it check out and its nothing major. Good luck. Christie