Hi There Gastric Brothers and Sisters! I am a 2 year postie looking for the 9 original members of the May Day Club from May of 2002. Back then, I had e-mailed lots of folks having the surgery on my surgery date, or near to it, and several of us kept in touch via e-mails and phone calls during our pre-op and early post op stages. We lost touch after about the 2nd month and went about living our lives. I think of you all from time to time and hope you are all well and getting close to or have reached a healthy weight. It was 2 years ago on May 3rd I had my RNY Gastric Bypass. I know tragedy struck at least one of the original members who passed away about 2 weeks after her surgery, but anyone else out there wanna give me a shout? I'd love to hear from you! Jennifer A, I saw your pic on here once when I was surfing on a friend's computer, but I was not able to respond to your message. Wishing everyone else, especially those about to have surgery the best of luck. I'd be glad to answer any questions you have about pre or post op life. Love and Peace, Kathy A Collins (was Kathy A Watson living in CT when I had the surgery, but have since got divorced and live in MA now with a new name). xox

Hi everyone, well I can't believe that it has been almost 2 years since my surgery...seems like it is much farther out than that! Everything is going good, reached my goal weight of 130 pounds and now am considering having a tummy tuck and boob job done. Hope everyone out there is still doing great that had it about the same time I did!! God Bless!!! Keri Open RNY 5/31/02 (250/130) Dr. Lawrence Barzune/Dallas, TX

DEAR JEAN, I JUST WENT ONTO THIS SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME AND READ YOUR MESSAGE, I AM SO VERY HAPPY FOR YOU, I AM JUST A FEW DAYS MORE THEN YOU AND WEIGH THE SAME 187 BUT I AM NEVER GOING TO FIT IN A SMALL I AM TOO BIG!!!!!!!! LOL I HAVE A LARGE FRAME AND AM 5' 7" I GET INTO SOME LARGES BUT MOST OF MY CLOTHES ARE A X LARGE AND DO NOT THINK IT WILL EVER CHANGE , BUT ASK ME HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE THERE!!!!!!! WELL KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND STAY ON BOARD WITH AN UP DATE NOW AND THEN. LINDA IN NY

Angela, Congratulations on the 151 lbs, in one year you've accomplished so much. I feel this surgery saved my life and I can't imagine being my former size, I'm able to do many things that I thought were only dreams and always just out of reach. This has been an amazing year and I pray we both continue with great health and we reach our goal weight soon. Take care and keep us updated on your progress. God Bless. Susy

hello my name is gia and i had open rny may 17th 2002 and have lost 205 pounds so far ..i started out weighing in over 350 pounds and im now down under 145...june 26th 2003 i had my tummy tuck done...they took 8 pounds of extra skin off my tummy...i am still swollen at this time but look 100 % better than before...i too would do this surgery all over in a heart beat..id like to loose 20 more pounds...im not sure if its possible but i will try try try..as soon as im all heald and the swelling goes down i will be back to the gym in full force...i went this morning and did 45 minutes on the treadmill...cant wait for the weights... maybe a few more weeks...if anyone has any questions feel free to email me...Gia