My cousin had surgery a year ago. She went to the emergency room Thursday with stomach pains and they admitted her right away. They have done many tests but haven't figured out what's wrong yet. When I visited her today she said she really missed the boards and OH. Please stop by her page and wish her well. She would be thrilled to find her mailbox full when she gets home. Thanks everyone in advance. You guys are great! http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/status.phtml?N=K1087409252

Hi Rob, Your story sounds alot like mine. I had duodinal switch surgery on 7/8/03. I had the surgery at Gynesis Hosp in Grand Blanc MI and Dr Lutrzykowski is my Dr. I started out at 371 and am down to 166 today. I plan on having an abdominalplasty and hernia repair surgery this Dec. The weight loss has been so great! What a thrill. Before surgery I was diabetic, hypertensive, had sleep apnea, GERD, asthma and arthritis. It's all gone now. I have so much energy I can keep up with my kids. I'm a single mom and I'm so glad my kids have a mom who is not sick all the time. We do fun stuff together. Ain't life great.

Oh my gosh, you are my twin.....i love food too. I try to find foods that i can tolerate and eat more of just to be eating. SICK huh!? I'll protein feast if you will. I told my friend the same thing the other day, i wish i was her getting ready to have surgery again. i miss the full feeling and the satisfaction i first had when i first had surgery. i just don't stay full either. I would go thru surgery again and all the recovery to just lose the last 30 lbs. how sick is that? i had a great recovery with no complications,so i guess thats why i can say that. i nned to read pouch rules for dummies again....that always helps get me going again. Thanks for responding and good luck to you. let me know how things are going.~amy

Am i the only one left from the July 2003 surgeries that hasn't met goal? I am so glad that i have lost 105 lbs since July 9...but i haven't lost any in 3 months and I still have 30 more to go. I know that some of it is skin that'll have to be removed,but I know there is still some fat left there too. I am 5 10 and 185,down from 290 the day of surgery and 307 top weight. I am so glad i had this done, but I feel like i will never get to goal. i see myself thinking about diets and how to shed the weight and it reminds me of how i was preop,just DESPERATE and I hate how that makes me feel. So let me know if I am not alone out there not making it to goal....and i am willing to take advice as to how to shed the rest of this weight. My close friend is having surgery next week and i plan to go with her for surgery(her husband can't go),and i told her that I would do the same diet she's on during her recovery,so maybe the liquid diet will jump start me again. PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN!!! I am proud of everyone and their success,just feeling kinda left out. Maybe i've done something wrong? just curious. Thanks for letting me vent.~Amy

July 29th, 2003 was a very good time in my life. That was my surgery date. However, life since then has been remarkable. I have lost two people. I started weight loss at 570 lbs. When I had surgery I was at 500 lbs. As of today, September 2nd, I weigh 268 lbs. I am so close and got there so quickly. God is good!