Misty, No words of advice since I still have all my female parts, but wanted to offer words of support and encouragement for your surgery. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and you'll have a speedy recovery. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers - Kellie

I know there is not a lot of action on the board anymore but if anyone reads this I am having a complete hysterectomy on Monday April 16, not somehting I want to do but somthing my doc says is a must.. So if anyone has words of advise my ears are open. Misty down 170 - would still like to drop 20-30

Here is a Big Congrats on your Tummy. My process fell through so for now I am wearing alot of spandex and what ever. We have all done so well. I too wonder about the old bunch. Kiki, Dennis, Erin, Landy Di, Violet. I hope and pray everyone is doing well. Jane

We are having our annual Spring Fling here in MISSOURI. On April 16th we will be getting into the spring mood with Games, Prizes, Food (for every stage of WLS) and a great time of fellowship. Bring your entire support system with you! For more information contact: Karen Scheuffele (group leader) 314-291-6647 Ext. 3352 Hope to see you there!

Hi there! I'm doing pretty good thanks. I got to my goal of 145 the week of my surgiversary, then crept up to about 150 over the next few weeks. I stayed around 149/150 for about 4 months, then at the end of Feb I had emergency surgery for an internal hernia that was trying to strangulate my intestine! I got into surgery just in time, it was pretty scarry. But I'm just fine now, recovery was very easy and it sure was easier being in the hospital this time NOT weighing 300 lbs!!! Anyway after that I got back down to 145 and now I'm about 147 every day. I have about 8-10 lbs of abdominal skin that I'm real anxious to get off, my arms need to be done, I desperately need a neck lift and the girls, well - what's left of them need to be lifted and slightly augmented. The thighs are whoa flabby too, but I just wear bermuda shorts to cover them. I'm anxious to start plastic surgeries and hope to get going on that by the end of the summer. Not thrilled about more surgery - but really feel like I need to get this extra skin taken care of or I'm not "done". It's strange to be a "normal" size and weight and not be able to wear tank tops or short sleeve shirts because of my arms, or a bathing suit or short shorts because of my flabby legs! I really feel like a success - but need to get some "fine tuning" done! I eat well, I drink a protein shake still every day, religiously drink my water and take my vitamins and calcium and I walk. I'm not real adventurous with food, I seem to eat a lot of the same foods daily simply because they taste good to me and don't upset my pouch. I hate that brick in the chest feeling when something doesn't agree with me, so I kind of stick to the same foods! I eat a lot of chicken, fish, shrimp, deli ham and cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt. I do eat some "bad" carbs like goldfish crackers and pringles and I do enjoy a tiny bit of chocolate almost every day, like 2 hershey kisses or a few m&m's. I've never dumped but I've never really pushed it either. I still thank God every day for this surgery and I'm still in awe when I see my shadow and realize how small I am, or when I see someone who I haven't seen in a very long time and they don't recognize me! I wish this board was more active too. It was a great source of help for me, still could be if we'd check in more! Take care now, thanks for posting! Jeanne