Roll call

Hello my fellow Decemberites. I hope all is well with you. Divorce has knocked on my door and so I am ending a 23 year marriage. I am the healthiest that I have been in many years and have lost 189 pounds so far. The stress is helping me lose a few more pounds now but that's ok I could stand to lose about 20 more pounds. So I have my health, happiness and friend's life is good and I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I did the first round of plastics a month ago when I had my eyes done. The TT will be done in August or so. As always you can view my photos at the www link. Have a great day, week, month, year....you deserve it. Darrol

Hey Darrol..I too am doing well. I am sorry to hear about the big D. I hope that all works out peacefully for both of you. Good luck with the TT. I have been researching it...don't think I can pay. I would lose about 15 pounds if i had it. I started at 411 and now I am at 215. From 52 to 34. I hope more of us chime in....I miss and need my friends. best to all mark

Hi Darrol, How are you? I am sorry to hear about the big D. I am going through the same thing, except my husband is contesting, making it very hard for me. We have been separated 20 years and he just won't let go. He knows I have met someone and I am looking for a new life with my boyfriend. I will be moving in with him Aug 1st. If I get my divorce now or later, I will be with him. I also have my health and good friends. I am stable between 135lbs -145lbs. I am 5ft6 and tall and slim. Life is grand. I will be having the LBL next year. Boy oh Boy....The skin hanging is a bit much. With my clothes on I look great, What can you do . You just can't have it all. I guess I will take the slim saggy gal. Take care and hoping to hear from all you guys. I have a July apppointment for my 2 and a half year checkup. Do you believe it's been that long? Happy Memorial Day to all ((((((HUGS))))))))) & Lorraine

I am so sorry about the divorce. I am healthy & happy, not at the weight I'd like to be but normal. My doctors tell me that the fat I have left is not unhealthy fat, just the fat that I share with my cave women ancestors. Let's just say that in a famine, I'll survive because of the fat on my thighs. My, how the loss of weight can change our lives. In July, my job will be coming to an end. It's being outsourced. At 55 I have to find something new & because of my WLS I can finally do what I have wanted to do for 50 years. I'm returning to school to train to be a nurse. I never could have handled the physical work before. I am excited & scared all at the same time but I know it's what I was meant to do. I had a TT about 15 months ago & the backside lifted last August. I love my TT. I like the results of the second surgery, just not as much. I have some permanent numbness in my right hip caused by liposuction, a fairly common complication. I don't like that but it doesn't affect function. My inner thighs are horrible but I doubt if I'll have anything done to them. Oh, & I had my gall bladder removed last December along with a much needed bladder repair. I am done with surgery! Everyday I think God that I was able to have the surgery. I feel bad for the individuals who fight their insurance companies & still can't get it. I know that I probably would be in a wheel chair, or worse, if not by now, then in a few years. Instead I am returning to school! Dixie

Hi Darrol, So sorry to hear of the divorce. That is so sad, especially after so many years together. Give yourself a big hug from me. I am down about 120 lbs now. I'm doing much better. I'm on a Fenteol pain patch and it really helps with the FM. Provigil helps with the CFS and Topomax and Klonopin at night help with the RLS. So I am hoping to be able to get back to work with in the next month or so, as soon as my endurance builds up. I still tire easily and need to rest often, but I am improving so much from last month. I would like to lose a little more weight as it would be good for my joints, but my body just doesn't want to let go, and my health prevents exercise, other than PT and stretching. But I feel bette each day. I am looking forward to walking again. I know I can never jog or race walk, but just a nice steady even pace would be so lovely. Nona

Hi Darrol, I, too, am sorry to hear about the D*.....23 years is a long time. Sounds like you have a lot to keep you busy these days. At, nearly 2 1/2 years post op, I'm maintaining a 5# variance, 120-125....still below the surgeon's 134 goal. I feel much better having had the gall bladder out last Feb. but I am still very limited to the amount of food I can eat. I still can't eat bread, still hate chicken, eggs and bacon....but I'm sure that helps with the weight control. Actually, my skin has tightened a little over the last 6 months. If anything, I could use a TT and neck lift. I got my AA this month and look forward to getting my AS in December....sitting for the FL Nurse's Board in January '07 and being an RN soon after. I have a job waiting for me at one of the area's largest hospitals. Surgery, school, and a new career.....all this after 50. I know I would have not had the self-esteem to even think about this if I hadn't had the surgery and weight loss. What a miracle. We need to do a roll call more often....it's great to read about your progress. BLessings to all.... R~