It's so good to see everyone doing well!!!  Congrats EVERYONE!

Well.. I had my "3 month" follow up appointment.  (I won't actually be at 3 months until the 22nd, but you get the picture)  Anyhow, my appt was this past Tuesday the 10th.  I am down 44 pounds for a total of 31% of my excess weight lost!  The doc says that at 3 months (12 days from my appt) I should be between 31 and 35% of the excess weight lost.  So, I'm right on track.

I also had to have blood drawn for, I thought, the follow-through on the elevated Lipase/Amylase that they ""discovered" at my ER visit on day 13 after surgery.  So, needless to say, I didn't fast.  I get in for the bloodwork to find out the doc had ordered EVERYTHING!  Cholesterol, vitamins, iron, triglycerides, etc.  EVERYTHING!  So.. they made a note that it was non-fasting and said if the lab asked to tell them I fasted!  LOL  too funny

So, I go in for my appt.    Oh ya, did I mention I've been on medicine for GERD for 4 years, cholesterol AND triglycerides for 7 years?  They told me the day of surgery to stop taking those.  So, I'm three months without meds.  (Have you figured out where this is going yet?? LOL)  Anyhow... nearly everything was TOTALL NORMAL!  WITHOUT MEDS!  OMG I did a dance right there in the office!!  My triglycerides were 2 points above "normal" but the doc said, "You didn't fast.. what do you expect?  This is great!"  And, my iron saturation was low.  Guess I should've read the directions a little more closely that said 'do not take Calcium and iron together'.  Duh.  SO, I'm now taking my calcium, multi, Urso, Pepcid in the morning and evening.  And my iron I now take at lunchtime with Vitamin C.  That should fix it all.  :-)

I was soooooo excited!  This is why I did the surgery!  The weight loss is a bonus!!!  OMG I'm So freakin' happy I just had to share with my OH family!!!  Thank you ALL for your support throughout this!  I hope you know how much I appreciate it and keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers!

U look great!

wow what a difference!!  You look great!

I'm sorry to hear about your husband.  What a fantastic thing though to experience 199 and getting into 13s as a little gift on your anniversary.  Congratulations!