Finally got a date

Well I thought that it would never come, but last Thursday I finally got my surgery date. July 26th at 7:30 AM. My surgeon is Dr. Mark Gibbs. Has anyone else out there used Dr. Gibbs? He came highly recommended by my PCP, who is a good friend of ours also. I have only met him at the required seminar that you have to go to - but he seemed liked a very nice man. I am very excited but also very afraid. I am sure that that is normal. I have always been afraid of hospitals and doctors and needles, but I am willing to do anything to get rid of this weight. I know how it feels to be slim. I lost about 100 pounds in my twenties and then had a very bad marriage and took comfort from food. That is all passed now and I am ready to live again. Would love to hear from someone *****cently had RNY using Dr. Gibbs. Thanks.

LIBBY I'M TRUELY SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! AND YOUR RIGHT YOU WILL HAVE A WHOLE NEW LIFE AHEAD OF YOU. YOU SOUND JUST LIKE ME ABOUT THE HOSPITALS NEEDLES AND DR.S. MY FIRST MARRIAGE WAS ALSO BAD AND I TOOK COMFORT IN FOOD, OF COURSE I WAS ALWAYS HEAVY. BUT I GOT WORSE. MY EXHUSBAND TOLD ME I WAS A FAT UGLY ***** AND THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER LOVE ME. OF COURSE HE WAS WRONG!! I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO MY SECOND HUSBAND FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS AND HE IS GREAT!!! HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. WHEN I HAD THE SURGERY HE STAYED EVERY DAY AND NIGHT. I WAS THERE FOR 5 DAYS. HE EVEN HELPED MY WIPE MY BUTT, NOW THATS LOVE!! I HAD MY SURGERY ON 9/22/03. OPEN R-N-Y. I WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN. I LOVE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY AND FREINDS ARE BLOWED AWAY. I'VE LOST 166 LBS. IN 7 1/2 MONTHS. AND MY SHIRT SIZE WENT FROM 4X-5X TO A MEDIUM AND LARGE. AND MY PANT SIZE WAS A 28-30 PLUSE SIZE. NOW IT IS SIZE 12 REGULAR. I'M VERY PLEASED AND YOU WILL BE TO. JUST REMEMBER AFTER SURGERY TO DRINK ABOUT 1 OZ OF WATER EVERY 10 MIN. AND BECARFUL OF HOW FAST YOU EAT AND HOW MUCH YOU CHEW. AND REMEMBER TO WALK, WALK, WALK. OH YA GET YOURSELF AND GOOD BELT YOUR GOING TO NEED IT. Hugs Debbie Moya Dr. Baker 9/22/03 354/188/147

HI I AM HAVING SURGERY THE 27TH OF JULY BUT WITH DR BAKER WHAT HOSPITAL WILL YOU BE IN? I WILL BE IN ST. VINCENT. HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL. TINA B