Hi Angela all other responders, and lurkers

Dan
Madison
August, 2008
Dr. Aranow
427 highest weight
234
haven't set a goal weight, wouldn't mind losing another 20#, but i am ok if I don't
goals have come and gone and are always changing
chose RNY... recommended by all who helped me make my decision 
I am very involved in WLS aftercare, attending various support groups and participate in a monthly Saturday morning  group in Middletown, CT   http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/CCCares/   I have attended a few OH conferences across the US and plan to attend more. I applaud your efforts to create some excitement on the CT board and would love to meet you.

 1. First name:  Dave
2. Area or Town your from: Hartford
3. Surgery date: not scheduled yet, hopefully March: almost done required prep, though ins. hasn't approved yet.
4. Surgery Doctor:  Raftopolous (maybe spelled wrong)
5.. Starting weight: highest 358
6. Current weight: 317 - mostly due to medication changes, not diet/exercise
7. Surgery Date
8. Goal Weight: not sure, right now I'd be happy below 300
9. 5 Top Goals for your first year Post Op: 1:  survive 2: walk without crutches
10. a little about yourself and why you chose RNY, Lapband, DS or any other surgery for weight loss. If you did not choose surgery you are more then welcome to be here and your choice is just as amazing as ours was we still need you and want you here.  :)

Probably RNY - mostly because doc recommended it and all my other doctors say he's good

1.  My name is Jackie
2.  I'm from Massachusetts but moved to Fairfield, CT in November.
3.  10/14/08
4.  Janey Pratt, MGH Boston, MA
5.  602 lbs high, 573 lbs day of surgery
6.  I'm not sure -- last known weight was 252 lbs a few weeks back but I've had plastics since then.
7.  Redunant question is redundant.
8.  180~ lbs would be TERRIFIC for me (i'm 5'9") but honestly, if I don't lose another lb, I'm happy)
9.   2+ yrs post op.  My life couldn't possibly be any better/different than it was pre-op!
10. I had RNY because my insurance wouldn't cover VSG.  I think if I had to make the decision again, I'd have DS instead.  I had some complications -- spent a LOT of time in the hospital over the first year and a half (check my profile for some details) -- it was all worth it.  :)  My doctor is an amazing woman and has gone above and beyond anything I expected.  

1. First name Kathy
2. Area or Town your from Dayton Ohio, now in Enfield
3. Surgery date 1-15-08 3 years today!
4. Surgery Doctor Dr. Aranow
5.. Starting weight 372 but my high was 387
6. Current weight 225 I have to get 40 pounds of what I call "miscarriage weight" I gained 40 pounds when I loss my first pregnancy.
7. Surgery Date
8. Goal Weight 175 but I right now 199
9. 5 Top Goals for your first year Post Op Not to mess this up. I don't think I have.
10. a little about yourself and why you chose RNY, Lapband, DS or any other surgery for weight loss. If you did not choose surgery you are more then welcome to be here and your choice is just as amazing as ours was we still need you and want you here.  :) I knew I would never go in for fills.

Very nice to meet you.. I didn't think about that .. I guess everytime i open it and someone else opens it that it would be considered a hit hehe.. You look amazing...