Anyone from Dubuque here? Or close to Dubuque?

Hello Alittle about myself. My name is Dawn and i am 26 years old. I have 4 children, who are 9, 7, 4 and 2. I work full time at McKesson which is a software company for doctors offices. My current weight is 230lbs and i would like to get down to at least 150lbs. I have been on weigh****chers for 4 months and it didnt do a whole lot for me even tho i was following it. I have to do 2 months with a physician diet and then i can have my surgery. I am going with Dr Glas**** in Waterloo. I just attended a seminar last week and really enjoyed it. I have title 19 right now and they will only cover the Gastric bypass. I am alittle worried about having it since people are telling me bad things about it, but i trust the dr to tell me everything i need to know. Well i am not sure what else to say. Anyone who can offer me any information on the good, bad and the ugly of this surgery PLEASE email me. My email addresses are [email protected] OR [email protected] Either one would be fine. Thanks so much and GOOOOOD luck to everyone here who is about to have the surgery! Dawn

Hi Dawn -- I don't get on the boards much any more, but just ran across your post. I'm not sure why you would be hearing negative comments on gastric bypass.... I can only tell you good things. Also, Dr. Glas****'s office is great. I'm three years out and have had basically no problems. Stick to the rules and also exercise.... I initially lost 135 lbs (starting 272 - got down to 135) and now 3 yrs out I've gained about 30 lbs, but this is a much better weight for me. I'm in a very comfortable size 12 - oh yeh and I'm 47 y/o. I do work out for an hour to hour and a half 5 days a week -- the exercise is a very important part of all of this process. This is a life change.... yeh you will lose the weight without trying for a long while, but then you have to work to keep it off... just make sure you're ready for the long-term also. Best of luck to you... Janie

Janie Thank you so much for your reply. I was given 2 names of people over the weekend to call and talk to them about their experiances. I guess one lady that had the surgery, not sure if was the band or the bypass, but she had ALOT of problems with hers. I am not sure if she was taking care of herself or not. I havent gotten a chance to call her back yet. I will do that this week sometime. Thanks again for your post. I am going to schedual my Consult soon, they just got my paperwork back a few days ago. Ill let you know my progress. Congrats on the weight loss too. Soon i will be where you are! Dawn