Compliment?? and Lasik update

I finally went to have my one year labs drawn - its only over a month late, but anyway - the kid that did the draw saw that I was a patient of Dr. Glass**** and that I had an rny. He asked if he could ask how much weight I lost, so I told him around 185 pounds. Not bad for 13 months. Anyway, he had to chime in a say 185 pounds, wow, that is how much I weigh - you lost me. I did know if I should be at him or him for the compliment. I had an though. Since my surgeon was just down the hall a ways, I was going to ask him if I could strap him on my back and tell my surgeon I gained all of my weight back, but I did not think that would look too good walking down the hall with a lab tech strapped on my back On another happy note, when I stopped in to see when exactly my appointment was next week, Dr. Glass**** basically gave me a look of what the heck are you doing in here, until one of the nurses said hi etc. Then he asked me if I would consent to having pictures taken for some new advertisement that they need to do. I told them it would cost them some money for my beautiful mug, so we will see where that gets me I guess I will see what happens next week when I talk with them. I thouhgt it was kinda that he asked that. This has been a wonderful tool, I just hope that I will continue to follow the rules to make this a permanent lifestyle change. I had my LASIK consult and testing done. I am scheduled for surgery on Monday Aug 23. The Dr. said I was an excelent candidate and that things should go very well. Thanks to all of you *****sponded to my post about that. I will quit rambling now. Brad

Congrats Brad on your weight loss. Have any idea when you'll have eye surgery? I had my yearly checkup for eyes the other day asking the doc if I'll ever be able to get rid of the bi-focals, just need glasses for reading. He said they are working on a procedure for near/far sightness so even the reading glasses will be out the window! Does this doc do both eyes at once? Mine still waits 2 weeks between the surgeries. Keep us posted! Carolyn

Hey Brad, Congratulations on the 185... AWESOME ACHEIVEMENT!! About compliments... I guess I am the wrong one to help out on that one. I find I am rather "thin skinned" LOL pun intented. I need to loosen up about those things and not let it get to me. Just take things in spirit intended... Thanks to for the lasik input; I am going for an appointment next Friday, I am also going to stop by and see my surgeon (IA City) God Bless and Take Care Paula

Wow, a poster child for wls? How cool is that? You have done awesome - I can just imagine you hauling the lab tech down the hall to show the doc that you had lost a whole person Now, if the surgeon's office gets to see pics, how about us, too? Let's see some before and after shots. Good luck on the eye surgery. Maybe I will look into that someday so I can give up the contacts and glasses. Does insurance cover that? Great job, Brad. Keep posting for those of us that need to hear inspirational stories like yours. God bless, Andrea

Brad, Congratulations.... you take that tech's comments as a compliment. You earned it honey!!!!!!! You tell that doc to pay you because he made a mint off of you. Congrats again.... thanks for encouraging those of us who are new to this so much with your post. Melinda