I have just received a surgery date of may 8, 06. i go for pre op tests on may 3. dr syn will be doing my surgery, i am so excited but a little nervous all at the same time, i have had so many people tell me i should not have this wls, i feel i have made a good decision on going ahead and having it, can anyone tell me what i should expect at pre op's and anything else about the day before surgey and when should i go for admission to the hospital, like the night before, early morning or what, i guess i could wait and ask dr syn at my appt on may 3, but i am so excited, i can not believe i am finally going to have this done. rck.

Hey there guys! Sorry that this is sort of a "Broadcast Message" For all of the Men out on the Obesity Help Boards But I just wanted to drop by an Invitation. It's great to see other men out here. We make up such a small percentage (12%) Of the people having Weight Loss Surgery, But tend to reach our goal weights quicker and with less Or at least Different hassles than the Gals Due to Male physiology. Drop by the Men's Message Board And check out what other men like you are going through. It's a diverse make up of Dads, Singles, Older, younger, etc... Pre-Ops, Post-Ops new and some Old (at Goal) Post-Ops. Lap-Banders, RNY'ers DS, etc... Great bunch of guys with the mutual understanding That WLS for Men can be a totally different Journey. Stop by to add your questions, advice, opinions, and info at- http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/men/ It's Great to know we're not so alone, And that there are others pulling for you. Hope to see you 'Round the Boards! Best Wishes- Dx

Incase you haven't heard our site will soon be changing over to something totally new. Just in the past day our main message board has been totally changed on the beta site. Check it out here: http://beta.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/ Some features in the new boards include: the ability to edit your own posts, delete a post, have signature lines, and font selections. The site is operational and can be used to post on and search through. We are still working on more things to be added. Keep in mind the site is not 100% complete, which means we are still adding and changing things. This rollout focuses around implementing a new navigation, customizable homepage, bookmarks and a few other neat items that we know you will enjoy; however, our job is not complete. We are also in the process of adding more requested features to the site including: a new profile system, blogs, photo albums, private messaging, and much, much more. Stay tuned for more updates on these specific items. Check out the BETA site here: http://beta.obesityhelp.com We are anticipating the full launch of the site sometime this week, so one day you will come to the site and it's going to be totally different, so make sure you check out the beta site and familiarize yourself with it now Moving forward to better things! Amy OH Staff

Aloha, Don't forget to sign up for the Hawaiian Cruise. It is going to be a blast. I would love to meet all of you. The Dates are November 5th-12th 2006. With a Land Conference November 4th. http://www.kemalani.com/HawaiiCruise.pdf Kema

Actually I am going to Clovis because Dr. Frezza is removing my gall bladder on Monday 4/24. That's a little too far for a meeting. I am not surprised about Dr. Frezza not doing RNY's there have been some complications. But hopefully there will be someone at the meeting that has had this done. The meeting is scheduled for 6pm I believe. (last I heard) I will let you know if I hear that it changes. See you there!-Val