Looking for a pen pal!!!

Surgery date has been set and looking for someone to converse with about their experience. Maybe there is someone who is in the same stage of the process as i am. Im sceduled for surgery on October 11th and getting very anxious and somewhat nervous. Write me and tell me about your experiences.

Hello, I had my surgery on April 26th 2005. I would be more than happy to email, telephone, or snailmail with you. I have lost a little over 70lbs since surgery. I have went from a size 26 to a size 16 (18 still loose, but 16 a little tight, I will claim the 16 though). I did not have any problems at all with surgery, Actually it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I did however have to go back into the hospital twice for dehydration. It is soooooo important to get all you fluids in after wards. Some may say well how hard is it to get 64 oz of fluid, but trust me when I say, the only way to do it is to sip sip sip. I am just now to wear I am getting all of my protein in. (I do not like the protein powder, YUCK) Some people tolerate them very well, however I can not get over the after taste. I ended up spendind over $250 in protein powder. I learned with time to get sample packages first. Some things that you like now, you may not like after surgery. I use to love gravy and biscuits, I tried some the other day as a treat, well my Wookie (my pouch) did not like them. Oh well it was not very nutritional anyway. What kind of questions do you have about the surgery? Please email me or call me I will try my best to answer them for you. My email addy is [email protected] and my home number is 440-442-4999. I know people think I am crazy for posting my number, but hey I got so much help through my process It make me feel good to help other people. There will be times after surgery you will have questions about is this ok, what was that, and am I doing this right, not to mention...what did I do to myself. I think just about everyone has those days. I am hear for you. Call me anytime day/night. If I am not home leave a message and I will call you back as soon as I get in. I look forward to hearing from you. Big hugs, Lisa

HI, I had my lap RNY July 11, 2005 so it has been about 6 weeks and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I have done pretty well. I have lost 36 pounds in 6 weeks and that is awesome. I started at 260 and weigh 224 now. I would be more than happy to talk to you on the phone or e-mail whatever is best for you. My e-mail address is [email protected]. I was also very nervous before surgery. But it was the best thing I have ever done for myself, for my health, and for my family. Hang in there. I will give you my phone number and you can give me yours if you want to when you e-mail. Hang in there Judi