Laureen , it is wonderful that you can speak of this openly from your experience . A very good friend of mine just recently had issues with this and she never really drank in YEARS. Until post op , it mostly starts with wine, cause some people don't consider that alcohol it's a dinner drink, HA it will get you hooked, I think wine is the worst and aside from the alcohol addiction it is the BIGGEST culprit of weight regain, "empty calories" and just because u stop doesn't mean the weight comes off that easily
Susan

Good Morning PA Friends,

Seems like Facebook has taken a lot of the fire from what was once a very supportive and active forum.  While I am on Facebook, I don't necessarily have the time to keep up with all of it and so this forum is one where I can come for the specifics of my WLS journey and information.  It is where I got a lot of firsthand knowledge from people traveling the same path.  I also just don't want 300+ people on my Facebook friends list, too much to manage. . .  anyway, today is the mid-point of my workweek and I have a job waiting that I spent most of yesterday doing and will fini**** up sometime this morning. . . noon-time AA meeting and after work I will see Tony, as he is going to Florida with his grandson and daughter, Disney, so I won't see him for the next two weekends.  Today is my oldest grandson's birthday (Dylan), he turns 11, his birthday is always a reminder of the ying and yang of life, as on the day he was born, my Mom had a stroke and died 3 days later, so it always conjures up mixed emotions for me.

I am not feeling great today and have a funny feeling my body is fighting off something as it appears I have been around some people who've gotten sick lately. . . hopefully, the bug does not overtake me, as I have a medical test for Friday that I need to begin prepping for tomorrow and I'm not sure they will do it if I am sick. . . oh well. . .

Hoping Jacki's surgery goes well and that she is back reporting on her Loser's Bench progress soon.

Best wishes for all and positive thoughts for any facing serious life challenges.

Laureen

Glad to hear you were able to have your plastics.  Gene had all his plastics done - I'm scared to have any more surgeries because of some medical conditions with the blood clots but would love to have the face tightened up. 
God speed in your healing.
Ida

Thank you for sharing this. It is very serious. I hope that your friend is ok and finding their way.

You are in my thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and an easy recovery!! Such a long journey and now its only a bit more time until you are on the losers bench with the rest of us!!!