In the Century Club!!!!!!!

Hi, everyone!! As of this morning, I am officially in the Century Club!! I had my lap gastric bypass surgery done on 8/18/04. I was 278 when I had the surgery and this morning I was 178!!! I have 28 more pounds to lose to be at goal!! I am SO excited and thrilled with how everything has gone, with how I feel and with how I look!!! Good luck to everyone! This is great!!!!! Hugs, Connie

way too go connie!! i hope to be on the loosing side soon!!!

Thanks, Debbie!! Good luck on your journey!! It's awesome!! Hugs, Connie

Wooo-Hoooo!!! Too great!! Just Awesome!! {{{{Hugs}}}} Nancy

Thanks, Nancy!!! Life is good!!! Hugs, Connie

Good Morning .... My name is Suuz Michaels....I live in Goose Creek and I'm looking for qualified physicians in our area that do the surgery you had. Would you mind sharing your physicians name? And letting me know alittle about how the surgery went for you and how much you've lost? I'm 51 and I've got several problems such as: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypo-thyroidism, osteoarthritus in my spine and knees, knee spurs,degenerative disc disease, and spondylthesis. I can hardly walk to the bathroom. We are military and have Tricare Standard so I'm hoping they won't give me a problem. Anyways very nice to meet you...hope to hear from you soon. Suuz

WELCOME TO THE BOARD, MS SUUZ. YOU'LL ENJOY CHATTIN' HERE ... THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WILLING TO HELP & SUPPORT EACH OTHER. I HAVE TRI CARE PRIME & DIDN'T HAVE A MOMENTS' PROBLEM GETTING APPROVED. AS I WROTE IN OTHER POSTS, I DID TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE 2 DOCUMENTS ... ONE ON ALL MY PHYSICAL/MEDICAL/CO-MORB ISSUES & THE OTHER ABOUT HOW OBESITY & THE RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED MY LIFE. I'D HEARD DOING SO WOULD HELP WITH THE APPROVAL PROCESS & IT DID. IT TOOK LESS THAN 2 WEEKS & THERE WAS NOT ONE GLITCH. TRI CARE IS ONE OF THE BEST FOR APPROVING THIS SURGERY. THERE ISN'T ANY BETTER THAN THE MUSC STAFF ... &, I HAD DR BYRNE WHO HAS ABOUT THE BEST REPUTATION IN THE REGION. HIS ASSOCIATE, DR MORGAN IS WONDERFUL & MANY HAVE HAD HER & LOVED HER AS WELL. DR BAKKER IS NEW TO THE TEAM BUT THERE IS ONE LADY WHO IS GOING TO HAVE HER AS HER SURGEON. CHECK OUT ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/bariatric+surgeon+profile+Thomas+Byrne+dg.html ... FOR AN OVERVIEW OF DR BYRNE'S QUALIFICATIONS & PATIENT REMARKS. THE SURGERY WAS A WALK IN THE PARK FOR ME & I'M ALMOST 53 YEARS OLD ... NO PAIN AT ALL ... I WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR 3 HOURS AFTER BEING RETURNED TO MY ROOM & WALKING THE HALLS 1 HOUR LATER. I DID HAVE A "SLEEPY BLADDER" THAT WOULDN'T "WAKE UP" FROM THE ANESTHESIA WHICH PUT 11 #s OF FLUIDS ON ME, BUT I LOST IT IN THE 1st WEEK POST-OP. I'VE LOST 50 POUNDS IN 69 DAYS & STILL GOING STRONG. I DO HAVE A HEART CONDITION & HAVE HAD REAL PROBLEMS GETTING NEW MEDS REGULATED. THAT IS ONE DRAWBACK TO THE SURGERY ... THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE A LOT OF DRUGS YOU USED TO & THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE TIME-RELEASED DRUGS. SO, THAT MAY BE A CONSIDERATION FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN REAL HARD ON ME. AS FOR MY CO-MORBS, EVERYONE WAS GONE WITHIN A MONTH ... NO EXAGGERATION ... JUST A MONTH. MY HEART CONDITION IS NOT RELATED TO OBESITY & CAN'T BE HELPED BY LOSING WEIGHT. I WAS OFF ALL MEDS (12 DOSES A DAY) AT 3 WEEKS & AT 4 WEEKS, I WAS OFF ALL PAIN MEDS (8 - 10 DOSES A DAY). I WOULD DO THIS SURGERY AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT ... &, NOT EVEN GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT. I ALWAYS TELL ANYONE WHO ASKS ... OTHER THAN MARRYING MY NICK, THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. MY HUSBAND IS ECSTATIC ... HE SEES MY HEALTH IMPROVING & IS THRILLED WITH EVERY LITTLE CHANGE IN MY BODY. HE LOVED ME FATTER, BUT IS SO PROUD OF MY EFFORT TO CHANGE. CAN'T ASK FOR MORE THAN THAT. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

WE HAVE A SUPPORT GROUP ... LOWCOUNTRY BYPASS BUDDIES (LCBB) & WE MEET EACH THURSDAY BETWEEN 6:00 - 7:30 AT A RESTUARANT IN THE NORTHWOODS MALL AREA. WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM PRE-OP TO OVER A YEAR POST-OP. IF YOU WANT TO PERSONALLY HEAR THEIR STORIES & ASK QUESTIONS, COME JOIN US THIS THURSDAY EVENING AT THE K & W CAFETERIA ACROSS FROM THE MALL ... &, BETWEEN APPLEBEE'S & NOISEY OYSTER. GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

Congratulations! We are both August babies, and I am thrilled with my results as well. Way to go! Alicia 240/139/130