IT'S A "GO", HOUSTON!

ALL SYSTEMS ON "STAND BY". "T - 7 DAYS & COUNTING" TILL BLAST OFF TO THE LOSING (HEALTHY) SIDE OF LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!! UNLESS SOMETHING COMES BACK IN MY BLOOD WORK, I'M ON MY WAY TO THE SURGERY SUITE ON FRIDAY, 10/28. MY PRE-OP WAS A BREEZE ... MEDICAL HISTORY CHIT CHAT, QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY DR B, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AS TRI CARE PRIME HANDLES EVERYTHING (THANK GOD!), I'M ALL PRE-REGISTERED, MORE MEDICAL HISTORY CHIT CHAT, BLOOD DRAWN & AN EKG ... ... ... &, I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO FIND MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS WALKING 10 FEET OFF THE FLOOR! GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK

Hey Ms. Dawn That is wonderful. You'll be in my prayers. Denise

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS DENISE ... THAT'S ALL I NEED IS THE PRAYERS OF WONDERFUL, LOVING PEOPLE LIKE YOU! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Go, Girl!! You'll be on the losing side before you know it!! Love, B

I work at MUSC as a coder and I can tell you that I read every chart that Dr. Byrne, Dr. Morgan and now Dr. Baker do for RNY. I am waiting until January for my insurance to change over to MUSC Options(they pay whereas Cigna wouldn't) I am VERY confident in the sugery with Dr.Byrne after reading all of those op notes and seeing the care everyone gets. (The only problem is when I see him in the cafeteria I sometimes feel like I don't want him to see what I am eating for lunch--LOL) I am so excited for you and I'll keep you in my prayers. You are in EXCELLENT hands with Dr. Byrne and his team!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE "INSIDE SCOOP" ON DR B. MY PCM WAS EXPLICIT THAT I HAVE DR B & NO ONE ELSE; THAT IS PRETTY HIGH PRAISE COMING FROM DR CASTELLONE. HE IS ONE FANTASTIC DR THAT PRACTICES MEDICINE WITH HIS HEART! SO, IF HE SAYS USE DR B, THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. BUT, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE PICTURE AS WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN, MS STEPHANIE. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS SURGERY ... I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY LIFE-SAVING & AM AS EXCITED AS I CAN BE NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR ALL OF US GIVEN THIS AMAZING BLESSING. WE JUST CAME BACK FROM MUSC WHERE WE CHECKED OUT THE PARKING, WENT TO THE 4th FLOOR (SURGERY REGISTRATION), ETC, SO WE KNOW WHERE TO GO NEXT FRIDAY. IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA AT MUSC THIS FRI, SAT OR SUN, DROP BY THE 6th FLOOR & LOOK ME UP ... DEBORA NASH ... I GO BY MY MIDDLE NAME OF "DAWN" BUT MY RECORDS & ROOM WILL BE LISTED UNDER "DEBORA". I'D LOVE TO MEET YOU, MS STEPHANIE! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK PS: THE REAL QUESTION IS, "WHAT IS DR B EATING?"

I am so happy for you Dawn and I know you will be great at being a LOSER!

YOU BETCHA, MS HEATHER. BTW, HOW ARE YOU DOING NOW? WEREN'T YOU HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH FOOD? GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

hi dawn- i was having trouble with food yes..I'm better now.. i'm able to eat no problem. My troubles were all in my head and having no desire to eat the things i could eat. But i am better. Now, i'm working on finding protein drinks i like.... ugh!

OH, I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT, MS HEATHER. TRY ... http://www.protica.com/index.htm ... VI, ON THE OCTOBER BOARD, TOLD ME THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD TASTING & THE GREAT THING IS YOU GET 25g OF PROTEIN IN LESS THAN 3 OZ OF FLUIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY HAVE A 15% DISCOUNT GOING RIGHT NOW. I LIKE THE ISOPURE FLAVORS ... 40g OF PROTEIN & YOU CAN SAVE ON THE COST BY GETTING THE POWDER & MIXING IT WITH WATER YOURSELF. GNC (ON OR OFF BASE) HAS THEM & IF THEY ARE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF THEIR EXPIRATION DATE, THEY DROP THE LIQUID BOTTLES DOWN FROM $3.50 (REDICULOUS PRICE) TO ONLY 25 CENTS PER BOTTLE. YOU CAN ALSO GET THE LIQUID & POWDER AT www.VitaminShoppe.com & http://store.bariatriceating.com/ THE BEST IS THE PUDDINGS ... STALLONE OR OTHERWISE ... CHOCOLATE IS GREAT, VANILLA IS VERY GOOD, BANANA IS VERY FLAVORFUL & LEMON TASTES LIKE VANILLA WITH JUST A HINT OF LEMON = STALLONE PUDDINGS ... I THINK THEY HAVE 25g EACH. ONCE YOU CAN EAT PROTEIN BARS, THERE IS THE MOST DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE BAR I'VE HAD ... YOU CAN GET IT AT WAL*MART. IT'S CALLED PURE PROTEIN & HAS 20g OF PROTEIN. IF YOU LIKE THE ONES YOU MIX WITH MILK OR SOY PRODUCTS, THEN VERY BERRY VANILLA IS FANTASTIC, WHIPPED OR STIRRED, FROM bariatriceating.com I'M GOING TO GET ALL-WHEY (UNFLAVORED) OR SOMETHING SIMILAR SO I CAN PUT THE PROTEIN POWDER IN ANYTHING ... DRINKS, SOUPS, YOGURT, BROTH, WHATEVER. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK