I'M APPROVED

NOW, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR SURGEON/DOCTORS THAT YOU HAVE THE SNIFFLES ... JUST TO BE SAFE, MS JANET. A LOT OF PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE "JUST FAT" (NOT OBESE) DON'T UNDERSTAND SUCH A DRASTIC DECISION "JUST TO LOSE WEIGHT WHEN YOU CAN DIET & EXERCISE". THEY AREN'T IN OUR SHOES SO ... JUST REMEMBER, YOU ARE GOING TO REGAIN YOUR HEALTH & BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE ... NO SITTING ON THE SIDELINES, OR TRYING TO JOIN IN ONLY TO HUFF & PUFF UNTIL YOU HAVE TO SIT DOWN & REST. I TAKE AFTER MY DADDY'S SIDE SO I UNDERSTAND! MY MOMMA IS TINY ... I WAS VERY TINY UNTIL A STRESSFUL 1st MARRIAGE - ATE FOR COMFORT & STRESS RELIEF & EMOTIONAL REASONS ... IT NEVER STOPPED EXCEPT FOR THE "DIET" TIMES, ONLY TO COME BACK WITH EVEN MORE WEIGHT EACH TIME. I LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS. I'M REALLY GOOD AT DIETING ... I'VE DONE IT SINCE MY MID-20s & PROBABLY LOST A TON, BUT I CANNOT OVERCOME MY GENETICS & METABOLISM - THE SURGERY DOES THAT FOR ME. THE PROOF THAT YOU ARE RIGHT WITH THIS DECISION WILL BE WHEN YOU BEGIN LOSING WEIGHT & REGAINING YOUR HEALTH & MOBILITY. JUST BE PATIENT; MOST NAY-SAYERS WILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS WHEN THEY SEE HOW HAPPY YOU ARE & HOW GREAT THE RESULTS ARE FOR YOU. SORRY YOUR MOMMY CAN'T BE THERE; YOU JUST HAVE TO BE A "BIG GIRL" UNTIL THEY GIVE YOU THAT 1st DOSE OF RELAXER IN YOUR IV & THEN YOU WON'T CARE ABOUT A THING, YOU'LL FEEL SOOOOOOOOO GOOD! SENDING PRAYERS DAWN & NICK

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS MS JANET. LOOK AT YOU, YOU'LL BE A NEW WOMAN FOR THE NEW YEAR! THIS IS WONDERFUL ... NOW WE HAVE 3 LADIES ALL GOING INTO THIS TOGETHER! DAVID JUST CAME HOME & CRYSTAL JUST HAD SURGERY TODAY ... PATTY IS HAVING HER SURGERY IN JANUARY ... WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE IN 2006!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU OVER & OVER DAWN & NICK

WELLLLLL, A GREAT BIG YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FOR YOU, MS TONYA! WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS FOR BOTH YOU & MS DIANNE! YOU'LL BE SURGERY BUDDIES! DO YOU HAVE A DATE YET? BLESSINGS & MORE BLESSINGS TO YOU DAWN & NICK

CONGRATS!! Pretty soon you will be on the losing side Carla

WOWOWOW MS DIANNE ... WE ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY & EXCITED FOR YOU! WAY TO GO, GIRL!! YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS ... YOU WON'T FEEL LIKE EVEN GOING INTO WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE TRAVELING YOU DO. THIS IS MAJOR SURGERY; YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS BEING REROUTED INTO AN UNNATURAL CONFIGURATION. IT WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF TIME FOR IT (& YOU) TO ADJUST TO THE NEW "PLUMBING SYSTEM". IF YOU ARE HAVING "OPEN" SURGERY, THEN YOU WILL NEED A LITTLE LONGER THAN IF YOU HAD "LAP". YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP BACK IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE YOU OVER-DID IT. EVEN THE YOUNG LADIES WHO HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE LEFT THE HOSPITAL RUNNING, HAVE STILL HAD TIMES OF SEVERE TIREDNESS & NEEDED DOWN TIME AFTER THE SURGERY, SO KEEP IN MIND ... ALTHOUGH THE SURGERY ITSELF IS USUALLY "EASY", YOUR BODY WILL NEED REST & AS LITTLE OUTSIDE STRESS AS POSSIBLE. MAYBE YOUR BOSS COULD MAKE A DEAL WITH THE LADY WHO IS LEAVING TO STAY A COUPLE WEEKS EXTRA TO TRAIN HER REPLACEMENT. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK