Thankful for my surgery!
Today is 1 month since my surgery and also a huge milestone...
I'M 6 MONTHS TOBACCO FREE TODAY! NO CIGARETTES! NOTHING! 
If it wasn't for me having surgery, I would still be smoking a pack a day and wasting money and being unhealthy.
Surgery Date: 09/19/2017 HW: 304.6 SW: 288.1 CW: 245 lbs M1: -19 M2: -16 M3:-8
"It's Impossible - said Pride ; It's Risky - said Experience ; It's Pointless - said Reason ; Give it a try - Whispered the Heart 
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I also quit smoking six months before my RNY surgery. I think back to how insanely UNHEALTHY I was... 350 lbs... a smoker... with daily joint pain... and it seems like it was a different person! I now feel strong and healthy and capabie of anything. Congratulations on quitting smoking and taking your life back. That's no small feat but your lungs and heart thank you!
That is a tremendous accomplishment! Both smoking and eating are far more than the physical. There is a huge mental factor involved as well. My hat is off to you. To do both in the relatively short time period testifies to your strength. When and if things get rough remember that you were able to kick TWO habits that some people struggle and fail to kick one of.
Former smoker (15 years smoke free),
Diane
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VSG with Dr. Wanchick - Sept 29 2017
Age 52 Height 5'2" HW 585 (2012) Initial Consult Weight 522 SW 460 (9/29/2017) CW 350 (4/5/2018) Next Goal 325 Starting BMI 95.5 Current BMI 64.0
Pre-Op: 62 M1: 36 M2: 20 M3: 15 M4: 19 M5: 10 M6: 10 M7: ?
