My date's comin up real soon.

Tuesday, July 18th to be exact. WOO HOO! Shaw

Well then, on tuesday you will be sitting firmly on the losers bench! Congrats and best wishes to you! Hope all goes well. Cheryl

Good Luck ....Shaw I am out (banded) since June 12 ...it goes fast! Believe me You'll be fine!

Good Luck ....Shaw I am out (banded) since June 12 ...it goes fast! Believe me You'll be fine!

You gals are so sweet, thanks so much for the wonderful support and kind words. Cya tomorrow when I'll be a winning looser. I am Dr. Kothari's 1st case. Take care, Shaw

Hi everybody! It's so good to be home. My hsptl stay was, believe it or not, delightfully pleasant. My RNY procedure was successful even tho it took 2.5 extra hrs. to complete due to mega adhesions and scar tissue that I have from 2 other belly surgerys that I'd had in the past. (Gallbladder 23 1/2 yrs ago & Colon resection 5 1/2 yrs ago.) B/4 I "went under" Dr. Kothari asked me if I wanted him to just close IF he was not able to get things done via lap, due to the adhesions/scar tissue or if I wanted him to "do me open." I told him that I'd come this far that "open" would be fine-n-dandy. He said my tummy was a mess but he was able to get it done. I found out later that after he'd looked @ my belly ultrasound that he decided to do only me that day. I wonder if that's gonna cost me more since I had my own special day w/ him? Hee, hee. Anyhooch, I am now an official looser and am proud of it. Still having lots of gas pains but I'll survive. My blood-sugars are now normal and my Diabetes Doc took me off of 1 of my tid (3 times a day) diabetes meds. WOO HOO! Have a supa groovy wkend u'll. Shaw

So glad to see you made the trip over to the losers bench ok! I haven't been on this board in a few days so I am late posting. Congrats on the smooth sailing. Hope you are sipping, and getting some protein. Keep up the good work! Cheryl

Thanks for the kind words and support Cheryl! Feels good to be a looser. Take care and have a great wkend. Shaw "Keepin it real"