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Hi Jody,

We both have the same surgeon.  Dr. Chaing performed my RNY on 7/9/08.

The best of my first year--watching the weight fall off, giving away bags and bags to Goodwill, getting to like exercise, so many things.  I was the queen of sweets and now they don't bother me.  That is probably the best.
The worse of the year--early out when I couldn't eat dense protein but learned patience and can pretty much eat any type of protein as long as I chew it.
My #1 tip-though I just past the one year, be prepared for some weeks losing and some not as much and just enjoy the ride. 
My biggest surprise--That I lost 180 pounds from my heaviest weight and 160 pounds from surgery.  I am learning to love exercise (although I am battling a blood blister from walking 5 miles in 1 hour and 40 minutes (3 mph-with an average incline of 5.2--last year at this time I couldn't walk 25 feet without excrutiating pain).  That I lost this weight despite having the surgery at 53. 

My family has been supportive and proud of me.  My sisters and brother were ready to form an intervention with my weight because they were very worried about me.  My mother who had the stomach stapling in 1984 (she lost 80 pounds and has varied 20 pounds over the last 25 years but has been wheelchair bound for the last 3 and is on the road to recovery after amputation) and my father were scared for me to have it because mom knows how hard it was for her and didn't want to see me go thru it but it had to be done.  The only road I was traveling was to a slow death.

Welcome to our world.

Sylvia

 

Best Wishes on your upcoming surgery!

Good luck on your surgery!  You know what's funny?  Having lived in ND the last 5 years, it's not uncommon when I tell someone I'm from WI for them to say, "Oh, so you're a Cheese Head, hey?"

Funny!

Hello everyone. I just got started on the system as I'm going through the exhausting steps of getting approved for surgery tenatively scheduled for July 20, 2009 with Dr. Regan at Columbia. I'm self-pay although I have insurance that absolutely refuses to entertain any of my request. I have no desire to fight it out with them as I feel arguing with the insurance company will only add to my stress and probably my waistline; so, I talked it over further with my husband and we decided to take out a loan.
I am 5'6" and 250. I am interested in having the RNY surgery and I certainly would appreciate any freeback, advice, or suggestion on just about anything you can offer.
Also, I just had my Endoscopy with CLO H.Pylori test done and it came back postive for the bacterium. I'm on antibiotic treatment as of tonight and have been very upset about this as I have been symptom free and had no idea I was infected. Any freeback from someone who experienced this set-back; please send me support on this. Thank you in advance for your kindness and support.