Hey there

Got my RNY rescheduled for AUG 17... I appreciate everyones willingness to post their experiences. It has been helpful in my decision process.  I am a diabetic and hope to shed myself of it after the op.  Well everyone keep up the great progress!

I found OH invaluable both before and after surgery.  It helped me see what life post-op was going to be like and calmed my anxieties and fears after surgery.  I surfed around everywhere on the site but the interpersonal interactions are the best on this forum.

Aug. 17th is my wedding anniversay, 8 yrs and 24 yrs since our very first date. It's a good day to start the rest of your life. I am 2yrs. out and have found OH to be invaluable to me. Esepcially this board, you all are the best of the best.
Sending you positive energy from NY

Armra-  Thanks for the positive energy vibes... can use all I can get...   and your right about the date and the  board 

Exciting stuff!!!

Best of luck in your surgery. I was a type 2 diabetic and it was the first Rx for me to lose. My A1C has been 5.6 - 5.8 for the past 6 months.  

Man that is incourgaging news... thanks for the post.. I have about 90 lbs get rid of... I was wondering if others had loose skin because of the fast weight lost.  I was watching a documentary last nite and it seemed all the ppl required plastic surgery after.  Thanks

The amount of skin you are left with after weight loss depends a lot on your age, your genes, and how much weight you have to lose.  It's hard to predict up front other than to say that everyone will have SOME loose skin after losing a lot of weight, but you may or may not need or want plastic surgery.

I've lost about 150 pounds, I'm 53 but only 5'3", so I was expecting a LOT of excess skin.  To my surprise, I don't look half bad.  My "moobs" are minimal (pretty amazing considering what I started with), and the only places I really have much loose skin is in my pannus, the area between the navel and my pubes.  Even that isn't all that bad.  Last week I was at the beach (a first for me after many years!) and I asked the guys I was with how I looked in swim trunks.  People thought I was crazy when I mentioned plastic surgery, and to be honest, when I looked about at all the other guys on the beach who probably hadn't had WLS, I had to admit that I didn't look all that different from everyone else.  Now, if I'd worn a Speedo, I might have gotten a different response! 

/Steve

STEVE!!!!

(sorry for the hijack)

Just wanted to say welcome back :-)

Thanks, Tony.  I must say that you look great!  Congrats on your progress!

/Steve