TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

Chime in everyone... especially you lurkers out there!  LOL! 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards 2.  Surgery type 3.  Surgery date 4.  How far post-op  5.  Highest weight 6.  Day of sugery weight 7.  Goal weight 8.  Current weight 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Kathy 2.  Surgery type: Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date: 05/20/2005 4.  How far post-op: 22 months tomorrow 5.  Highest weight: 279 6.  Day of sugery weight: 244 7.  Goal weight: 160 8.  Current weight: 152 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 150 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op:  a. Pain that I still get after more than a year that hasn't been identified.  Believe me, doc tried. b. Getting consistent on the exercise again.  Given my medical issues of the past couple of months (breast cancer), I just haven't been to the gym and know it would do my body and spirit a whole lotta good.

Hi I have never been on this board. I am a support group leader in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Paula Kosseff Open RNY July 2000 Seven years Post-op 240 highest weight 150 goal weight 110 lowest weight 118 today's weight Biggest struggle is maintaining my weight. I still do the yo-yo routine but now only 10-15 pounds. Running a support group for veterans helps me maintain my commitment. Staying connected with my goal and never buying a bigger size in clothing no matter what keeps me on the right path. Paula

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Myra J 2.  Surgery type: Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date: 6/03 4.  How far post-op: almost 4 years 5.  Highest weight: 350 6.  Day of sugery weight: 320 7.  Goal weight: 190 8.  Current weight: 260 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 220 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op:  Grazing... Never ate between meals before.

Hi Kathy,  I will be 5 years post op at the end of the month.  About 1 year after my RNY, I began to have this horrible pain in my chest, mainly on the right side.  The pain started on the right side under the breast and then it radiated over my sternum.  The pain became so unbearable, I was unable to work ( I am a nurse).  I had to take pain medicine that turned me into a zombie.  The pain continued for over 2 and a half years!  It got so bad, I wanted to die.  They never did find the cause so they started to say it was either nerve pain or even "in my head".  I have never felt worse in my life!  Only by the Grace of God did it go away!  Seriously, I was wanting to die I was so miserable.  I started to pray to ask God to take it away and that is just what He did.  Now I am back to normal and can work and be a wife and a mother.  I was just wondering if you had the same type of pain?  I hope you are not hurting like I was. Lorri (beachbumm) 249/119/156/125 day of surgery/lowest/current/goal

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Jess 2.  Surgery type: Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date: 09/28/04 4.  How far post-op: 31 Months 5.  Highest weight: 370 6.  Day of sugery weight: 357 7.  Goal weight: 165 8.  Current weight: 120 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 113 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: Ulcer that won't heal, and not losing *too much weight.  Unfortunately, I am a puker, and I have a hard time with a lot of the hard protein.

I'll play 1 First Name - Sara

2. Surgery Type - RNY 3. - Date - 06/23/05 4. - How far post-op - 13 months 5. & 6. - High and surgery weight - 302 7. Goal weight - Drs. 175 mine 150 8. Current weight - 155 9. Same 10. To be careful what and how often to eat. Avoid grazing. Lose that last 5 lbs.

Sara, I noticed your Dr. and my mother is 60 years old, has been morbidly obese her entire life and just had Dr. LePort do a lap RNY in January.  She is doing well and was really impressed with him.  Athough we live at different ends of the state after my experience she went forward with hers.  I am so excited to see her progress through pictures and e-mails.  I had not seen Dr. LePort's name on this site  before, so just thought it was kind of cool.  I also enjoyed this little excercise, it was interesting to see other's information. Take care, Helen

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards   Connie 2.  Surgery type  open RNY 3.  Surgery date  9/17/03 4.  How far post-op  3 1/2 years 5.  Highest weight  293  (doctor's scale) 6.  Day of surgery weight  293 7.  Goal weight  150-160# 8.  Current weight  163# 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight  146# 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op  Even this far out I still want to turn to food when I'm stressed.  I'm still a work in progress! Hugs, Connie

Hey connie, how you holding up baby.... fill me in.....I go bacl to the PS today...probably an aspiration...ick...but I'm functioning normal nerve enging growing back....makes things tingeling... Russ