TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

Lynnn I know what you are talking about--I'm 19 months out & I've lost 161lbs. .  People usually don't recognize me and when they do my weight loss is a main topic of conversation.  It takes a while to get used to some of the compliments/comments people make.  The thing that works for me is to just say "Thanks" and answer any questions or comments as gracefully as possible.  I guess I'll always feel a little uneasy with all the compliments but it is something I can handle.  I also noticed you are from LA--so am I & we had the same surgeon.  GOOD LUCK!!

1.MARGE

2.LAP RNY

3.JAN 27,2006

4.13 MONTHS POST OP

5.397 LBS STARTING OUT

6.386LBS AT SURGERY 7.GOAL WEIGHT ??? 8.203 LBS CURRENT WEIGHT 9. BIGGEST STRUGGLE IS SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENCES IN MYSELF THAT EVERYONE ELSE SEE'S. HARD TO DIGEST THIS MAJOR OF A CHANGE IN NOT SO MANY MONTHS.BUT WOULDNT NEVER LOOK BACK AND CHANGE ONE THING....  HUGS MARGE

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Jennifer in San Antonio 2.  Surgery type RNY 3.  Surgery date 11/15/2005 4.  How far post-op 15 months, 4 days 5.  Highest weight 253 6.  Day of sugery weight 241 7.  Goal weight 144 8.  Current weight 136 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 136 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op Keeping my weight up. I'm having trouble stopping losing.

Wow, look at you! Love your new photo!

Aww! Thanks honey! That pic was taken a couple weekends ago while enjoying some pre-Mardi Gras revelry with some other OH'ers in New Orleans. Five of the nine of us that went were post-ops. We had a fantastic time. Are you fully recovered from your plastics?

Looks like you were having fun and it sounds like a blast! I'm pretty well recovered. I've still got some areas healing, but almost complete closed. It went a lot better than I thought it would with the healing.

Hi there I was praying        i find someone in SAn Antiono Tx . My name is Sylvia I moved here one year ago . dont Know if ther a support group here  I had my surgery 12/13/2005  Im stared at 244  now IM 155 Ib  

Weightwise has a monthly support group meeting. I haven't pulled the information on it in a while, but it used to be the second Wednesday of every month at 7pm at their Sonterra facility (Sonterra & 281, just north of 1604). At the time I looked at it, it was open to all post-ops, not just their patients. You should be able to Google  Weightwise San Antonio and find information on it. Congrats on your success!

Hey you!  Long time no see as I have not been here forever, but you look GREAT and CONGRATS on meeting AND exceeding your goal.  I cannot say I have had trouble keeping my weight up.  What a luxury that would be at least for a minute, ha!.  Hope all is well with you. Hugs, April 275/129 (goal was 135)

Hey girl! Thanks for your kind words. I think my days of struggling to keep my weight up may be over. I just came back from 8 days of vacation at 136, which is up 4 from my low. This is the first trip since surgery that I gained weight, although we were in a rented beach house with a group of friends, so I'm sure that had something to do with it. How are you and Claude doing?