TIME FOR A WLS GRADS ROLL CALL

Hiya.  Nahhh you won't keep gaining, just get back to your norm.  You know how vacations are when it comes to eating.  Hope y'all had a great time. Claude and I are doing FANTASTIC.  He had to work today, so I took off for Branson MO since we only live 35 miles away.  Place was crawling with folks today, but I still enjoyed it.  Got what I went for, and a couple extras, and came on home. I have been off work this last week for a little mental rest and got it, so am very thankful for that.  God has blessed us tremendously this last year (especially) and it is hard to believe a mere year ago we were just in the planning/wanting to move stages, and now we have been here several months, and love it. How is everything else with you? Hugs, April 275/135/129  5'1 highest/goal/current

Things have been good. Very busy. I'm finally home for longer than 2 weeks which is a new, yet pleasant concept. I love San Francisco, but you can only go so many times in one year. I'm doing plastic surgery consults and trying to get that planned for either September or November. I'm really hoping it will be September so my swelling will be down and I'll be able to enjoy all the holiday parties. I had my WLS in November 2005 and it was kind of crummy to miss out on a lot because I wasn't feeling 100%, yet. Plus, I definitely don't want to have to try to get my shopping done while recovering.

Great to hear and be sure and let us know about the plastics.  That is the one thing I still want in a bad way.  But, ins won't pay I am sure as it is not causing me problems, other than in my head, ha!, and I can't afford it right now, but maybe one day.  To be free of this excess skin that makes my gut look like it does, would be the icing on the cake. Hugs, April

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards: Kaye 2.  Surgery type: RNY laproscopic 3.  Surgery date: 7/30/2003 4.  How far post-op : 3 years 8 months 5.  Highest weight: 220 6.  Day of sugery weight: 220 7.  Goal weight: 120 8.  Current weight: 122 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 110 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: Just getting through the stresses and trials of life without  eating my self into the ground.  Dealing with breast cancer has been hard. Going through a mastectomy, chemo, radiation, losing my hair etc. has been pretty stressful. I have to keep roping myself back in to get control of my eating.

First name or name you go by on the boards: peachy hugsGina 2.  Surgery type: Distal RNY 3.  Surgery date: 12/12/00, 04/18/01, and 02/ 07/ 02 4.  How far post-op : 6 years m 7 months 5.  Highest weight: 450 6.  Day of sugery weight: 392 7.  Goal weight: 180 8.  Current weight: 210 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight: 175 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op: Regain through constant need for steroid due to autoimmune          disorder, and the need for pre medication prior to each IV iron infusion of more steroids due           to allergy to benadryl. .

Hi Kathy. Here are my stats: 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - Kathy K. 2.  Surgery type - Lap RNY 3.  Surgery date - 11/7/05 4.  How far post-op - 15 months 5.  Highest weight - 292 lb 6.  Day of surgery weight - 285 lb 7.  Goal weight - 150 lb 8.  Current weight - 135 lb 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight - 135 lb 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - getting into an exercise routine; good thing, at the moment I'm trying not to lose anymore! LOL.

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards Laura 2.  Surgery type Lap Band 7/6/2002 Roux-n-Y 4/2005 3.  Surgery date 4.  How far post-op  5 years/2 years 5.  Highest weight 286# 6.  Day of sugery weight 276#/244# 7.  Goal weight 135# 8.  Current weight 195# 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 190 but I was dehydrated and had a kidney stone. 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op dilated esophagus from the band

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards  Sandra 2.  Surgery type  RNY 3.  Surgery date  6-21-05 4.  How far post-op 20 months 5.  Highest weight  250 6.  Day of sugery weight  235 7.  Goal weight  150 8.  Current weight 160 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight 157 for about 1 minute 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op  Eating when bored

1.  First name or name you go by on the boards- Marcia 2.  Surgery type-open RNY-mini pouch 3.  Surgery date-05/07/04 4.  How far post-op 33 months 5.highest weight-215 6.  Day of sugery weight-210 7.  Goal weight-105 8.  Current weight-113 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight-103 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op-I gained a few after I started  excersizing working on losing them now,I am only 4ft 8 inches

Coming in real late on this one HAHAHA! 1.  First name or name you go by on the boards - CAREY 2.  Surgery type - OPEN RNY 3.  Surgery date - 7/17/01 4.  How far post-op - 6 YEARS ALMOST 5.  Highest weight - 290 LBS 6.  Day of sugery weight - 288 I THINK 7.  Goal weight - ~160 8.  Current weight ~160-165 9.  Low weight post-op if different than current weight ~155 10.  Biggest struggle as a post-op - HEAD HUNGER IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS POST OP