Thanking a site that helps me soo much!

I have never posted before but have been a reader of this site off and on for quite some time. As you can see i am an oldie had my surgery 7/27/01. i had my original page on this site as tracey mazz where i started my journey 4 years ago with dr. curci and had a very very bad experience which if you would like to read about you can see on my old page under the tracey mazz profile. in there you can read alot about what happened in the beginning of my journey. i have been struggling these past 4 years doing this new life alone without my surgeon. to make a long story short i developed a rare condition after surgery called ARDS and my lungs filled with fluid, i was on a ventalator for 2 weeks and almost lost my life. 2 months after this my husband and i separated and because he couldn't take the fact of me being sick. after getting out of the hospital my surgeon directed my care to my pcp and my pcp didn't know how to care for me. so we have been working together hit or miss for the past 4 years as a team. i can not tell you how lonely you can feel being dropped like a hot potatoe from a surgeon who is very interested in the beginning, but when something goes wrong, he just made me feel like he wanted nothing else to do with me or my questions or care. but the reason for my post is to thank this site especially this new WLS GRADS. it is very interesting to see and to feel that i am not the only on going through certain phases this far into this surgery. this past year i suffered from a blood clot in my leg and was unable to do alot & i put on alot of water weight and was eating all the wrong foods. i am know back on track lost 23 pounds and feeling alot better about myself. but i owe that to this site and to all of you. sooo... i just wanted to thank all of you for posting all of your ups and downs, rants, and vents and whatever else you post to get you through the day because you all help alot of people that might be going through the same thing as you. Tracey

Tracey, Though my experience was in no way as horrific as yours, it has not been a pleasant 2 years.........there have been "up" moments.....but there have been far too many moments when I wish I had never met my surgeon......... Thanks for posting.......it is good for all of us to hear from everyone....the more information and sharing we have and do...the better all of our chances are for ultimate success and a modicum of happiness... Keep comin' back....please Jeannie

Hi Tracey... So good to meet you and I am so sorry that you have had such a rough time. While my experience has been different from yours, I am hopeful that yours will improve greatly soon. Keep coming here, reading and posting. It does help and the support here is second to none. Hope you are having a good weekend...Cap'n K-Man

Tracey, I'm so glad you posted. We can all help each other so much. As we say in Texas, don't be a stranger---keep posting!! Hugs, Connie -147# @ goal

Hey Tracey, So sorry you've had to deal with all you've had to deal with, especially alone. I'm glad you have a PCP who is willing to educate himself and help you along your journey. Keep coming back, and posting, it really does help. I'm especially grateful for this new forum for us oldies. Wendy