haven't needed to vent, but now....

 Wow, Lee, thanks. I can see you on that desk. You have courage I admire. You don't let anything stop you. I bet that guy cowered away and knew he had met more than his match.

I am thrilled with my better health. I have 6 month labs in May. I specifically asked for a lipid panel in addition to the rest. I am sure my blood sugar, cholesterol, and vitamins are better than they have been in my adult life. The hair loss has been of minimal concern because of the support here. 

Maybe we can get together for the May 14 Santa Rosa support group. Hope the April 30 get together day goes well.

Wendy, a few of us are already talking about Santa Rosa on the 14th.  I'd love to see you there.  :)

 That would be great.

I am at the point where I don't know if I am done or if I should lose some more.  The weirdest thing happened at the hospital yesterday when the doctor was putting in my epidural.  She was asking all these questions to figure out if I would do OK with it and she made a comment like "Since you are thin there shouldn't be a problem with placing it".  I got stuck right there.  I am thin?  Are you sure?  I didn't realize that other people saw me that way.  Like if I robbed a bank and a witness was giving a description  of the perp, would he say "she had brown hair and a thin build." ?
I also came across an after picture of me after I lose weight with my first WLS.  I'll post it here.


I looked pretty bad there and I didn't maintain long enough to see if I redistributed or not.
I guess there is a part of me that wants to do better with this surgery then I did with my first.  I don't need to be competing with myself.

 Thanks. I would have to say you are thin. Your current weight would be thin for almost anyone, at any height. I like your comment not to compete with yourself. I was thin once in the early 80's at 30 something. I won't be the same now at 60 something, but I can be my best now. Even my friends who maintained a healthy weight have issues, saggy arms, a poochy stomach, leg and chest wrinkles. We are all aging and the right thing to focus on is health. You have done a great job, going through the process twice.