Karen - Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and prayers!!  I am so glad to be on the loser's bench at last, and it's wonderful to have such good buddies on line.  Hugs, hugs, Pat

Hi, everyone!  Just wanted to let you know that I had my lap-band surgery on Monday 3/30.  Everything went fine.  I knew going in that I had a large hernia at my belly button that Dr. Shin would do surgery on first.  Turned out alot bigger than originally thought.  He then did the lap-band surgery.

I'm finally on the losers bench!!  Woo Hoo!!!!  Hugs to all - Pat

Hi Jim

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery!!!  I know I was so excited and nervous, your day will be here before you know it.  I am not  very familiar with your procedure but I pray you will have great success!

I will be looking for your post to know you are well on your way to better health!!

With many prayers..
Karen Bailey
Bluefield WV

Hi gang!
On Saturday, May 2nd, we've got a team registered to walk in the Charleston, WV area Susan G Komen Race for a Cure. 

Click over to Team Medabolix!

We're walking, not running, and it is a 5K (about 3 miles).  If you are from this area and are a Medabolix patient (Dr. Stickler--pre OR post op), please consider joining us!  The event starts at 9 am at the Capitol and the cost is $15 per person if registered by April 18.  It goes up to $25 after that.  You get a race tshirt as part of that cost.  I'm the team captain, so you can email me with any questions at [email protected] and I promise to get back to you in a flash!!
Hugs,
Lea

I know exactly how you are feeling!!  About 2 weeks before my surgery ( I had the vertical sleeve) I was calling my doctor's office to confirm my pre-op appts.  I was informed that my insurance didn't approve the gastric sleeve and that I was having the bypass.  I freaked out!!!  I cried so hard I had to hang up and call them back!  Here I had prepared myself for one surgery and then told I was having another.  Also, my doc had told me I couldn't have the bypass unless I lost 100lbs.  But I was very confident and excited that I was able to have the sleeve.  So I called my insurance and questioned all the problems, and found out that they did approve the sleeve.  The office worked at my doc's office could have called and found out but she didn't.  Anyway, after it was all said and done, and decided I was having the sleeve, I began the same questioning that you are going thru right now.  What have I done?  What if that was the plan God had for me?  I anguished over this a couple of days and prayed for an answer and I really feel God gave it to me and it was this....  I am not big enough or strong enough to change the heart and mind of God.  His perfect will for me will be (and was) accomplished!  I think that all the mix ups is just Satan's way of distracting and disturbing so just know that if you have put your life in God's hands, you or the devil can't mess him up!!

I had my sleeve surgery on 2/10 in Charleston, I have lost 93.5 lbs so far and I am so thankful for this awesome chance at a better life!  Congrats on your upcoming surgery and I look forward to hearing your success story very soon!

Karen B
Bluefield WV