Question:
I am 6 days post op Lap RNY and feel wonderful.

I have lost 28 lbs and my bad knee is not bad anymore!! I went for a long walk today and came back and it was not even hurting. Before surgery, it would start hurting after about 5 min of walking. I had knee surgery last year to repair a torn ACL ligament and have had trouble with it ever since until now. I am so happy and grateful to have done this surgery. I believe that it is a great tool for losing the weight when everything else has failed.    — brooklyn_b (posted on July 24, 2008)

July 24, 2008
Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you! Mine isn't scheduled yet, but hoping I will do so well. Keep it up!
   — azureblue54

July 24, 2008
28 lbs in 6 days - omg or did you mean you lost some prior to surgery? either way that is excellant. congratulations
   — bikermama

July 24, 2008
Congrats that experience was mine, including earlier knee surgery, constant pain that went away after WLS. The surgery gave me boundless energy and such a wonderful feeling. Wish it were that way for everyone! I never really grieved the loss of food:) Perhaps the euphoria hd to do with just surviving surgery. After minor knee surgery I quit breathing in recovery and remember the experience:( Anyhow congrats for joining the ig looser group, post op is a wonderful place to be:)
   — bob-haller

July 25, 2008
That's only the beginning! It gets better and better! Congrats and keep working your tool... and following your rules and life just gets better and better...And before you know it...you are just a normal person which is actually kinda boring (in a GREAT, uneventful, painless, healthy, active, medication-free kind of way)...
   — .Anita R.

July 25, 2008
Congratulations on your successes, keep up the good fight and welcome to the loser's bench. Dawn
   — DawnVic

July 25, 2008
The 28 lbs lost was from the one week pre op clear liquid diet (14 lbs) and the one week post op clear liquid diet (14 lbs) Arden. Sorry I didn't make that very clear in my post. Eating some blenderized split pea soup w/ ham now.. mmmmm.....!!
   — brooklyn_b

July 25, 2008
Thank you everyone for your kind support and encouragement. Ya'll are great!!
   — brooklyn_b

August 15, 2008
Hello ~ I'm new to this site so I hope I can find your reply when it comes but...noticed your post here and two things: CONGRATULATIONS! and now that you're a few weeks farther, how is it going? Thanks, Meri
   — meririck