Re: Newbie....I have my date!

[Guest guest]

Jackie in CA,

Congrats on getting a SX date! My local mentor will be one year out on your

SX date. She has lost 95# as of July 1st. Imgaine us 95 # lighter~whoa,

that's lots of bounce!

Keep in touch!

Support to All,

" Elaine in Maine "

Crossed over ~ RNY 6/25/02

20# gone 7-10-02

[Guest guest]

Hey Jackie - Thanks for coming out of lurkdom. Welcome to our wonderful group.

Glad to hear you have a date. It will be here before you know it. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Age 38

Open RNY 05/21/2002

314/ 281.5 /150-175

5' 8 "

djgraves@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanne,

Thanks for the welcome. I'm starting to feel a little nervous about the

surgery since the doctor's office called today and moved my day UP! I'm now

scheduled for surgery on July 26th. This is a great group and I'll soon be

joining you on the other side.

Jackie from Southern CA

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine,

Maine.....what a beautiful state! Thanks for your note and welcome. Sounds

like you're doing great! So you had surgery about two weeks ago? How did

you feel after you woke up from the analgesic? How many days were you in the

hospital? Were you able to get up and walk the first day?

Keep in touch. I would like to hear how you're doing. Keep up the great

job!

Jackie in Southern CA

Surgery now 7/26/02

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie!

Congratulations! It amazes me how easy it can be with the right insurance.

Thanks for letting us know!

Hugs,

in California

Open RNY - 03/29/02

272.5/218.5 - as of 07/11/02

Newbie....I have my date!

Hi to all of you out there who have provided more support than you'll ever

know. I switched my insurance in June 2002 and have my surgery scheduled

for

July 30, 2002. I have been a 'lurker' for about a month but I'm ready to

come out and take my journey to the other side.

Continued success to all of you!

Jackie in CA

[Guest guest]

Jackie - Nerves are normal and they'll be around a lot since your surgery is

coming up quickly. Just try to stay busy and focus your mind on your reason for

having the surgery, not your fears of what may go wrong. You're going to become

thinner and healthier and have a whole new lease on life. You are so brave to

take this step. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's the easy way out, because

it's not. You're gonna do great!

Jeanne in WI

Age 38

Open RNY 05/21/2002

314/ 281.5 /150-175

5' 8 "

djgraves@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanne,

Thank you for your supportive note. Yes, I will be busy getting everything

in order before my surgery. I'm glad I'll be off a month so that I can get

all the details down. For example: What to drink; vitamins to take; protein

shakes and will I really know what FULL feels like? I'm not worried about

the exercise part of my new life, it's the adjustment to a whole new way of

eating. Right now I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed but I have faith that all

will come into place.

I would appreciate any helpful advice. Thanks!

Jackie in CA

Surgery 7-26-02

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/13/02 10:16:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

jjstrombe@... writes:

> . Sounds

> like you're doing great! So you had surgery about two weeks ago? How

> did

> you feel after you woke up from the analgesic? How many days were you in

> the

> hospital? Were you able to get up and walk the first day?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jackie- It's normal to feel overwhelmed. This is a huge life-changing surgery,

and there's no going back once it's done. as far as protein and supplements

goes, I highly recommend going to www.vitalady.com. She is our expert on these.

There you can buy protein drink samples to try. That way you can see what you

like before investing in a big container of it. And she also has all the

supplements that we need to take as post-ops. She buys or has made the vitamins

that are easiest for us to absorb. Because we will always have malabsorption

issues. So that's my next bit of advice for you.

Jeanne in WI

Age 38

Open RNY 05/21/2002

314/ 278 /150-175

5' 8 "

djgraves@...