New to the Group

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I tried the library, but they are booked right now. Thanks for the suggestion,

though!!! Keep thinking! pascha

[Guest guest]

Welcome Gemello.........

Danny Monge

"new" to the group

Hello people:I'm new to the group. I had my gastric bypass in June of 2003, and I've lost 125 lbs so far.Tomorrow I see my PCP so that we can set a final goal weight. Glad to be part of the group.Gemello-125 lbs

[Guest guest]

Welcome!!! We are so glad that YOU are here!!

Tami

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Gemello! I'm glad to see you made it here! :-)

Hugs,

Jen

P.S. -125 . . . fantastic!!

gemellodigiovanni wrote:

Hello people:

I'm new to the group. I had my gastric bypass in June of 2003, and

I've lost 125 lbs so far.

Tomorrow I see my PCP so that we can set a final goal weight. Glad

to be part of the group.

Gemello

-125 lbs

[Guest guest]

Hi Aziza,

It is nice to hear from you. I am glad that you are finding this

group to be useful. I know that it has been an invaluable source

of support and information for me.

I think that you were wise to cancel your surgery - please, don't take

me wrong - the surgery is an incredible tool, but it is vital that one

is really ready for it. I also think that you are showing further

wisdom to be restarting the process. It sounds like you know the

risks and the rewards and are making an informed decision.

I told several people about my decision to have surgery, but I did not

tell those who were likely to give me any grief about my choice.

I didn't need anyone burdening me with their negativity or putting me down

for "taking the easy way out." So I certainly agree with your decision

not to tell everyone that you've chosen to proceed.

Don't worry about long messages. All the better to get to know

you.

All the best,

Kay

open RNY 12/1/03

Aziza wrote:

Hello Everyone

My name is Aziza and I have been reading all of the email since

about

Dec. 2003. There is so much information on this site.

I have also

been approved for surgery and had a date of January 26, 2004 and

I

cancelled it because Im going to Spain on the 18th of this month

and

didn't want to chance any complications. I was then giving

a date of

March 29, 2004 and called on February 11, 2004 to cancell everything.

I made a mistake of telling selective people of what I was planning

to

do (WLS) and received alot of negative feed back. One friend

works at

Richmond Kaiser and everytime someone passed away after having

WLS I

would receive a call saying why I shouldn't go through with it.

Well

after cancelling and letting selective people know that I cancelled

I

thought about it greatly within the last week and realize that

sure I

can lose weight thats not hard but the hard put is keeping it off.

Im

also a diabetic. However I donot take any meds for it.

It is under

very good control. However with my weight Im not sure where

it will

be 10yrs from now. My BMI is 44 right now. Anyway,

as far as having

the surgery Im not afraid of that I believe with all my heart that

God

will bring me through. My biggest problem was listening to

negativity. Last week I call the Richmond Kaiser and ask

if I can be

reinstated and they said yes so I will meet with on the 30th

of

this month to start where I left off. I have gain some weight

so I

will have to lose about 15lbs than I will get another date.

However

this time I decided to keep it to myself. My husband knows

and is

very supportive of my decision. Sorry for such a long introduction.

I

do want to thank all of those who have taken the time out to share

thier experiences its very encouraging and uplifting. My

doctor is

also Dr. Baggs. I know I can go on and on but I will say good bye

for

now.

[Guest guest]

Aziza,

Thanks for posting. Were happy your here! Please keep uus updated.

Shell

> Hello Everyone

>

> My name is Aziza and I have been reading all of the email since

about

> Dec. 2003. There is so much information on this site. I have also

> been approved for surgery and had a date of January 26, 2004 and I

> cancelled it because Im going to Spain on the 18th of this month

and

> didn't want to chance any complications. I was then giving a date

of

> March 29, 2004 and called on February 11, 2004 to cancell

everything.

> I made a mistake of telling selective people of what I was

planning to

> do (WLS) and received alot of negative feed back. One friend

works at

> Richmond Kaiser and everytime someone passed away after having WLS

I

> would receive a call saying why I shouldn't go through with it.

Well

> after cancelling and letting selective people know that I

cancelled I

> thought about it greatly within the last week and realize that

sure I

> can lose weight thats not hard but the hard put is keeping it

off. Im

> also a diabetic. However I donot take any meds for it. It is

under

> very good control. However with my weight Im not sure where it

will

> be 10yrs from now. My BMI is 44 right now. Anyway, as far as

having

> the surgery Im not afraid of that I believe with all my heart that

God

> will bring me through. My biggest problem was listening to

> negativity. Last week I call the Richmond Kaiser and ask if I can

be

> reinstated and they said yes so I will meet with on the 30th

of

> this month to start where I left off. I have gain some weight so I

> will have to lose about 15lbs than I will get another date.

However

> this time I decided to keep it to myself. My husband knows and is

> very supportive of my decision. Sorry for such a long

introduction. I

> do want to thank all of those who have taken the time out to share

> thier experiences its very encouraging and uplifting. My doctor is

> also Dr. Baggs. I know I can go on and on but I will say good bye

for

> now.

[Guest guest]

Tami,

LOL I love your thinking. Im just like you!

Shell

> Hi Aziza,

> I was one who quit on the surgery at first (and second) and

then with

> 's tremendous help was able to see that surgery was really

what I wanted.

> I am one of those people that tells just about everybody who

listens about my

> surgery. Before and after the fact. I have gotten some bad

reactions but, I

> always put it down to them having a problem, not me. I am very

glad that I

> went ahead and had the surgery. Getting ready for surgery I

exercised all the

> time and lost 75 lbs. I had lost 80 and then when I decided

against surgery

> the weight started to come back. I put on 20 of the lost and then

had to try

> and get it off. Not because the surgeon said I needed to but,

because I wanted

> to be as close as possible to where I had been. I came within

five pounds of

> that. Weight was always pretty easy to get off but, to keep it

off was the

> real war.

> Try not to let others discourage you from your path if you

believe you

> are on the right one. It is yours not theirs to walk. They don't

have to walk

> in your oversized body that tires out quickly or worry about

diabetes or

> aching joints. The only one with you on your path is God. He

will see you through.

>

> Tami

> Dr. Zorn 1\22\04

> 450\374\339\???

[Guest guest]

Hi, My name is Michel. I live in Quebec, Canada. I have MS and have

been on some MS Yahoo groups for some time.. JT kindly talked to

me about this group and encouraged me to join..

I would like to thank you for creating this group and for helping so

many people.. I just got my DDI hair test and I tried to apply the

counting rules but I find they don't apply to mine.. please help me

interpret it.. I do have Andy's two books.. I am going to post the

results in the following message..

Thank you for your kind help and wish you the best of health to all of

you..

Michel (Quebec - Canada)

[Guest guest]

Hi Michel, welcome to the group. I also had a DDI hair test that did

not meet the counting rules. I just went to a doctor in Seattle, who

deals with the mercury issue a lot and she said that's just a

guidline and just because you don't meet the counting rules doesn't

necessarily mean you are not mercury toxic. She pointed out something

interesting. She said that I have trace levels of almost all of the

metals, which indicates that my body tends to hold onto things...so I

am most likely mercury toxic. So, maybe, if you have the same

situation you could be mercury toxic despite Andy's counting rules.

Also, I had a DMPS challenge test (which I do not recommend) that

indicated very elevated levels of mercury.

Good luck with everything,

>

> Hi, My name is Michel. I live in Quebec, Canada. I have MS and have

> been on some MS Yahoo groups for some time.. JT kindly talked

to

> me about this group and encouraged me to join..

>

> I would like to thank you for creating this group and for helping

so

> many people.. I just got my DDI hair test and I tried to apply the

> counting rules but I find they don't apply to mine.. please help me

> interpret it.. I do have Andy's two books.. I am going to post the

> results in the following message..

>

> Thank you for your kind help and wish you the best of health to all

of

> you..

>

> Michel (Quebec - Canada)

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your kind answer.. yes, I am not sure I am not

mercury toxic although I don't seem to meet the counting rules.. I

wish someone in this forum could help me.. Could somebody please look

at my test results, in post # 8652 and tell me what they think..

I would really appreciate it...

Have a good day,

Michel

>

> Hi Michel, welcome to the group. I also had a DDI hair test that

did

> not meet the counting rules. I just went to a doctor in Seattle,

who

> deals with the mercury issue a lot and she said that's just a

> guidline and just because you don't meet the counting rules doesn't

> necessarily mean you are not mercury toxic. She pointed out

something

> interesting. She said that I have trace levels of almost all of the

> metals, which indicates that my body tends to hold onto things...so

I

> am most likely mercury toxic. So, maybe, if you have the same

> situation you could be mercury toxic despite Andy's counting rules.

> Also, I had a DMPS challenge test (which I do not recommend) that

> indicated very elevated levels of mercury.

> Good luck with everything,

>

> >

> > Hi, My name is Michel. I live in Quebec, Canada. I have MS and

have

> > been on some MS Yahoo groups for some time.. JT kindly

talked

> to

> > me about this group and encouraged me to join..

> >

> > I would like to thank you for creating this group and for helping

> so

> > many people.. I just got my DDI hair test and I tried to apply

the

> > counting rules but I find they don't apply to mine.. please help

me

> > interpret it.. I do have Andy's two books.. I am going to post

the

> > results in the following message..

> >

> > Thank you for your kind help and wish you the best of health to

all

> of

> > you..

> >

> > Michel (Quebec - Canada)

> >

>