Re: Please Introduce Yourself

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Mine is at 2pm today in SSF too!! I remember from my orientation, I will make sure to say HI!! Over in the vitamin section. If you can't find them there then you can get them at GNC. Good luck to ya!>>> ma2two@... 3/18/2005 7:21:12 AM >>>

- I bet you are excited! I'm excited for you. Have fun. You are only 5 days away from surgery. Woo-hoo!What time is your class today? My sis-in-law has her at 2:00 today in SSF. What section are they in at Wal-Mart? I must be blind. I looked and looked and looked and I couldn't find one. Tina> > > > > > Good Morning All,> > > > > > Some of us are new around here, like me and I thought it would be > > > great to have a sort of introduction so for me at least I can > keep > > > track. Others may be wondering also. Some of you sign pre-> op/post > > > op surgeon and amount loss. It would be nice to see if others > are > > > in same stages or classes> > > > > > These questions are helpful...> > > > > > What city do you live?> > > What center for surgery?> > > Approval Date?> > > Orientation Class Date?> > > Date of Surgery for post-ops?> > > And anything other you can think of...> > > > > > > > > >

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What a pretty name! Welcome!!! LaWanda At 12:05 PM 3/17/05, you wrote:

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>Wow Shirley!! Congratulations! I am so happy for you!

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> Civita new member

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>Hi! My name is Tina. I've been around here since July or August of

>last year. My dates are:

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>Approval: 9/6/04

>Orientation: 10/21/04

>Nutrition Class: 11/08/04

>Initial Surgeon Consult: 12/28/04

>Surgeon Name: Dr. Baggs

>Facility: Richmond

>Live in: Rancho Cordova (Sacramento)

>Lost: 25 out of required 33 / still have 8 to go

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>Hoping for an April surgery date if these last 8 pounds will ever get

>the heck off of my body. I've been stuck for 3+ weeks. VERY

>FRUSTRATING!

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>Tina

>Pre-Op / Richmond

>Dr. Baggs

>330/305/must be 297 before I can get a surgery date

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> > Good Morning All,

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> > Some of us are new around here, like me and I thought it would be

> > great to have a sort of introduction so for me at least I can keep

> > track. Others may be wondering also. Some of you sign pre-op/post

> > op surgeon and amount loss. It would be nice to see if others are

> > in same stages or classes

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> > These questions are helpful...

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> > What city do you live?

> > What center for surgery?

> > Approval Date?

> > Orientation Class Date?

> > Date of Surgery for post-ops?

> > And anything other you can think of...

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Hi Jeanne,

What a wonderful idea! Sorry that it has taken me so long to get to this.

I live in San Leandro.

I had my surgery at the Richmond Kaiser - Dr. Baggs was my surgeon.

I received my approval in June of '03. My first consultation with Dr.

Baggs was on Aug. 28 and my Orientation was on Sept. 11. I reached my

10% pre-surgery weight loss goal on Nov. 21 and had my surgery 10 days

later - on Dec. 1, '03.

I was very fortunate to escaped most of the co-morbidities that plague

the morbidly obese - even though I was " Super Morbidly Obese. " Failing

mobility was my biggest problem. I literally dragged myself into Dr.

Baggs office on crutches. My journey thus far has continued to be

blessed - I was only in the hospital 16 hours after I got out of surgery

and I have had no complications greater than the need to add iron

supplements to my daily vitamin regime.

My high weight was 375 lb. - that's a BMI of 70.9 on my 5' 1 " frame.

My current weight is 150 lb. - that a BMI of 28.3. That BMI puts me

still in the upper range of the " over-weight " category - but my body fat

% is down into the teens so I don't think that I'm going to lose much

more until I have reconstructive surgery. Just FYI - a body fat % of

20-24% is the " fitness " category for women; >24 to32% is acceptable. I

don't know what my highest body fat % was . . . it was over 50% and 50%

was the highest the scale would go.

Other info: I am 55 years old; married (my husband, Bob, is a

wonderfully supportive man). No children. Five cats. The Renaissance

Faire is a big part of my life and my group there has become my

" family. " I love to read and to garden. I suffer from Clinical

Depression that has often caused me to isolate myself, but I am getting

out into the world much, much more these days.

This group has been a godsend for me.

Take care,

Kay

in San Leandro

open RNY 12/1/03

topazmisskitty wrote:

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> Good Morning All,

>

> Some of us are new around here, like me and I thought it would be

> great to have a sort of introduction so for me at least I can keep

> track. Others may be wondering also. Some of you sign pre-op/post

> op surgeon and amount loss. It would be nice to see if others are

> in same stages or classes

>

> These questions are helpful...

>

> What city do you live?

> What center for surgery?

> Approval Date?

> Orientation Class Date?

> Date of Surgery for post-ops?

> And anything other you can think of...