HELLO I AM NEW TO THIS SITE

[Guest guest]

HELLO THIS MY VERY FIRST TIME DOING THIS SO HERE GOES.

MY NAME IS SUSAN LUMPKIN-BISHOP AND I WEIGH 339LBS AND I AM ONLY 29

YEARS OLD. I HAVE NOT BEEN OVER WEIGHT ALL MY LIFE I WAS 16 WHEN I

STARTED TO PUT ON SOME EXTRA POUNDS AND WENT ON FROM THERE. I SAW MY

POOR MOTHER WHO WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT SUFFER WITH A LOT OF HEALTH

PROBLEMS AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SHE

WENT TO GO LIVE WITH THE LORD ON SEPT 7,2001 AT THE AGE OF 56 HER

KIDNEYS FAILD DUE TO HER HIGH SUGAR. SO THIS IS MY STORY.

I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS SEARCH IN MAY OF 2002 AND I WENT TO EVERY

WEBSITE I COULD FIND (BUT I DIDN'T FIND THIS ONE I WISH I HAD) AND IT

IS A VERY HARD CHOSES TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOR EVER. MY AUNT SHIRLEY HAD

THE SURGERY DONE AND SHE WENT FROM A SIZE 30 TO A SIZE 8 IN LESS THEN

ONE YEAR. BUT MY LIFE TOOK A VERY ROLLER COSTER RIDE AND I FORGOT

ABOUT HAVEING IT DONE. SO HERE IN SEPT OF 2003 I HAVE MEET THIS

WONDER WOMAN ON THE INTERNET AND SHE HAD HER PHOTO ON AOL BEFORE AND

AFTER AND I WAS SHOCKED AT THE DIFFERENCE AND I CONTACTED HER AND I

MEET HER AND HER WONDER FAMILY SHE TOLD ME HER STORY AND I BEGAIN MY

NEW SEARCH FOR LIFE.

I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN COLUMBUS, GA FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE NOT SEEN

A DOCTOR AT ALL HERE. I FOUND ONE AND THE APT. IS FOR SEPT 29,2003 I

HOPE IT GOES WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW HE IS GOING TO FEEL ABOUT ME

ASKING HIM ABOUT THE SURGERY. I HOPE HE THINKS IT OK.

WELL HAD MY FIRST APT TO DAY WITH MY PCP AND IT WENT GREAT I LOVED IT

AND I LOVE HIM HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO WRITE ME A LETTER AND

HE MADE ME AND APT FOR BLOOD WORK AND A SLEEP TEST AND HE WILL GO ON

FROM THERE. HE CALLED TO SEE IF MEDICADE DID THE SURGERY AND THEY

SAID ONLY THE OPEN KIND. WELL I HAVE ANOTHER APT. TOMORROW TO HAVE

BLOOD TAKEN AND NEXT WEEK TO DO THE SLEEP TEST.

WELL HAD THE BLOOD WORK DONE AND GOT THE LABS BACK AND I AM A OK SO

NOW IS THE SLEEP STUDY AND I AM NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A

DOCTOR WHO DOES SURGERY WHITH MEDICADE.

[Guest guest]

, best wishes in your quest. I've been there too. I had surgery 5

days ago, and am so happy. Boy, it seems stupid to only do the open surgery

when the LAP is so much easier for the patient. I wonder if it's a money

thing?

Joan C, California

Dr. Kelvin Higa, Fresno, CA

LAP RNY 11/18/03

275/265/140

HELLO I AM NEW TO THIS SITE

HELLO THIS MY VERY FIRST TIME DOING THIS SO HERE GOES.

MY NAME IS SUSAN LUMPKIN-BISHOP AND I WEIGH 339LBS AND I AM ONLY 29

YEARS OLD. I HAVE NOT BEEN OVER WEIGHT ALL MY LIFE I WAS 16 WHEN I

STARTED TO PUT ON SOME EXTRA POUNDS AND WENT ON FROM THERE. I SAW MY

POOR MOTHER WHO WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT SUFFER WITH A LOT OF HEALTH

PROBLEMS AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SHE

WENT TO GO LIVE WITH THE LORD ON SEPT 7,2001 AT THE AGE OF 56 HER

KIDNEYS FAILD DUE TO HER HIGH SUGAR. SO THIS IS MY STORY.

I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS SEARCH IN MAY OF 2002 AND I WENT TO EVERY

WEBSITE I COULD FIND (BUT I DIDN'T FIND THIS ONE I WISH I HAD) AND IT

IS A VERY HARD CHOSES TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOR EVER. MY AUNT SHIRLEY HAD

THE SURGERY DONE AND SHE WENT FROM A SIZE 30 TO A SIZE 8 IN LESS THEN

ONE YEAR. BUT MY LIFE TOOK A VERY ROLLER COSTER RIDE AND I FORGOT

ABOUT HAVEING IT DONE. SO HERE IN SEPT OF 2003 I HAVE MEET THIS

WONDER WOMAN ON THE INTERNET AND SHE HAD HER PHOTO ON AOL BEFORE AND

AFTER AND I WAS SHOCKED AT THE DIFFERENCE AND I CONTACTED HER AND I

MEET HER AND HER WONDER FAMILY SHE TOLD ME HER STORY AND I BEGAIN MY

NEW SEARCH FOR LIFE.

I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN COLUMBUS, GA FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE NOT SEEN

A DOCTOR AT ALL HERE. I FOUND ONE AND THE APT. IS FOR SEPT 29,2003 I

HOPE IT GOES WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW HE IS GOING TO FEEL ABOUT ME

ASKING HIM ABOUT THE SURGERY. I HOPE HE THINKS IT OK.

WELL HAD MY FIRST APT TO DAY WITH MY PCP AND IT WENT GREAT I LOVED IT

AND I LOVE HIM HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO WRITE ME A LETTER AND

HE MADE ME AND APT FOR BLOOD WORK AND A SLEEP TEST AND HE WILL GO ON

FROM THERE. HE CALLED TO SEE IF MEDICADE DID THE SURGERY AND THEY

SAID ONLY THE OPEN KIND. WELL I HAVE ANOTHER APT. TOMORROW TO HAVE

BLOOD TAKEN AND NEXT WEEK TO DO THE SLEEP TEST.

WELL HAD THE BLOOD WORK DONE AND GOT THE LABS BACK AND I AM A OK SO

NOW IS THE SLEEP STUDY AND I AM NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A

DOCTOR WHO DOES SURGERY WHITH MEDICADE.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,a nd welcome!!! Have you looked on the obesityhelp.com web site? That

site is a very good resource for pre and post op's. I am sooo sorry about your

mother...I have diabetes and CAD that run in my family, and I soooo did not want

either of those!!! It took me 2 yrs to make the decision, but I am glad that I

did! I am post-op as of Sept. 17th, 2003, and have lost 82 lbs, as of last

week...30 of those are pre-op. Please take care, and keep us posted...sherri

HELLO I AM NEW TO THIS SITE

HELLO THIS MY VERY FIRST TIME DOING THIS SO HERE GOES.

MY NAME IS SUSAN LUMPKIN-BISHOP AND I WEIGH 339LBS AND I AM ONLY 29

YEARS OLD. I HAVE NOT BEEN OVER WEIGHT ALL MY LIFE I WAS 16 WHEN I

STARTED TO PUT ON SOME EXTRA POUNDS AND WENT ON FROM THERE. I SAW MY

POOR MOTHER WHO WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT SUFFER WITH A LOT OF HEALTH

PROBLEMS AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SHE

WENT TO GO LIVE WITH THE LORD ON SEPT 7,2001 AT THE AGE OF 56 HER

KIDNEYS FAILD DUE TO HER HIGH SUGAR. SO THIS IS MY STORY.

I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS SEARCH IN MAY OF 2002 AND I WENT TO EVERY

WEBSITE I COULD FIND (BUT I DIDN'T FIND THIS ONE I WISH I HAD) AND IT

IS A VERY HARD CHOSES TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOR EVER. MY AUNT SHIRLEY HAD

THE SURGERY DONE AND SHE WENT FROM A SIZE 30 TO A SIZE 8 IN LESS THEN

ONE YEAR. BUT MY LIFE TOOK A VERY ROLLER COSTER RIDE AND I FORGOT

ABOUT HAVEING IT DONE. SO HERE IN SEPT OF 2003 I HAVE MEET THIS

WONDER WOMAN ON THE INTERNET AND SHE HAD HER PHOTO ON AOL BEFORE AND

AFTER AND I WAS SHOCKED AT THE DIFFERENCE AND I CONTACTED HER AND I

MEET HER AND HER WONDER FAMILY SHE TOLD ME HER STORY AND I BEGAIN MY

NEW SEARCH FOR LIFE.

I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN COLUMBUS, GA FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE NOT SEEN

A DOCTOR AT ALL HERE. I FOUND ONE AND THE APT. IS FOR SEPT 29,2003 I

HOPE IT GOES WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW HE IS GOING TO FEEL ABOUT ME

ASKING HIM ABOUT THE SURGERY. I HOPE HE THINKS IT OK.

WELL HAD MY FIRST APT TO DAY WITH MY PCP AND IT WENT GREAT I LOVED IT

AND I LOVE HIM HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO WRITE ME A LETTER AND

HE MADE ME AND APT FOR BLOOD WORK AND A SLEEP TEST AND HE WILL GO ON

FROM THERE. HE CALLED TO SEE IF MEDICADE DID THE SURGERY AND THEY

SAID ONLY THE OPEN KIND. WELL I HAVE ANOTHER APT. TOMORROW TO HAVE

BLOOD TAKEN AND NEXT WEEK TO DO THE SLEEP TEST.

WELL HAD THE BLOOD WORK DONE AND GOT THE LABS BACK AND I AM A OK SO

NOW IS THE SLEEP STUDY AND I AM NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A

DOCTOR WHO DOES SURGERY WHITH MEDICADE.

[Guest guest]

welcome susan! sorry about losing your mom so young.

have u tried obesityhelp or spotlighthealth to find a doc?

lori h.

> HELLO THIS MY VERY FIRST TIME DOING THIS SO HERE GOES.

> MY NAME IS SUSAN LUMPKIN-BISHOP AND I WEIGH 339LBS AND I AM ONLY 29

> YEARS OLD. I HAVE NOT BEEN OVER WEIGHT ALL MY LIFE I WAS 16 WHEN I

> STARTED TO PUT ON SOME EXTRA POUNDS AND WENT ON FROM THERE. I SAW MY

> POOR MOTHER WHO WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT SUFFER WITH A LOT OF HEALTH

> PROBLEMS AND I KNOW THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SHE

> WENT TO GO LIVE WITH THE LORD ON SEPT 7,2001 AT THE AGE OF 56 HER

> KIDNEYS FAILD DUE TO HER HIGH SUGAR. SO THIS IS MY STORY.

>

> I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS SEARCH IN MAY OF 2002 AND I WENT TO EVERY

> WEBSITE I COULD FIND (BUT I DIDN'T FIND THIS ONE I WISH I HAD) AND IT

> IS A VERY HARD CHOSES TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOR EVER. MY AUNT SHIRLEY HAD

> THE SURGERY DONE AND SHE WENT FROM A SIZE 30 TO A SIZE 8 IN LESS THEN

> ONE YEAR. BUT MY LIFE TOOK A VERY ROLLER COSTER RIDE AND I FORGOT

> ABOUT HAVEING IT DONE. SO HERE IN SEPT OF 2003 I HAVE MEET THIS

> WONDER WOMAN ON THE INTERNET AND SHE HAD HER PHOTO ON AOL BEFORE AND

> AFTER AND I WAS SHOCKED AT THE DIFFERENCE AND I CONTACTED HER AND I

> MEET HER AND HER WONDER FAMILY SHE TOLD ME HER STORY AND I BEGAIN MY

> NEW SEARCH FOR LIFE.

>

> I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN COLUMBUS, GA FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE NOT SEEN

> A DOCTOR AT ALL HERE. I FOUND ONE AND THE APT. IS FOR SEPT 29,2003 I

> HOPE IT GOES WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW HE IS GOING TO FEEL ABOUT ME

> ASKING HIM ABOUT THE SURGERY. I HOPE HE THINKS IT OK.

>

> WELL HAD MY FIRST APT TO DAY WITH MY PCP AND IT WENT GREAT I LOVED IT

> AND I LOVE HIM HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO WRITE ME A LETTER AND

> HE MADE ME AND APT FOR BLOOD WORK AND A SLEEP TEST AND HE WILL GO ON

> FROM THERE. HE CALLED TO SEE IF MEDICADE DID THE SURGERY AND THEY

> SAID ONLY THE OPEN KIND. WELL I HAVE ANOTHER APT. TOMORROW TO HAVE

> BLOOD TAKEN AND NEXT WEEK TO DO THE SLEEP TEST.

>

> WELL HAD THE BLOOD WORK DONE AND GOT THE LABS BACK AND I AM A OK SO

> NOW IS THE SLEEP STUDY AND I AM NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A

> DOCTOR WHO DOES SURGERY WHITH MEDICADE.