I'M HOME

[Guest guest]

Susie,

I am so happy to hear your post!!!!!!!!!!

This is Goofygrits (), room 140 at the Fairfield. I bet if you could

beam any brighter than you were at clinic, you are! I have never in my life

seen someone as sunny as you are. You were like the sunshine coming into the

clinic. I must say that your son is also a very sunny person, guess that

makes your other son the same, huh? I wish you all the best as you shed your

cocoon and let the butterfly out. I went on the 12 day diet and started

drinking the Parsley Tea and will not have too much longer to wait until I

too get to do the Durham Two Step!

Again, be assured that you are well on your way to skinny land. May your

path always be filled with happiness and love.

in SC

Pre-op

386 lbs.

Waiting on ins. approval

If you see someone without a smile,

Give them one of yours.

If you and I should meet and

You forget me, you have lost nothing.

If you meet JESUS and you forget him,

you will have lost everything.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/19/00 12:31:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

susie0805@... writes:

<Today one week later I have lost 13lbs I got dressed and friends came

to take me out. I had my nails done and had a smoothie. It really was

my first great day. My tummy pain has lessened greatly! So there

it is friends... all my love and best wishes to all pre and post ops.

It will happen! Luv Susie

>>

Susie,

It's great hearing from you--what a wonderful, in-depth letter! I'm sure

your husband is smiling down upon you. Glad you are feeling better and hope

you continue doing so well!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Daughter MGB 8/9 Cigna (3rd appeal)--BMI 45

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40) ins letter re-sent 7/14

[Guest guest]

, How are you? Haven't seen you post lately. Of course, I

haven't been reading all the post lately. There have been so many and

I just have so many hours after work! lol Hope you are having lots of

success preparing for surgery. I hope to go for pre-approval clinic

next Tues. I still can't believe we have to do this with bcbs of al.

How do you happen to have bcbs of al anyways? I am remembering that

correctly aren't I?

Dinah in AL

> Susie,

> I am so happy to hear your post!!!!!!!!!!

>

> This is Goofygrits (), room 140 at the Fairfield. I bet if

you could

> beam any brighter than you were at clinic, you are! I have never

in my life

> seen someone as sunny as you are. You were like the sunshine

coming into the

> clinic. I must say that your son is also a very sunny person,

guess that

> makes your other son the same, huh? I wish you all the best as you

shed your

> cocoon and let the butterfly out. I went on the 12 day diet and

started

> drinking the Parsley Tea and will not have too much longer to wait

until I

> too get to do the Durham Two Step!

> Again, be assured that you are well on your way to skinny

land. May your

> path always be filled with happiness and love.

>

> in SC

> Pre-op

> 386 lbs.

> Waiting on ins. approval

>

> If you see someone without a smile,

> Give them one of yours.

>

> If you and I should meet and

> You forget me, you have lost nothing.

>

> If you meet JESUS and you forget him,

> you will have lost everything.

[Guest guest]

Hi Susie,

Thank you so much for your post! It is great to hear all about your experience.

I'm very glad you are feeling better. You're on the other side!!!!!!!!

Sara

MGB 8/2

" Susie G. " wrote:

> Dear Friends,

> Hi everyone, I had my MGB on July 12th, Barb Ivory and I were

roomies.

> I will tell you that Barb really had a wonderful experience. Mine was

> not quite as easy, but as of today, which is one week post op I had my

> first wonderful day. I did need to hear from Dr R personally that my

> pain was normal and I was more than likely not harboring a leak. It was

> gas and I was quite sore on my tummy area.

> A little overview of my journey: I arrived at clinic on Tuesday

morning

> with my son Bret. As I was waiting at the main desk for directions to

> the clinic room, I heard a man reeling in excitement as if seeing an old

> friend. I turned around to see what was going on and quickly realized

> that this man was probably Dr R. seeing a patient he had not seen in a

> year. It was apparent that she was bursting with happiness inside and

> out that she was unrecognizable to him. He fussed like a good friend

> you had not seen in years. It really got me. I even said to him " I

> sure do hope you greet me like that in a year from now, " and that was my

> unplanned introduction to Dr R. Apparantly he really does scan over

> the messages in his spare time and gets to know us to some degree. When

> I shook his hand I told him I was Sue Gordon. He said " Oh yea, Susie

> from New York! " that blew my mind. Clinic was wonderful, you get to meet

> your littermates, Barb and Debbie, post ops with and without problems,

> and future hopefuls who need and want this surgery just as badly as us

> all. Every name on this list has a face and an emotion and a desperation

> only we know. For those of you that I met that are working so hard to

> lose enough weight to have this surgery safely, it will happen! My love

> to you all.... So.. at clinic Barb ( who I adore) and Debbie who is a

> dol weighs you and measures your waist. I hopped on that scale for

> the first time in my life with total abandon. It read 320 and for the

> first time in my life I knew that It would be the last time I ever saw

> that number. Silently I said good bye to it and stepped off. Dr R

> speaks, as do guest speakers, and then your called out privately to

> speak to Dr R about your surgery. . He goes over your packet a bit and

> reassures you that all will be well. He will answer any of your private

> questions if you have them at this time.

> That evening, many of us went to the Cattleman for our " Last

Supper " ,

> others just stopped by to say Hi, and was such a trooper, she

> even showed us her 5 band aids, from her surgery 2 days prior. WoW! she

> was doing great and allayed many of our normal fears.

> Wednesday morning we all showed up at the hospital at 7:00 am. This

was

> our most fun and bonding time. Kandy J , Kandy B, Trudy, ita, Dena

> and myself with mommies, sons and hubbies. We carried on so, giggling

> and laughing others were looking at us . They must have been thinking

> " hey this is a pre-op area, a little decorum please " Who else would be

> so happy that they were hours away from surgery. They didn't get it, and

> that was even more fun.!

> They put us in private rooms to put on our roomie gowns and they put

the

> white stockings on you. Then we ran amuck visiting each others rooms and

> turned the hospital floor into a dorm. As the stretcher would come up ,

> one of us would be taken with the support of all of us rooting them on.

> I was # 8 to go so the cheering team was weakening. Dr R did 9 that

> day... We were taken down to a holding pen where your IV is started,

> and they put the cap on your head. My nurse Sheila was wonderful, did

> not feel much of anything. The anesthesiologist comes to speak to you

> and looks down your throat to check your airway. Not too worry, we all

> seem to have a good one., even tho we may have chubby necks and throats.

> Now... they say that nothing is going onto your veins to make you relax,

> but I sware, I was very calm. I skooted over onto the operating table

> and everyone was busy around me hooking me up to things. Dr R came in

> all masked up and said " so... are you reafy to get skinny? Ahhh

> music to my ears. They put a little mask by my nose and said to

> breath in the oxygen. The next thing I remember was waking up in my

> room. No tubes, just my IV. I slept a lot. had no nausea (ever) but.. I

> did bleed a lot from one of my ports. The nurses were WONDERFUL. I did

> have terrible gas pain after the first day. If I could make one

> reccomendation it would be that we should be given something to try to

> dissipate the gas. A week out and that is still my major suggestion.

> Two nights later we all went out for egg drop soup. Some of us stayed in

> Durham and some did not. My suggestion in hind site is too stay to make

> sure all is well as a leak could occur days later. Most importantly is

> ; do not eat, only liquids and small amounts, and I mean that!!!!!! I

> stayed at the Faifield Marriot $39 a night with breakfast and pool. The

> room was very plain but clean. I would strongly sugest that your hotel

> has a * recliner* in it. You will be more comfortable. A little fridge

> would have been nice too. My room had neither. Too bad.

> Today one week later I have lost 13lbs I got dressed and friends came

> to take me out. I had my nails done and had a smoothie. It really was

> my first great day. My tummy pain has lessened greatly! So there

> it is friends... all my love and best wishes to all pre and post ops.

> It will happen! Luv Susie

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[Guest guest]

Susie,

Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. Each day will feel better

and better!

Sincerely,

Bernardine

MGB 7/24/00

> Dear Friends,

> Hi everyone, I had my MGB on July 12th, Barb Ivory and I were

roomies.

> I will tell you that Barb really had a wonderful experience. Mine

was

> not quite as easy, but as of today, which is one week post op I had

my

> first wonderful day. I did need to hear from Dr R personally that

my

> pain was normal and I was more than likely not harboring a leak.

It

was

> gas and I was quite sore on my tummy area.

> A little overview of my journey: I arrived at clinic on

Tuesday morning

> with my son Bret. As I was waiting at the main desk for directions

to

> the clinic room, I heard a man reeling in excitement as if seeing

an old

> friend. I turned around to see what was going on and quickly

realized

> that this man was probably Dr R. seeing a patient he had not seen

in a

> year. It was apparent that she was bursting with happiness

inside

and

> out that she was unrecognizable to him. He fussed like a good

friend

> you had not seen in years. It really got me. I even said to him "

I

> sure do hope you greet me like that in a year from now, " and that

was my

> unplanned introduction to Dr R. Apparantly he really does scan

over

> the messages in his spare time and gets to know us to some degree.

When

> I shook his hand I told him I was Sue Gordon. He said " Oh yea,

Susie

> from New York! " that blew my mind. Clinic was wonderful, you get

to

meet

> your littermates, Barb and Debbie, post ops with and without

problems,

> and future hopefuls who need and want this surgery just as badly

as

us

> all. Every name on this list has a face and an emotion and a

desperation

> only we know. For those of you that I met that are working so

hard

to

> lose enough weight to have this surgery safely, it will happen! My

love

> to you all.... So.. at clinic Barb ( who I adore) and Debbie

who is a

> dol weighs you and measures your waist. I hopped on that

scale

for

> the first time in my life with total abandon. It read 320 and for

the

> first time in my life I knew that It would be the last time I ever

saw

> that number. Silently I said good bye to it and stepped off. Dr R

> speaks, as do guest speakers, and then your called out privately

to

> speak to Dr R about your surgery. . He goes over your packet a bit

and

> reassures you that all will be well. He will answer any of your

private

> questions if you have them at this time.

> That evening, many of us went to the Cattleman for our " Last

Supper " ,

> others just stopped by to say Hi, and was such a trooper,

she

> even showed us her 5 band aids, from her surgery 2 days prior.

WoW!

she

> was doing great and allayed many of our normal fears.

> Wednesday morning we all showed up at the hospital at 7:00 am.

This was

> our most fun and bonding time. Kandy J , Kandy B, Trudy, ita,

Dena

> and myself with mommies, sons and hubbies. We carried on so,

giggling

> and laughing others were looking at us . They must have been

thinking

> " hey this is a pre-op area, a little decorum please " Who else

would be

> so happy that they were hours away from surgery. They didn't get

it,

and

> that was even more fun.!

> They put us in private rooms to put on our roomie gowns and

they put the

> white stockings on you. Then we ran amuck visiting each others

rooms and

> turned the hospital floor into a dorm. As the stretcher would

come

up ,

> one of us would be taken with the support of all of us rooting

them

on.

> I was # 8 to go so the cheering team was weakening. Dr R did 9 that

> day... We were taken down to a holding pen where your IV is

started,

> and they put the cap on your head. My nurse Sheila was wonderful,

did

> not feel much of anything. The anesthesiologist comes to speak to

you

> and looks down your throat to check your airway. Not too worry, we

all

> seem to have a good one., even tho we may have chubby necks and

throats.

> Now... they say that nothing is going onto your veins to make you

relax,

> but I sware, I was very calm. I skooted over onto the operating

table

> and everyone was busy around me hooking me up to things. Dr R

came

in

> all masked up and said " so... are you reafy to get skinny? Ahhh

> music to my ears. They put a little mask by my nose and said to

> breath in the oxygen. The next thing I remember was waking up in

my

> room. No tubes, just my IV. I slept a lot. had no nausea (ever)

but.. I

> did bleed a lot from one of my ports. The nurses were WONDERFUL.

I

did

> have terrible gas pain after the first day. If I could make one

> reccomendation it would be that we should be given something to

try to

> dissipate the gas. A week out and that is still my major

suggestion.

> Two nights later we all went out for egg drop soup. Some of us

stayed in

> Durham and some did not. My suggestion in hind site is too stay

to

make

> sure all is well as a leak could occur days later. Most

importantly is

> ; do not eat, only liquids and small amounts, and I mean

that!!!!!!

I

> stayed at the Faifield Marriot $39 a night with breakfast and pool.

The

> room was very plain but clean. I would strongly sugest that your

hotel

> has a * recliner* in it. You will be more comfortable. A little

fridge

> would have been nice too. My room had neither. Too bad.

> Today one week later I have lost 13lbs I got dressed and

friends came

> to take me out. I had my nails done and had a smoothie. It really

was

> my first great day. My tummy pain has lessened greatly! So

there

> it is friends... all my love and best wishes to all pre and

post

ops.

> It will happen! Luv Susie

> ________________________________________________________________

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In a message dated 07/19/2000 3:32:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

susie0805@... writes:

<< Today one week later I have lost 13lbs I got dressed and friends came

to take me out. I had my nails done and had a smoothie. It really was

my first great day. My tummy pain has lessened greatly! So there

it is friends... all my love and best wishes to all pre and post ops.

It will happen! Luv Susie >>

Susie,

Thank-you so much for sharing your experience. It sounds like you were a real

trooper and I hope the best is yet to come for you! Good Luck Hugs xoxox

Margie SC July26th!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Susie !!

So glad all went well with you !! Now you're on your way !!!!!!

>

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>Subject: I'm home

>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 03:15:07 -0700

>

>Dear Friends,

> Hi everyone, I had my MGB on July 12th, Barb Ivory and I were roomies.

>I will tell you that Barb really had a wonderful experience. Mine was

>not quite as easy, but as of today, which is one week post op I had my

>first wonderful day. I did need to hear from Dr R personally that my

>pain was normal and I was more than likely not harboring a leak. It was

>gas and I was quite sore on my tummy area.

> A little overview of my journey: I arrived at clinic on Tuesday morning

>with my son Bret. As I was waiting at the main desk for directions to

>the clinic room, I heard a man reeling in excitement as if seeing an old

>friend. I turned around to see what was going on and quickly realized

>that this man was probably Dr R. seeing a patient he had not seen in a

>year. It was apparent that she was bursting with happiness inside and

>out that she was unrecognizable to him. He fussed like a good friend

>you had not seen in years. It really got me. I even said to him " I

>sure do hope you greet me like that in a year from now, " and that was my

>unplanned introduction to Dr R. Apparantly he really does scan over

>the messages in his spare time and gets to know us to some degree. When

>I shook his hand I told him I was Sue Gordon. He said " Oh yea, Susie

>from New York! " that blew my mind. Clinic was wonderful, you get to meet

>your littermates, Barb and Debbie, post ops with and without problems,

>and future hopefuls who need and want this surgery just as badly as us

>all. Every name on this list has a face and an emotion and a desperation

> only we know. For those of you that I met that are working so hard to

>lose enough weight to have this surgery safely, it will happen! My love

>to you all.... So.. at clinic Barb ( who I adore) and Debbie who is a

>dol weighs you and measures your waist. I hopped on that scale for

>the first time in my life with total abandon. It read 320 and for the

>first time in my life I knew that It would be the last time I ever saw

>that number. Silently I said good bye to it and stepped off. Dr R

>speaks, as do guest speakers, and then your called out privately to

>speak to Dr R about your surgery. . He goes over your packet a bit and

>reassures you that all will be well. He will answer any of your private

>questions if you have them at this time.

> That evening, many of us went to the Cattleman for our " Last Supper " ,

>others just stopped by to say Hi, and was such a trooper, she

>even showed us her 5 band aids, from her surgery 2 days prior. WoW! she

>was doing great and allayed many of our normal fears.

> Wednesday morning we all showed up at the hospital at 7:00 am. This was

>our most fun and bonding time. Kandy J , Kandy B, Trudy, ita, Dena

>and myself with mommies, sons and hubbies. We carried on so, giggling

>and laughing others were looking at us . They must have been thinking

> " hey this is a pre-op area, a little decorum please " Who else would be

>so happy that they were hours away from surgery. They didn't get it, and

>that was even more fun.!

> They put us in private rooms to put on our roomie gowns and they put the

>white stockings on you. Then we ran amuck visiting each others rooms and

> turned the hospital floor into a dorm. As the stretcher would come up ,

>one of us would be taken with the support of all of us rooting them on.

>I was # 8 to go so the cheering team was weakening. Dr R did 9 that

>day... We were taken down to a holding pen where your IV is started,

>and they put the cap on your head. My nurse Sheila was wonderful, did

>not feel much of anything. The anesthesiologist comes to speak to you

>and looks down your throat to check your airway. Not too worry, we all

>seem to have a good one., even tho we may have chubby necks and throats.

>Now... they say that nothing is going onto your veins to make you relax,

>but I sware, I was very calm. I skooted over onto the operating table

>and everyone was busy around me hooking me up to things. Dr R came in

>all masked up and said " so... are you reafy to get skinny? Ahhh

>music to my ears. They put a little mask by my nose and said to

>breath in the oxygen. The next thing I remember was waking up in my

>room. No tubes, just my IV. I slept a lot. had no nausea (ever) but.. I

>did bleed a lot from one of my ports. The nurses were WONDERFUL. I did

>have terrible gas pain after the first day. If I could make one

>reccomendation it would be that we should be given something to try to

>dissipate the gas. A week out and that is still my major suggestion.

>Two nights later we all went out for egg drop soup. Some of us stayed in

>Durham and some did not. My suggestion in hind site is too stay to make

>sure all is well as a leak could occur days later. Most importantly is

>; do not eat, only liquids and small amounts, and I mean that!!!!!! I

>stayed at the Faifield Marriot $39 a night with breakfast and pool. The

>room was very plain but clean. I would strongly sugest that your hotel

>has a * recliner* in it. You will be more comfortable. A little fridge

>would have been nice too. My room had neither. Too bad.

> Today one week later I have lost 13lbs I got dressed and friends came

>to take me out. I had my nails done and had a smoothie. It really was

>my first great day. My tummy pain has lessened greatly! So there

>it is friends... all my love and best wishes to all pre and post ops.

> It will happen! Luv Susie

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[Guest guest]

I am so glad you are home!! Now have a GREAT time in Florida!! Deb A

[Guest guest]

Welcome home Tracey and welcome to the losing side!!!!

I hope you have a speedy recovery.

~H.

Marietta, GA

Lap RNY 10/13/03

292/250/150

~Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels~

In a message dated 12/13/03 12:20:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

wyatts_mommy23@... writes:

Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that I am doing fine since my

surgery Monday. I was in the hospital until Thursday because I had to have a

few tests done becasue I was running a high fever and my heart rate was really

high. But I am fine now I am still really sore and swollen, but feeling

much better than I have been. Thank you all for all of your support. I will keep

you updated on my progress.

Tracey

[Guest guest]

welcome home tracey! remember to keep hydrated & walk as much as

tolerable:-)

lori h.

> Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that I am doing

fine since my surgery Monday. I was in the hospital until Thursday

because I had to have a few tests done becasue I was running a high

fever and my heart rate was really high. But I am fine now I am

still really sore and swollen, but feeling much better than I have

been. Thank you all for all of your support. I will keep you updated

on my progress.

>

> Tracey

[Guest guest]

Tracey, glad you're home. Too bad you had to have problems, but I'm sure

you're relieved they're over. This is just the start!!

Joan

lap RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282/249/140

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/14/2003 3:09:50 AM Central Standard Time,

yorkiegal2003@... writes:

Take care, sherri

Sherri that is wonderful weight loss! YOU GO GIRL! Proud of ya!

Wolfie

Leeds, Alabama

" Keep It Real & Off the Top "

Lap Rny & Choly

Dr. Lee Schmitt

Medical Center East

August 27,2003

336/268/200