Re: Wolfie & sis

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In a message dated 12/19/03 6:21:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wlslori@... writes:

> wow, wolfie. i have a sister in LA who i WISH would have wls.

> she's expressed interest in it & of course she's horrendously

> dissatisfied w/ her weight. she's too afraid to take the plunge,

> though. she's said that she'll miss the food too much:-(

> PS what role did your sis have in your wls decision?

> lori h.

> miami

>

When I saw how much it had helped her knees and how much happier she looked

and felt I knew that I had to get over my fear of the unknown and get back to

living. And girl Life is so wonderful for me now. I love that I did this for

myself and I thank God for giving me the courage to move on it.

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wow, wolfie. i have a sister in LA who i WISH would have wls.

she's expressed interest in it & of course she's horrendously

dissatisfied w/ her weight. she's too afraid to take the plunge,

though. she's said that she'll miss the food too much:-(

PS what role did your sis have in your wls decision?

lori h.

miami

>Just read your post and I know exactly what you are talking about.

I

> remember saying after seeing my sister go through her surgery and

ll the hernias

> she still has that I would rather be fat. I was so scared I said

no way am I

> gonna tempt fate and take the risk of dying. Well girl when I

realized I was

> tempting fate every day I knew I had to do something. I have had

such a

> successful journey thus far and I wouldn't hesitate to do this

surgery over as many

> times as I had to do it if necessary to feel as good about myself

and as

> healthy as I feel at this very moment. I am so much happier now

without a doubt. And

> you have to remember for every surgery that has a bad result look

at the

> surgeries with all the successes. Is life in itself not a gamble

anyway? You don't

> ever know what tomorrow will bring so you have to look out for you

today. God

> Bless you all in your journeys. When the fork in the road is seen,

take it,

> you might not seen a worn path on it, but farther up you will see

all of us

> waiting for you with big ole smiles on our faces. That is

something else I wanted

> to say to. I remember beingn so very scared and I went into some

of the

> groups I am on photos and when I saw the pre-op pic and the post-

op pics and those

> huge smiles on those faces I knew what I was going to do hands

down. Again God

> Bless Us All and Skinny Wishes!

>

> Wolfie

> Leeds, Alabama

> " Keep It Real & Off the Top "

> Lap Rny & Choly

> Dr. Lee Schmitt

> Medical Center East

> August 27,2003

> 349Pre-Op/336/263/200