Re: WHO'S WHO on this board. Seriously!

March 2, 2002

I'm a/k/a Vic, Vicki and owner and founder of this site...

(taking a bow) although I don't do it alone I have many helpers here that

I could not do it without... (They will all introduce themselves) I'm from

Oklahoma, small town south of Tulsa.. I'm 52 ack!!!! I had WLS near my 50th

birthday and it was the best birthday gift I ever gave myself.. I had a

Fobi pouch with silastic band .. long name for that is: vertical banded,

divided gastric bypass with roux-en-y gastrojejunostomy with jejunal

interposition, gastrostomy tube and gastrostomy site marker ... My pouch is

1 oz 1.5 at maturity ... my beginning weight was 367 I'm now 140 with

bouncing water weight occasionally My surgeon was Dr. Husted,

Nashville, TN and I drove over 800 muiles just for this man!!!

I had my first abdominoplasty 1/2/2001..(incision opened three weeks

post-op) revision 6/15 with a beltectomy (lower body lift) all went

well..until 1/2/2002 when small incision line popped open from an adhesion

that was pulling me apart inside and out.. That repair surgery is

scheduled 3/11 along with my huge batwings.. My main webpages are as

follows:

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vbowen " >Gastric Bypass Information

Central</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/allmypics " >My Before & After PICS2</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vbowen6 " >My journal</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vbowen8 " >surgery types</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/surgery " >Abdominoplasty Journal</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vbowen2 " >'s Free Recipes</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/husted/ " >Husted Food List</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/RNYTips/index.html " >Tips & Pitfalls</A>

<A HREF= " http://hometown.aol.com/vbowen1067/myhomepage/chatprofile.html " >Appeal

Letter</A>

<A HREF= " http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/vbowencookbook " >VBowenCookBook</A>

I have many more 18 in all that I maintain.. plus the weekly

newsletter...

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P.S. The rest ...Mom (a/k/a Curran, vitalady) and her flock of

children will all introduce theirselves..

March 2, 2002

Dear Vicki,

I hope this reply added on your letter will get my message to you. Please

take me off the list from next Wed Mar 6 thru Sun Mar 10. I will be out of

town. Thank you.

Lesley Matson Lesgen2@...

March 2, 2002

Hi ,

I'm Tabitha. I live in Kingsville, TX. I had my open rny on Sept. 21, 2001 at

Wilford Hall Medical in San . I was 334 and I now weigh 249. You can

see my before and after pic under photos on the GBIC site. Ava was my angel

and a very sweet one. I joined GBIC about a week or two before my surgery.

This is a great supportative group w/lots of info for your questions. Ask any

question whether it is about wls or personal and you will always find someone

on here that can offer support and advice. Can you tell us more about

yourself? When your surgery was or is, etc. ?

Tabitha

March 2, 2002

Hi,

My name is Cathi, I am from Rhode Island, and am a year post op, at my goal

weight and am having a tummy tuck Thursday, march 7th. I dont think i would

have had the courage to go through with the initial examination even, never

mind all the tests, pokes, prods, sleep studies, psych exams, blood work,

water intake, more water intake, protein, vitamins, more water,

etc.........without the support of this board. thank you all.

cathi

March 2, 2002

My name is on, I am 29 and the mother of 3 children. I will

be married 11 years on march 16th. I am leaving tommorow for Baton Rouge to

have surgery with Dr Hargroder. ((((((HUGS))))))

March 2, 2002

Ok I'm , aka

I am one of Vic's little elfves

I had surgery 11/8/99. Open RNY in Houston, TX. I started out at 400 lbs

and am at 185 to date.

I'm 43, married with 3 kiddos that you'll hear lots about and live in

Houston.

I had abdominoplasty on August 6th, 2001. I'm thrilled at the outcome of

my surgeries and the life changing

experience my surgeries have been.

If you'd like to see a picture, before and after check out this page

http://photos.yahoo.com/mom2matmegmandy

under the album

Ok who's next..

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March 2, 2002

Hi <waving>

I'm SuzieB. I live in Tacoma, WA.

I had my WLS 4/1/97 (yes, on April Fools Day). I'm not honcho of any size,

but I figured I'd just be friendly. <G> I don't post that much, but I'm

usually hangin' around.

Later,

SuzieB :-)

" If you can dream it, you can do it!!! "

--Mr. Walt Disney

March 2, 2002

Hiya, I'm Thersea (aka: cheenaa, " T " , henlseyct,) main Theresa though. I

had my surgery 7/20/01 starting weight 327 size 30/32, as of date I'm

down -111 & size 18/16. I live in Illinois. Dr. Siegert @Trinity did mine.

This is the best decision I have ever made!

This board helped me when I didn't have a physical support group. This

group has been here for me through all my ups and downs. I will forever be

dedicated to this group for the love, caring, admiration, and information

they have given to me.

Other than that I'm just another " LOSER " ! :0)~

Love,

Theresa

~You grow up the day you have your

first real laugh at yourself~

*Ethel Barrymore*

March 2, 2002

Hi

My name is . What a great idea it was asking for all to reintroduce

themselves here. I am so smart! I am having a ball reading about ya'all

and it is a privilege to know you.

Like I said, my name is . I live in Archbald, Pa. Near Scranton and

Wilkes Barre. I am 58 years old. I had Open RNY on July 3, 2001 which

makes me 7 months post op. I weighed 269 pre op and am now at 180.

I am closing in on the Century Club. I am also at a plateau and have adopted

some suggestions here the last week to help me break it.

I remember waking up from the SX and my sisters and hubby were in my room

an I looked up and said " This was a piece of cake. " Of course I was under

an epidural that I had post op to help with the incision pain. I remember

threatening my hubby " You make sure if I fall asleep you push this button

here that gives me morphine, I might fall asleep and I can have it, I think

it was every 20 minutes,(not sure now.) Well anyway I threatened his life if

he forgot to push it even once while I was sleeping. Well, people dont

believe this can happen but I swear it did to me. I was very very sleepy and

groggy the next day. I did sleep all day. My son came in and checked me and

my pulse was racing . To make a long story short, they called in my Dr. who

had to do one of those leak checks, he was ready to go in again to check me

out. He did end up giving me some kind of anti morphine drug. So some sage

advice for post ops. " DONT LET ANYONE

PUSH YOUR BUTTON. "

I came home from hospital and in 2 weeks was totally dehydrated.

I was about 3 hours away from my kidneys shutting down when they admitted

me. I was in for 5 day getting rehydrated by IV. So gals. DRINK, DRINK

AND DRINK that water when they tell you.

I have 3 sons and 7 grandchildren who light up my life and my husband is the

best in the world. Because of the Surgery the Dr told me I probably added 10

to 15 years on my life. I feel so good about myself I could just bust I am so

happy. My sister had the SX 2 weeks after me and we have both lost 90 lbs.

I am so happy to hear I have all these sisters here online.!!!! And a Mom

too!

in PA.

March 2, 2002

I know isn't it a riot... there is a gal from my support group here in town

and we were talking and she said (after her first insurance denied her) said

gezz this really sucks I can't even be part of the " LOSERS " group... we

laughed, and I popped up and said well hon, your part of the Pre-Losers

Group so your still a Loser in general. LOL

Love,

Loser Theresa

~You grow up the day you have your

first real laugh at yourself~

*Ethel Barrymore*

Re: WHO'S WHO on this board. Seriously!

Who would have thought years ago we would be happy to be called losers

RE: WHO'S WHO on this board. Seriously!

Hiya, I'm Thersea (aka: cheenaa, " T " , henlseyct,) main Theresa though. I

had my surgery 7/20/01 starting weight 327 size 30/32, as of date I'm

down -111 & size 18/16. I live in Illinois. Dr. Siegert @Trinity did

mine.

This is the best decision I have ever made!

This board helped me when I didn't have a physical support group. This

group has been here for me through all my ups and downs. I will forever

be

dedicated to this group for the love, caring, admiration, and information

they have given to me.

Other than that I'm just another " LOSER " ! :0)~

Love,

Theresa

~You grow up the day you have your

first real laugh at yourself~

*Ethel Barrymore*

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March 2, 2002

aweeeeeee Tina we love you too

Re: WHO'S WHO on this board. Seriously!

KAREN- I'm Tina, live in Las Vegas,NV( hopefully moving to Seattle )

close to Ava (SIS) she's wonderful, then again EVERYONE here is

WONDERFUL. I just found on on Thur i was APPROVED and surgery date is

April 9th in Orange ,CA with Dr Owens ( Coastal Obestisty Center). Dr

Owens is TERRIFFIC., he has a big group of patients from Las Vegas

that he has monthly support groups here and is in the process of

getting an office open here. I'm 30yrs old, married to a wonderful

man, have almost every medical problem related to weight- currently

300lbs. Both parents are decesed. Father died at age 49( 2 wks b4

50th b-day). I'm determined not to end up having such a short life. I

researched WLS for 1 year and now i wonder why oi waited so long but

now my wait is almost over, i have 5 weeks left before my new b-day

and if it wasnt for this group i wouldnt h ave made it this far. I

love each and every person here. Most of us just click with some

people and before u know it u have a SIS or Brother- so if u are in

need of a SIS, I would love to have anohter SIS.

Again WELCOME and jump in ANYTIME..

Love

Tina

pre-op 4/9/02

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My turn I guess....I am annee, I live in VA and had my Lap RNY on Feb. 4th

2002. I have one son his name is Hunter and the light of my life. I am 36 years

old and weighed 252 pre-op. The last I checked I was 220 but I don't make it a

habit of getting on the scales. I am glad that I made this decision even though

at times I have questioned myself. It is a major life style change, to one I am

still adjusting. I have found true and lasting friendships from this group. My

dear sweet ANGEL Theresa! I could not of made it through without her support,

she always knows just what to say and seemed to call at just the right times.

And the wisdom of many others such as Ava Lee and , and ....well so

many hard to name them all. Well guess this is long enough...I tend to " rattle "

at times....lol you will see that....hahahaha........annee

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March 2, 2002

Oh no, Tabby's gonna beat me for leaving her off the list...! Of

COURSE, Tabby is one of our old-timers here; she just doesn't get a

chance to write in that much! She's a doll, and a wonderful

inspiration to the rest of us!

Love, Ava Lee

In GastricBypass-InfoCentral@y..., Tabby4469@a... wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> I'm Tabitha. I live in Kingsville, TX. I had my open rny on Sept.

21, 2001 at

> Wilford Hall Medical in San . I was 334 and I now weigh 249.

You can

> see my before and after pic under photos on the GBIC site. Ava was

my angel

> and a very sweet one. I joined GBIC about a week or two before my

surgery.

> This is a great supportative group w/lots of info for your

questions. Ask any

> question whether it is about wls or personal and you will always

find someone

> on here that can offer support and advice. Can you tell us more

about

> yourself? When your surgery was or is, etc. ?

>

> Tabitha

>

March 2, 2002

JAZ--It's about time we heard from you, Jazzy! I thought you'd darned

near divorced us! LOL! It's great to hear you're doing so well! Drop

by more than every now-and-then! We miss you!

Love, Ava Lee

In GastricBypass-InfoCentral@y..., " Joyce Zarn " <jzarn@m...> wrote:

> Hi,

> Since everyone is introducing themselves, I'll join in. My name

is Joyce Zarn I go by JAZ here, helps avoid confusion. I live just

north of Madison, WI. I'm 40, single, no kids (except 3 cats) and

had open RNY Feb 28, 2001 at UW-Hospital in Madison, with Dr

Starling. My weight when I went for my consult in July was 352,

scared the living b-jesus out of me. I hadn't weighted at a Dr's

office in several years. I weighted 341, just before surgery, I

currently weigh 207. Can't remeber ever weighing this. I've been a

member here since almost the begining, I think it was November f 2000

that I found this wonderful group. My surgery was originally

scheduled for Jan 27,2001, but was canceled for a month, my pre-op

tests showed that I was diabetic(sugar level over 200), I was given

incilin injections for 3 days while I was in the hospital, told not

to take my diabetic pills until I saw my PCP @ 6 weeks out. I'm no

longer a diabetic!!! My surgeon said he does this surgery because it

is the only cure he knws of foor type 2 diabetes. I mostly lurk

lately, since thanksgiving, I have 2 jobs, 1 is only 3 nights a

week. Then I've signed up to take some Flral Design classes once a

week. I also have a small business that I travel around, that is

usually 2-3 weekeds a month lately. I would never have been able to

handle this kind of schedule a little over a year ago.

>

> Remeber on your WLS journey to notice the little changes, they

make all the difference in the world. Like the first time you have

to move your seat in your car forward, or climbing stairs an

realizing you arn't out of breath. I just amazed myself the other

night, I went to the Casino with my mom, left my coat in the car, not

too cold when we went in, came out to cold windy and raining weather,

I RAN the 2 -3 blocks that the car was parked away from the casino.

I wasn't out of breath, no stich in my side, just amazed and

exilerated that I did it.

>

> Welcome to the most loving and caring exteneded family you will

ever encounter. We are here for you n matter if it is t laugh with,

cry with, or wrry with, someone is always there to help.

>

> JAZ

> Surgery 2/28/01 Open RNY

> Pre-op Weight 341

> Pre-op BMI 62.5

> Current Weight 207 (2/28/02) -134

>

March 2, 2002

In a message dated 3/2/2002 7:24:36 PM Central Standard Time,

AVAN588649@... writes:

> Oh no, Tabby's gonna beat me for leaving her off the list...! Of

> COURSE, Tabby is one of our old-timers here; she just doesn't get a

> chance to write in that much! She's a doll, and a wonderful

> inspiration to the rest of us!

>

> Love, Ava Lee

>

Awww thank you Ava...Got my wet noodle ready. hehehe. j/k...could never beat

my Angel.

Tabby

March 2, 2002

Hi,

Since everyone is introducing themselves, I'll join in. My name is Joyce Zarn

I go by JAZ here, helps avoid confusion. I live just north of Madison, WI. I'm

40, single, no kids (except 3 cats) and had open RNY Feb 28, 2001 at UW-Hospital

in Madison, with Dr Starling. My weight when I went for my consult in July was

352, scared the living b-jesus out of me. I hadn't weighted at a Dr's office in

several years. I weighted 341, just before surgery, I currently weigh 207.

Can't remeber ever weighing this. I've been a member here since almost the

begining, I think it was November f 2000 that I found this wonderful group. My

surgery was originally scheduled for Jan 27,2001, but was canceled for a month,

my pre-op tests showed that I was diabetic(sugar level over 200), I was given

incilin injections for 3 days while I was in the hospital, told not to take my

diabetic pills until I saw my PCP @ 6 weeks out. I'm no longer a diabetic!!!

My surgeon said he does this surgery because it is the only cure he knws of foor

type 2 diabetes. I mostly lurk lately, since thanksgiving, I have 2 jobs, 1 is

only 3 nights a week. Then I've signed up to take some Flral Design classes

once a week. I also have a small business that I travel around, that is usually

2-3 weekeds a month lately. I would never have been able to handle this kind of

schedule a little over a year ago.

Remeber on your WLS journey to notice the little changes, they make all the

difference in the world. Like the first time you have to move your seat in your

car forward, or climbing stairs an realizing you arn't out of breath. I just

amazed myself the other night, I went to the Casino with my mom, left my coat in

the car, not too cold when we went in, came out to cold windy and raining

weather, I RAN the 2 -3 blocks that the car was parked away from the casino. I

wasn't out of breath, no stich in my side, just amazed and exilerated that I did

it.

Welcome to the most loving and caring exteneded family you will ever

encounter. We are here for you n matter if it is t laugh with, cry with, or

wrry with, someone is always there to help.

JAZ

Surgery 2/28/01 Open RNY

Pre-op Weight 341

Pre-op BMI 62.5

Current Weight 207 (2/28/02) -134

March 2, 2002

I am pretty new here, I am Romero from New Iberia Louisiana (where it is

COLD here today..... ) I see my surgeon on April 8th. I am hoping for an

RNY, preferrably a laproscopic. But that will be up to my doctor. I have

been researching WLS for about 2 years now. It has taken my hubby over a year

to get okay with the idea, now he is fully behind my decision. I have an 18

year old daughter, a 9 year old son, and a 3 year old son with Down Syndrome.

(both boys are adopted) I have 7 step children, ranging in age from 26 (a

daughter, who lives with us and has forever it seems), to 39. I am 40, hubby

is 60. I also have 7 grandchildren (actually step-grandchildren, but I have

changed more diapers than their actual granmother, and I am known to them as

" Granny " )

Current weight is 350 or so.

Height is 5ft 7 in.

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March 2, 2002

Thanks Ava,

I could never divorce this group, I try to read every piece of mail. That is

usually why I don't respond that often, it isn't unusual for me to download 1X a

week and have 1200 new items. I will keep everyone updated as I head for my

plastics. Oh by the way my plateau from Hell is finally broke. This Plateau

lasted from the middle of November!! So yes plateaus can last for what seems to

be forever!!! Has anyone heard from & her daughters?