Rambeling

[Guest guest]

i't great hearing your sucess I hope I can be as successful as you

thank for the inspiration

[Guest guest]

Keep on rambling . You're an inspiration to us all.

Janet in Central NY

7/11/02 - Fobi pouch with silastic band

348/309/267 (-81)

Dr. Lirio, Schenectady, NY

[Guest guest]

Hi guys I was just thinking and decided to share these thoughts .Every year we

have an annual Octoberfest here in Hohenwald and It is a huge ordeal there

are miles of yard sales and all kinds of arts and crafts and I usually just set

up cause I am not able to walk and look for more than an hour or so well

guess what this little lady is not setting up this year I plan to make a four

day ordeal out of walking and taking in yard sales and all the craft booths and

looking and seeing what I am missing . I can't express how thankful I am to DR

who recommended me to have this surgery she has saved my life . *now

teary eyed *

Last year I was so out of shape I just knew I would die soon without surgery

then decided to have surgery and just knew I would die from that too so I turned

it over to God and said lead me through this God if it is for me and he did

..January 6th of this year I weighed 310 and wore a size 46 pants and a 4-5x top

and a size 14 panties, 46dd bra, size 9-91/2 shoe

I had sleep apnea and osteo Arthritis,bladder incontinence, fibromylgia and

shortness of breath , borderline high blood pressure .

and now eight months and a half later I am 211 At least I was about 2 weeks ago

Maybe I am a century club member and don't know yet *grin* I don't weigh at

home yet but will start soon .I now wear a size 18 pants (getting looser) ,XL

top ,size 8 panties and a 36 d Bra and a size 8-81/2 shoe and would I do this

again Yea in a New York minute . Sure I still have osteo arthritis and Fibro

but I no longer have bladder incontinence, sleep apnea and the borderline High

blood pressure and Thank God I can now walk , talk and breath at the same time

To all of you with surgery nearing and as you start to feel scared and

question yourself you are not alone we have all done it .I remember one week

before my surgery thinking I would be a better wife and mother and granny to my

grandchildren and then out of left field came this thought but what if you die

and never see those beautiful babies again ,well to make a long story short I

cried for days and I came here with my fears and I had several friend here to

call and calm me down and I was so touched by this .

I turned this over to God and He has blessed me so and I am thankful to this

group,my family and friends but most of all to DR Dyer and God . Now I

have bored you all to tears I will hush I was in a sharing mood .

TN

[Guest guest]

you are more than welcome I just hope to help others with my story

especially the fear the preops have

Re: Rambeling

> i't great hearing your sucess I hope I can be as successful as you

> thank for the inspiration

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

you just keep on ramblin', you give us food for thought and a reason

to be so thankful that we were lucky enough to be able to have this surgery

done.

Bev

Rambeling

> Hi guys I was just thinking and decided to share these thoughts .Every

year we have an annual Octoberfest here in Hohenwald and It is a huge

ordeal there are miles of yard sales and all kinds of arts and crafts and

I usually just set up cause I am not able to walk and look for more than an

hour or so well guess what this little lady is not setting up this year I

plan to make a four day ordeal out of walking and taking in yard sales and

all the craft booths and looking and seeing what I am missing . I can't

express how thankful I am to DR who recommended me to have this

surgery she has saved my life . *now teary eyed *

> Last year I was so out of shape I just knew I would die soon without

surgery then decided to have surgery and just knew I would die from that

too so I turned it over to God and said lead me through this God if it is

for me and he did .January 6th of this year I weighed 310 and wore a size

46 pants and a 4-5x top and a size 14 panties, 46dd bra, size 9-91/2 shoe

> I had sleep apnea and osteo Arthritis,bladder incontinence, fibromylgia

and shortness of breath , borderline high blood pressure .

>

> and now eight months and a half later I am 211 At least I was about 2

weeks ago Maybe I am a century club member and don't know yet *grin* I

don't weigh at home yet but will start soon .I now wear a size 18 pants

(getting looser) ,XL top ,size 8 panties and a 36 d Bra and a size 8-81/2

shoe and would I do this again Yea in a New York minute . Sure I still have

osteo arthritis and Fibro but I no longer have bladder incontinence, sleep

apnea and the borderline High blood pressure and Thank God I can now walk ,

talk and breath at the same time

>

> To all of you with surgery nearing and as you start to feel scared and

question yourself you are not alone we have all done it .I remember one week

before my surgery thinking I would be a better wife and mother and granny

to my grandchildren and then out of left field came this thought but what

if you die and never see those beautiful babies again ,well to make a long

story short I cried for days and I came here with my fears and I had

several friend here to call and calm me down and I was so touched by this

..

>

> I turned this over to God and He has blessed me so and I am thankful to

this group,my family and friends but most of all to DR Dyer and God .

Now I have bored you all to tears I will hush I was in a sharing mood .

> TN

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of us

can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close to

Columbia...I think...

hugs

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

OK Bev that was my thought that I was so lucky to have this surgery .

Rambeling

>

>

> > Hi guys I was just thinking and decided to share these thoughts .Every

> year we have an annual Octoberfest here in Hohenwald and It is a huge

> ordeal there are miles of yard sales and all kinds of arts and crafts

and

> I usually just set up cause I am not able to walk and look for more than

an

> hour or so well guess what this little lady is not setting up this year

I

> plan to make a four day ordeal out of walking and taking in yard sales and

> all the craft booths and looking and seeing what I am missing . I can't

> express how thankful I am to DR who recommended me to have

this

> surgery she has saved my life . *now teary eyed *

> > Last year I was so out of shape I just knew I would die soon without

> surgery then decided to have surgery and just knew I would die from that

> too so I turned it over to God and said lead me through this God if it is

> for me and he did .January 6th of this year I weighed 310 and wore a size

> 46 pants and a 4-5x top and a size 14 panties, 46dd bra, size 9-91/2

shoe

> > I had sleep apnea and osteo Arthritis,bladder incontinence, fibromylgia

> and shortness of breath , borderline high blood pressure .

> >

> > and now eight months and a half later I am 211 At least I was about 2

> weeks ago Maybe I am a century club member and don't know yet *grin* I

> don't weigh at home yet but will start soon .I now wear a size 18 pants

> (getting looser) ,XL top ,size 8 panties and a 36 d Bra and a size 8-81/2

> shoe and would I do this again Yea in a New York minute . Sure I still

have

> osteo arthritis and Fibro but I no longer have bladder incontinence,

sleep

> apnea and the borderline High blood pressure and Thank God I can now walk

,

> talk and breath at the same time

> >

> > To all of you with surgery nearing and as you start to feel scared and

> question yourself you are not alone we have all done it .I remember one

week

> before my surgery thinking I would be a better wife and mother and granny

> to my grandchildren and then out of left field came this thought but what

> if you die and never see those beautiful babies again ,well to make a

long

> story short I cried for days and I came here with my fears and I had

> several friend here to call and calm me down and I was so touched by this

> .

> >

> > I turned this over to God and He has blessed me so and I am thankful to

> this group,my family and friends but most of all to DR Dyer and God

..

> Now I have bored you all to tears I will hush I was in a sharing mood .

> > TN

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

thanks Janet

Re: Rambeling

> Keep on rambling . You're an inspiration to us all.

>

> Janet in Central NY

> 7/11/02 - Fobi pouch with silastic band

> 348/309/267 (-81)

> Dr. Lirio, Schenectady, NY

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

- I love it when you share. It makes you that much more special to us.

Hope you have a great time at that Oktoberfest.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39

Open RNY 05/21/2002

314/ 255./150-175

5' 8 "

djgraves@...

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you so much for sharing! You have done great at your loss!

in MI

Surgery 10/3/02

Dr. Dabideen

[Guest guest]

aweeeeee thanks Jeanne I sure hope to have a ball . I can hardly wait

Re: Rambeling

> - I love it when you share. It makes you that much more special to

us. Hope you have a great time at that Oktoberfest.

>

> Jeanne in WI

> Age 39

> Open RNY 05/21/2002

> 314/ 255./150-175

> 5' 8 "

> djgraves@...

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OMG Sherry,

You live in honenwald? LMAO then you must be related to me. I just want to know

who your mom is? Is it or anne? IF this is the Sherry I'm thinking of.

Vicki S.

Re: Rambeling

Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of us

can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close to

Columbia...I think...

hugs

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

Sherry sorry I mistook you for someone else.

Re: Rambeling

Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of us

can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close to

Columbia...I think...

hugs

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

yea you are right it is near Columbia I am half way between Columbia and

Hohenwald ,as a matter of fact some of the girls from Centennial are coming

on Saturday I think it will be the 12-13th they start the yard sales on

Thursday so I figure I can get in four good days of walking and maybe find

me some new threads not to mention the arts and crafts end of it .Come on

down I would love to spend the day with you just let me know if you can

make it and the Centennial support group meeting is the 8th and It starts

at six I plan to try and be there by 5:30 it should be good it is the

second part of are we hiding behind our fat afraid to be thin

TN

Re: Rambeling

>

>

> Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

> feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

>

> Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of

us

> can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close

to

> Columbia...I think...

>

> hugs

>

> Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vicki it is I who lives in Hohenwald Sherry is in Nashville

Re: Rambeling

>

>

>

> Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

> feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

>

> Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of

us

> can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close

to

> Columbia...I think...

>

> hugs

>

> Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ooopsssssss

( Hohenwald TN)

Re: Rambeling

>

>

>

> Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

> feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

>

> Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of

us

> can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close

to

> Columbia...I think...

>

> hugs

>

> Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks and you will too

Re: Rambeling

> ,

>

> Thank you so much for sharing! You have done great at your loss!

>

> in MI

> Surgery 10/3/02

> Dr. Dabideen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ocotober 12th and 13th right? send me directions how to get there from the

interstate. I will try and make it for a while. My husbands birthday is the

12th so it might be the 13th.

refresh my memory. the group meeting on the 8th at centennial..where at

centennial hospital?

thanks

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

Vicki...ggg I live in Nashville, LInda lives in Howenwald....

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

,

Tears yes but bored never!!! I think if we don't get our stories out

there to the new pre ops then who knows how many of them decide not to

do it. That's part of the reason why I said yes to the article but also

cause I feel as you do I would do it in a New York, Miami, St Louis, and

Denver Min! I am sure you have heard a lot of times how beautiful

you are but take a breath and see how precious that breath is? That's

how precious you are!!! Thank you for all that you are and all that you

do!!

Hugs and Loves!

Theresa~

*The most beautiful things in the world can not be

seen or even touched. They must be felt with the

heart. ~Helen Keller~

Rambeling

TN

[Guest guest]

,

Who all do you know in Hoenwald. I have family there. The name Turnbow mean

anything to you?

Re: Rambeling

Ocotober 12th and 13th right? send me directions how to get there from the

interstate. I will try and make it for a while. My husbands birthday is the

12th so it might be the 13th.

refresh my memory. the group meeting on the 8th at centennial..where at

centennial hospital?

thanks

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

Well Damn Sherry I did it again lol sorry.

Re: Rambeling

Ocotober 12th and 13th right? send me directions how to get there from the

interstate. I will try and make it for a while. My husbands birthday is the

12th so it might be the 13th.

refresh my memory. the group meeting on the 8th at centennial..where at

centennial hospital?

thanks

Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

[Guest guest]

Well damn you were the right person after all lol. I must have been

tired.

Re: Rambeling

>

>

>

> Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

> feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

>

> Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some of

us

> can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close

to

> Columbia...I think...

>

> hugs

>

> Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes I know lots of the Turnbows ,Sue ,Glenda now ,Barbara more

just can't think right now any of them it lol

TN

Re: Rambeling

>

>

>

> Ocotober 12th and 13th right? send me directions how to get there from the

> interstate. I will try and make it for a while. My husbands birthday is

the

> 12th so it might be the 13th.

>

> refresh my memory. the group meeting on the 8th at centennial..where at

> centennial hospital?

>

> thanks

>

> Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yep I am the country girl who is your family and where are you now

Re: Rambeling

> >

> >

> >

> > Your story had me wiping tears myself. I think everyone has those

> > feelings...happiness for having the surgery, but scared deep down too.

> >

> > Sounds like so much fun, you will have to post the dates and maybe some

of

> us

> > can come to Hoenwald and all meet up. If I am not mistaken that is close

> to

> > Columbia...I think...

> >

> > hugs

> >

> > Sherry in TN (Pre-op)

> >

> >

> >