Introductions

September 10, 2002

Hi, my name is Carleen Golden, I live in the southeastern part of

Washington State (the desert area called the Tri-Cities, otherwise

known as the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Area). I am 46 yrs old and

I am 7.5 years post op, I had the open RNY in February 1995 and

delivered a beautiful baby girl weighing 7#1.5oz in December 1996.

(Yes I was 40 yrs old when I delivered and it was awesome) I have

lost 140 lbs and I am doing well and maintaining now with a

fluctuation of 5 lbs so that is not too bad. I have no

complications, other than having my gall bladder go bad after 5 years

post op. I have had another surgery. Two years ago in Aug 2002, I

had my gall bladder removed, a hernia repaired, a bowel resection and

a tummy tuck all done at the same time, and I have had no problems

since. All is well, but since I lost 40 pounds since the tummy tuck,

I would love to be able to have another tummy tuck. Oh well, if I

win the lotto, I will! WEll I also had a total hysterectomy in

March of 2002, but it was not due to any complications of WLS.

Anyway, I would just like to say hello and

introduce myself. I am looking forward to sharing anything I can. I

also started up a support group in my area for people that have had

GBS or who are thinking about it. The reason I did start it was

because I had absolutely NO support when I went through my surgery

and I did not want others to go through what I did alone! The group

is totally non-profit and volunteer and we have members from all over

the US and on in the UK. If you are interested in checking us out we

forward to talking with you all and sharing information.

Warm Regards,

Carleen

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