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Dear ,

I hope something makes me LOSE weight!...smile. Is that what

happened to you? I am now 5 pounds over what I put on my patient

info form, and 15 pounds heavier than when I first found this site!

(Am I awful or what?) I thought quitting smoking made you gain

weight. But, like my 'Mom' Flo says you leave no cookie unturned or

ice-cream unsampled. My worse thing that has happened is that I went

from a borderline hypertensive to full blown hypertensive. My BP

last week was 186/102!!! I hope it's down. (Now that I am not

stressed about wondering if I will have MGB or not.) I got home from

bible study last night and actually felt not hungry and even sick on

my stomach! So I went to bed without the usual snacks (very rare!)

Love,

Love is very patient and kind...

(1st Corinthians)

> > Dear Gang,

> >

> > I just want to thank EVERYONE for your support for me while

I

> > awaited all the processes of getting approved for the MGB. I

have

> > been through many stages of the MGB as my new sister, Joyce, will

> > attest. First there is the: " I just found the clos.net and you

> read

> > everything you can get your hands on, don't sleep for reading

> posts,

> > praying for people to get approval from their insurances, and

> > patiently awaiting your contacts to write back to you so you can

> live

> > the MGB vicariously through them " stage. Then there is the

" trying

> > to get all the doctor visits and lab stage and packet completed "

> > stage. Then there is the " will my insurance approve me or will I

> > have to appeal " stage. This last one seems to take eons.

Anyway,

> > for everyone that has been here for me for moral support, Thank

> > YOU...yes, it is finally going to be a reality July 19th, although

> I

> > can't quite believe it myself yet. Thank you all you post-ops

who

> > have given your accurate accounts of the clinics, the surgery and

> > life after surgery. And last but certainly not least Dr. R for

> > offering this surgery to us. KUDOS!

> >

> > Love,

> >

> > Love is very patient and kind...

> > (1st Corinthians)

> > Getting closer to the other side

> > Holding my 'sissy' Joyce's hand