Re: New But Have Been Lurking/to sue

May 24, 2001

sue: welcome and thanks for coming out of lurkdom. this list is so

huge, but we only hear from just a fraction of the members. sounds

like you are well on your way to being switched, so conga-rats to

you! my date is june 19th with dr booth and company in mississippi.

let us know how you are doing along your journey.

mary y st. louis

itchin to be switchin

> Hi everyone, I have been lurking for several weeks now and felt it

was time to introduce myself. I sent this out a couple of days ago

and didn't see it post so it may have gotten lost by the wayside- if

I missed it then " Never Mind " and I appologize...

> I am scheduled for a BPD/DS on June 26 with Dr Gagner, Mt. Sinai

hosp. I am getting a little more nervous as the time draws near but

am committed to having this done. My story is much the same as all

of yours so I won't bore you with too many details. I am 51 yrs old

with a bmi of 53, htn, severe severe severe back pain, activity

induced asthma, shortness of breath , arthritis, severe ankle and

joint pains not necessarily associated with arthritis either and am

very uncomfortably bloated which we all know is not necessarily water

retention, (my water pills would take care of that if it were), and

undiagnosed apnea (my DH is on a CPAP machine and he has told me I

stop breathing at night.) I think those are enough reasons. Needless

to say, I have had it with struggling with my weight all my life and

at this point not have a great quality of life helped me to make this

decission. I have decided to reclaim it through wls once and for all.

> I have enjoyed reading all of your posts and have found them very

helpful. I give all of you a lot of credit with all that you have

accomplished and hope to add my name to that list too. Thanks for

listening

>

> Sue

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