My time has come...thank you

[Guest guest]

I leave this evening for New York City. Tomorrow morning I begin the

first leg of the journey into my new life- pre operative testing and

nutritional consult. Thursday is the big day, my surgery with Dr.

Ren. Thanks to all of you, I feel prepared, confident, excited, and

supported. The most comforting thing (next to having a fantastic RN

for a husband and private nurse) is knowing that I have all of you to

turn to if I should have a question, concern or comment. Thanks to

this web site, and others like it, I have been able to make informed

choices. I count all of you trusted advisors, assistants in research

and shoot-from-the-hip, tell-it-like-it-is, no-nonsense support in

our common endeavor. We all " rock " , as my teenagers would say. A

crystal-lite toast to all of you, with my gratitude. I will post

from the other side! Bless you all.

Debbie Kardon-Brown from Philadelphia

BMI 43, Age 43

July 12 with Dr. Ren