Question about card?

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Hi everyone. Well I got on the scale again today, I'm down another 5

and 1/2 lbs. since Wednesday when I saw my surgeon for my 8 month

check up. That's a total of 136 and 1/2 I've lost so far. I'm so

happy!!! I was alittle upset when I saw him though. He asked me what

my goal weight was, when I told him 135-140 he said " NO WAY!!! NOT

FOR YOU! " He then said he was thinking more like 160 or 170. I

looked at his charts in his office, they say for a women of 5'4'' I

should weigh 131, why is he freaking? I told him absolutely not, 160-

170 was not good enough for me. He said he would accept 150 but I

better not let myself get any lower than that because it would not be

healthy for me. I was so bummed out about this. I doubt I could

ever get down to 135-140 anyway but it was nice to have that goal ya

know. And when I first started this whole WLS stuff with this doc he

said that weight was do-able. Why all of a sudden the change?

Anyway, I have a question for you all, a few days ago a few of you

were talking about a card you have that states you have had gastric

bypass surgery and asks that you be allowed to purchase a child's

sized portion at a restruant...well where did you all get such a

card? I've never heard of such a thing but I think it would come in

handy when I go away next month to a religious convention in

Massachucetts (sp?). We have to eat all our meals out and it can get

quite expensive especially when you have to pay for a huge plate that

you are only going to eat four bites of. I know myself and I'm more

likely to go the whole four days of the convention without eating

hardly at all instead of spending all that money on wasted food.

I've thought about just ordering an appetizer for dinner, something

small but it's usually fried and I can't do fried stuff. Anyway, if

you could tell me about the card that would be great.

Thanks.

Nean

RNY 11/03/03

Dr. Kaul-NY

376-239.5-140 start-current-goal

Down 136.5 lbs. YAY!!!