Hello all Im new here!

April 30, 2004

Hello everyone!

My name is Lori i am 3 and live in New York. TO give you a lil about

me, I decided to go with weight loss surgery cuz i was getting tired

of being overweight and i am not healthy. I started researxhing it

last year when my mother decided to have it. She got the RNY Lap done

on 9/8/03. She is doing so awesome she is no longer depressed she is

very happy she has lost almost 80lbs so far. I decided about a month

ago to do it when i saw how overweight i was in a pic. It knocked me

into reality i tell ya. So, i decided on going with the Band, made an

appt w/the surgeon and everything. I went to one of my moms support

groups and they were trying to steer me away from getting the lap

done telling me how unsuccessful it was and everything. So, of course

it scared me. Then i decided to go with the RNY Lap. I cancelled my

appt and made another with a different doctor. I started doing my pre-

ops tests (PCP, Cardio, Psych & Gastro), made appt for the pulmonary

and everything. I wanted the same dr that did my moms but he didnt

take me ins. Then i started getting iffy feelings about the surgeon i

was going to. Then the day before my consult when they called me,

thinking it was to confirm, they kindly told me that their facility

does not do that surgery anymore. I was so hurt and it made me unsure

what i wanted to do. So, after muc thought i have decided to go with

my instinct and it is the band. So, i made a new appt with a dr for

5/5 and i am so excited. I think i need to go this way cuz i only

need to lose about 120 lbs. I dont think i can tolerate the having to

take the pills every day (im so forgetful), and alot of other things.

Sorry so long, just wanted to explain my situation to you all.

Huggles and smooches

Lori

April 30, 2004

Hi Lori,

Good luck to you with the band......I do have to tell you that I have not heard

a lot of good with the band. There is greater chance of putting the weight back

on. I had the Lap RNY. At the begining I was 282 and now I'm at my surgeons goal

which is 170. So kind of like you I had about the same amount of weight to

loose. I'm 5-8 " and wearing a size 12. I would like to loose about another 15

lbs and I'm sure at some point in time this summer I will attempt it. But for

right now I'm fine where I'm at. The one thing that is not good with me is my

blood. My iron is at a dangerous 6..... I'm soooooooo bad at taking pills. Even

if I know I need them. Boy I sure changed the subject didn't I. Oh well, I'm new

to this site and just verty excited to talk with people who were or are still in

the same boat as I was and will remain. It's kind of funny, even though I can

only eat small portions I still think like a 282 lb woman.