Re: Re: Helllllooooo......

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After I had sent my message I realized I forgot to give my

name.........thanks for responding......I have been watching the

message boards for the last few days and I love the support everyone has

for each other.....looking forward to chatting and sometime meeting some......

At 12:59 PM 9/10/00 -0000, you wrote:

>Milhouse2,

>What's your name?

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>Let's see, it took me 2 1/2 months from time of packet submittal to

>get insurance approval, Dr R approval and a surgery date. Others

>have done it in much quicker time.

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>You are very close being in Greensboro. A lot of patients come from

>around the country and Canada and some from Iceland.

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>I eat EVERYTHING, just in smaller quantities and all throughout the

>day. Not one problem with digesting food :-).

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>You made me laugh with the " diaper " idea. I know exactly what you

>meant! That drug was gross! I was born fat and tried every diet

>and drug on the market. Lost and gained weight since I was 12 years

>old. It's so nice to finally be losing weight knowing it will stay

>off.

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>BTW, a lot of patients are able to come off their BP and diabetes

>medicine after losing weight with the MGB.

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>Welcome to the group.

>

>Sincerely,

>Bernardine

>, TX

>MGB 7/24/00

>248/218

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>> Hi....Im new to the group, I have just discovered MGB....I was

>> reading the web site and wished it was located close to

>me....believe

>> it or not I am in Greensboro NC.....and hour away from Durham....I

>am

>> just know looking at the web site and reading your messages...I am

>> getting more excited by the day...(ha-ha, this only being day two

>of

>> discovery).......after reading the manuel I thought I would never

>be

>> able to eat normal foods.....but it sounds like you can eat what

>you

>> want....if you can handle it........even Subway......how long does

>it

>> take after you submit your packet to find out approval.....I'm 43,

>> 350, 5'11 " ....I am starting the onset of diabetes....I have High

>> blood pressure, regulated with medication, I am starting to ache in

>> my knees and hips........I have alway been heavy as far back as I

>can

>> remember..been on fen-fen, redux, meridia, and that god awful fat

>> absorbing one that makes you practically wear a diaper 24

>hours...oh

>> to be slim healthy and trim.....looking forward to learning all the

>> good stuff and bad.......

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