Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi! My name is and I had my surgery on Oct. 15, 2002. I have been lurking here for a few months soaking up the info. I live in PA near Philadelphia where I had my surgery. I had a lap RNY and so far have lost 155lb. I have 17 lb. to go until I reach my goal of 150lb. My weight loss has slowed but that's OK as long as it still moving in the right direction. Even if I never lose another pound I wouldn't complain. My life is so wonderful because of this surgery. I feel like I've been given a second chance at living. I am doing things I only dreamed of a year ago. I went to the beach this summer for the first time in over 15 years. I was able to walk the boardwalk without getting winded or worse, stared at because of my size. I know that the food issues can come back at any time and reading the posts here have helped me deal with some of those already. I've been a nurse for about 25 years but haven't worked in 5 years. Now I'm looking forward to getting back to work since I have so much more energy. I want to wait until I have my varicose veins removed and whatever plastic surgery my insurance will pay for me to have. My surgeon told me I could start looking into plastic surgery so if anyone on the list is from SE PA and has had plastic surgery I'd love to hear about your experiences and what surgeon you used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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