Theresa, NYC, Mama, Epiphany, etc.

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<<<<<In other NYC news, I met , , Terry (sp?), and Rich at the

Sinai meeting. Only talked to Rich for a minute and had to

leave after the four of us goils went to the meeting and visited

Mama, but , Terry, and I went out afterwards. You should see

eat! I'm SOOOOOO jealous! Bread and everything! Terry

helped me quite a bit by reminding me to eat slowly. I loved meeting

and spending time with all of you. Can't wait 'til next time!>>>>>>

: Glad to hear you made it back ok... Did you even get to see the

tree? I did take the kids to Rockefeller Center one year -- it was jam

packed. Never did that again! LOL

So you're saying I'm a little piglet, right? ROFL I sure can pack it away.

I thought something was really wrong with me because I got 4-6 oz in per meal

from the get go. I even asked Dr. G if he made my stomach larger than normal

and he said no, it was the average size... All I know is thank GOD I'm still

losing weight and even though my loss has been slow and steady, I'm pretty

much where I want to be. I wish the same for everyone else out there ---

I'm so glad I didn't have to give up fresh bread because it is my FAVORITE --

with lots and lots of butter! I don't eat it that frequently but when I

do.... LOL I have to say both and Terry were very GOOD and didn't

even TOUCH the bread basket! :) I just couldn't resist, man!

<<<<<<Mama's doing well. She seems to be having more nausea and dizziness

issues than I had, but she's toughin' it out. No complications

during surgery, although Gagner did run into a ton of adhesions from

her two, previous abdominal surgeries.>>>>>>>

She looked great when we visited. Sorry to hear that she's experiencing

nausea -- Did she get a script for that? I've heard that some people don't

react so well to Compazine and she *may* have to experiment a bit. I hope it

eases up soon. I can only imagine the car ride home -- much more comfortable

than public transport, but motion sickness can raise it's ugly head...

<<<<<<<Epiphany: Since I started eating more slowly and deliberately,

resting between bites, I've been feeling better than ever. I also

realized that I was simply eating too much. Yeah, I know. Took the

brain child here only a month to figure it out. I tol' you I'm no

good with the body listening thing. Anyway, thought you'd get a kick

out of that. Here I am trying to gulp down too-large amounts of food

and then I'm bitching the next minute about those crampy belly

feelings! Funny, huh?>>>>>>>>

Glad to hear you are feeling better and adjusting to post-op eating. It's

difficult to know when one is 'full' -- I know that I didn't really know what

it felt like before the DS.

All the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

10 months post-op and still feelin' fabu

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 194 lbs/bmi 28/size sweet 16 but squeezin' into a 14