Re: Great experience today!

[Guest guest]

> She was MO herself so when she asked how I lost the weight, I told

> her all about the surgery. She decided to stay in line and talk to

me about

> it. We waited for about 15 minutes and I told her all about my

experience

> and how DS is different from what she knew of RNY. In the end I had

given

> her a business card from my doctor's office and she said she was

going to

> call tomorrow. I just felt so good that not only was I helping

fellow DS'ers

> by sending them clothes, I also taught someone new about DS. I

honestly feel

> that the best things in life come from when you give something of

yourself. >>>>>>

>

Kathy M: Well, happy holidays to you, too! That's so wonderful that

you gave the clothes to people who needed them --- And were able to

spread the good news about the DS. I think the personal testimonial

is the BEST!

I'm so proud of you with all those boxes -- man! Did you use the AMOS

clothing exchange or met the people who needed the clothes on this

site? Just curious b/c I have a few items myself that are too big for

me now...

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: 198 lbs/bmi 28/size sweet 16, but squeezin' int

[Guest guest]

> I'm so proud of you with all those boxes -- man! Did you use the

AMOS

> clothing exchange or met the people who needed the clothes on this

> site? Just curious b/c I have a few items myself that are too big

for

> me now...

>

,

I had posted a message here a week or so ago about free clothes and

sizes that I had. It seems that we are all in the same boat with

needing smaller clothes and having too many bigger clothes. I also

posted to the ossgpregnancy group and found people there for the

maternity clothes. I feel so much better knowing my stuff is going

to people who are in the same situation as me.

Kathy M.

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

What a great story. I too find myself telling people about this wonderful

miracle called DS.

By the way, I am looking forward to my " new " clothes.

M. in KC

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

What a wonderful story! I'm listening to Donny Osmond: A Christmas

At Home (it's really good, honest!) and thinking about what a

wonderful Christmas gift I've given myself with this surgery and

there you go giving that woman a Christmas gift by telling her about

this wonderful miracle! Isn't it great to be alive?

Tracey in Santee (San Diego)

Dr. Keshishian 11/12/01

> Today I went to the post office and mailed 12 boxes of clothes all

over the

> country to people who have been switched or are about to be

switched. Two of

> the boxes were for women who needed maternity clothes. I made

quite a

> spectical of myself carrying all those boxes into the post office.

It was

> pretty busy there so I just stacked them in a corner as I brought

them in.

> All the people in line were getting quite a show from watching me.

When I

> finally got the last box in, I got in line. A woman came in after

me and

> made a comment about how long the line was. I said that I wasn't

about to

> come back another time and pointed to the pile of boxes. She asked

me if

> they were all Christmas gifts and I explained they were clothes I

had shrunk

> out of. She was MO herself so when she asked how I lost the

weight, I told

> her all about the surgery. She decided to stay in line and talk to

me about

> it. We waited for about 15 minutes and I told her all about my

experience

> and how DS is different from what she knew of RNY. In the end I

had given

> her a business card from my doctor's office and she said she was

going to

> call tomorrow. I just felt so good that not only was I helping

fellow DS'ers

> by sending them clothes, I also taught someone new about DS. I

honestly feel

> that the best things in life come from when you give something of

yourself.

>

> Kathy M.

> DS 7/19/01

> pre-op 213

> 146 and size 12!