http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/Hansi's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2012/07/09/1-year-after-surgery/Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2012/07/09/1-year-after-surgery/Wow, what a year this has been!  However, I would not change any of it now.  I am so thankful for the decision I made and thankful for the person I have become through all of this.  I am down to 138!  Yes, almost 100 lbs gone.  I now were ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2012/01/02/6-months-after-surgery/Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:23:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2012/01/02/6-months-after-surgery/Well six months have gone and I have had a hard road.  I did not update because I did not want to run the risk of getting anyone down!  The good news is that I have lost 65 lbs and I am down to a 12-14 from a 20-22.  I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/11/3-days-post-op/Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:01:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/11/3-days-post-op/Hard to believe I am 3 days out already.  I am doing great and still sleep a bit from the pain meds.  The pain is not bad and easily managed.  It is a little hard to drink.  Kind of feels like... when you take to big of a drink and ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/07/tomorrow-is-the-day-/Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:49:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/07/tomorrow-is-the-day-/So here I am taking Dulcalax and drinking Miralax!  Oh someone shoot me now, LOL.  It is not as bad as drinking the paste for the upper GI but it is not my choice of drink either.  I will be glad when I get all of this down.  Then I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/02/5-days-until-surgery-/Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:03:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/07/02/5-days-until-surgery-/Sitting here starting to get scared to death.  I have a "fabulous" surgeon that others recruit to have problems fixed but this is major surgery and I would be crazy to not be worried.  Five days left to the beginning of a new me.  I am super excited at the ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/06/19/finally-have-a-date-/Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:53:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hansi/blog/2011/06/19/finally-have-a-date-/I am so excited.  On July 8th 2011 I will be going in for my surgery.  I just cannot wait.  I have wanted this day to come for so many years.<br />