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Linda B. 21 years, 5 months ago

Hello and best wishes as your surgery date approaches. I hope everything goes smoothly at the hospital, and that all your needs are met there. I also hope you have a speedy recovery once you are home. May you meet all your personal goals. Congratulations and God Bless.

myunicorn48 21 years, 5 months ago

Wishing you a successful surgery and a speedy, uneventful recovery. You are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless...

piperkc 21 years, 5 months ago

Hi Lori Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a safe journey to the other side and a speedy recovery Angela in Canada 406lbs BMI 63.6 -73lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

Dawn E. 21 years, 5 months ago

Lori, Try and remember when you are looking for these 20 year post op patients that 20 years ago "stomach stapling" was crude and an experiment compared to what they have perfected now. My mom has a friend that had it done 15 years ago and she looks and feels wonderful. Have no worries. If they do studies on people 20 years ago and find bad results, this is why. Things have dramatically changed in the way they do things now. God Bless technology! They used to take several feet of the lower intestine, leaving little to absorb anything. Now most dr.s take on.y 3-5 feet of the 30 foot organ. I hope that makes you feel better! Dawn

L. Brown 21 years, 5 months ago

Lori, many good wishes and warm thoughts are being sent your way as you begin your journey to a new and healthy life! I am almost 5 months out and have lost 70 lbs., feel so much better, take so much less medication, and feel it was all worth it. The toughest part is the first 8 weeks, healing from the surgery and learning how to eat, once you pass that mark, you will feel terrific. Just remember, WALK, WALK, WALK, DRINK, DRINK, DRINK, and PROTEIN, PROTEIN, PROTEIN!!

Kate G. 21 years, 5 months ago

http://www.lef.org/news/disease/2002/10/31/eng-newsrx/eng-newsrx_093942_6228351458362378163.ew.html Hope that link works - provides some information about long-term life expectancy. I'm sure some of the others here have information!

Loricat 21 years, 6 months ago

Lori, I'm a Lori too and had surgery with Dr. Champion last Thursday, 11/14/02. You have the right surgeon and the right hospital! Everything went very smoothly and Dr. C. is the absolute best at this surgery. The nurses were wonderful and so very helpful. Please email me at [email protected] if I can answer anything for you as a newly-post-op! Best wishes on the beginning of a new life! Lori Lewis in TN

yourdivaness 21 years, 6 months ago

^j^j^j^Angel reporting for official duty!! Whew,the first time flying...need a little help here. This angel didn't know how to officially acknowledge that I was Lori C.'s (in Gwinnett County, GA) Angel, but I am!! She is a dear sweet friend so...C'mon siblings, she's scared~please help ease her mind...make her feel loved and know that her *family* loves her and everything will be alright! Remember some of you have been there, so you know what she's going through. I love you for it, and she will too!!

yourdivaness 21 years, 6 months ago

Hi Lori!! Congratulations!!! I'm sure that you will be pleased with Dr. Champion~but I was NOT pleased with BCBC of GA...Anyway, best wishes on your new journey. WLS (especially done lap by Dr. C) has been a tremendous blessing to so many of us and I'm confident it will be for you as well. Please feel free to email me at [email protected] for additional information.

Maryellen C. 21 years, 6 months ago

Are we ready? Pre-op DONE! WE HAVE ONLY 14 DAYS LEFT TO SLEEP IN OUR BEDS!!!!! Then we are off to the hospital for a new begining! Are we excited-YES! Are we nervous-YES! Are we anxious-YES! But we are ready!!!! Just a note to say I'm thinking of you and our short time to surgery!!!! Your surgery sister.....Happiness