I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I am nearly 13 months post-op. I started out at 247# on my 5'3" body, and seem to be leveling off between 112/114#. I NEVER expected to have such wonderful results, thinking I'd be the one the surgery wouldn't work on, lol. I had the same feelings when I hit my first plateau, then the next, etc. But I have lost 135#. Sometimes it still feels like a dream, but I know it's real when I wake up every day, shower, dress, go to work, go swimming with the kids at the YMCA, and all the "normal" things that were nearly impossible for me to do before. I used to browse the before and after pics and wonder how it would feel just to lose 50% of my excess weight, let alone be in the "century club". Now I know that I will be thankful every day that I've been given this chance to be healthy. My one-year bloodwork came back great, with my iron needing to be doubled though I'm not anemic. I have finally been diagnosed with c5-c6 disk disease, which I've complained of for several years. I was never taken seriously about it before, or was brushed off without "further testing", even being told I was obsessing about my health. BTW, my gall bladder turned out to be chronically inflammed and was removed during my RNY. My PCP ran so many tests over the year before, not finding anything like stones, and again was told I was obsessing. This time around I was taken seriously, given a thorough series of x-rays and it's hard to not think I was taken seriously this time, compared to the other times, because I wasn't morbidly obese. But on to better thoughts! I will always remember where I came from, having spent my entire adult life obese. I've had the opportunity to share WLS information with several people in my community, and AMOS is the only website I give them, knowing this is best place for info gathering and support. You are all exceptional here, and I'm proud to "know" you, lol! Thanks to everyone who has taken a moment to post to my surgery page, too. Lubb, Becky