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Four years ago, today - It was June 29, 2010, that I climbed onto the operating table to get my gastric bypass.  Not without more than a little apprehension, I was 64 years of age and had been morbidly ob...

Intestinal blockage - I had a pretty normal day last Sunday.  I took my weekly 7-mile hike, did some gardening, visited with my mother-in-law in her skilled nursing home, then had leftovers for dinner. ...

There is an excellent reason it is called "morbid obesity". I was...

Two years post-op -- some observations - I had my RNY on June 29, 2010.  I did my due diligence in the months before the procedure, looking around at all the common options, and felt pretty good about my choice to go forw...

Eighteen months out and not one complaint - I had my RNY in late June, 2010.  I have passed the year-and-a-half milestone recently.  For those wondering whether WLS is the right choice, or those who are on the mend from rece...

Support Groups? - For a couple of weeks prior to my surgery, and then nearly religiously twice a month for the first year afterwards, I attended two-hour evening WLS support group meetings sponsored...

Lucky catch during surgery; now what? - While my surgeon was re-doing my plumbing during my RNY in late June of last year, he happened to see a pencil-eraser-sized growth on the outer surface of my small intestine near t...

How did you guys pick your goal weight? - So, back when I first signed up on the OH website, I needed to come up with an answer to the question of what my weight loss goal was.  Since I was about 190 pounds back in the ear...

One year post-op; talk about Independence Day! - On June 29, 2010, I walked into the OR and climbed up on the table.  A year later, I am 120 pounds lighter.  I have lost my sleep apnea, my diabetes, my high blood pressure, my bad...

Ten months out...Hit goal weight today! - Just thought I'd put this out here on the board.  I had my surgery late last June, which was preceded by a three-week weight loss diet to get my liver ready for the event.  I prett...

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