Thanks. I hope to have an answer or something on monday.

1) How do you feel coming up on your 1 year anniversary? INCREDABLE!!!! 2) How is life different for you? 360....i really could not expalin it if i had all day. my life is totaly differant. I am that girl that girl i always wanted to be but i never knew that girl didnt have everything she ever wanted..make since? 3) Would you do it all over again? yes...Yes..YES! 4) how much have you lost (if you want to share) 103lbs 5) How much more do you have to go till goal? 23lbs 6) What's the best thing that's happened since WLS I love me! i waited so long to love me...really truely love me and i do...almost to much. lol god help the world when i get plastics lmao. 7) What's the worst thing since WLS? nothing really horrible i mean sagging skin which i absolutly LOATH but its better than FAT right?

Hello everyone!! I don't normally post too often, but I really want to respond to this becaue I think I can offer another perspective that not too many pre-ops see out there. I am not negative about this surgery, but in being honest with myself and everyone else, these are my responses: 1) How do you feel coming up on your 1 year anniversary? I am somewhat disappointed that my 1 yr. is coming up and I am still struggling on a daily basis with what to eat. (same thing as before surgery. my brain has little to no change since surgery. I dealt with these issues for 38 years and probably will forever) 2) How is life different for you? I am not any healthier. I was very healthy, active, self-confident at 300+#'s. I do have more self-esteem and no longer worry about fitting into booths or certain places. It is nice to be able to cross my legs, sit in the floor w/o worrying about the embarassment of getting back up. Mentally, I don't know that I feel any different than I did over 100#'s ago! 3) Would you do it all over again? Some days the answer to this is yes, but many days it is no. I have actually felt physically worse since surgery. My back hurts all the time, I have been to the ER five times with severe abdominal pain and been thru every test imaginable and they can't find anything wrong! I have experienced extreme fatigue on and off for the entire year. But, yes, I do look better in clothes! I enjoy going clothes shopping now. But life for me was happy and content before surgery, so just being smaller doesn't make life any more grand than it was. 4) how much have you lost (if you want to share) I have lost 100#'s since the surgery but a 140#'s total from my heaviest. 5) How much more do you have to go till goal? My surgeons goal was 170, if I don't lose anymore I am happy with my loss. I am focusing now on not gaining. I still have psychological issues with portion control. 6) What's the best thing that's happened since WLS really? nothing. again, my life was good pre-op and post-op! but fitting into a nice pair of low-rise bootcut jeans does make me feel really good!! ;) 7) What's the worst thing since WLS? the constant fatigue, the abdominal pain attacks that no one seems to know what is causing them. sometimes these spells can last 10-12 hours and totally drain me physically to the point I usually spend an entire day in bed! btw, my bloodwork which has been done repeatedly the last few months is normal. According to my surgeon, gastroenterologist, and pcp i should be healthy as a horse! :~0 Also, on the talk of having a baby. I am currenty trying to get pregnant. We really wanted one more baby before surgery and still do!!! IN MY OPINION, having two kids already, a baby is so worth any fat they bring!!! Seeing that baby look up at you is the most special feeling in the world! Well, there's my .02cents. Just another point of view out here!! btw, I finally made the century club and onederland!! weight is now 198! Take care, Kristy

GREAT posts everyone, thank you so much for sharing, I love reading what you wrote. As for those that didn't make goal, don't lose a bit of sleep over it, I have not reached goal, and am just losing a little slower, but as long as we are better, healthier, happier, and still on track, or get back on track then you are ok. Good luck to all of you fellow winner of losers;)

Unfortunately I won't reach goal after only one year (I had over 200 lbs to lose), my anniversary date is 2/21/07. 1) How do you feel coming up on your 1 year anniversary? I feel great and wish I had started my journey when I first considered it (12 months earlier). 2) How is life different for you? I don't get winded, tired, have difficulty putting on socks/shoes, etc. 3) Would you do it all over again? YES Definately ! 4) how much have you lost (if you want to share) So far include 19 pre-op, I've lost 137 lbs . 5) How much more do you have to go till goal? For my goal it's 72, my doctor's goal is 97 more (I have never weighed 125 lbs except when I was probably 8 years old). 6) What's the best thing that's happened since WLS, the fact that I no longer eat a whole pizza in one sitting (I'm lucky if I can eat 3 small slices and then only if it's thin crust). 7) What's the worst thing since WLS? Constipation early out (has improved a lot since around the 8th month) .