HELP!!!!

I have been asked to write a paper to be put in my DR's newspaper. This will be read mostly by new post-ops and or people thinking about the surgury. It is suposed to be about my experiences and with advice to new folks.Ya'll know how bad I write. Please help me come up with SOMETHING. Right now the only advise I can come up with is Follow the Dr. orders. Take your protien and vitemans. drink your water and exercise. PS it is due WEDNESDAY night. Help please, Deb

You might want to talk about your experiences. Things you can do now, how far you've come. Heck, put in your half marathon experience, I think that is amazing and inspirational. Here is a link to a story I did for my surgeon's newsletter. I had the band done, but you can get an idea of what things you write about (scroll down to the second page). http://www.salsa.md/newsletter/January2006.pdf Good luck! Mercy

My biggest piece of advice: If you aren't willing to invest in your health and make a LIFELONG committment to follow-up - DON"T DO IT!!!! You cannot be lackadaisacal about follow up appointments or labs... your life could be the price you pay!!! B

My contribution would be not to compare yourself to others. Good luck, Loris