My hubby had his open RNY 3 years ago and has lost 200 lbs. We wanted to have our surgeries at the same time but the surgeon wouldnt do it because we have a daughter who at the time was 9 and he said she was to young for us to both be down. Anyway then we had to move out of state - (while he was off on his medical leave his office laid him off and closed his office and moved to Texas from Calif) the new insurance wouldnt cover WLS - So now 3 yrs later I am disabled and on medicare and am finally going to have the surgery this year (dont have a date yet) I cant wait!!!!! Carie Betkel KS

MARRIED- 3 1/2 years CHILDREN- none WORK- secretary for a medical facility LIVE- western KY HOBBIES- I love music, dancing, movies, reading, spending time with friends and family, traveling, getting out of the house. I had Open RNY on Nov. 30th and am doing great so far, no complications, I was very lucky. So far I think I've lost 22 pounds. My highest weight was 295 in September so if I count from there I've lost 36 pounds. I'm so glad I had this surgery even though its still a trial to see what will make me sick. But to lose weight and be healthy is going to be totally worth it.

Hi Everyone: This is my first time on this board. My husband is now recovering well from his Nov. 8th surgery. I am scheduled for Dec. 6th. Our surgeon definitely would not consider doing our surgeries the same day. I am okay with that because I'll eventually catch up to where my DH is. We are looking foward to a healthy NEW LIFE together. My husband was so morphined up that he said his surgeon told him that his stomach was stuck to his uterus. I haven't let up on this one. dianne owen pittsburgh

I'm here...although it is my second time visiting this forum. I don't know why I don't visit here more often!! I guess I just read the main message board and leave. Not any more...I'll be around.

Just found this board..I've been recently married (6/12/04). The AMOS family has gone through this engagement and wedding as I have been planning it for the last two years and I had surgery a year ago. I was a size 24 when we were engaged and I wore a BEAUTIFUL, strapless size 12 wedding dress! (I'll post some pics on my page soon) The thing in my relationship is that I always told my new husband that my sex drive was awful because I was so overweight that I felt horrible and hated my body. Now that I've lost 114 lbs, I still have very little sex drive and dislike my body (all the flab and hanging skin I need to get rid of). Has anyone else gone through this?