I'm here!!

Hellooo...... hello.. hello..hello...I'm hearing an echo .....echo....echo...echo...... am I the only one here?here..here...here

Nope, i'm here as well. Doesn't seem to be much action on this board??

Greetings from Oklahoma. I am Cheyenne and had my surgery in Sept 2003, I have lost over 160 pounds. Am feeling great better than I haved in over 30 years. I was glad to find a Native American page. I am trying find a way for the Native Americans to be made aware that this type of surgery cures Diabeties in obese people. I have been cured of it. Diane www.buffalowalkingwoman.com

I am here now also, I just read the reply from Diane Hawk and I agree. I had my surgery on 10/21/2004 and it has been nine weeks, I am down 80 pounds, and feeling better. I am Cherokee, and was on 160 units of Insulin per day untill I had my surgery. I was in the Hospital for four days and when I got out the Dr took me off of insulin and put me on pills. I took them for a week and that was it. Now I am not taking anything at all. The only thing that I take in pill form is Vitamins and calcium tablets. I hope that more Native Americans would listen to you Dianne because this surgery came for me just in time. Most of the health problems that I had are correcting themselves, I had gotten to where I couldn't walk for long periods of times, nor could I do the things that I enjoyed doing. Now I have more energy and stamina and feel younger than I have in years. I also agree with Diane Thank God for this wonderful technology that is giving us our lives back

I'm so glad that a few of us are starting to find this section. I agree.........we NEED to tell our fellow natives that there is a way that can help. Most (like my self till march of 2004 ) have never even heard of this. As you can see I have just had my lap band surgery. I had it on the 14th of Dec. When I went back for my two weeks visit the doc told me I lost 29lbs. since the day before surgery and 39 total! I could not do that on my own so I am singing the praises for this surgery. My knees are feeling so much better as well as my back. I was fortunate not to have diabetes........but I do have hypoglycemia which as most of us know can be a pre cursor. I hope we can keep this board up and let other natives know they are not alone and there IS HOPE!! Where is your family from Curtis?

I hope we can keep it up also and get more response. To answer your question. I am originally from Granite City, Illinois, I grew up very close to Cahokia Mounds In Collinsville Illinois, In 1975 My Parents moved to South Eastern Missouri. My Mother was born in Parma Missouri in 1917 in a Teepee. She wanted to move back In 1983 I moved to Chicago and stayed there until 1992, I came back to help take care of my Mother she passed in 1993. I am married and live with my Wife in Paragould Arkansas. I have been here in Paragould for about 3 years. Most of my Relatives Live in Missouri, and Illinois.

I hope we can keep it up also and get more response. To answer your question. I am originally from Granite City, Illinois, I grew up very close to Cahokia Mounds In Collinsville Illinois, In 1975 My Parents moved to South Eastern Missouri. My Mother was born in Parma Missouri in 1917 in a Teepee. She wanted to move back In 1983 I moved to Chicago and stayed there until 1992, I came back to help take care of my Mother she passed in 1993. I am married and live with my Wife in Paragould Arkansas. I have been here in Paragould for about 3 years. Most of my Relatives Live in Missouri, and Illinois.