Disappointed!

Gee, I'd really like to see more activity on this board!!! I am a Navy veteran who served 5 1/2 years in the Tidewater, Virginia area and now live in Ohio. I was active duty but was also a Navy spouse, so have both perspectives to come from. I'd love to connect with some fellow service-members who have either had WLS or are contemplating it!!! Anyone interested??? Thanks, Karen G. 320/212/150

Hi Karen! I was in the Navy for 8 years and was stationed in Bremerton, WA, Camp Pendleton, and MCRD San Diego. I am now a dependent wife too! I had my surgery 3 months ago. How are things going for you? I am doing great! I am down 50+ pounds and I saw my GP today and he said that I would be fine with just losing about 30 more.... CRAZY! I think that I would be too, though. When we were you in? I joined in 1992 and got out for medical reasons in 2000. I am a stay at home mom of 3 now. Big change from being active duty, that is for sure! Well, glad you posted and look forward to hearing from you! Vicki

WOW!!! Hi Vicki!!!! Thanks for replying.... My dates of service were from 1983 - 1988. I, too, was separated due to a service connected medical disability. I was an Electronics Technician and really enjoyed being in the service, so getting out was a hard adjustment. However, I didn't foresee having a child at the time, so don't know how happy I'd been with a newborn at home and being told that I had to go on a 6-month deployment. Things happen for the best... we just can't see it at the time. I had my son just two years after I got out of the Navy and can't imagine what I'd done if I had still been enlisted. I had my surgery on June 6th, 2005. I had lost 21 lbs just prior to surgery and have lost an additional 89 lbs since. My life has really turned around... I'm off most of my meds - everything that I was taking for my congestive heart failure, COPD, GERD, etc. I'm even off of my CPAP machine at night now!!!! Yippie-kay-aye!!! I do have a full time job... I work for the State of Ohio as a Veterans Intensive Services Coordinator, so, I get to stay connected with veterans - which is what I thought I'd miss most when I moved away from Tidewater. Congratulations on your successes with your surgery!!!! It sounds like you are doing GREAT! Again, thanks for responding.... Karen 320/210/150-ish

Howdy, Navy wife here....well soon not to be (not my choice) married too young and hubby is still a little immature and we're having problems I'll miss being a Navy wife. Anyways we have been stationed in Monterey twice and were in Spain for 2.5 yrs...I like all the traveling around. I just had this surgery done on Oct 27 and have lost 7 lbs so far WOOHOO! Lol. Elizabeth