Hi Susan and WELCOME!!!!

Also CONGRATS!!! You are going to have the ride of your life!!! So hang on!!! I had the RNY OMG 10 years ago!! I would do it again in a heart beat!! I did loose 165 lbs but I have gained some back with my stress eating over the last couple years. Once you go back to old ways of eating it is so hard to stop!! Shame on me!!! But I am back here and hopefully we can support each other once more. This board used to be VERY busy but it went bye bye....but I am back and hopefully we can get it up and going again!!! So keep coming back and we can support each other here!!

HUGS

Hi ladies, i just found this forum and feel like i belong LOL! I am 63 and my husband and i are on disability living in Big Bear CA to be near the grandkids. They are spending the night right now. I have to get up at 630am tomorrow to send our almost eleven year old grandson off to school. His two year old sister is still up! Their dad, our son, is 42 now and has Fridays off so the kids stay over at least once a week so he and his wife can sleep late.

Today i finished all my required tests and appointments for the bariatric program and i should get called the first week of September to schedule vsg surgery! I am so excited to be able to do this.

I look forward to learning from you!

Susan

Hi Judy!

I have meant to respond, but keep forgetting my password. Rather than go thru process of resetting it I have to look it up which half the time I get sidetracked doing.

It is hard living without your parents. My mom has been gone since 09 and I still want to talk to her about things only SHE understood! Plus, like you said at our age alot of ppl are or have passed making life a little lonlier!

Our oldest brother who was an a**hole anyway 'disowned' all of us when my mom got sick. It seems alot of families have troubles when a parent dies. It sucks AND for some reason death and estrangements make me feel older...

I am so glad I retired in 2014 and left MY crazies behind.The stress was awful and it had gotten to point there were more difficult clients than good ones.

Jim and I have started working on making some much needed updates to our house. It was built in 49 and had very few renovations when we bought it. We started with converting my home office (originally a small bedroom) into a walk in closet with a his & hers enclosed closet within the walk in. Just finished Jims closet which is handicap assessible with lower shelves & shirt racks he can reach from his wheelchair.

From now on though wont schedule projects in summer. Cut into our spending money so didnt get to do everything we planned...

Did drive down to Houston this past April for my stepdaughters wedding. Two days on road down and then back. That and those Houston freeways wore me out! Enjoyed the trip, but was glad to get back home. We then attended my nephews wedding in Lancaster, PA that was only 2 hours from here. Spent weekend in a VRBO and really enjoyed it, the scenery, shopping and wedding.

I guess in my old age bigger cities no longer appeal to me.

Anyhow thats about it for me! Getting ready to send Jazz off to 11th grade this week. Dont know where the time goes...

Hi Judy,

My name is Jami. I had gastric RNY January 17, 2000. I lost 130 pounds and regained 30 after my Mom passed away 5 years ago. Like you, it was the best decision ever. I never have regretted my surgery. After regaining my 30 pounds, I have tried everything once again to loose the weight....weigh****chers, HCG, starvation, everything. Then on Thursday, something popped in my head and said "you have a wonderful tool in your RNY that you have neglected. Get back to the basics." So, Yesterday and today, I have gone back to the basics of eating that I followed right after surgery. I'm eating and drinking only high protein soups and drinks for a few days then going to measured out soft proteins before moving back to regular proteins. My surgeon said once on full proteins to follow the 2-1 rule. Two bites of protein to one bite of vegetables. Avoid bread at all cost and if I must, no more than one piece of bread daily. I can already tell a difference. As postop RNY patient's, we can never eat the way anyone else can. I forgot that and ate like before surgery. If we are to stay successful, we have to continue to eat the way our surgeons told us to eat for the rest of our lives. So, my commitment (I'm sure there will be backslides) is to pay attention to my pouch and follow my surgeons rules. Always remember, we have a disease of obesity. I came out of remission for a while and now I will be in remission again. You can do this and I am sorry about your friends.

Yup, realized that from your original response but since you still consider her your DIL respected that. And she must still love you to be around to help. Keep her close to your heart, she sounds like a keeper.