Greetings, fellow AMOS'ers! A heartfelt thanks to all who posted in response to Jeri's note about my thyroid cancer surgery on Friday. I am four months post-op from WLS. Two months out, I learned I have thyroid cancer. I just got home for surgery for that to find all your nice notes in my email box. Thank you for your kind wishes. They mean a lot to me, especially in the emotional state the anesthesia hangover has left me in (remember that, fellow post-ops?) :)<P>While in the hospital this weekend, my bariatric surgeon even stopped by to wish me luck, and one of my nurses for this surgery turned out to be one who helped me when I was in the hospital for the WLS. Small world! (I need to quit hanging out in hospitals.)<P>Just a note to all the pre-ops out there, for what it's worth: I'm so glad I had WLS. It has already made me so much stronger than I was, because of the weight loss, better eating habits, better exercise, and the mental lift you get from having control over your eating. Plus, if I hadn't lost weight, I might not have found the lump that led to the discovery of the thyroid cancer. Although it has been emotionally difficult, going from being so hopeful about weight loss to being so scared about cancer, in a short time, I have no doubt that WLS was the best decision I could have made at the time.<P>So, please hang in there as you await your surgery date, or pitch your battle with the insurance companies. You really are fighting for a better quality of life, as well as for life itself. There's nothing more worthwhile!