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Hello To All,

As of today I have lost 103 pounds in 7 months, I am now at 215 with 15 pounds to go. I cant believe what a difference having this surgery has been in my life.  I would do it again in a heart beat.

Hello To All,

Hope everyone had a great holiday. On Friday Jan. 9th 2009 I had my 3 month check up with Dr. Syn. I am down 71 pounds and 43.5 inches. Dr. Syn said that I am 3 months ahead of schedule. I feel better then I have in years and have more energy then all my kids put together.......its GREAT!!!!!!!

7 weeks and I am down 48 pounds and doing great.

As of today I am down 31 pounds in 3 weeks. Started back to work yesterday, with no problems at all. feeling great.

2 weeks post-op, I had my surgery on Thursday Oct.9^th. It was pretty bad the first few days, started to think that I made the wrong decision, was having a lot of pain and gas pressure, could not get fluids down, only a few ounces a day. Started to get dehydrated and to top it off I was getting very constipated, but I made it through …..lol… …didn’t think I would.

By the end of the first week things started getting better. I was no longer using the binder, was up and walking around the block and learning how to deal with my new stomach. My post-op appointment Tuesday Oct. 14^th with Dr. Syn went well I lost 18 pounds in one week. WOW   I was in shock!

Came home on Sat. Oct.18^th it was hard to sit in the car for so long but we finally got home. (Rio Rancho, NM) The first day or so I tried to stick with the diet and the idea that I only needed a ¼ cup of food 6 times a day, well I have to admit I found that part hard to understand. Anyway I started to try other foods, my craving started to get the best of me. So I started adding things like pork, chicken, ground steak, salsa, bean dip and cheese to my cottage cheese.

The shakes also became too sweet, so I added unflavored protein power to them so I could get them down. LOL you know us guys we can’t wait and have to be hard headed sometimes. I did so well with all of these things that I decided that I could eat anything…….until last night. Ooooops my first dumping OMG!!!!!!!!!!  I ate 5 Dorito chips, I will never do that again I thought I was going to die. Cramping, dizzy, heart pounding, sweat rolling off my face, for about 2 hours. Then I finally throw up. Okay wrong thing to do I know …BIG DUMBIE…sometimes I have to learn the hard way.

Stop laughing I got it….wont do that again. I have also been walking more I am up to a mile in a half a day. As of today I have now lost 23 pounds and Shawna is laughing at my very baggie parts. I want to loss a few more pounds before I go to buy new pants. Over all things are a lot better and I know that I did not make the wrong decision. I want to say thank you to Shawna my wife for dealing with me for the last 2 weeks. I am not the nicest person to be around when I don’t feel good. I also want to say thank you to everyone on the website that have been giving me encouragement and support.     

I just got back from Lubbock, had my pre-op tests done on Friday 9-26-08. It is starting to get real now. I was able to meet and visit several people in Dr. Syn's office that have had the RNY done in the past several months. It was great to talk to them and ask question. I was starting to get nervous, but after talking to them I have calmed down alot. 

I have my surgery date, it is set for Oct. 9th with my pre-op on Sept. 26th. Not sure how I feel just yet, it hasnt had time to hit me yet but I am sure it will. As Shawna my wife says, now my new adventure begins.