charlietuna54
Have lost 100 lbs as of today (7/10/04)
2/20/05 10 month anniversary today. Got up and stood on the scales and could not believe what I was seeing. I have lost exactly 200lbs as of today!! Thank you Dr. Kim for giving me my life back!!
11/16/05 Had my hernia repair surgery on 11/7. Now at home. Other than some intense pain the first 3 days after surgery all is going well. I now weigh 238 lbs. My highest presurgery weight was 486, and on the day of surgery I weighed 468lbs. That is a weight loss of 248 lbs from my high weight and 230 lbs from my surgery date 19 months ago. I fell better now than I have felt in the past 10 years. I am 6'6" tall, and 50 years old. My only regret about the surgery is not having it done years ago!!
6/1/2007 - Have not been here in ages. I am now weighing 255 lbs. Not happy about the regain of almost 20 lbs from my low but I am ecstatic about the overall loss of 231 lbs. More importantly is I am now living life. My wife and I have a year round pass to Disney World and go as often as possible. Sometimes just to walk around. Couldn't walk 50 feet in April 2004 without stopping to catch my breath. I am off all medications except for a potassium supplement. No more CPAP machine! For those that are considering surgery I encourage you to check out the DS procedure. I eat "normal" meals and have had no real complications. If I can help anyone, please email me.
