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 Hello everyone.  My name is Karen. I am 52 years old and I have been overweight most of my life.  Like everyone else I tried every diet there is to mankind.  I started this process on May 8, 2008.  I went to the informative meeting at Roger Williams hospital.  I read the packet over and over again.  I called the Dr.s office a week later and they gave me a date of July 13th for my first visit.  I had all my tests done before the appointment.  I thought that I was ahead of the game, but when I had the appointment they had to send everything to my insurance for approval.  That didn't take long.  The office took awhile to get back to me.  I had my second appointment  in late September and got the date for surgery the following day.  October 28, 2008.  I was thrilled.   The pre-op diet wasn't that bad. I had to stay in the hospital four nights because I was nauseous and Sr. Pohl wouldn't let me go home. That was another story.  I was in a wing where the nurses had no clue about the surgery.  My I V wasn't hooked up most of the time and that is why I was  Nauseous.  That is behind me now.  I feel good.  I have been out of work three weeks.  I go back to work next Tuesday.  I am not looking forward to that.  I like being at home. 
     My starting weight was 272.  I now weigh 240.  I am so happy that this is working for me.  The meeting are a savior.  I hope to go next month when I have a little more energy.