Hi ya'll. Well, after being hospitalized for the 3rd time, seems as tho things are finally looking up for me! I passed my leak test this last week!!! Never new a popsicle could taste so good. I am still hooked up to my PICC line for now, hopefully will be getting off of it on Tuesday. I am not losing any weight while on the nutritional stuff and I am so ready to begin dropping. I have already went out and bought some smaller clothes and cant wait to wear them! Thanks to all of you that sent thoughts and prayers my way, they really helped! And I will tell you pre-ops, what I have been thru sounds harsh, but was not so bad...really! Right now I can say I would do it again. Good luck to those of you facing surgery this week, please keep your spirits high and have a positive attitude. lapRNY 2-11-03----RLW