HI EVERYONE, I AM NOW 6 WEEKS POST OPT AND HAVE LOST 28 LBS, I WAS CONCERNED THAT I WAS NOT LOSING FAST ENOUGH BUT DR. CROOKS SAID SINCE I DID NOT HAVE SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT TO LOSE, I WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY LOSE A LITTLE SLOWER. I JUST LOVE HIM, HE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB ON MY SURGERY, I HAVE NOT BEEN SICK TO MY STOMACH ONE TIME, AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT FAIRLY WELL FROM DAY ONE. MY INCISION LOOKS REALLY GOOD, IT STILL IS A LITTLE TOUCHY BUT I JUST KEEP PUTTING VITAMIN E OIL ON IT.I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE CAROL THE NUTRICIAN YET SINCE I LIVE SO FAR AWAY, BUT HAVE TALKED TO HER MANY TIMES BY PHONE AND SHE IS VERY HELPFUL. I JUST CLEANED OUT SEVERAL PIECES OF CLOTHING FROM MY CLOSET THAT ARE TOO LARGE, YEAH. AND I AM ABLE TO GET INTO A SUIT I WANTED TO WEAR FOR MY DAUGHTERS BABY SHOWER ON THE 19TH. OF MARCH. SHE MOVED TO HOUSTON TEXAS SO I AM FLYING BACK THERE FOR A WEEK. I AM FEELING SOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE AND TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WISHED ME WELL BEFORE MY SURGERY AND ALSO TO OBESITY WEB SITE, BECAUSE OF YOU I FELT SO PREPARED TO FACE MY SURGERY AND POST OPT PERIOD. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU
LINDA HAFLEY SURGERY DATE 1/14/15