"MY SURGERY IS TOMORROW @ 1:15, SO I HOPE DOC GETS A GOOD NITES SLEEP. EVERY ONE INVOLVED AT EASTON HOSP HAVE BEEN SUPER,VERY SUPPORTIVE AND EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE.I FEEL AS THOUGH I COULD NOT BE IN BETTER HANDS,.A SPECIAL THAKS TO MANDY, ANN AND DR AKSATA, TO ME ITS IMPRESIVE THAT THE DOCTOR FINDS TIME TO MAKE ALL SUPPORT MEETINGS. SO IF YOU ARE FAT & SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED, PLEASE CHECK THESE PROS OUT. MIKE
O.K. I AM BACK ITS BEEN 3WEEKS AND 3 DAYS SINCE SURGERY. SURGERY WAS TOUGH ON ME BECAUSE I HAVE A BREATHING PROBLEM ;(OF WHICH I HOPE TO LOSE WITH WEIGHT LOSS) AND I WOKE UP STILL INTABADED -VERY VERY DIFFICULT. THE FIRST WEEK WAS HARD BECAUSE I KEPT GETTING STOMACK ACHES, THEY CONTIUED INTO WEEK TWO (PHASE 2). THEN DOC PUT ME ON PRYLOSEC AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE- I FEEL GOOD AND HAVE AN APITITE, REGAINING MY STRENGTH.
I REALLY CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT DR AKSADE & MANDY AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED .TRUE FRIENDS AND HEROS THANKS AGAIN..
NOW THE GOOD NEWS I AM DOWN 52 LBS TO 293 FROM 345. I HAVE GOTTEN RID OF ALL BUT 1 MED AND 2 PREVENTITIVE MEDS THATS 14 YES 14 MEDS GONE UNBELIVEABLE.
SO I MUST ADMIT THAT IT IS NOT EASY AT FIRST AFTERALL AS I AM REMINDED IT IS MAJOR SURGERY AND ALL MAJOR SURGURY HAS SERIOUS EFFECTS.BUT AFTER WAITING 3 WEEKS I CAN HONESTLY SAY I AM GLAD I WENT AHEAD WITH THIS AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING DOWN TO 175."