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I was 404 and had surgery on January 25th. Now I'm down 75 pounds. Yeah!!! At the beginning of my journey, I wondered if others were as heavy as me. I really needed to be inspired by other people like me and wondered how long it would be before I'd lose a big chunk of weight. These days, I am losing about 2 pounds a week and a little disappointed its not more. It took me five years to make up my mind to actually take the steps toward a healthier life. I'm thankful to be losing and happy, I went ahead and had the surgery. Just take one day at a time and you will be fine. I wish you much success. Val [sharedmedia=trackers:tickers:8116]

You look simply amazing and what a transformation. Keep up the good work!!!! [sharedmedia=trackers:tickers:8116]

Hi there, You are not by yourself. As to update: My surgery went fine and I was NEVER in pain. I had my procedure on January 25th and went home on the 27th. As I was getting use to a new way of eatting and the challenges thereof, I ended up back in the hospital on the 14th of February. Why? I had pain in my stomach area. After getting to the hospital, they found out that I was Dehydrated and perhaps had some type of stomach virus. After all of the tests and IV fluids, I was able to go home on the 17th. While I was in the hospital, my small case of gout gradually got WORST and I could hardly walk. Needless to say, it is almost gone but seem to have taken forever to get rid of. Whew... When I was in the hospital the second time, my blood pressure was very very low, kidneys were failing and pancreas was inflammed. There were other little things, but thanks to the hospital staff they got me back on the road to recovery. After that stay, I no longer take blood pressure or diabetes medicine. I guess I lost weight to fast to where my meds were killing me. [i should have gone to my primary physcian sooner verus later and maybe none of this would have happen] My weight started out at 404 and now I'm 361 after six weeks [for some reason, I have been stalled and can't get pass 361] . I have a long way to go and happy you at got 100 pounds behind you. So my dear, focus on your health [as you said] and then go back to worrying about your weight. You will be fine and all I can say is be patient. As I sure you have been, but its no fun being in pain. Take care and give progress reports as you feel up to it.