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Here is a before and after pic

Anyone from Memphis? What Dr. are you using?

Yes it can be a struggle and I don't want it to ever be a part of my life again.

Pictures will come soon

Hello Everyone, this is a report for the diabetes people. So before my surgery I had a hb A1c of 10.2 % and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to have the surgery at all because my sugars ran around 290 everyday and so I am proud to announce that my sugars run around 100 or less now and my hb A1c is 5.2%. Praise the Lord, I never took another metformin once I left the hospital on my surgery day. I went down from 278 to 207 in 6 months. I have had alot of plateus but I am making it. I am so proud of all of us that went this route of trying something to help us out health wise. Alot of people ask why did I have the surgery since I seemed so happy with my weight, Well being happy in your skin is one thing but no one is happy with DIABETES eating away at their insides. I didn't aim to be super skinny but to be super healthy. I am so glad that I can eat fruit again without my sugar running up to 300. I feel free. I would like to loose maybe another 20 pounds in the next 6 months. The dietitian and nurse at the surgeons office said that I am right on track. Good luck to all of you! I will post pictures later today

Hey there guys this is a report for the diabetes people. So before my surgery I had a hb A1c of 10.2 % and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to have the surgery at all because my sugars ran around 290 everyday and so I am proud to announce that my sugars run around 100 or less now and my hb A1c is 5.2%. Praise the Lord, I never took another metformin once I left the hospital on my surgery day. I went down from 278 to 207 in 6 months. I have had alot of plateus but I am making it.

Just joined this site and doing some research. I saw where Dr. Weaver did your surgery. Congrats on your weight loss! I am waiting on final approval from BCBS IL for approval. Dr. Weaver will be performing my sleeve. What procedure did you have? I have done all the preliminary requirements. Everything was submitted on 3/28. Anxiously waiting for it to be finalized. Hi sorry for the late reply.. I had the gastric bypass. I started the requirements in April and had surgery September. I am at 7 months now and I am doing great. No regrets on the surgery at all. Even if I did not loose another pound the diabetes is gone so I am grateful.

I've heard that too about Dr woodman. Buy heard his surgeries are successful for the most part. I used Weaver.

It's going good, slow and lots of platues but it's OK. I have lost 64 pounds

And congratulations on almost meeting goal. I'm so happy for you.

No they didn't. But I googled kidney stones after gastric bypass and it said it was pretty common after the bypass.

Oh girl I am great except I had to be rushed to the ER yesterday in major pain. The CT scan showed a 4mm kidney stone that's on the move from the kidney to the bladder. The good news is that the blood work showed all my vitamin levels and protein levels were great. How are you?

Hope to see you there

Because of the rain they cancelled the Tuesday meeting but it will be a meeting Thursday February 6th at 730 St. Catherine room. The next meeting after that, will be the first Tuesday in March at 630.

It's the first Tuesday of the month. Every month.

It's the group Dr. Kelley used to lead. It is now peer lead in the St. Catherine room. 630 to 730. You get to ask others that have had the surgery over a year ago questions. It's all questions about anything pertaining to the surgery. Dr. Weaver did mine as well.

She is very nice and I passed her requirements. Just be honest with her. She is understanding. Come to the meeting this Tuesday at St. Francis hospital at 6:30pm

Today is my 35th birthday and my surgery is in 3 days. I hope the small piece of cake won't cancel my surgery.

No dumping at all for me

Hey everyone that had surgery in September, how is everything going almost a month out. I had my surgery on the 4th and I am returning to work next week. I have lost a total of 25 lbs. I am going by the weight before the liver shrink diet. I am able to eat anything pretty much. I only threw up twice both when the chicken was too dry and reheated. When I get backed up, I found that eating a bowl of raisin bran cereal sends me to the restroom within 1 day. I bought me a few winter dresses several sizes too small and hope to be down at least another 30 lbs by Thanksgiving. (45 pounds would be even better) :-)

So a few of us ordered $8.00 lunch plates at work today and one of my co workers took it upon herself to tell another co worker that did not order a plate, that she can have most of my plate, before I even ate any for myself (free) because I never eat all my food anymore. Her exact words were "She has more than enough food and you can make yourself at home in her plate, she can't eat all that". I was sitting in another area and heard her, I was not part of the conversation. I offered the girl some of my plate then pulled the co worker aside and told her to never do that again. I told her that it is not her place to offer my plate regardless to the fact that I do not eat that much anymore. She said I hurt her feelings. But I told her, I know how much I can eat and I can take my leftovers home to my husband or kids, and I don't need all the new co workers knowing I had surgery. She decided not to eat lunch with me today after that conversation, even though we've ate together for 3 years. Lol People can be so funny!!!!

I went to the doctor for my 6 week checkup today and I had lost 29 pounds. She said the average is 25-35 so I am just fine. I thought I was going to be one of those that haven't lost what the average people loss by this point. I started at 278. I also found a multi vitamin there that I only have to take once a day and it is small. I am so ready to hopefully get down another 25 pounds by Thanksgiving.

The diabetes is doing much better. No meds since I left the hospital. I check it randomly and it's been around 150 or less. Thanks for asking.

The diabetes is much better. No meds since

At my 6 week check up they said in on track with the weight loss but I haven't lost any weight in 4 weeks. The scale hasn't moved. My surgery was 9/4/13. How long was your 1st stall? Did you do anything to break it.