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Frvsnt O. 19 years, 8 months ago

Good MORNING!!!! - and a Happy ONE YEAR Re-birthday to you (tomorrow)!!! I found this quote and just love it! When running up a hill, it’s alright to give up as many times as you wish – as long as your feet keep moving. By - Shoma Morita M.D. I can only imagine that your experience has been wonderful. Full of changes and new experiences. I can hardly wait to see what I look like and feel like one year out!!! Congratulations to YOU!!! If you have an opportunity and/or haven’t already, please stop by and update your profile! We’d all love to know how well you’ve progressed!!! If you have a few moments, please take the time to send well wishes to your fellow “re-birthday” buddies!!! It’s a great boost to them as well as yourself. Have a FANTASTIC DAY! RNY 10/31/03 down 121 pounds and at GOAL!!!

Laura M. 20 years, 8 months ago

~*~ To live your life in your own way ~ To reach the goals you've set for yourself ~ To be the person you want to be ~ That is success ~ Author Unknown ~*~ Congratulations on making the journey of a lifetime. May God keep you safe in his arms during your surgery today and throughout your recovery. God Bless...

Diane B. 20 years, 8 months ago

Hi Steve! Congrats on your surgery tomorrow! I bet you are excited! Try to get some sleep tonight! LOL! I just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you today and that you are in my thoughts and prayers for a successful, problem-free surgery and recovery. I'm so happy for you. Soon you will be on the other side and will join the ranks of the losers. Wishing you much success in your weight-loss journey. Hugs to you today. God bless, DI from NJ

PookieW2 20 years, 8 months ago

Good Luck Steve!! May your slide to the losing side be as uneventful and pain free as possible. This is such an exciting time in your life. Take care and God Bless....

Melissa S. 20 years, 8 months ago

My prayers will be with you as you go through the surgery and recovery. May your strength be restored; your recovery be swift and your tender heart be renewed.

Steve G. 20 years, 8 months ago

One week from today we're getting on the plane for Little Rock! I sent the final payment last week, so all that's left to do is show up. I tell family and friends I'm confident and optimistic, and that's mostly how I feel. But there's also a strong undercurrent of fear and doubt, causing me to snap at my wife and behave badly in other ways. This is going to be a long week for all of us! A few months ago my brother, who is about the same height & weight as me, signed on for a one-year hypnotherapy course ("Positive Changes") and he has been losing weight like gangbusters. The process is helping him develop the habit of daily exercise as well as eating the right foods. I hope that this will work for him long-term, but we both have had similar successes in the past, attaining a semi-normal weight for one brief, shining moment, then rocketing back to (and past) our old weight soon after. It's not that I wish him anything but sucess, but at the same time, seeing a non-surgical alternative working so well for my own brother only adds to the nagging doubts about my choice. I'm sure we all go through this - I'm just surprised at how unnerving some of this stuff can be. Bottom line, though, is that I spent over a year of research and soul-searching before coming to the decision to have the surgery. Absolutely nothing has worked for me long-term in the past, including hypnosis, and there is no doubt in my mind that this is the only option left for me other than giving up and waiting to die. And I'm not ready to do that just yet. Little Rock, here I come!

Cathy W. 20 years, 8 months ago

I wanted to wish you well with your upcoming surgery. I hope that all goes well and that you are up and out and about real soon. I'll bet you are are doing a happy dance accompanied by a bundle of unwanted "NERVES", but don't worry be HAPPY! You are in my thoughts and prayers. Good Luck!

OLD RODEO C. 20 years, 8 months ago

Best wishes to you on your upcoming, life saving surgery. We are both so pleased to be writing to you and sending all of our heartfelt congratulations to you for choosing this procedure to extend your life and to let you live your life to the fullest extent. We both had open rny's in 2001. Mine (Doug, aka: OLD RODEO CLOWN PANTS), was in Oct and I have lost 215 lbs. I started at 450!!!! My sweet wife, Nancy, had hers in June and has lost 110 lbs. We invite you to go read our profiles and hope it might help you in some way. We are not professional writers, but all that we wrote is true and honest. Just remember that YOU WILL SUCCEED!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND YOU CANNOT FAIL. We wish you all the best, a problem free surgery and recovery and a rapid weight loss. From: Doug and Nancy, SO. CALIF.

Steve G. 20 years, 9 months ago

Many, many thanks to all of you who have sent your thoughts, prayers and advice regarding my upcoming surgery date. Thanks to your support, I found the strenght to say "no" to a surgeon and location I did not feel very good about. Dr. Perea has only done 7 RNY's. That, combined with the fact that my wife could not come to Mexico with me, was enough to make a drastic change. So.... New surgeon, Dr. Ozment at St, Vincent Obesity Center in Little Rock. The cost is $15,000 rather than $11,500, but in every other way this is a much, much better choice. I actually felt a stone being lifted from my heart as I made the changes. New surgery date, too, but only a couple of weeks later. September 23 is now the big day. Thanks again to all of you for the thought and kindness you extended while I made this terribly difficult decision.

Debbie B. 20 years, 9 months ago

Steve - Best wishes for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery. May God hold you and your surgery team in his precious hands. Will be interested in hearing about your Mexico experience - I'm heading to Ensenada for surgery with Dr. Aguirre in November.