Introduce yourself

[Vanessa Lucero]

welcome, Vanessa! Great job with the walking and sipping!!!!!

Thanks so much! I'm excited to be here...I hear this is the place to be at for the best advice from the best people;-)

 

[Larra]

Vanessa, go good to see you here, and esp to know that you got your long awaited DS! Now you can hang out here, with all the other cool kids, including a couple that you already know.

 

[Vanessa Lucero]

Hi Larra!!;-) And I owe my DS to you and Diana! I most certainly wouldn't be here without you! I'm glad Diana reached out and steered me over here...now I know I'm in the right place, in the right hands;-)

 

[southernlady]

Welcome. @Vanessa Lucero

 

[Vanessa Lucero]

Thank you! Excited to be here and start reading through all this awesome info;-)

 

[Terri]

Welcome @Vanessa Lucero!

 

[Vanessa Lucero]

Thanks, Terri!;-) nice to meet you!

 

[Dread Pirate Janah]

Hi everyone, My name is Janah. I am scheduled to have my DS with Dr Stephen Boyce on May 12. I am week two of four of my pre-op diet. Im 34, HW 309, CW 290 and I think my BMI was at 52 for my last appt. I'm so so ready to have this surgery. I had to do the 6 moth supervised diet for my insurance so it feels a little crazy that I am only two weeks out now.

 

[southernlady]

Welcome, Janah...it will be here soon!

 

[Dvan]

I have come over here a few times to lurk. I'll be honest, I find FB so much easier to use! But, this is a lifeline for me. So, I figure I need to stop in and say hi and use this site more frequently. DS, 4 years out May 24, that is just a few weeks away. Dr. Gintas Antanavicius @ Abington Hospital in Abington, PA. He's a great cutter! I have no complaints. Just trying to get my calcium intake up to where it needs to be so I can hopefully reverse the osteopenia in my spine, which may be hereditary, since my father and paternal grandmother have osteoperosis of the spine. Other than that, life is pretty hunky dory Oh, and I live in Tucson, AZ! I already know a lot of ya'll!
Dvan

 

[Terri]

Welcome @Dread Pirate Janah and @Dvan !

 

[shann]

Hey to all of our newbies!!
Vanessa, congratulations on making it through your big day. There are so many exciting things ahead for you!!
Janah, Your 2 weeks will fly by! There are lots of Boyce patients here and we'll all be rooting for you!! Please contact me if you need anything -- I'm right here in Knoxville.
Dvan, Welcome! I'll be 4 years out in July - 2010 was a good year for DSers

 

[southernlady]

Welcome @Dvan

 

[JackieOnLine]

Hi Vanessa, Janah, and Dvan!

 

[Eileen]

My name is Eileen. I had RNY by Dr. Simper in May 2005. I have kept off only 48% of what I originally lost. I'm seriously sad about that. But, some support from other WLS people has made me realize I'm not alone in this. I'm looking at RNY -> DS revision with Dr. Simper. I've just begun the process. My two biggest concerns right now are that my insurance won't cover because my BMI is 'only' 37.6 and surgical complications.

I'd really like a solution to the voracious hunger I have.