ValleyGirl

Sorry I posted this then went out of town and forgot to see if anyone replied! If you ladies still want to meet up, pm me at sabrinadelray@yahoo.com and we can make a plan to meet! I don't come to the forum often and don't want to miss your messages. Sabrina:)

Does anyone want to go to this with me? Maybe a bunch of us from the Pacific Northwest area could meet up? It's $75 for the weekend but you get $35 off using the code "chef dave" upon registering. http://www.chefdave.org/events/details/obesity_help_fabulous_in_seattle"

Loves Maui... 55 pounds in ten months is AMAZING. It's taken me two and a half years to lose my 100 and, believe me, I still have food issues too. One day at a time, it is not a race. You WILL get there and if you can't find a support group, use this as your support group. Good luck. Sabrina:) ps- Kristi YOU ROCK!!!!

OMG Linda!!!! I haven't been on here FORVER but thought I'd come update my stats since they changed recently. This is GREAT news!!! I'm sure I wills ee you one of these days as I fly with (And LOVE LOVE LOVE) Allegiant all the time. I probably catch flights from Bellingham six- eight times per year. I have to admit I am a little jealous too as that is a job I have always thought would be right up my alley but don't think I could get on as a Canadian. WAY TO GO!!! Sabrina:)

I haven't been on here forever but wanted to say hi and was so happy to see your post. You were one of the people who inspired me and now I suppose I have become one of the success stories too! I have maintanced my 96-pound loss for 16 months now. Congrats on the baby and keep checking in now and then. I will try to too. Sabrina:)

Hi Deb! Good to know someone in Phoenix. I just bought a vacation property there that I hope to use a few times per year. Next trip is in January. Let's stay in touch. Do you have someone for after-care there? Sabrina:)

As you can see by my ticker, it can take MANY fills to get to your sweet spot...happily I have been at mine for months now but it took more than year to get there. Good luck. Sabrina:)

Try warm liquids but also please make sure you call OCC right away. There is always a doctor on call.

I got a second job and saved for three years beacuse my husband didn't think we should spend "family money" on this. It caused a big divide between us and I still haven't forgiven him 100% but, at the same time, if the money was just "handed to me" and I didn't have to work so hard for it, I don't think I would have taken the surgery so seriously or been so successful. Sabrina:)

I haven't checked in for a while and wanted to say hi and let you all know I'm still maintaining my 95 pound loss and feel great! I was hoping to lose 100 and know I will when I get off my butt but I'm just so thrilled where I'm at anyway. I wake up every morning and hop on the scale certain that I'm going to have gained all my weight back. I still can't get over the fact I am "normal" for the first time in my life. I have to do a double-take when I see pics of myself and it's so nice not to have to delete them all. Of course I still struggle with all the same baggage I had when I was bigger, (marriage is the same, work is the same, kids don't magically start behaving themselves) but it's certainly one less hurdle in life, a big weight off my shoulders, literally! If you are trying to decide and worry this is the "easy way out" I say at least it's a way out! I don't regret my decsion at all and thank all of you who encouraged me way back when. Sabrina:)

Hey Nicole! Just read your good news. You must be so excited to be gettng this second chance. Can't wait to watch your progress. Sabrina:)

I would think there is always risk of infection with any surgery, but most of us on this forum had our surgeries at OCC which is a VERY clean facility- not a dirty hospital. I have no regrets at all...especially since I found out my port was pressing (actually left a dent) on my liver. I can't imagine that can be healthy long-term. Yikes. We all have to do what is best for us but, yes, any surgery involves risks. Sabrina:)

Yes, I don't know why I got so bruised...but there is no new scar- they went through the old port incision.

I was also told three weeks. Sabrina:)