Erica

Saw the surgeon today for the first time since my surgery on the 17th. He is very pleased, I am healing well, and I'm down 16 pounds! Add my pre-op loss and it's 29 pounds gone! I am just so excited!

Wow! Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I'm really excited to have found this place!

Hi, everyone! My name's Erica and I am 6 days post-op. I feel pretty good. I am a married, homeschooling mom and writer. I was an average kid and a thin teenager, but things got out of whack when I had a Norplant placed just before I was married 15 years ago and I've been steadily gaining ever since. Finally, at 373 pounds and a BMI of 53.5, enough was enough. I lost 13 pounds on my pre-op diet and go back to my surgeon on Thursday to see what I've lost since last Tuesday. The post-op diet is going pretty well; I start pureed foods tomorrow. The hardest part for me, so far, has been getting enough Water, but I'm getting better.