I went and seen my surgeon: Dr.John Hagen today. As soon as he heard that I thought I was having problems with my gallbladder,BAM! just like that I was downstairs getting an ultra sound. Dr.Hagen even told me to come right back up and he would get the results immediently. He did too. He has got alot of power. He is after the CHEIF of general surgery at HRRH and Division Chief,and has recently taken the position of Medical Directory of the BARIATRIC SURGERY program :). I just adore Dr.Hagen. He   more...is my hero. I got the results back.....Guess what???.....Seriously,take a wild guess......... I have pulled muscles.....yep I am making muscle and pulling muscle....I AM A LEAN MEAN MACHINE now!!!. Dr.Hagen was so shocked at how much weihgt I have lost. He was shaking his head and like buggled,lol!. He cannot believe how good I am doing. I have done this all alone,all by myself. And with NO dietician. I deserve not only an appluase but a pat.....no make that 2 pats on my back. I sure do! I am so freaking healthy and in such good shape. This is so hard for me to believe. I was so unhealthy,out of breath all the time,going to be a diabetic,very high blood pressure ,such a bad back,I couldn;t even walk any further then my drive way. Now I could walk to the moon and back! I cannot believe this is me. As the saying goes.....I have saved the best for last.....Are ya'll ready for this one??.....You sure??. Here it comes................................ I am no longer over weight!!! NOPE! I use to be MORBIDLY overweight......and now I am no longer overweight. I am NORMAL!!!!......YESSSSSS!!!!!! Congradulate me,I sure deserve it and know it! I deserve a nice treat and not food wise. I bought a cute babydoll top so far to celebrate and it is in a MEDIUM and is a lil big.....Size SMALL is next! My size 12 pants fall off me even when they are done up :) hehe...size 10 I am in now forsure....8 is next!......

I LOVE MY RNY!!!!!!! :)......Jo-Anna  less

I am now eatting almost all solid foods. I done away with the 100 calorie snacks,jello and pudding. I uped my b12 and protien. Now I am losing weight again. MY goal is 120 pounds. I am currently 159 pounds. Only 39 more pounds to go. I should be able to do it by the end of September. To celebrate I am taking myself to see New Kids On The Block in concert. Last time I seen them was when I was 15 years old....:)

I have now lost a total of ....drum roll please..............75 pounds!!!.I can now eat some solid food too! I am getting in more exercise. I heart my RNY! :) I feel happier and healthier than ever!! I can do so much more and things I never imagined I'd ever be able to do. So many "WOW" moments! I have 45 more pounds to lose. I'll get there soon!

I have lost 70 pounds so far. 50 more pounds to go. I have been getting really bad pains in my stomach. I might have a hernia.I will find out on fri.I am also thinking of leaving livevideo.I have so much going on. I am under alot of stress.

As of Monday March 10,2008,I am 4 months post-op. I have lost a total of 5 pounds on my own,10 from the opti-fast diet ( you have to go on 2 weeks before surgery) and 50 pounds from having Laparascopic Gastric By Pass Surgery (RNY). I think i'm doing very well. I would love to lose another 60 pounds,but,50 will do just fine :).