Introduction from Dr. Monica

[Dr.Monica]

Jacquii,
What a great place you have created. I have RNY in Jan of 2002 and have since lost 340 pounds. I now put on WLS seminars all over the world along with cruises too. We are foodies and need help to understand why we eat and how to change our lifestyles to keep this weight under control for life. Together we can accomplish so much and with help of a community nothing can stop us. Thanks for having this site for people who need support. Let me know what I can do to help!
Dr. Monica

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.

[MsJacquiiC]

Wow!

First = congrats on the absolutely stunning weight loss Dr. Monica. Congratulations on maintaining that, as I know that is no easy feat regardless of if you have had WLS or not.

2nd = Welcome to the community. My apologies for the delayed welcome - it was along weekend LOL - Better late than never though Thanks for your fond words and encouragement. I've been designing websites for years now - and WLSJourney.org is the spontaneous result from when I asked myself the question, "Hmmm - what about a WLS support site?" Of course - you can read about my motivation for starting the forum over at About WLSJourney.org :: The Journey

At anyrate - I appreciate the love. Do feel free to edit your avatar as well as update your profile to include your current info. Again - welcome, enjoy and Happy posting!

Jacquii.

[Dr.Monica]

A support community is so important. There are studies to prove that people who have been involved with support groups from the beginning have a greater weight lost and those that stay in support groups keep more of their weight off. So if people want to loose or maintain their weight loss get involved.