MY DADDY!

This is my dad. He followed four months after me and had the same roux-en-y procedure done by Dr. Mando. He is currently just over one year post-op and he's lost over 175lbs! He's been dreaming of getting a corvette for as long as I can remember. Well he promised himself one when he lost the weight and boy did he follow through! He's a new man with a new outlook on life. He even took his first airplane flight this past year.

The funniest thing happened the other day. He called me from the hospital (he was there with my mom during her stay for the roux-en-y surgery) and said he ran out of clothes because my mom had to stay an extra night. I told him to run down the street to Dillard's and buy him some. Well, a few hours later I called him on his cell phone and he sounded like a kid in a candy shop. He said "I came in here to buy some underwear and I'm going crazy buying all kinds of clothes. They all fit me and they're on sale!" You have to know my dad...he NEVER shopped for himself and when he did it was out of a Big & Tall Catalog. I was sooo happy for him!

Now my mom has had her surgery (Feb 22, 2000) and we are now officially the Gastric Bypass Family. I will keep you updated with pics as I get them.