babigrl111

How great that must feel! Congrats, good job, and keep it up!

HOLY MOLY, not only do we have the same surgery date, we have the same doctor!

And I am so looking forward to actually keeping one of my new years resolutions this time! To get healthy and lose weight...and KEEP it off!

I am waiting till after the surgery to tell my family. I have lots of friends, co-workers and my boyfriend supporting me, i dont need any of their negative comments. I've tried to bring it up to my mom, and she was like "thats way to drastic!" So for me, once i've had it done, i plan on telling everyone, because there's nothing they can do about it, and any horror stories they have are useless if we are still alive and kickin (and lookin better than ever!). My boyfriend's parents know because his step-mom had the bypass a while back. But by all means, its your choice to tell or not to tell, and if you dont feel comfortable, i think a recent bout of the stomach flu or food poisening would make a good excuse to get through the holidays.

I would try and sell them on craigslist or ebay, or even a yard sale. A few bucks for each piece could result in a lot of shopping money for you to be able to buy some clothes that fit.

Star we are so close! I live in Huntington Beach, CA, and actually delivered my daughter at Orange Coast Memorial, its a very nice hospital!

Great question ChunkyandFluffy! Im at my highest weight ever right now at 260lbs. I wear size 20/22 pants, and usually 2X shirts. Im very pear shaped, and cant wait to get rid of my big ol hips and thunder thighs! I picked my goal weight because about 9 years ago i was 175, and i was super happy at that weight. According to the charts the doc has, being 5'7 i should weigh 166, and who knows, maybe i'll decide a different goal weight when i get closer. I would be so greatful to be under 200, so anything more would be fabulous!

I think a lot of us on here dont feel like going anywhere anymore, dont feel like dressing up, and are thinking "whats the use." I've been feeling like that a lot lately. But you have already made the biggest decision to get healthy and be the best you you can be! Unfortunately the hard part is sitting here and waiting for surgery to get here. Just try and keep your head up, and vent on here any time you need to, it really helps!

Congrats on getting a date!

Teri i am totally struggling with the waiting, i just want surgery already! For me its been the hardest part. The decision to have the surgery was easy for me to make. I've had my surgery date since October 19th (51 days away) and I feel like time is going in slow motion. I try not to think about it or count down, in hopes of making it go quicker, but i just cant help myself. I find myself waking up thinking okay, 30 more days to go... I too feel as if im getting depressed, all i can think about is how much i cant stand the way i look and feel, i hate getting up in the morning knowing i have to find something thats going to actually fit me and look halfway decent for work. I also cant get any work done while at work because I'm always on this site, learning more every day reading everyone's success stories, and I want it to be me telling my storey already! My boyfriend even decided we needed a "break" for now, because I am just to miserable to be around (which im sure is true). I feel like my head is in the clouds, all i wish for all day is for the day to be over so i can be one day closer.

Yay for all of us! I am so glad to have people to talk to on this site that are in the exact same boat as me, especially with all of our surgeries so close together! So how are you all feeling...nervous? scared? excited? deathly afraid? Lol, I am totally stoked, and cant wait. I dont seem to be nervous at ALL, but I'm sure that will come the closer surgery gets. I've had several surgeries before, and have no problems with anesthesia, but the thought of the pain afterwards does scare me a little. Otherwise I am SO READY FOR THIS life change! 30 more days till I'm on the losers bench, woo hoo!

I've been seeing a lot of people who now have December surgery dates, just wanted to say HI, and give us a place to talk while we wait (and count down the days) for our surgeries. My surgery is on December 9, 2011; My doctor is Justin Braverman from the N.E.W. Program in Newport Beach, CA; I start my pre-op liquid diet on November 25th; And will be sleeved at Tri-city hospital in Hawaiian Gardens, CA. What about everyone else?

Congrats! My surgery date is December 9th, and i got that date on October 19th, so its been an even longer wait for me. Im so excited, good luck to you on your surgery!

I love that this surgery is getting more and more attention in the media. I think it will help a lot of people see they have options to better their health and their quality of life.

Ericka, i dont have an answer for you but wanted to say we are neighbors, i live in huntington beach. Its nice to meet you! Good luck on everything.

You might be able to get your surgeon to prepare an itemized list of expected costs that you can give to your plan administrator. One of the girls at my work had to take a hardship withdrawl for dental work, and just got an itemized list from the dental office and sent it to the plan, and they approved it, and gave her the money.

Thanks everyone! This all really helps. I think i'm going to tell her the day before surgery too, and although I am sure she wont be able to help herself telling someone at school that mommie's having surgery to lose weight, I think after the surgery its much easier to explain to people what i've had done, and they are probably less likely to flood you with their negative comments or horror stories of 'someone they know who had it with a bad outcome,' since it will already be done, and they can see i lived through it, lol.

So I've told some friends and co-workers about my upcoming surgery but what about young kids? I have a 7 year old daughter, and I'm not worried that she would be scared about me going through the actual surgery (since I've had carpal tunnel surgery already this year). I just wanted to see if anyone else had a situation where they had to tell their little kids, and what you ended up telling them.

Trust me, boobs are the first thing to shrink unfortunately (unless for some reason you're the lucky one in a million). I lost 75lbs before i got pregnant (then of course gained it all plus some back), and i couldnt believe how much they shrank, lol.

Your definitely not being selfish...just think of how much better a healthier you will be for your entire family. Congrats on making this life-changing decision, good luck with your surgery, i'll be sleeved in December too!

I dont have any advice because I havent been sleeved yet, but good luck with your trip, and congrats!

Have you guys started going yet? Im getting a pass in December for me and my daughter, and plan to start going in January (wanna wait to go for about three weeks after surgery).

Yay look at you go with your weight loss, 15 lbs is great! I cant wait till i'm there!

OMG so i totally wasnt scared AT ALL of this surgery until now! I hope you get better soon!

Great thread! I have told my boyfriend and two best friends, and two co-workers (both of whom have had WLS), and everyone has been sooooo supportive. One of my friends was like i never even though of you as fat (um, ya sure, lol). I told my boss as well, and was nervious, but 2 other girls in the office have had it done, and i knew he'd understand. I did lie a little and told him i found out i was pre-diabetic (which im not) and that was my major decision on why i should do the surgery, but hey, if i keep going at the rate im going, im sure to have health complications soon. I tried to bring it up to my mom (who's tiny), and she was like you dont need that, thats too drastic, you just need to try this diet im on. Im not going to tell her till after the surgery now, i know she'll be happy cuz she can stop worrying about me being unhealthy. Im not telling my stuck up perfect sister right now either, lol. Waiting till after for that. A good way to bring it up to someone is tell them you have something to tell them, and you dont want their negative comments, YOU ONLY WANT THEIR SUPPORT, and you'll be happy to answer any questions they have about the surgery, but they need to bite their tongues if they dont have anything nice to say.