shawnakayspann

Yes this is my first big Midwest winter and I am always freezing. I can't believe how cold it gets and my poor dog hates it. We are such californians lol. The coldest it gets there is the 30s and that is very cold. I had no idea it would be in the negatives. Anyways its way different and we are adjusting. I'm so ready for spring! Haha I don't I think am too far from you. Its a small town and people are nice here. I'm super excited for you! I can't wait for mine. I'm so excited to start a new chapter as well and at the same time so nervous about so much. Thank you and good luck to you.

Oh I sure will. Thanks so much!

Thank you! That's awesome. I moved here last year from California. Its so different. Ottawa is beautiful and I love the small town.

Hello everyone my name is Shawna and I live in Ottawa, IL and I am in the process of having gastric bypass. I started this journey last year in August and did my 6 month supervised weight loss visits with my PCP and lost weight. I also got signed off for my pysch eval and did my nutritional eval too. I am waiting for papers to be sent for final approval and wait for a surgery date. I have struggled with my weight since I was 18 years old and tried many diets and pills and exercises and lost and gain weight. From the time I was 18 to 34 I was diagnosed with PCOS and Rheumatoid arthritis. Along with other medical issues. I thought about having surgery in the past and I finally made the decision to follow through with it in hoping to live a better life and get healthy and pain free. I decided to join the group to gain insight and to be inspired and get feedback.