Finally, I am having my surgery on 9/16! This site is wonderful!! It is really making me feel confident about this decision.
I only have 72 pounds to lose, but I do have severe arthritis now and high blood pressure. I have a 10 month old son and I really want to be around to watch him grow up, not to mention the fact that I would like to give him a little brother or sister in a few years without risking my life at such a heavy weight.
The only concern I have, which is really insignificant in the grand scheme of things, is what I have read and been told about carbonated drinks. My husband and I are beer snobs (you know, like wine snobs but we love beer). I am not a heavy beer drinker- just the opposite, I taste and sip very small quantities of micro-brews. I rarely, if ever, even finish one beer. Does this surgery mean I have to give up my beloved beer forever?? Obviously, I have made the decision to do so if I have to, but I will be very sad :think
