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Congrats on your surgery! I would love to attend the support group. I'll make plans to be there the 2nd Wed in April. Thank you so much. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Greetings, all. I'm a newbie. I'm a 5'1 mother to a three-year-old son and a professor by trade. My pre-op weight was 212. I was 192.8 on the day of my surgery, Feb 25th, and today I'm 176.2. My surgeon was Dr. Thomas Roshek in Plano/Frisco, TX. I'm thrilled with the surgery and the 35.2 lb weight loss, but I don't have a large support system in general, and I have a support system of exactly 0 in relationship to my surgery. I didn't know how much I'd need someone (or a small village?) to walk this journey with me until now, my fifth week post op. My husband is not supportive. He doesn't overtly try to undermine my progress, but he doesn't ask questions. He hasn't made a single comment about my weight loss. And he's a gym rat--a muscular, bully of a guy who used to be a personal trainer. This is sort of his business, so to speak: to notice body changes. But I digress. Clearly I need to look elsewhere for an anchor to keep me from drowning. I want to succeed. Do you know of any support groups--virtual or face-to-face--in the north DFW area? A private FB group? Helpful forums on here? Anything, really. ginger Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

kcsmicah and all, I'm glad I stumbled onto this forum. I'm 5'1. My surgery is also Jan 20, and I just found out about the surgery date yesterday. I'm not starting the pre-op diet until tomorrow, so I'll be on it for less than 2 weeks...why is a long story. I have an autoimmune disease that makes it very difficult to lose weight. I'm new to Bariatricpal and to this whole WLS process. I hope the latter works. I need to lose 70 lbs.

Hi, Carrie. I'm new here, and it looks like we have some things in common: same height, 212 at my last weigh in, and United insurance. I go for my WLS consultation on Tuesday. I haven't decided if I'm going to use United or self pay, but if the surgeon approves, I'm getting sleeved per my PCP's and GI's suggestion. Good luck to you! ~ginger