Ariatdadisco

Thanks so much

I wish you the best of luck!

Thank you. I appreciate you saying this.

Thank you

This group has been amazing and supportive in the week or so since I've been a member but fate has dealt me the cruelest of ironies. My WLS consultation with a surgeon was scheduled for next Monday. I told you guys in my initial post that I have a history of DVT and PE. This dates back to 2011, one catastrophic event that nearly ended my life. I haven't had one since and have been off blood thinners for three and half years. Today, after being in severe pain and noticing swelling in my other leg (not the one I had the original clot in), I found out that I once again have blood clot. WLS will not be an option for the foreseeable future and I'm on an emotional tailspin. Thank you all for you encouragement since I joined this group.

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!!! I will definitely come to this app often.

Oh wow. Congrats to all your success! Thank you for your words of encouragement. The loose skin is the biggest thing I'm concerned about to be honest. I'm wondering what the recovery process for that is like.

I definitely will. You're welcome.

Thanks so much for your kind words and you're absolutely right. People were quick to offer up harsh criticisms but stingy with encouragement. I'm doing this for me and I'm happy to have found this community as well as having my supportive family.

Thanks so much. I feel the same way about it being my time to shine. I wanted to focus on my health so I can go back to college and finish my degree. My health was the biggest obstacle.

It's a shame people are so judgmental about it. They want you to lose the weight but they're so puritanical about what they consider the "right way". There's also nothing lazy involved when it comes to surgery. There's a lot of work involved before, during and after in order for you to be successful and keep the weight off. The surgery is hardly a quick fix! Those who treat it as such and don't make the necessary changes to their lifestyle don't lose as much weight or they gain it back! I'm glad you're moving forward and I'm happy that you have your aunt to lean on during all this.

It's very scary when your health is in jeopardy and you have to make a life changing decision to improve the quality of it. I'm sorry you don't have the support of your mom. I'm sure that's very difficult. I've been mentioning the idea for surgery for years but my parents I think were scared and always said "I could do it on my own". But after everything I've gone through these last few years, when I told them about the consultation, they completely understood why I was doing it and were very supportive and I was so relieved.

Thanks so much. Good luck to you as well.

Thanks so much! I'm definitely ready to change my whole. It's exactly what I need because the way my life has been has led me here. I've gotten to the point, after everything that I've gone through, that I know what's at risk and I'm so tired of living this way and I want it all to change.