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how exciting!!!

i’m having my endoscopy on april 3rd. very nervous for it, let me know how yours goes!

thanks so much for replying! i’m super excited to start the journey and what you said is perfect. i’ve always wanted to be able to “keep up” with my friends so to speak so i’m beyond excited for that. i mean i have a pretty good social life but there’s things i won’t do out of self consciousness or things i worry about like weight limits that my friends don’t worry about and i want to be like that

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (essentially too much testosterone, hormonal imbalance)

LOL so silly. should’ve thought of that [emoji85]

what is a nut appointment? i keep hearing about this but i have no clue what it is lol

what is a nut appointment? i keep hearing about this but i have no clue what it is lol

woooo!! i regularly see a therapist so the psych consult wasn’t as scary for me going in. just the usual questions and making sure you want to do it for the right reasons. also, not sure if it was just the lady i saw, but the psych team tends to read you the riot act if you’re a pot smoker. i got really upset about how the doctor treated me when we talked about it, but i was comforted by the dietician and the surgeon (who both didn’t really care about the fact i smoke, just obviously can’t right before/after surgery). funnily enough, the dietician was telling me about different strains to get that won’t cause hunger which i thought was pretty cool! not sure if you smoke or anything but mentioning the psych consult made me think of this and perhaps it’s useful to others so i thought i would share

Yeah i totally get that. I nanny for an amazing family and the kids are 6 and 4 and i just want to be able to keep up with them and be healthy. and everyone i ever talked to about surgery said their one regret was that they didn’t do it when they were younger. so i figured why the heck not, what’s stopping me!

congrats!! i’m hoping for june/july as well. i have to attend 2 more group meetings and be approved by insurance (which luckily won’t be a problem given my CW/history/and the fact i’m under my mom’s insurance (blue cross)

I guess it’s not? But I’m also unsure because I do see my primary care every 5 weeks for weight/medication management so maybe I already have that part of the process covered? Ive heard it’s mixed, some people have to go through that whole process and others don’t. congrats to you and your sister btw!!

how exciting!!!

for sure!! when are you thinking you’ll get surgery?

hi! i’m new to this. i just had my consultation appointment yesterday and am beginning the process of insurance approval and dates etc. i’m hoping i can be scheduled for surgery late june/early july. i’m about to be 22 so definitely interested in finding other young people to talk to about surgery and the whole process (pre and post op) CW: 345 HW: 358 GW: 200 (yikes this is my first time posting stats anywhere. wild) also more about me- been obese my entire life (literally from age 5), have **** genetics on both sides of my family, have mild binge eating disorder (which is under control), PCOS, general anxiety/depression and fun stuff- i’ll be getting a degree in interior architecture and design in may, i’m about to start grad school right after that, i live in the boston area, i love art in all forms, live music, my friends, my dogs and my weed [emoji14]