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Good morning,

I am not banded yet; but soon! I just jumped through my last hoop in the pre-op testing. During my psychology evaluation, the psychologist ask me what I thought my friends and family are going to say when they learn about my surgery. I paused for a microsecond and said...I DON"T CARE!!! i told him that I was doiing this for me to feel good and to feel health again! His response was "Cool"!

I do and don't want to sound cocky, but we have to stop and think about ourselves for a second...Will this affect our friends and family? sure...but it affects us directly!!!

I am looking forward to, and hopfully depending on them for support...but with it, or without it the weight (no pun) of our success all rests squarely on our shoulders.

This website is awesome! I have learned a great deal here from you folks...you are and will be my support group...

:):smile:So get ready!!

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Yep, you're ready! It really is about doing it for yourself.

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I agree, this is for YOU. It is very nice when others around you give full support, but not a requirement in the end. Good luck with your journey!

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Good for you and this is probably the best decision you will ever make. However, I had some family ok with it and some not ok with it. The support I got from my mother has truely gotten me through this. I hope you have at least a few people to go through this with you. It's the hardest thing I have ever lived though and I get told everyday by people they don't know how I had the strength to go through it. Going into it you don't realize how much your life will change. If you are like any other overweight person your life revolves around food. It's the most amazing feeling in the world to "forget" to eat or to not plan your day around lunch and dinner. and it's nice to share that with someone. So if you don't have a good support system, contact me. I will cheer you on because I know how hard it is. But after you buy your first pair of jeans that is 2 sizes smaller than you used to be... IT'S SOOO WORTH IT.

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