Hi my name is Loretta and I am new to this board . I am 49 yrs old and have been struggling with my weight almost my whole life. I have been morbidly obese for the past 25 years (overweight when I got pregnant with my one & only daughter and have been yo-yo-ing ever since). I am an ovarian cancer survivor- 4yrs and counting. I have tried so many diets in the past with my most successful being WW. I lost 65 lbs in 2007 but after being diagnosed with Hashimotos (hypothyroidism) in Jan '08 I really struggled to lose. I became frustrated with my lack of progress and gined it all back and am now at my highest weight. In July 2010 when at a routine check-up with my oncologist I began talking about WLS. One of the receptionists had just gone through bypass and she looked great. She gave me the name of her surgeon. Of course it took another month for me to actually call him. Went to his WL seminar with my mom in September and I was off and running. I made the decision to go the Lap Band route because for me it was the bteer choice and less invasive. I jumped through all the hoops and I was approved within 2 days! Yippee! My surgery is scheduled for April 6th (the day before my 27th wedding anniversary- so we will be celebrating it on Tuesday March 22 since my 2 week pre-surgical liquid diet starts on the 23rd)

I'm very excited and nervous for what is about to finally happen. I'm so ready for this! I look forward to reading and participating on this board.

Congrats and Good Luck!! Enjoy your Anniversary dinner! You'll miss the food during your liquid diet but seeing the weight start to dissappear is so worth it!! :Dancing_wub:

I am so excited for you..I am also having my surgery (lap band) April 6th. I am very happy for you...and certainly wish you the very best!!!!!

Hi my name is Loretta and I am new to this board . I am 49 yrs old and have been struggling with my weight almost my whole life. I have been morbidly obese for the past 25 years (overweight when I got pregnant with my one & only daughter and have been yo-yo-ing ever since). I am an ovarian cancer survivor- 4yrs and counting. I have tried so many diets in the past with my most successful being WW. I lost 65 lbs in 2007 but after being diagnosed with Hashimotos (hypothyroidism) in Jan '08 I really struggled to lose. I became frustrated with my lack of progress and gined it all back and am now at my highest weight. In July 2010 when at a routine check-up with my oncologist I began talking about WLS. One of the receptionists had just gone through bypass and she looked great. She gave me the name of her surgeon. Of course it took another month for me to actually call him. Went to his WL seminar with my mom in September and I was off and running. I made the decision to go the Lap Band route because for me it was the bteer choice and less invasive. I jumped through all the hoops and I was approved within 2 days! Yippee! My surgery is scheduled for April 6th (the day before my 27th wedding anniversary- so we will be celebrating it on Tuesday March 22 since my 2 week pre-surgical liquid diet starts on the 23rd)

I'm very excited and nervous for what is about to finally happen. I'm so ready for this! I look forward to reading and participating on this board.

Good luck to you too!