I am a 40 year old female. I'm 5 foot tall and weigh 181 lbs. My BMI is right at 35. I went in about a month ago and got pre approval from my doctor. It took about a month to get all the paperwork together and all the appointments, like the psych evaluation. The doctor submitted my forms via internet at 9 this morning and I was approved by 1:00. No joke. I am so excited, nervous, overwhelmed, and anxious. I have been fighting my weight since I was a teenager. The lowest I've been in my adult life is 163. I look at pictures of myself and don't even know who I am. I feel like there's a different person inside of me waiting to get out. That probably sounds dumb . My surgery is scheduled for June 27th.

Congrats! Who is ur dr?

Dr. VerSteeg (Iowa)

So excited for you! Shout out if we can be of help to you. You are going to be where you want to be in no time flat! Awesome! Sending a happy dance your way!

Congratulations! I can so identify with what you say about another person inside. I look at photos and just can't match that image up with myself. Yet!

Hi happytolap! How are you doing?