Hello All...

After about 2 years of going back and forth between considering surgery and the latest diet fad, surgery has won. I had my first wls consult about 2 years ago and had I stuck with it I would be post op by now and much more healthy. So, I am starting again. June 30th I will once again be meeting with the nurse to start the process again. This time I will not let my mind play tricks on me by telling me that I can lose on my own. I suffer from HBP and heart disease. I will be 40 in November and my daughter starts high school in the fall. I want to be here to see her graduate!!

I joined this community for support and insight. I am sure I will get both.

Reading all of this I came upon one of the best ever lines.."Morbid obesity ain't for sissys"

Oh yes!!

You have just made the best decision of your life! To get your health in check. I am 6 weeks post op this week and I can't tell you how happy I am. This isn't the cure to all that we go through but it is the tool that we need to get to where we need to be. I have every co-morbidity known to man (ok thats an exageration ) but because of this surgery and the work that I have put in I have gone from taking 20 pills a day to 3 a day now. It had gotten to a point where I didnt know if I was ill or if it was a side effect of a pill I was taking. I just recently heard on the news that a pill I was taking, Niaspan, took 2000mg at bed time every day for 5 years, is now known to be bad for you and causes strokes. LOVELY! Well because of this surgery, I am no longer on that pill. You will find the support you need here from almost everyone. Read everything you can so you are informed and go into this with your eyes wide open. Information is the key to success in everything we do in life. Welcome and good luck on your journey! You will do great.