I simply must say "thank you" to this forum. i am new to weight-loss surgery. My surgery will occur in October or November of this year. I have many questions that I forget to ask the doctor. The perspectives that people on this forum can share have been very helpful to me and I simply want to say "thank you." I'll certainly share my experiences post-surgery. I find reading forum posts to be very helpful in identifying issues and concerns that I had not thought about. Another benefit of the forum is to understand the challenges that people have post-surgery. Those observations help me be more realistic. I truly appreciate the postings.

This forum is a great release. The people here are kind, generous, helpful, supportive, creative and packed full of information. I feel privileged to be a member of such a wonderful group. I am glad to see that you too are having a great time here,

I would go crazy if I didn't have a place like this to turn to. When I am having a tough day, or some more concerns or anxiety has set in about my upcoming surgery I get on here and just reading and talking, and helping others puts everything back in order for me.

I wish you all the best in your journey and I hope you reach every goal you have.

I am a recent addition to this group as well. I must agree with you! I love being able to talk to, listen to, and share stories with the many wonderful people on this forum. I am grateful that my doctor was able to schedule my surgery so quickly, because I am excited and pumped up right now and HATE having to wait! My first visit was July 2, and my surgery is scheduled for July 19. This will give me 4 weeks to get my weight loss rolling before I have to go back to work. I am one teacher who is going to spend some time working on herself this summer! Actually I have been going to school to get things ready, so I don't have to worry about it later. But, we would need a whole other forum to talk about that! Hahaha!