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Hi! I'm Donna and live outside of Allentown PA. I am knee deep in the 6 month insurance required waiting period. I have 2 more appointments with my surgeon. I am not having surgery until December due to work scheduling but it will be here soon. I have had my psych, nutrition and had my gallbladder ultrasound today. The ultrasound was rough - at one point the lady had the wand rubbing it over my ribs - YIKES!!!! I still have to do the EGD but have to wait until I can set it up with a friend to drive me. Her kids start back to school soon so will wait until then and she doesn't have as much on her plate.

I have been overweight all of my life except for a few teenage years. I started about a year ago losing and am down from 291 to 246. i lost 6 pounds last month!! GO ME!!! I am ready for the surgery. I have fantasies of being thin..lol

I have read every book out there and I am like numero uno stalker on the forums...I can't attend any support systems as I work at night and all the meetings around here are at night during the week. My surgeon knows all this and takes extra time every month to talk to me and discuss any questions I have. He told me at the least 4 weeks out of work due to my job (I am a Inspector of tractor trailers).

I am single and know that this will be rougher not having a great support system at home but I can do it. I left a very violent abusive marriage 4 years ago with basically the clothes on my back and my car and moved 850 miles to start over. It was rough but i did it one day at a time. I am applying the same mind set to this...one day at a time.

I have gained strength and motivation from everyone on this forum and want to say a big THANK YOU!!! Even when I read that someone is having a really rough day or is very sick from complications, it helps to mold me. I have a huge notebook full of notes and tips from these forums.

d :)

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Hi. Welcome and I like your enthusiasm! Your strong will! Your determination! What a breath of fresh air! And yes you can! Good luck and congrats on saving yourself from a bad situation. That took a great deal of strength ans courage :)

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Welcome! Don't be a stalker and joinon in. Congrats on your loss last month! Feel at home here it's a great supportive group!

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Welcome! The more the merrier! Please join in the convo!

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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! :)

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