So I am 21, 5'6", 338lbs, bmi/55.5. I have been considering rny since I was 16. I have been over weight since I can remember. I have been on and off diets since I was 11. I am blessed to not have any health issues from my weight...yet. I have come to be comftorable and confident in my own skin. I am married to my loving husband of three years, we have a son named jesse who will be two july 1st. I had a very hard life all through school, I was always depressed being made fun of took a toll on my during middle school. My mother had to pull me out of public school and home school me. I made the decision to enroll in public high school because I wanted the expirence and thought that the students would have grown up by then. The teasing lessened but never went away. I had very few friends and never had a boyfriend. It really helped me become who I am though, I honestly don't know who I would be if I hadn't of been strong and kept my head up. Anyways. I have had three family members have rny, all of which are so excited for me. A lot of my other family doesn't understand, especially my in-laws. They think the risks are to great and that I can do it on my own, but they don't know the struggle it is to be on a diet and work your butt off for six months only to lose 10-15 pounds. Then you go into a bout of depression and gain it all back, cause what do we do when we are sad? We eat, cause it makes us happy. Or it does me anyways. I am so ready and excited to take this next step in my life. I want to be able to keep up with my son most of all, I don't want to be the fat mom who can't go on the field trips cause she can't keep up. I want to take him to the fair and actually ride the rides with him. I am doing this for my future health and so I can be in my sons memories and have that much longer of a life. I have my first appoinment on Friday and I am driving three hours away from where I live cause they are the closest who take my insurance. Wish me luck!!!

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Hey Nicole. This is a life changing journey you are about to start on. I'm so proud of you. Welcome go the boards. Keep posting

You are going to be a new person and you will love it. It is a long road and not easy but so worth it. Good luck!!

Welcome. This is a life changibg decision. Our stories are a lot alike. I am 21 almost 22. I had my gastric bypass May 2,2012. I have lost 105. I too had to be pulled out of school because of my weight and being made fun of. I was home schooled in hugh school.

Welcome and good luck on your journey. It is a big step but you'll do great! :)

Oh, good luck! I wish I'd done mine sooner, even though I'm not to the point I'm happy about it yet. I know I WILL be.

Hey welcome love your story and i can relate sooo much! Im a newbie too! goingo to my first appt on 18 th with cardiology and with surgeon on the 30th so excited and scared all at the same time but ready for whatever! Best wishes on your journey we can do it and well prove everybody wrong!! Its our time to shine!!!

I'm so excited. Five days till I go to my first appoinment. Do you know if a sleep study is a common requirement to have the rny?

I asked and i was told that the pulmonologist will decide if sleep study goes or not it depends on how you do on other studies so guess is like up to the md! You know they r all different and the insurance requirements as well, hope they do one for me cause i want to know if i have apnea cause my hubby says i snore like beast!!!! Lol!!

My younger brother has had it for years before we knew what it really was. I snor but not enough I think I have it. But we will see. If I need it I want to get it out of the way cause so far I have everything I need done. Unless they spring something else on me.

I have just started the process as well...it's nice to see a few other newbies...my dr said he is thinking my surgery will be scheduled in august due to all I have to do for insurance approval...but I am soooo ready!!

You will not be disappointed. It is a long tough road but I wouldn't change my decision for the world!!