I am so excited and ready! My final nutrition class is Friday....psych is Thursday....and I'll be ready to set a date! Hoping for November!

I'm excited to have found these forums! I am enjoying reading about everyone's journey!

This us the beginning of a new found life for you Shelby 77. Wishing you great success!

I'm Nov 6. Hope you get your date! I'm soooo ready!

Thanks y'all! I'm still getting flack from my mom.....she isn't wanting me to have WLS at all, but I'm standing my ground and doing it anyway!

@@shelby77 way to be!!! happy for you. welcome to the forum. my mum has no idea I had my surgery!!! I told no one, because I don't want to have to answer all the questions! good luck and keep us updated

I didn't tell my mom either. I'm sure she knows someone somewhere who has had surgery and had all kinds of problems. Hubby and kids know and are supportive though. I'll tell mom maybe when I'm on the other side and she can see I'm alive and well.

If she didn't live so close to me I wouldn't have told her! I know that once I'm over recovery time and losing weight she will be ok!

Yes, once they see how much healthier we are and how much better we feel they will be. They're moms, they worry

My psych eval is the 14 and I cannot wait. This could happen by the end of November! Good luck, Shelby!

I can totally relate to being READY to begin! I have contemplated WLS for many years and I have finally come to realize that I can't lose enough weight on my own in order to live a healthy life. Tomorrow 10/02 is the first initial appointment with the surgeon. I am so very excited and a tad bit nervous about the unknown. I've never been a "normal" size, so that's very unknown to me. Hopefully because my surgery will be self paid I won't have as many hoops to jump through in order to start my new journey!

Happy thoughts for everyone!!

Today's psych evaluation is the final hoop! They said my dr will have the report next week....then it's off to insurance. Hoping for end of November!