Hello! My name is Abby, and I'm 23. My surgery date is August 17th... only a week away now. o.o I'm so glad I found this forum, because most people I've talked to are much older than me and are in a completely different stage in their lives, so it's hard to relate to each other outside of the surgery. But I would love to make new friends with you guys here, as I don't know many people who have had this surgery or plan to have it and are also my age. Are any of you still in college? What does your family think of your decision? Your friends? How many people have you told about your surgery plans, and have they reacted well or badly?

I look forward to meeting all of you wonderful people.

I'm not your age, but we're hav I ng our surgeries on the same day!

Cool! Do you know what time yet? I won't know until Friday when i call the hospital.

Hi! I had rny surgery on June 8th. I'm always looking to meet people my age who are going through surgery. I don't really have alot of people my age that I know.

Not in college anymore, graduated 2 yrs ago. Boring working girl now my family is pretty supportive, they know it's a good decision for my health, but unfortunately I think some of them judge it a bit. As for my friends, it's been really mixed. I have some coworkers who are super super supportive. But my best friend hasn't been. She seemed really supportive in the beginning but now it doesn't seem so. She hasn't said anything negative, more just she's distanced herself a bit. I really thought others who have struggled with their weight would understand, but I've found some who don't. ...

I'm so excited for you! Less than a week away.

So sorry to hear that your best friend is being a butt. I haven't told a whole lot of people but I somehow became lucky enough to have extremely supportive close friends who have been great cheerleaders and encouragement for me. Same with my boyfriend, and my mother and sister (those are the only family members I have told). I hope they continue to be so supportive and happy for me. At least you have people here who understand and support you.

As for college, I'm actually more than halfway through but I'm on medical leave, mainly because my weight has been such a huge emotional and physical struggle for me. It was leaving school on a leave indefinitely last spring that made me first think about looking into this surgery. I know now that it's totally the right thing for me, and I can't wait to have my life back. I would live to be friends and pick your brain about how everything is going for you!

Cool! Do you know what time yet? I won't know until Friday when i call the hospital.

As of right now, I'm to report at 6am for 8am surgery. Hope that doesn't change.

Cool! Do you know what time yet? I won't know until Friday when i call the hospital.

As of right now, I'm to report at 6am for 8am surgery. Hope that doesn't change.

Awesome. I'm pretty sure mine will be early morning as well. Best of luck to you, keep me updated on your progress

So sorry to hear that your best friend is being a butt. I haven't told a whole lot of people but I somehow became lucky enough to have extremely supportive close friends who have been great cheerleaders and encouragement for me. Same with my boyfriend, and my mother and sister (those are the only family members I have told). I hope they continue to be so supportive and happy for me. At least you have people here who understand and support you.

As for college, I'm actually more than halfway through but I'm on medical leave, mainly because my weight has been such a huge emotional and physical struggle for me. It was leaving school on a leave indefinitely last spring that made me first think about looking into this surgery. I know now that it's totally the right thing for me, and I can't wait to have my life back. I would live to be friends and pick your brain about how everything is going for you!

my boyfriend is super supportive too. I've found a ton of support on here. It's really helpful talking to people who know what I'm going through. And no matter how supportive my bf or others are, they can't understand it all.

I'm happy to talk about it all and answer any questions. I'm always happy to chat haha. Send me a private message. We can keep in touch, facebook, text, whatever!