Hi everyone, I'm Juniper and I'm new but I hope to be pretty active here. It seems like a good community.

I'm an American living in Taiwan so I will have this surgery here which will be a little easier financially. Taiwan generally has good healthcare.

I went to my first Bariatric appointment today and I was really impressed with the clinic, the staff, and the surgeon. Everything was smooth and everyone was friendly to me.

The surgeon suggested gastric bypass over sleeve because I have quite a sweet tooth. I also did a psych evaluation which I think went okay. I deal with some depression and anxiety but i take medication for it already.

My motivations for losing weight and being healthier are:

Emotionally: feeling more confident in my body. Feeling comfortable being in photos.

Medically: protecting my already weak joints, helping my migraines and lower back pain. I want to have more energy and stamina. I want to be stronger and more flexible.

Physically: being lighter means I will not be subject to weight limits on experiences like zip lining or sorting. It's embarrassing to get turned away for being to heavy.

It will also be easier to lift my body for things like rock climbing maybe even pull ups one day.

I want to fit comfortably into seats on roller coasters and trains and airplanes.

Socially: I really would love for my partner to be able to carry me. I would love to be able to buy clothes here in Taiwan ( I have order literally everything offline now)

More about my body:

253lbs

5'7"

Size 18 pants

42DDD bra

Goal: 150lbs

Anyone have similar stats or body shape?

I'm looking for advice, friends, and support. Want to know more about me? Please ask away!

Thanks so much.

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Yep all of mine is stomach too..

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That's pretty cool that we're similar. I also have a lot more appointments to go to. I have to do their 6 month weight loss course before i qualify for insurance. So I'm thinking august 2017. A long way out. Ugh, I hope I don't gain even more weight by then.

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Here in Ontario it's covered by our government insurance plan but we have to go thru a bariatric program that consists of meetings and classes with nutritionist, social workers, psychiatrists, doctors and nurses before even meeting with the surgeon to get the final ok. Could take up to a year

So I'm looking at early October at the latest...and I know exactly where you're coming from...really hoping I don't gain more between now and then.

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Yeah Taiwans a little backwards. My surgeon was basically like, yep let's go. But you need to do this rigamorole if you wan insurance to pay and oh I do.

I also have a chance to get a few grand knocked off the price if I agree to help advertise a specific brand of surgical equipment. I think it's just letting them use my photos. I'm a little torn. Privacy is important to me to an extent but so is affordability.

I'm also worried about gaining more weight before now and then. Maybe we can be surgery buddies if we have similar dates.

Sounds good would be nice to have somebody to talk to going thru the same things.....

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Yes mine is all stomach. I'm 5' 5" but I only have a c cup bra. Good luck

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I'm in the same boat.

I'm 23, 5'7", 38 F, 256 goal weight of 134-160.

Just looking to feel comfortable and lead a healthy lifestyle with the help of this tool. I'm in the very beginning of this process. I should be hearing back from doctors this week to set up appointments. Will be self pay so hoping the process will be quick. Only odd thing right now is that I live in Iowa but planning on surgery in Louisiana since my parents live there and my mother runs an OR down there. So idk how getting things lined up from this far away will work but I'm hoping things move along quickly. I'll probably move down there for a month or 2 to deal with things.

I'd love some surgery buddies.

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@@Jellybean8 where is Canada? I'm Canada too Vancouver. Had mine dec 8th.

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I'm in Windsor, Ontario.....sorry for the late reply, lol. Kids home for Christmas break so don't get a minute to myself....

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