After 6 months and a fairly rigorous pre-surgery program, the scheduler will be calling me Monday to set up a date. Apparently, once you are at this stage (all boxes checked and insurance approved) it’s only a week or two out until you have surgery. My emotions are a jumble. Nervous and excited, but mostly excited. I have lost about 20 lbs pre-surgery, and just went through my clothes to give away. Having this surgery means that I have a much better chance at keeping any weight I lose off. It’s a strange, awesome thought.

I’m sure that my emotions are going to be all over the place over the next few weeks. But I feel ready. While the program has been rigorous, my hope is that it’s prepared me for life after surgery - as much as one can without being in that life yet.

I’m hopeful that this will help me beat obesity.

3 minutes ago, AngieBear said:

After 6 months and a fairly rigorous pre-surgery program, the scheduler will be calling me Monday to set up a date. Apparently, once you are at this stage (all boxes checked and insurance approved) it’s only a week or two out until you have surgery. My emotions are a jumble. Nervous and excited, but mostly excited. I have lost about 20 lbs pre-surgery, and just went through my clothes to give away. Having this surgery means that I have a much better chance at keeping any weight I lose off. It’s a strange, awesome thought.

I’m sure that my emotions are going to be all over the place over the next few weeks. But I feel ready. While the program has been rigorous, my hope is that it’s prepared me for life after surgery - as much as one can without being in that life yet.

I’m hopeful that this will help me beat obesity.

Best of luck to you!

Good luck with your journey. I'm 3 months post-op and can say it's the best thing I've ever done so far.

Congratulations [emoji322][emoji322] Hope everything goes well.

Congratulations and good luck to a healthier version of you.

I should be getting my date tomorrow. Things are going to get real.

Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck.

Congratulations!

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I’ve been lurking on this forum quite a bit over the past 6 months, and learned so much here.