Hi everyone---new here. I wish I would have found this site a while ago..looks like there's lots of good info here.

I just got a call this week that my insurance approved my surgery--I go in Monday for a whole day of tests...and they penciled me in for Nov 6th for my surgery!! Yeah!:w00t:

I'm so excited-but scared now too!!

Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Amy, mom to 4 awesome kids (My girls are 15 and 2 and my boys are 11 and 8)I've been married 16 years and I'll be 36 tomorrow!

I wasn't really overweight until I started having babies...and it's just gotten worse and worse over the years!

I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in 2006, after the birth of my daughter and then the following year I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthrits. My graves is what I would consider "in remission" right now--but the RA is not so good. Just started a new med though, so hoping for good results. I really believe that losing weight will help my joints overall!! I started using a C-Pap machine about 3 wks ago, so that's been interesting--but good.

I weigh 260 right now, so hoping to lose 100-110 pounds. Seems like a HUGE goal, but I'm confident I can do this!!

Anyway---now that I've written a book....

I look forward to getting to know you!

Hello and welcome to LBT!

I am confident you can hit that goal as well. Alot of people even hit a loss like that within the first year. I think it will all depend on how motivated you are.

I started as 267 and at 5 months post op I had lost 52 pounds. You will do great!

52 pounds in 5 months!? That is awesome!!! I can't even imagine that at this point!

You're doing great!!

hi, welcome to LBT. best of luck to you.

congrats amy. I know when I got my date it was more exciting than anything I have experienced in my life. Nov may seem like I long time away.. but it will fly by. Just keep up on your appts. A word of advice. get copies of all your medical stuff as you go and carry it with you. That way as the date nears and the dr states they dont have some paper or clearance, you have it. You can make a copy of it and give it to them. Under the HIPPA laws there should be no hassle or problem obtaining what you need. Just inform the dr office you know your hippa rights. Good luck. See ya on the other side soon.

Hi Congrat's I just got my date also Oct. 29. Good Luck!