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Thank you Soooo very much!!! This forum has helped me so much! I don't really have anyone to discuss this with and everyones comments and support on here is AMAZING!!!

I'm so glad I read this!!! I'm sooo feeling the exact same way!!! I was given a date on yesterday! Aug 31st!! I still have that pre-op thing to attend! As for the "not telling those closeto you" I swear we are on the same wave length!! (it was scary to read how similar our thoughts are/were!) so, it's the 20th....HOW ARE YOU FEELING??? Please share your current thoughts and feelings! Thanks so much!!!

I'm pretty much in the same spot you are! (Waiting on surgery date). I've mentioned it t my parents, but I don't think they know serious I am. The process is going a lot faster than expected! My boyfriend and 2 girlfriends we told! THAT'S IT! Like you, I'm nervous of failure! What if it doesn't work for me the way it did for others? How do I explain it to others if I'm asked? (Weight hasn't been an easy topic to discuss in the first place.) I too am trying NOT to think about the complications or adaptation that come with this procedure, but with time and determination, I think we'll be okay! Good luck to us!

IM SO GLAD I READ THIS POST!! I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY! IVE TOLD 3 PEOPLE AND I WAS VERY PARTICULAR WHO I TOLD! I THINK ITS MORE OF A FEELING OF FAILING! IM NERVOUS I WONT LOSE AS MUCH AS ID LIKE AND I ALSO FEEL SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED THAT THIS IS THE EXTREME IVE HAD TO GO TO LOSE THE WEIGHT! I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THIS IS A TOOL, I NEED TO MENTALLY PREPARE MYSELF AND STAY FOCUSED! IM IN THE "WAITING FOR APPROVAL" PHASE AND I FEEL MYSELF GETTING EXCITED, ANXIOUS AND NERVOUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD GASTRIC BYPASS AND SHE TOLD ME HOW SHE HAD A HARD TIME WITH SOME FRIENDS MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT HER WLS. (OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARENT GOOD FRIENDS) IM CONCERNED ABOUT COMMENTS, IM WORRIED ABOUT THE LIFE LONG CHANGE, BUT IM DETERMINED AND IVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ITS MY BUSINESS!

Exactly....getting Impatent!! I got a call from my surgeon and was told my insurance was sent my request and to call in a few days to check status!! I'm excited and nervous!! Crossing my fingers for an APPROVAL!!! in the mean time, Protein shakes aren't to bad! Good luck to you too!

HELLO, MY NAME IS DANETTE AND IM IN THE "PRE-SURGERY" PHASE! (JUST WAITING ON FINAL APPROVAL!) STARTED MY "Protein SHAKE" DIET, (IS IT ME OR IS IT DIFFICULT TO CUT OUT ALL food AND JUST DO THESE shakes?) IM ADAPTING AND TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED! A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE POSTED SO MANY TOPICS THAT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS THINKING ABOUT! THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP IN THE BEGINING TO THIS LIFE LONG JOURNEY THAT I (WE) HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE! IM FILLED WITH SO MANY EMOTIONS. EXCITED, NERVOUS AND A TAD SCARED. MY OUTLOOK ON LIFE AND MY HEALTH HAS CHANGED TREMEMDOUSLY SINCE IVE BECOME A MOMMY AND IM DETERMINED TO GET HEALTHY AND BE COMFORTABLE IN MY SKIN! HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON! THANKS AGAIN <3

AS MUCH AS I TOO AM A MAJOR FAN OF A NICE, TALL, COLD BEER......I HAVE ALSO MADE THE CHOICE TO GET BANDED AND GIVE IT UP!!! WE CAN DO IT!!!! LOL