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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! You go girlie and good luck on that precisous baby!!

OMG! YOU LOOK AMAAAAAAAAAAAAZING!!

From what I've been told it takes about 1.5 hours.

CONGRATS!! I have UHC too but i'm not required to do the 6 month supervised diet (THANK GOD)!! I'm just starting my appointments but I plan to have them all complete by the time I see my nut on 8/30....GOOD LUCK!!

WOW! CONGRATS TO YOU!!

CONGRATS!!

You are very pretty! Congrats!!

I want to go wedding dress shopping. I never had a wedding so hubby and I want to renew our vows for our 15th anniversary in 2016...I think I want a MERMAID style dress to show off my new curves! SUPER EXCITED!!

GOOD LUCK!!

Yeah REALLY! Sounds like she's HATING the fact that you will eventually look BETTER than her...WORK IT GIRL!!

Good luck ladies!! I can't wait til I can post a surgery date!!

I was told to walk NO less than 30 minutes a few times a day. Since you really can't do anything else I'm guessing walking is going to be your new best friend !! Good luck!

I recently had my first dr's appt and the nurse suggested the bypass over the sleeve for me because of my co-morbidites. I'm not too sure how I feel about that. I am a little nervous with doing the bypass due to the whole re-routing thing so I'm curious with your weightloss being more than 200lbs what your deciding factor was.

THERE YOU GO!! YOU ARE ALREADY THERE......CHANGE YOUR MIND SET AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENS!! I'M ROUTING FOR YOU.....YOU GOOOO GIRL!!

Hi Pammie, I haven't had my surgery yet but I truly understand what you are feeling. I am super super nervous but I keep telling myself to KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!! I'm not sure if my anxiety is the actual surgery or becoming a whole new me. It's scary either way but I keep telling myself that I'm doing the right thing despite what I feel at this moment. My suggestion though it may be hard is to look at the bigger picture and focus on all the things you will be able to do really soon. Surgery is just a small part of it. Relax, relate and release. Find some thing to occupy your time so you don't have time to focus so much on what's coming. I had to do the same thing because I stayed on this forum 90 miles going west and I was starting to freak myself out. I REALLY hope this helps...GOOD LUCK to you!!!

Most definitely I have to agree with Knowledge!! There a alot of ppl on here that offer encouraging words and AWESOME support!! Good luck on your new journey. I'm just starting mine

GOOD LUCK DANNIPO!! I'm getting my appts in so I can get mine approved. Never thought it was soo much into this process...WOW!!

Thanks you guys!! I see we all share that common concern of the vitamin deficiency and dump syndrom. I think I'm going to go with my ORIGINAL decision and SLEEVE it.....you ALL were a great help!!

I'm in Frederick BUT I have family in the Landover, Upper Marlboro area (I'm from down that way)

Thank you Losingifforgood!!! I was feeling trapped for a minute but I think I've made my decision!

SO! I had my first drs appointment yesterday and I was all GUNG HO to go with the sleeve UNTIL the nurse suggested the bypass due to my BMI...HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM now I don't know what I want to do. They both seem good but I am so totally confused right now..........HELP!!

Thanks you guys! This is really giving me something to think about.

WOW!! Thanks for the input...I have some REAL thinking to do!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! GOOD LUCK TO YOU!