JustSassy

Welcome to the fabulous 50 club!! I am waiting to hear from my insurance and am hoping to have surgery in late September or early October. Good luck on your continued journey. Jen Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk

Parkville, MO here!! NW corner of Kansas City. My surgeon is Dr.Price ... No surgery date yet but hoping for September. A shout out to the Southern folks on the board ... I've lived in Little Rock and Nashville ... Love the Memphis barbecue and I wish i could have them ship me ribs and sauce from The Rendezvous every week! KC bbq pales in comparison. Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk

Newbie here looking for strength and friends. I'm nearing the end of my three-month supervised diet and am hoping to have surgery in September. Sounds crazy, but I am excited and scared at the same time. So many people I have spoken with who have had RNY have said that they hated themselves before their surgery and weight loss. Being a RuPaul fan, I truly believe his saying: "if you can't love yourself, how the h*** you gonna love somebody else?" With that being said, I have never hated myself, no matter what size I was/am. Did I dislike the way I looked and felt ... Oh, heck yeah! Did I hate the people who gave me the "you would be beautiful if you just lost some weight" malarkey? You bet I did! But, after three years of ruminating over this decision and putting it off twice, I am going for it! Bottom line, I would love to learn from you all. You are wearing the "been there, done that" shirt and I admire those who share their path to success with others. Thanks all ... And continued good luck on your journey! Jen (aka JustSassy) Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk

Thanks all of you. I look forward to the days ahead and learning from you. Jen Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk