daisykarebear

Maybe we can walk together sometime. It's not so bad after surgery. Just listen to your doctor. Who is your surgeon?

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I would love to! Feel free to look me up on Facebook. My email is karebeardepp@gmail.com

Hey y'all' date=' I'm from Concord NC and had my surgery on 4/25/13. I've not really had any major problems since surgery. I'd be happy to chat with

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I'm from concord!! How exciting! I would love to hear all about your journey so far! I guess I'm gonna be the last one to reach the other side, but I also have all of you amazing people to prepare me for what's ahead

I got my date! June 26!

So excited!!!! Congrats!!!! I just did my endoscopy today, one more diet visit and then I am hoping to share my date too!!!

Hoping for a July date! One more doctors appointment than I submit!!! Fingers crossed!!!

I want, in the long scale of things, to go to my 10 year high school reunion in a couple of years, and feel confident. I want to show people that I am more than just my weight.

But more immediately, I would love to be able to go to a theatre or concert and not have to worry if I will be able to fit in the seat, or if I'm gonna walk out with swollen thighs from sitting someplace too small for me. It may seem like a little thing, but I just want to feel normal

I am hoping for a July date myself:) congrats!!!!

I will be going under at Presbyterian Mathews. I will be sure to keep you posted, and you do the same for me too! I promise to be your cheerleader!!!

I went to school at UNCG:) I know exactly where you are at. Look if you need anything at all please let me know. I am in and out of Greensboro all the time. I know you can do this....I also know thy you can tell me all about it later!!!

Wow sounds like you should at least have a date by June! My surgery is the 20th of this month ( so 12 days)!!!

Omg!!!! How exciting for you!!! How are you feeling? I cannot wait to hear all about it. Where are you having it done?

Hello ladies! I think you guys are a little ahead of me:) I have my endoscopy next week then I can submit to insurance. Fingers crossed it all goes well!!! So glad to hear you are both on you way as well. Pleas let me know when you get your surgery dates

I am feeling so much more confident because of all your stories and words of encouragement. I am wondering thoe, what makes the big difference? Do any of you feel like are are missing anything out of your life now without bad food?

Hoping for a late June date! See you both on the losers bench soon enough!

I cannot thank you all enough for your words of encouragement. When you first decide to go through with this it all seems so easy (to me it did anyway) now that I am almost to the losers bench, I am just getting so scared. Can I really do this? Am I making a mistake? What will my life be like? I am so glad I'm not alone. I am so glad that so many of you understand the fears

I have been read thread after thread and I am actually finding myself more and more unsure if it is even possible to loose as much weight as I need to loose. I am currently 362 pounds, and I would love to step on a scale and be below 200. Someone out there please tell me it's not hopeless. Someone tell me I can really save my life.

I have completed 5 months of my 6 months worth of medically monitored diet (my insurance is a beast), and my psych evaluation, and my nutritionist meetings. In two weeks I go for my endoscopy and the following week I do my final diet meeting. Then hopefully I will approved and get my date. I am shooting for the end of June beginning of July. I guess you guys can tell me all about it! I am so excited for you both!

Yay! I don't know how to start a chat on here but i am so excited to just have someone to lean on. Look forward to hearing from you soon:)

I am a few months away from my surgery, and I would love to have someone that I can run to with all my worries. I am 26 and would just love to have a friend who understands how hard this really is

New to the forum! I am from Charlotte and live in Concord. I was wondering if anyone out there has any opinion on Dr. pirrello? He is at presbyterian Matthews and I am having surgery in a few months