KHottAZ

I'm brand new to WLS as well, just started my "official" journey on 9/28/15 and won't be able to have the sleeve procedure for 6 months due to my insurance. I've read the posts and am so very thankful that this forum is here! I do have the support of my best friend but my hubby isn't being real supportive yet...I bought the "The Big Book" yesterday and am reading it as well to try and educate myself so I can explain the pro's of why it's so important for me to do this for me! Anyway, good luck to all of you!!!

Being brand new to this forum, I love that I stumbled upon this today! My name is Karyn Hott, I'm 47, soon to be 48! I'm from Chandler, Arizona. I'm married to a wonderful man and have an amazing son, Kris and daughter-in-law, Amanda who are expecting their first child in late March 2016. Tests show they are having a baby girl and I can't wait to be a nana! We have 3 crazy dogs at home, 2 pit bull mixes and a Chihuahua who runs the house. I also have a beautiful paint mare who is amazing! Horses have always been important to my soul and I can't wait to ride again! Right now, I'm fighting an ankle injury that won't heal along with being newly diagnosed with Diabetes, having RA for since 2002, Asthma, HBP, Hypothyroidism, GERD, blah, blah, blah.... I weighted about 227 back in 2010, lost weight with WW and running; ended up trashing my back. Had a spinal fusion and another injury laid me up, no more running and 90 pounds later, I realized I needed to do something, so I looked into the lapband procedure however when I met with my bariatric surgeon, I was told it really wasn't an option due to my RA...The sleeve is the procedure he is most comfortable with. I left there last week wondering about whether or not I should do the sleeve... Have to be honest...still not sure but so very thankful to find this forum as I think the more I read about the sleeve, the better educated I'll be to make that final decision come the end of March. Because my grand daughter is due at the end of March, the surgery may have to wait a month...but I think I may go for it...I just keep reading about the maintaining of weight and how much better it is for my overall health to be at a healthy weight... Anyway...thanks for letting me share a bit of my story and read yours!