Hello, this is my first day on here. It is very cool to find a social network for bariatric surgery patients. I had my first appointment with my surgeon yesterday; it kinda made me excited and worried both at one time, but I'm definitely doing this. I will start with my blood test tomorrow and have a second visit by next week probably. I am scheduling for my surgery for Jan 2016 if all goes well till then. I am very much in need for a support group such as this because I'm really nervous for the surgery and still can't believe I made up my mind on it!