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Hi. Just looking to find some friends in the area. I will be going to Brigham for the info session on Tuesday and would like to buddy up a bit. Like many I will not be sharing this news with anyone but my husband,who is being wonderful. It is always good to hear from others and I suspect I will need some friends. I am pretty darn sure I will qualify and do great with the procedure. Also pretty sure I will be a bit of a luna:thumbup::thumbup::whatchutalkingabouttic when I can't eat to squelch my emotions. If anyone wants a venting or support buddy ..email works...love and luck to all...

The first person I knew personally that had this done is a 24 year old. She is beautiful and sweet and now has a chance at a full life. She is so much happier that she can now be in control of her weight. When I saw her I hugged her and told her I was so happy for her, then she told me about the surgery. I am glad she had the self esteem and honesty and plain guts to seek and get the operation. Nobody was helping her in terms of primary care physicians...but she valued herself enough to take control of the situation. It inspired me to look into it...I am now 50 and wish I could have been strong enough to push earlier...I am now and hope it will work out.

Primary care physicians need to catch on ...we are just as worthy of treatment as the alcoholics and drug addicts they refer to long expensive rehab centers...and judged with less respect. ignorant....lets teach them!

Good luck Bob...I am also just beginning my process..hang in there and be proactive. Sorry about your back. The weight loss will help. Your'e young enough for a great recovery..go get em!

It is great to get feedback so quick. I'm anxious today. I have 4 people I know who have had various surgeries for obesity and all are relieved and happy for the help with their problem. I have been going through all sorts of issues, denial, anger and finally accepting that this is something I can do and succeed with. I really thought I was loosing my mind last summer but it was all sorts of denial and avoidance stuff going on. ( I also have low oxygen issues, bad sleep and breathing issues from the fat...so those symptoms sent me on a wild goose chase as well.) What seems so silly now is that I knew always that most if not all my health issues are about the obesity. Then sometimes the medication for the complications of it...all sorts of stuff was in place to support avoiding of the root of the problem. In my family of origin alcoholism is an issue. I have been so angry sometimes that drug addicts and alcoholics have been treated with more respect for their disease than I have for mine. Alcoholism was easy to recover from compared to this...I hope with the success of these surgical procedures we can all begin to get what we need. I am already beginning to come up substitutes for masking my emotions with food...( can ya tell...like venting here to people I don't even know?...I am normally so mild and sweet...yahh.) I think it will be a really good thing to remove the option of emotional eating...I suspect my house will be cleaner, music will be louder and garden will be amazing...( always my favorite therapy..) Funny thing is that I haven't actually enjoyed eating in a long time...It's more like just a negative behavior. It will be interesting to see what goes on here ...I think it will be tricky but probably the only way to go. And whatever it takes will probably be an improvement over this. A few years ago the stars aligned (so to speak) and I actually) managed to take off 50 pounds... At one point my eating was a bit bullet proof. I mean I just was not interested in overeating. It actually lasted for almost an year and a half and I felt so good! It was a mini miracle, and unfortunately life stresses came back and I reverted to my usual coping mechanism. I am hoping this tool will keep me where I need to be. I don't mind the possibility of being an emotional wing ding instead of a fat, sick, nearly dying sweetie pie. Good luck and hope for improving health to all of us..and thanks for being out there. love

keep on giving me hope like that. I have been making this decision for about a year now and want this. Need to keep my focus and go for it.. My information session is tuesday. Success and love to you.