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Well, tomorrow @ 10:15a ET, I have my initial consultation. I will not lie, I am both nervous and excited!! I have 2 friends that have recently had the procedure, September and January, and they both are glad they did it and are having very good results!! I have encountered a little bump in the road though. I was diagnosed with breast cancer after my first mammogram 10/2008 when I was 40 (early detection and awareness truly are key). Knock on wood, so far so good, but I found a small lump on the same side, so far they are telling me it is either scar tissue or an infection, so I am on antibiotics for a week, but I am not letting this get in the way of my consultation tomorrow!!

I am a 44 yr old female, wife and mother, been on a diet since I was 11 yrs old, literally!! Enough is enough, oh, I also found out in November that I am borderline diabetic!! The surgeon I have chosen said most people that have the procedure and lose weight go off alot of the meds they are taking for different ailments, fingers are crossed!!

Thanks all!!

Michelle

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I'm new here, too but I read your post and had to say hello. I am also a cancer survivor (6 years out from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma) and a wife and mother who has been dieting since I was a pre-teen. I have Humana insurance and they require a six month pre-op nutrition counseling before surgery, which I just finished last month. My surgery is next Monday and I am very excited. Looking forward to hearing about your consultation!

BTW, I have lost 28 pounds pre-operatively and it did not affect my ability to get surgery, so start now!

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Hello I'm new here also and wanted to say hi and wish you the best of luck. I had Melanoma about 6 years ago as well. I have only just gone to the initial seminar at Cedars Sinai here in Los Angeles California. My first consultation is March 10th. I am also a female but a little older just turned 45. I have been heavy myself most of my life, I have tried the Weight Watchers and Nutri Systems and many other diets and have lost a little weight but never all of it except for once. The one time I lost alot of weight, my son was 7 and diagnosed with Diabetes. At the time I weighed 256lbs on 9/1/99 by Feb 13th of 2000 my family forced me to go to my doctor because I had lost weight (turns out I was down to 141) my hair was falling out and I was having heart palpatations. I was extremely depressed over my sons illness and everytime I tried to eat after only a few bites I would throw everything up. I got down to about 121lbs and stayed there for about 3 years but I never really learned good eating habits or choices. Now I'm back up and heavier than I have ever been 272lbs and I want to be healthier and have a happier life. My son is 18 and I have decieded that its now time for me to focus on me again.

I am scared and nervous but I am going to do what I have to do to change my life style to improve my life.

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