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I was really worried I wouldn't be approved, but today I got the good news from my surgeon's office. Everything is good, and my surgery is on Monday!! Now I am already getting the jitters, but am more excited then anything else. Please wish me all luck and prayers, and I can't wait to be on the "other side" you know, the SKINNY SIDE!!

Thank you all for the answers that I needed through all my hoop jumping, thank you for your support and kind words of encouragement. I know I am still going to need it after my surgery, but just wanted to say that this board has helped me more than you will ever know.

For sooo long I have fought with my weight until the point where I just kind of gave up. I became a prisoner in my own body, hating myself and I stopped living life. I know the next part of this journey is going to be tough, but I feel that it will be so worth it in the end. I know that doing this surgey is very drastic, but it is necessary for me. I so wish I could just stop over eating, but I can't do it on my own and I feel no shame in needing help to become the person I knew I always could be.

I hope and pray everything goes smoothly during my surgery, I hope and pray that all of you who are still fighting to have this surgery get it. Don't be discouraged, don't give up, don't second guess it, just do it!!

Here's to living the second part of my life to it's fullest without the added weight on my body or my mind!

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Congrats!!!!

I just started my process last week and I hope to be where you are soon!!! Don't worry, everything will be great!!! Good luck and let us know how your surgery went!!!

melissa

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